Selling The Invisible Man

My latest post for The Hollywood Reporter is a recap of Universal’s marketing campaign for The Invisible Man. The marketing campaign Universal is running has downplayed the “monster” elements and instead is selling the movie as a story of an abused woman who reclaims the power taken from her. Early reviews have been largely positive, … Continue reading Selling The Invisible Man

Selling The Call of The Wild

My latest post for The Hollywood Reporter is a recap of the marketing campaign for The Call of The Wild. To sell the movie Disney has created a campaign that emphasizes both the heartfelt nature of the story and the life-or-death nature of the wilderness over a century ago, putting Ford at the center of … Continue reading Selling The Call of The Wild

Selling Sonic The Hedgehog

My latest post at The Hollywood Reporter is a recap of the marketing campaign for Sonic The Hedgehog. ...the promo campaign for the film stumbled almost immediately out of the gate, as fans were disappointed in the first looks Paramount offered of the title character. That lead to delays to make changes and a marketing … Continue reading Selling Sonic The Hedgehog

Selling Birds of Prey

My latest post for The Hollywood Reporter is a recap of Warner Bros.’ marketing campaign for Birds of Prey. The campaign has created and reinforced a bright, colorful brand identity since it kicked off in September of last year. Those first few posters and the first first trailer seek to extend the neon-infused elements that … Continue reading Selling Birds of Prey

Selling The Gentlemen

My latest marketing recap column for The Hollywood Reporter covers the campaign for STX’s The Gentlemen from director Guy Ritchie. STX has been selling the film as a violence-filled comedy that’s very on-brand for Ritchie, one where the veneer of polite society masks the seedy underbelly of the drug-selling underworld. The pic clocks in at … Continue reading Selling The Gentlemen

Selling Bad Boys For Life

My latest column for The Hollywood Reporter is a recap of the marketing for Sony Pictures’ Bad Boys For Life. With tracking estimating a $38 million to $50 million holiday opening weekend, Columbia’s campaign has positioned the movie as very much a throwback to the kind of movies associated with Michael Bay, who directed the … Continue reading Selling Bad Boys For Life

Selling Spies in Disguise

My latest column for The Hollywood Reporter is a recap of the marketing for Sony’s animated Spies in Disguise. The movie is loosely based on a 2009 short film from Lucas Martell of animation studios Mighty Coconut titled Pigeon: Impossible that can be watched in its entirety on YouTube. Fox/Disney’s campaign has emphasized the humor … Continue reading Selling Spies in Disguise

Selling Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker

My latest marketing recap column at The Hollywood Reporter covers Disney’s massive campaign for Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker. The Rise of Skywalker comes as the end cap to what is now a nine film series, just as creator George Lucas long said he originally envisioned. At the center of all the films — … Continue reading Selling Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker

Selling Jumanji: The Next Level

My latest post for The Hollywood Reporter is a recap of Sony’s marketing campaign for Jumanji: The Next Level. Sony’s marketing for the film has sought to make the movie seem familiar to the audiences that made the first movie a success while also highlighting the changes to the story, especially the incorporation of DeVito … Continue reading Selling Jumanji: The Next Level