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The Joker Has A Halloween Mission For You... or maybe it's Two-Face... Marketing for THE DARK KNIGHT just got interesting!
Hey folks, Harry here... For the past few weeks, visitors of WhySoSerious.Com were greated with a flash animated Jack-o-Lantern with a Bat-symbol-esque smiling mouth and a flickering candle light inside. Each day - one side of the face slowly but surely pumpkin-rotted - and there was much speculation that on Halloween, we would get a picture of TWO-FACE. I can't tell you how many people sent me this theory... including MORIARTY.
Well - it's Halloween and instead of a photo of TWO-FACE... there's missions for cities all over the United States... and if you click on these diced up pics - instructions come up for you and your city - of a place to visit and to photograph what you see there. They suggest that you not start till Daylight - .. Well - if you're in the above cities and you go and check it out - take a photo - and post a link to your photo in the Talkback below and let's see what they want us to see. But apparently you need to watch out for the corrupt police forces. Heh.
Happy Halloween!
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Maybe they'll have a pic on the side of a cow I'm gettin' ready to tip and shit!
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We're looking for letters guys - one for each clue. Once all collected hopefully the site will put the anagram together for us. Or maybe we'll have to do it ourselves - so get to it!
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This shit has been interesting since they started it!!
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I can hardly contain my excitement. Whoopee.
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Sweet. Austinites - let's kick some ass.
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"Stand on the 16-pointed star at 57th & Lexington. Cast your eyes to the skies, but don't be afraid to lie if you have to," leads to this building which looks like a J.
Here's a pic:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/pursuebliss/316061299/
Another NY clue: "Stand on the south corner of E. 54th & Lexington. What you need is above The Shops at Citigroup Center." That gives us the first pic on
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http://wirednewyork.com/skyscrapers/citigroup/ which looks like the letter H. -
Watch out, those fuckers are REAL touchy about public movie promos. Just ask the Mooninites.
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Me and my roomates did the scavenger hunt tonight and came up with three letters for each of the three locations Joker gave clues in. D - A - Y. Our word here in Austin is Day, we have photos to prove we went to all the locations also!
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*fart sound*
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heeey guys anyone that takes pictures go on over to superherohype.com's batman board and post them...theres a huge compilation going along so we can be ready by the time they allow pics on the site....yay.
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Telling us about that fucking pumpkin thing when it was still on the site, instead of after they replaced it. Thanks a lot, asshats.
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Not the talkbackers. Way to cover cool news, guys.
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I would have to agree with you. I don't want to speak for everyone here, but I wasn't really checking the ARG Dark Knight websites on an obsessive basis. Crystal Skull, on the other hand, I check the news for every other second (I wish I was joking...).
But, Dark Knight was kinda thrown by the wayside. There hasn't been a peep here about Batman for months, it seems. But thank goodness you guys had an article on the Composer of Austin Powers! -
Methinks they will have photos of all the letters and assmeble them like a ransom note. Maybe Harvey gets snatched in the flick.
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guess you all missed some of the coverage.
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Seriously..with the exception of this one whenever/IF an article is written on this movie it always seems to be written with a meh. The marketing for this has been awesome since the very first Joker pic and far more entertaining then that Cloverfield bullshit.
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if you wanna release pics or trailers or whatever, just DO IT! These games and shit are out of control.
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and hopefully the movie will also be; so why some people complain is beyond me.
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Louisville left out. I've got to move.
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Oct 31, 2007 3:45:52 AM CDT
I was forcibly ejected from the bar they tell you to go to in Se
by traumnovelle
Awesome!
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I was forcibly ejected from the bar they tell you to go to in Seattle!
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or, stupid headline limitations.
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FUCK THIS SHIT.
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Yeah, you get lots of cash if you show up. And then the Joker kills you.
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If you don't live outside the US of A...
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Traumnovelle, what bar?
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"BE SURE TO DRINK YOUR OVALTINE."
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you definately missed that one harold, although the new animation is the best ever!!! :-)
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Look what it did for 28 Weeks Later, I............................ Oh.
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I agree. Clever marketing but this is a waste of time if you don't live in the U.S. And I was waiting by that pumpkin for a poster or trailer or something.
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I hate living in a smaller city. I'm in Toledo, OH. The closest to me is one in Detroit, and I'm not driving an hour away for some viral marketing shit. It's a cool concept and all, and if there was one in Toledo I would absolutely do it. But yeah. Closest to me are Detroit (hour away), Cleveland (two hours) or Columbus (three hours).
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Not gonna spend the gas money. Not gonna run around just to be excited to spend $10+ at the ticket window six months from now. Tease us online, tease us in previews, don't treat us like retarded pet monkeys.You kids feel free to be sheep. I'm spending my time doing something a little more constructive with my precious time.'Viral Marketing' is for suckers and wanna-be-cool-never-mentally-left-high-school types. Y'all enjoy.Just know one thing.They're all laughing at you.
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"I'm spending my time doing something a little more constructive with my precious time." Yeah, we can see that. ;)
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But they DO have Pittsburgh?!?
Fuck this movie.
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I would take the time to site see around Boston. Alas, it is not to be. I'm gad they didn't forget my hometown of Cleveland, even if they made fun of the tribe for losing to the Red Sox.
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somebody let me know when viral marketing gets out of the 1.0 stage.
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Keep up the constructive precious time^^
Seriously, they're "laughing" at us (err, technically "them" cause I don't take part of it, just support the concept)??? It's a fucking scavenger hunt, not the Milgram experiment! -
I didn't see one for Kansas City but I'd be interested in seeing what this is all about.
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I'm @ OSU right now, I'll be back with my results!
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The real Mid-West. Clowns!
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They didn't want to be held responsible if someone got shot...
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Yea Harvey Dent is in the flick, but save his two-face pic for the film. I'd rather have a trailer or film snippet. What about a trailer for the anime supposedly being produced?
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Was an O, obviously.....
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Right you are...the pumpkin was there for at least a couple weeks, no mention of it here, but SHH offered updates each week or so. This sounds like a neat idea, I hope the results make the people who participate feel like they weren't wasting their time. The clue for my city is literally just a couple blocks away from where I work, but I don't think I'll bother.
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What did the "21st" refer to and what was the "O" part of? And did you send it in to the site?
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lots of people have said it- all these virals smell more like the Riddler than the Joker. But I can't complain, it's a great campaign. It would be pretty cool to learn that the Joker has actually hired a brainy Goon to come up with the puzzles for him, and that Goon eventually goes out on his own as the Riddler, once the Joker is incarcerated.
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Sent in the pic. I can't do the statehouse one yet, I'm at work. I snuck out to take the other pic because it's literally like a block away. I did the campus one.
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......somebody score me some pics, would you please???
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Kingdaddy, Tulsa's hardly rural. Hopefully I can make it in time.
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Here's my photo; it was a fire hydrant, of all things...
http://tinyurl.com/yoojra
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Okay so let me get this straight...Houston is the fourth largest city in the United States with an economy that slaughters cities like austin with ease and even other whole countries but naturally we've been overlooked...how typical! yet, harry is in austin, a small and relatively insignificant city in texas since the tech bust and dell imploding, yet he got not one, not two but THREE chances to take participate and take pictures!!! I think the only city that got more than that was NYC! you could fit all of austin in downtown nyc! for God's sake why is houston ALWAYS ignored?!? and harry, with three chances to take some pictures, where are your links?!? do I need to drive west on I-10 and take 71 north to austin today to take the damn pictures for you?!?!??!?!?!?
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Is there a photograph behind that note?
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Oct 31, 2007 8:47:30 AM CDT
SO BEFORE YOU SAY HOUSTON SUCKS THUS NO VIRAL MARKETING FOR DEUS
by deus vult
straight from wikipedia boys, and despite how many of you think about monday, you can't argue away the numbers:The Houston–Sugar Land–Baytown MSA's Gross Area Product (GAP) in 2006 was $325.5 billion, slightly larger than Austria’s, Poland’s or Saudi Arabia’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP). When comparing Houston's economy to a national economy, only 21 countries other than the United States have a gross domestic product exceeding Houston's regional gross area product.OKAY OKAY so let me get this straight--the number one oil exporting country in the world has a smaller GDP than houston, a city with roughly 4 million people (combining the burbs and illegals mind you), and that's with oil at $92 a barrel!hey if you aicn staffers (harry, mori, etc), austinites, other aicn readers/talkbackers are wondering why I'm flipping out, its easy: houston gets f*ed every time something interesting happens in this country and it makes NO SENSE. sure it's hot, humid, there's lots of skeeters, illegals, and other demographically unpalatable people, but so what?!?!? I mean come on--the joker/batman site has raleigh north carolina, pittsburgh, and columbus! WHAT GIVES???! sure, these cities are fine places but to pass houston up for those! poor form viral marketing folks, very poor form.
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bloody teasers
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...even if you don't want to participate, all you have to do is sit back and watch. I don't understand.... why the anger? ************** Different subject: yeah, there's some apathy at AICN -- mainly from Harry, I think -- toward Nolan's Batman projects, which I think is a shame. I don't think BEGINS quite nailed it, mainly because of the second half, but it's a great setup, and this could finally be a great Batman movie. (I don't think Burton nailed it, either, except for bits and pieces of RETURNS.) Anyway, just relax and have fun with it. My city (San Jose) was overlooked, too. Tsk.
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"The only sensible way to live in this world is without rules." Maybe.
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yeah, you wouldn't want to go there in the dark anyway... I wonder if they put all the pictures in VERY BAD neighborhoods...
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I think you're right. I'm betting that the reveal is that picture that's sort of coming out from under the letters already.
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I have class at ten, so you fuckers in the cities better hurry up.
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I'm glad I live in Austin. =P
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"The only way to live in the world is without rules."
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Nobody in New Mexico has a digital camera.They gotta wait for the photo CD to come back from WalMart
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Doesn't that mean it should infect everyone? Well obviously it's only meant for special people who live in the special cities. My closest bet would be to drive to Chicago. Fun! This was a huge let down.
I'm gonna go off into a rant here, but I'm pretty sick of limited engagements or have a movie release in "select cities" 3-4 weeks before an actual release. What makes those cities so damn important. I don't understand how a movie that is plastered all over television for weeks or even months in advance of its release can only have enough copies to be a limited release. If you don't have enough copies to go around then fuck off and wait til you do. Don't advertise for weeks on end to the entire country about your movie to only yank the carpet on us at the end with a release that services a small percentage of the population.
And how about just 1 trailer for a movie, or better yet, just a teaser? You'd get a lot more people paying to see your movies if you didn't ruin every exciting or interesting moment of it before it's even released. It used to be a teaser and maybe a trailer or two before the movies release. Now we have Comicon Footage, video blogs, teasers, trailers, red band trailers, foreign trailers with footage that wasn't shown in the American trailer, about a dozen clips from the movie before its release so that by the time I go to see your film...I've seen it. More movies need to do what 1-18-08 did and just release a kick ass trailer out of the blue with one of the biggest summer movies. I have no idea what to expect from that movie and I really don't care to know anything more until I walk into to see it. We've turned into the kids that sneak into the closet before Christmas, unwrapped everything and then re-wrapped it before Christmas morning. Only now our "parents" are doing it with us!
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Oct 31, 2007 9:59:44 AM CDT
Judging by the scalpel, it's the Nolanjoker's photo underneath.
by stalin vs predator
And no goofy gimmicks will change the wretchedness of that Marilyn Manson / Donald Duck mutation that Nolan spat out.
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If you are arguing the merit of your city based on size and fiscal revenue, then you're probably overlooking what makes Austin so significant. Don't get me wrong, I like Houston. But Austin is a cultural colossus. You can't measure that by the square foot.
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I see where they are gong with this and I understand. But I'm not gonna rush out on a mission for the Joker, maybe if Batman asked. The Joker's gonna have to wait till the weekend for me to go lie down in Columbus Circle and take a picture of the sky.
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I can't make it to the new york location because of work but if I could I would be there in a heartbeat. This marketing goes great with the character of the joker. Smart idea.
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hope they put the Wonder Woman clues in fitting locations.
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We should be looking for severed heads on stakes in our towns.
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Oct 31, 2007 10:22:00 AM CDT
Re: Viral Marketing - bacci40 and Spencer Trilby (and others)
by shiftyeyeddog2
Viral Marketing is not loved by "millions", nor does it improve Box Office at ALL. It is only entertaining for a select tiny group of people.It's only a small, SMALL percentage of people (internet fanboys - and only a small percenage of those) who get into this shit. Most of the world is completely oblivious to it, and even if they WERE into this marketing tactic, it's solved by the time they hear about it. This "game" showed up late last night and was solved before most people woke up this morning. Come to think of it, I guess THAT makes it bearable. The fanboys can have their fun, and for the general public, whatever the marketing "result" is (pics,etc) is up before they know about the game. It may be fun for some, but don't kid yourselves into thinking it has ANY effect on box office.
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Yea that sounds about right and what I got out of it too. Damnit u beat me to the punch lol and I play these word games daily lol I guess solving it is one thing but what happens when all the pieces fit is another...
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The only sensible way to live in this world is without rules.
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The reason for this, and other, viral marketing campaigns is to try to reduce the demand for "production" news and thus, reduce the amount of spies and leaked information. This keeps the geek audience from, to an extent anyway, from clamoring for every nugget of info that is related to the film while its in production. At the same time, they get to market the movie with their message, as opposed to the message received through information from spies and insiders. Never before have studios had to actually market a movie's actual production, but today is a different world, so they need to. This kind of stuff, created by the high standards of technological creativity of us geeks, is filtering its way into mainstream marketing strategies. Anyone get a message from Optimus Prime on their cell phone to promote the DVD? That effing rocked. Anyway, that's one of the reasons for the viral marketing shit.
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Keep teasing me, Warner Brothers, and I might lose interest... Let's see some stuff already!
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Oct 31, 2007 10:44:59 AM CDT
LOOKS LIKE THERE IS A PICTURE UNDER THE NOTE WITH THE LETTERS
by jdeuce222001
I think there are still a few picks that need to be taken and submitted to the site. Once thats done I bet we get something. It looks like there is a picture underneath the note.
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Oct 31, 2007 10:46:41 AM CDT
The only sensible way to love in this world is without rules!
by cletus van damme
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!
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I, for one, never claimed it would make the movie more profitable. I just stated that it was fun and clever, two qualities which most marketing campaigns (and fewer movies, sadly) can claim their own.
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Oct 31, 2007 10:53:47 AM CDT
The only sensible way to live in this world is without rules!
by cletus van damme
F u I was close!
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get some sidewalks houston, and learn what a god damn vegetable is
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Wish I lived or worked downtown so I could see what was outside VooDoo Donuts.
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...the best speculation I've seen so far is that the picture under the folder is Two-Face in bandages based on this image from The Long Halloween: http://www.faceparty.com/pb/2071/images/dondaboss2001_30280774.jpg
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Joker has already said "See you in December" and "I'm a man of my word." The pumpkin image that was on WSS was clearly taken from the cover of The Long Halloween, and it was Two-Face related. So it would make a certain amount of sense to reveal/not reveal Two-Face this way.
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Nerdy.
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then that would be better than showing his face right out, plus Dark Knight seems like it is based in some ways on the long halloween, which if anyone hasn't read should pick it up. One of the best bat stories around.
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I'm very interested in the Dark Knight, but jesus, I'll just wait for the movie. Who has time for games? You wanna show me a photo or a trailer, go ahead. I can't be going on scavenger hunts. At least, not unless I'm the Last Man Left on Earth
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Yeah, Varakor, I think it would be pretty savvy.
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The box office comment was directed at bacci40's comment, not yours - he said it improves box office.
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Seriously, who has time for this shit?
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Oct 31, 2007 11:21:02 AM CDT
The very concept of people posting on AICN to mock 'Nerds'...
by jackbauer24
..is hilarious.
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God bless you. :D
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191 Peachtree Tower
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@TheApe: You have time to post comments on a movie site, I'm guessing you have nothing better to do.
I don't see viral marketing as necessary or awesome, but it's interesting and something to do. I sit at a desk all day, thank god there are little things like this to help make it pass. I was already interested in the movie so this is just killing time for me. It's creative marketing. Not necessarily great or bad, but creative. -
OK, so I've just looked and it says, though it's not complete, "The Only Sensible Way To Live In The World Is Without Rules". Now, like I said, it's not complete yet so hopefully once it's done, we'll get something worthwhile. *crosses fingers*
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Just give us a fucking trailer!
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I'm being a pedant, I know, but it's actually 'The only sensible way to live in THIS world is without rules' Otherwise the numbers don't add up.
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Say what you want about WB's viral marketing for the Dark Knight ("nerdy", "lame"), but they've put a lot of time and money in appealing to the fanboys and the guys with free time (i.e., without jobs living in their moms' basement) - I respect them for that. This shows much more creativity and initiative then slapping a trailer premier between two network shows.
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http://www.skyscrapers.cn/images/na/usa/atl/191_Peachtree_Tower4.jpg
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in the world is without rules.
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most of the puzzle is done, you'd think they'd just finish the damn thing lol
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need glasses. The ONLY(?)...
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Denver...ah...the sunshine state...and albuqurque...which still has both of it's clues left.
Then you have Detroit. I don't blame them...you could get shot up for walking down the street.
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the only sensible way to live in this world is without rules.
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also, I have a new reason to hate michigan.
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...they're just releasing them slowly, deliberately. This thing would've been over as soon as daylight hit the west coast otherwise.
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This thing is going to stall out there. They should have given those 2 to Houston.
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Yeah, I missed it and thought it said "the" instead of "this". To quote Optimus Prime, "My Bad". *shudder*
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The guy got shot in a dark alley just to give us a Y. Sad.
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I enjoy watching stuff like this unfold, although I have to admit, it always just seems like the studio preaching to the choir. The only people it actually reaches are the ones who are already hyped about the film and know everything there is to know about it anyway. Even by the time I usually find out about these "viral" campaigns, they've been completed by fanboys. I won't meet anyone today that actually knows anything about this website or scavenger hunt. Still, I give them credit for doing something creative, even if it is to just let people like us know that there's a sequel to Batman Begins coming out next year.
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Denver and albuquerque
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so...if they don't complete...what happens?
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3 left...
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need to get their shit together. that being said, anybody hoping for a trailer?
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harley quinn
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I'm hoping for a trailer or a clip. If this does have anything to do with "The Long Halloween" then maybe more glimpses of characters involved. I'm not a huge Btaman fan, but I read over that story and there a lot of characters. But yes, a trailer would be HUGE and make my day here at work.
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Jabu's, a block off Mercer on lower Queen Anne.
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Hey losers - I took the picture in Denver, but I don't think I am going to post it. Get a life.
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exactly what product did lonelygirl15 actually succeed in promoting? and what gigs did they get? nothing of sustance that i know of. and i dont even know who the hell little loca is, so that proves my point right there. most of the world ignores such shit.
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I just didn't check aintitcool right before I went to sleep so I didn't find out about this until to late I would have definitely done this.
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Oh wait, that's right, the majority of America can't participate in this BS marketing ploy. Not sure if that's a good thing or a bad thing.
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Oct 31, 2007 1:39:35 PM CDT
Austin just has a lot of big letters to take pictures of
by reynard muldrake
that's all. don't be a hater houston. they just knew that it would take someone 4 hours alone just to cross town to the different stuff ; )
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THE ONLY SENSIBLE WAY TO LIVE IN THIS WORLD IS WITHOUT RULES
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The thing's already solved! Do it Worldwide, and then lets talk
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... all the negative feedback this campaign has got on here, i think its awesome to see them trying something a bit original to market a film. I'm from London, so I can't participate at all, but still I think its a great idea.
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it wasn't viral marketing, it's just something called "a lot of dumbass gullible teenagers on the internet." Anyone who COULDN'T tell from day one the whole thing was fake is a frakkin' idiot.
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Except for the ones posted for each city during this, our super-crazy viral campaign! If you want to see the message, you gotta play by the rules!
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become the Riddler?
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And one of them AIN'T uploaded photos!
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As of right this minute...there's still Denver and Albuquerque. Yes, I probably spelled that wrong. No, I really don't care.I think the Dark Knight viral marketing campaigns are genius, and make whatever they reveal feel ten times better than it would if it was just displayed on a website. I like the games.Now, if only a few people in those two cities would wake up. Both cities have already had one photo up, so you know there's at least one poor bastard in each city running around looking for this stuff.
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I can't believe some of the fuckheads on here throwing fits because their city sucks too bad to be included. Seriously, check your diapers babies. It could have been worse. They could have done NOTHING AT ALL you fucks. And I agree with those claiming this will have no impact on box office sales, and who cares anyway. It's fun, and they're doing it for you you lazy fucks. Quit your bitching.
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It's all up to Appleturkey now.
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... but it seems to me that there is a missing letter.
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Is like depending on only FoxNews. Or CNN. Or MSNBC. Or Drudge. Or DailyKos.Look, you got to hit 'em all to get the full picture - try superherohype, comicscontinuum, chud, joblo, and mania like I do -- every day. Sad, but true.
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It would be over already. Put your shit together Albuquerque!
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Very true, when did he?
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No missing letter. I'm blind. Just Albuquerque's "S".
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I'll be quirky
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It's like someone already said; all the photos are in, they have to be by now. The website is just updating them bit by bit so there's some anticipation.
And Terrance the star, must be nice to have your life; talking about the people on this site having no lives as you read the talkback of people who you say have no......aww, forget it. You're a cock. -
These are not riddles, they are just directions on where you need to go.
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Big Letter on Avenida Paulista would be swell!
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Here's an idea -- MOVE! I mean, seriously, if it means THAT much to that Houston always gets the short end of the stick, then why don't you just move? It's still a free country. Plenty of awesome cities all around - LA, Seattle, Chicago, Dallas, Phoenix, Miami. Pick one, roll a die, or whatever floats your boat.Honestly, that's what I did. See, I'm a native Houstonian, born and bred. And, yes, you're right - Houston does get left out A LOT.Great concert? Dallas.Movie exclusive showing? Austin.Win the NBA championship in the 90s? Have Sports Illustrated shaft the Rockets (first time the champs weren't featured on the cover), then have them put out a "special edition" when there's an outcry in Houston.Look, I know it sucks. Trust me. Houston was great, but there are a lot of other great cities in the country and, while I miss my hometown, I've found a lot of interesting stuff to do in...Jerkwater, Wisconsin! Where we're got two premieres and three concerts that bypassed the Bayou City this year! Woo hoo!
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Ah, the Phoenix clue was too easy for me! I work where the clue is at! Guess I have to go there at night to take the picture. I'm glad my city is taking part of this! Hahahahahahahhaa if your city is not. Joker must not love you.
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Somebody tell those guys to pull their dicks outta them sheep, button up, and fucking go take some pictures. And, no, not more pictures of their moms doing barnyard animals.
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In Albuquerque, please go take the friggen picture.
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'Cause I got a brother down there who's going apeshit! What's the clue "encircled and under bars?"
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Appease us Joker nerds! If they would have done it in Wyoming, it would have been quicker because my ass would have been all over it.
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maybe they didn't expect the game to be over so quick. they may be holding out revealing the image (or whatever) till later- making it look like albuquerque is missing. note where it is: tucked under the x-acto. just a coincidence to be in a crucial spot?..........step back and think of the scope of this thing- and how they did it....it's amazing. they must have had a team of people- or hired representatives in each state/town to scout letters.....i mean, many are well known signs, but some are signs from closed or rundown places in bad parts of town....who the hell picked them? this better lead up to something big, because it must have cost alot (in travel expenses alone) just to bring us this silly game!
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No, no, YOU be the one to tell him. I got a wife and kids and, uh, oh, I hear 'em calling. Gotta go.
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of another "S" and say you're from Albuquerque.
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there's clearly another picture behind this message page...
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Not that hard. Marketing companies in ALL these cities.Ring-ring.Hello?Yes, this is the company doing marketing for The Dark Knight. We've got a little internet tease we're doing and we'd like you guys to help us out.Uh, okay, sure.Great. Go find an obscure letter someone in your town. Let's see, you're in Jerkwater, Wisconsin, right?Right.Okay, go find the letter "R" on a street sign, a building, the sidewalk. Someplace fairly easily accessible. Call us back when you've photographed the spot and we'll send you a check for, like, what, twenty minutes of work?All right. Great. Will do.See how easy that was?
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(A) a vague Aaron Eckhart as Two-Face reveal (lots of shadows like the original Heath/Joker) or (B) a Joker image from head-to-toe.
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eh- you're probably right. I just never think of marketing companies really....and I shouldn't underestimate the human desire to participate in something bigger- even if they don't get paid for it.
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That picture UNDER the cut out letter, to the bottom right, under the blade. Nice catch 'cause I'm an idiot and didn't even see it. I was looking for something on the desk itself and totally missed what's under the "ransom" letter or whatever.
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If they are holding it they should get off it already. I wanna see before I have to go out and be out all night with the kids!!!
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http://www.slashfilm.com/2007/10/31/whysoseriouscom-answers/
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It better be worth it, but personally I've loved every one of TDK's viral marketing exercises so I think it will be.
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You ever watched COPS? Albuquerque is fucking CONSTANTLY on there. There are some serious, tweaked out, cross-dressing, car stealing prostitutes in that city.Wanna see whysoserious.com crash? Somebody e-mail Albuquerque and tell 'em there's a bag of crystal meth in it for 'em if they go take that pic. Motherfuckin' server crash -- KABOOM!
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i would hope that whoever did the other albuquerque shot(s) at least tried to do this one though.....but maybe they don't accept two pics from one address....which would be pretty shitty.
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Okay, admittedly I came into this game late today, but I've seen the words there the whole time this afternoon, the words that slashfilm has "figured out." That can't possibly be the "finale" because why would we be waiting on those tweaked out, cross-dressing, car-stealing hookers in Albuquerque to finish the bottom right "blank" section. I assumed that the reveal was whatever was underneath the "ransom" letter. Am I wrong here? Was the "letter" not showing earlier today?
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The final Albuquerque letter is an "S," right? Finishing the word "THIS" in the middle of the sentence and completing the letter to lift up and reveal the picture? Right?
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they were merely figuring out that each clickable bit of b&w photo was numbered..., and the number denoted the order it would be in the sentance. slashfilm is just saying 'solved' to grab attention. they should know better than this being solved yet.
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Because his site doesn't even have the message right: "reasonable" instead of "sensible." Anyway, it's got to be what's under the Joker's message paper.
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we grant instant amnesty to any illegal Mexican immigrant who is willing to cross the border and take this damn picture for us.
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I expect the image at 11:59:59 pm. The only thing this marketing has done is make me want to pick up the Long Halloween so I can get an understanding of the movie. The image will be a semi-distorted Two-Face. No trailer 'till next year. The "see you in December" from earlier this year is the 5 minute opening that is being shown with I Am Legend IMAX in December. The first 5 minutes of The Dark Knight features the Joker.
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I posted the two Raleigh pics, so they definitely take two from one person.
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Oct 31, 2007 3:13:56 PM CDT
I've never seen such negativity towards the people in one city b
by shitstorm23
Good stuff. Fuck you Albuquerque, hurry this shit up.
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will be based on The Long Halloween, masterpiece though it is. Maybe aspects of it, like they took aspects of Batman: Year One for Begins, and are rumored to take excerpts of Batman #1 and The Killing Joke for TDK.
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i agree. and i say the most we get is a pic of aaron with his face bandaged. all trailers have been sceduled, like said...........a villain with a damaged face doesn't quite work in these days of plastic surgery though, does it? I hope they can quickly sum up Harvey's mental problems enough beforehand.
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Havn't you guys heard, people from Albuquerque hate batman!
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The mayor Albuquerque is running for an open US Senate seat in NM. He's going to lose the Batman/obsessive nerd vote.
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I'd prefer a publicity still of Tommy Lee Jones from Batman and Robin under the message.
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Like he's got something more important to do that to go and find the OTHER New Mexico clue?!
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Oct 31, 2007 3:21:34 PM CDT
they're bringin all th pieces together for LongHalloween
by george newman
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Oct 31, 2007 3:22:07 PM CDT
All the gangsters, when previous films never focused on them
by george newman
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Oct 31, 2007 3:23:07 PM CDT
maybe film3 will be th LongHalloween-esque murderMystery
by george newman
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from everything i've read, there is no mystery....other than WHO the joker is. it's going to be one busy movie with alot of explosions and rushed character development. It will be flawed but good. I'd still love a hint to a riddler in 3 and a cameo by ventriloquist working in a nightclub scene any day.
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GO LOOK
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dun-dun-dah...
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This isn't nearly as exciting as the Dan in Real Life viral campaign. That has me anxious for days.
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another mission
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Oct 31, 2007 3:31:27 PM CDT
i suggested a hope that film 3 would be a murder mystery
by george newman
The Long Halloween is a big murder mystery, with Dent as a prime suspect.
I think Begins and TDK have been putting certain "pieces" into place that could be interpreted as setting the stage for Long Halloween. In truth i can't believe it will really happen, but I like Hoping. -
i was enchanted and swept up in the 'littlest vampire' viral campaign years ago.
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even on high speed now. too....many...fanboys.....must....crash....server!
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dud heath looks different in every god damn picture.
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that's funny since we all know rory's forst kiss was the code for TDK when shooting. this is purely for the fanboys now!
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The picture is fucking sweet. But there is more tomorrow.
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Seems like he is going to try to get Bats to murder.
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Where were people supposed to send the pics? That old e-mail address from months back?
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Patience is a virtue? What? The fucking Heroes apologists wrote this?Woo hoo. I, too, can go get my picture taken looking like a complete tool.Joker looks okay, I guess, but who's the bondage porn dude in the front seat. Guess Joker like it like Frank Booth - "Don't you look at me! Don't you fucking look at me!"
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the address/upload will be made available, i'm sure.
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Just a hunch.
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Cause thats not nice.
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Where do I take a picture in front of? Toby Keith's Bar and Grill? The Bombing Memorial
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Because this shit is cool but its fucking annoying too.
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...in this movie. and good thing. they have taken the best and most realistic aspects of the comic series and combined them.....this heath looks SO 'bermejo'
http://www.silverbulletcomicbooks.com/rage/images/060604/jokercover.jpg -
Inside joke. Flipping off all the fanboys. Go joke yourself.
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lose the spaces
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Oct 31, 2007 3:45:48 PM CDT
that was a bit much for a simple pic that ain't exciting
by george newman
tomorrow's thing better be good
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HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!
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or raising a finger to speak, or about to tap his driver. and what's with the other hand on the mouth? applying makeup? holding wound? the facial expression is also odd. wonder if it's a real scene...or completely photoshopped.....the driver's 'mask' does look like pantyhose, but the red and blue make it look like it was painted on like a clown, and is halfway up his face.....damn we are reading too much into this stuff!
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First "official" pic with his eyes actually open. Ledger is going to steal the show.
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Swear to God! Look closely. His black gloved hand (you can see his fingers at the bottom just above the headrest). Now, look again at what's in his hand. That sure as shit looks like a dick, head and all, to me.
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Bwahahaha! Joker sucks a mean wang. Just act Jake Gyllenhaal.
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is that he's always such a positive, optimistic fellow; he's always smiling! You've gotta admire that. We need more people like The Joker. It would make the world more... interesting.
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Does anybody know what's wrong with G@briel.Gray? Is he mental or something? Every time I read something by him, it's all in caps and about as apropos as... well, something that's not very apropos.
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"Gee, you're always in such a good mood and smiling." I never tell 'em it's so I don't start the shooting rampage.
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Tell me when something interesting happens.
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My apartment bathroom is devoted to The Joker - Nicholson posters, printouts of Ledger, action figures, a t-shirt, comic art. So Mr. J has a special place in my heart. I hope to be like him someday. Hehehe...
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http://youtube.com/watch?v=XCpfR3pYtVk
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Is that he doesn't kill.
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my juvenile post.
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Viral Marketing is good for something like 1.18.08, but Batman? Come on. If you have to viral market Batman, then something's wrong. At least give me something cool like those joker cards you see a picture of, but can never find. I'm tired of all these stupid "missions" and ohhh... wait and comeback later crap.
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I did some searching online, and apparently the image revealed is from the new Batman movie. It's going to be released next summer. And now we all know.
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How come nobody has talked about what the Joker says when you click for the new photo?
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Dude, I never even heard it till you mentioned it. I never have the sound up.
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I just did. I even posted what it is.
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The only senable way to live in this world is without rules.............And tonight your gonna break your one rule! Some cool shit it has to be said. Jokers voice sounds different to anything we have heard before, yes/no?
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Ahhhhhhhhhhh FUCK IT!
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FUCK!!!!!! It looks like something from Detective comics!!!
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The new pic of him in the car with that look on his face.
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Where to, Mr. Joker, sir?
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I just don't have the anticipation building...[ducks]
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Oct 31, 2007 5:18:03 PM CDT
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull - teaser trai
by runs with a gut
Courtesy of TheRaider.net:
"This is a transcript for the teaser trailer for Kingdom of the Crystal Skull that is currently being rated. It will be released on 22nd November. I work at the classification board so I've seen it a few times and it looks awesome.
TRANSCRIPT:
Paramount logo.
Black screen.
We hear a low buzzing.
Shot of a mass of big jeeps crossing the desert.
Fade to black.
JIM BROADBENT: There are many secrets in this world...
Shot of a wooden box being loaded onto a loader.
Fade to black.
JIM BROADBENT: ...that man was not meant to discover!
Shot of the Ark being lifted out of its confines as military scientists watch in awe.
Fade to black.
A shot of the lid being lifted off the Ark.
Cut to black.
Cut to Indy and Jim in a university hallway.
JIM BROADBENT: There are others who seek the power of the Ark now!
Cut to black.
Shot of Indy leaving the university, looks like he's being watched.
Shot a woman in a white dress stepping from a vehicle.
CATE: Your services are required, Dr Jones.
Shot of Cate talking to Indy, she opens a box revealing a crystal skull.
INDIANA: I'm sorry, I cant help you!
Shot of Marion tied up in the back of a vehicle, kicking and screaming. The door opens and Indy reacts.
CATE: Your reward...is her life!
INDIANA: Marion!
Shot of a ship crossing the ocean.
Massive shot of Indy and Ray Winstone in a temple.
Shot of Shia fighting next to rotating blades.
Shot of a huge Mayan city.
Shot of Indy racing through catacombs.
Shot of Cate slapping Marion. Marion slaps her back.
Shot of Cate by the crystal skull alter, a fleet of soldiers behind her. We can just see the ark,
she places a crystal skull down!
Shot of Jim Broadbent looking very worried.
Shot of A Mayan temple exploding with the power of the Ark
Shot of Indy and Shia swinging across a huge ravine as walls collapse around them. Shia slips at the edge; Indy grabs his Hand.
TITLES: INDIANA JONES AND THE KINGDOM OF THE CRYSTAL SKULL
Shot of Marion punching Indy.
INDY: I should have seen that coming!
2008
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shaped theng is but that's a dwarf's hand holding it. As is the black shape on the left side of The Joker's face. Michael Caine mentioned them in and interview in Total Film. Sounds pretty fucking awesome to me.
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arrghhh his character should be relegated to a minor reference
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Its his fucking hand. Right next to it is his other hand. Right underneath his mouth. The "black dildo" is one finger with the second one directly behind it. He is about to folds his hands together. And he is wearing black gloves.
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you are balls out wrong you dumb motherfucker.
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Imagine him saying "it was this big" and you'll finally crack the "puzzle".
Now calm down.
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Not sight.
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You ever heard of one? They're fantastic. You should try one sometime. Here's an idea. Strip off all your clothes. Now look down between your legs. That tiny little thing there? It's a joke, too. Get it ('cause no one else ever will)?
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Joker's Adventures with The Black Ribbed Knobbler?
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I want to see the movie. Excuse me while I go do something truly important. My balls need a good close shave.
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and. make. ourselves.look.like. dicks. for. a. film.
For a Film.
Sorry, I've just had a reality check like no other.
Also, ECL, have you seen how many people on this talkback are seriously discussing 'what the hand-shaped object on the end of Heath Ledger's arm is'?
Dats da point.
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Batman's one rule in the comics has always been that he doesn't kill. The Joker's gonna try to force him to kill someone. I love it....
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cool...but i mean, it better be a trailer! and i guess tomorrow is 'all saints day' so if people dress up great, but that's gotta be it!
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He's got Francis Dollarhyde for a driver.
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i dont think he's trying to get batman to kill someone, i think he's going to frame batman, a la returns where the penguin frames batman for the ice princess' murder. i recall those shots of a lynch mob in a city street with a batman dummy hanging from a light post or whatever, could gothams citizens be protesting against batman after it is believed he killed an influential gotham figure? btw, the new AICN avatar thing on the top left, the first time i saw it i thought it was harry getting his period.
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Of the black rubber penis from "The De-Part-Ed" (as the poster named the film). Now Nicholson can finally create Internet memes, saying "Ledga stole my penis!"
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http://www.superherohype.com/news/topnews.php?id=6470
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It is now 5:51 am on November 1. It has been 31 hours and 51 minutes since the disappearance of the "Long Halloween" pumpkin. And what do we have now that we didn't have 32 hours ago?
A NEW FREAKIN' JOKER PIC?!?
That's it. I was hoping for something we haven't seen yet, like a one-sheet or fuckin' Two-Face!
My god!
Cool viral marketing campaign though.
I'll give 'em that.
Guess I'll wait a little longer.
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Can we please stop talking about a black dildo or whatever? IT'S HIS FUCKING HAND!!! The children need to go back to preschool and let the grown-ups do the talking. My god.
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Man that was funny.
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YES! It's hands! And the crowd goes wild!! Anyone saying that's a dildo has some internal homosexual issues that need attending to. I'm not against the gay way, but seriously guys... it's hands...
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That people are demanding WB "show a F&^%$&% TRAILER!" when, if fact, if I'm not mistaken, the film JUST finished production.
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ehh?
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you still pissed you haven't gotten your cloth batman. grow up cunt.
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BLACK DILDO! Just wanted to see your head explode.
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Where do you live that children in preschool talk about black dildoes? Seriously. Amsterdam? San Francisco?
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