“Thor” Premiere To Be Broadcast Live Online, Hosted By Old Spice Guy Dan Koelsch, April 28, 2011April 28, 2011 How’s that for a headline? The summer truly kicks off next weekend with the release of Marvel’s Thor, and like all big films, Thor will have a red carpet US premiere featuring the stars of the film and celebrities. Unlike many films, this premiere will be broadcast live on the internet, hosted by the Old Spice Guy himself. Marvel.com will be hosting the live broadcast, which covers the film’s premiere in Hollywood on Monday, May 2, 8:30 p.m. ET/5:30 p.m. PT. Below is a video of host Isaiah Mustafa promoting the event.Mustafa is an interesting choice, since he has talked to Marvel about playing hero Luke Cage in a feature film. Whether they choose him or not, Marvel certainly seems to be smitten with the man your man could smell like. Viral Marketing Viral Videos Luke CageMarvelOld SpiceThor
“Muppets Most Wanted” Internet Ad Pokes Fun At Unnecessary Twitter Hype January 7, 2014Studios using tweets hyping or giving positive reviews on TV spots, images, or newspaper ads have become commonplace. My tweet was used by WB for The Conjuring last year. But if a film is critically panned, it wouldn’t be surprising to see a marketing team resort to using tweets on… Read More
“Dumb And Dumber To” Poke Fun At “Lucy” Poster August 15, 2014August 15, 2014The tagline for Luc Besson‘s Lucy is “The average person uses 10% of their brain capacity. Imagine what she could do with 100%.” Now we’ve seen plenty of films explore the use of a character’s full potential. All of them had pretty interesting viral marketing campaigns, but what if a… Read More
ARGs & Campaigns D23 Expo 2013: New “Tomorrowland” Domain Ties Into Disney Expo And A Possible App August 9, 2013With Disney’s D23 Expo in full effect this weekend, it’s only a matter of time before we know more details about the secretive Tomorrowland project that’s being directed by Brad Bird. Well, to be exact, we should find out more about the movie during the Walt Disney Studios live action… Read More
Mustafa says, “Sweet Christmas” in the video… Wonder if that’s a little hint being dropped by Marvel. Hmmmm!