Word is the group Jedward is in talks to star in a new Disney UK Channel show. Jedward is comprised of twin brothers John and Edward who are 18-years-old.
It is being reported that the station contacted their manager, Louis Walsh, and offered the two brothers a lucrative deal on the network.
Louis has said:
“They have to do their new album first before they agree on anything else. I do think they would be great at it as they are born entertainers and would make natural kids TV presenters but it’s all a matter of timing.”
Would you watch a show starring or hosted by Jedward?
Source: www.herald.ie
Ad Age broke down the huge marketing campaign put out by Marvel and Paramount for the upcoming movie “Iron Man 2″ starring Robert Downey Jr.
While the movie may not hit theaters until May 7th a number of advertising strategies have been employed to get fans excited for the film. Turns out there has been over $100 million spent on the marketing campaign!
Below are just some of the sponsors involved in helping the movie build a name for itself before appearing in theaters:
Audi
Audi appears in the film via its R8 Spyder vehicle that character Tony Stark drives in. Other cars from the Audi line will be seen in the movie as well.
Burger King
Beginning on April 26th the fast food restaurant will offer a new sandwich called the “Whiplash Whopper” as well as 8 toys branded from the “Iron Man 2″ film. Four of these toys will be for boys while four of them will be for girls. The company will also roll out a number of television ads promoting the movie and the restaurant tie in. Also check in ClubBK.com for movie tie ins.
7-Eleven
As we talked about before, 7-Elevn is rolling out a number of branded cups and straws to promote “Iron Man 2″ and it’s drink products. There is also a new sweepstakes called “Live Like a Billionaire Sweepstakes” which promotes the film and the 7-Eleven drink Slurpee. The company will also roll out web and radio ads as well as TV ads in store.
Land O’Frost
Land O’Frost lunch meats are pushing the “Iron Man 2″ movie with sweepstakes, TV ads, and print ads. They will also be supplying life-size Tony Stark standees to stores to use near the lunch meat display.
Dr. Pepper
Dr. Pepper has already rolled out 14 collectible cans and a series of television ads featuring “Iron Man” creator Stan Lee.
LG Electronics
LG Electronics will be teaming with “Iron Man 2″ to roll out television ads, in-store placement circular ads, digital and mobil ads, and a retail incentive program. In addition, LG Mobile will be giving away a limited edition “Iron Man 2″ comic book with LG handset purchases at Verizon Wireless stores.
Hershey’s
Hershey’s Reese’s peanut-butter cups is sponsoring a sweepstakes offering fans a chance to win a role in an upcoming Marvel movie. The company has also created “Iron Man 2″-branded packaging for its products.
Oracle
The Oracle software company has rolled out a series of outdoor and print ads that feature screenshots of “Iron Man”-themed Oracle ad as part of the Wall Street Journal’s iPad app.
Royal Purple
Royal Purple is the preferred motor oil in the film of Stark Motor Racing. At key events in April and May the Royal Purple company will debut fully-wrapped co-branded race cars with Royal Purple/Iron Man 2 wraps. Royal Purple products will also have “Iron Man 2″ labels and the company will be rolling out TV and retail ads.
Symantec
The company that makes the Norton AntiVirus software will co-brand it’s new 2010 Norton line of AntiVirus and Internet Security products. The tie-in will have a custom comic book and a sweepstakes as well as in-store merchandise displays and online, print and social media advertising.
Source: adage.com
A new water show called “World of Color” is set to open soon at Disney’s California Adventure. The show includes almost 1,200 fountains and water is set to be spouted up to 200 feet high into the sky!
The show will also include music, lights, water cascades, fire and more – and will take place in the Paradise Bay lagoon at the park. The show will run year round.
If you catch it be sure to let us know which characters you find incorporated into the show – so far the following have been announced:
- The Lion King
- The Little Mermaid
- Toy Story
- Wall-E
The name “World of Color” is based on the name of the Disney series which ran on NBC in the 1960s: “Walt Disney’s Wonderful World of Color.”
Source: www.nbclosangeles.com
Now here’s a story for you. A woman was recently not allowed to enter the Disneyland park in Paris because the guards outside the park said she looked too much like a princess and they were worried that children would be confused about whether or not she worked for Disney.
The woman, Natasha Narula, was going to the park that day to celebrate her 35th birthday and brought along her 8-year-old daughter Drew. Both Natasha and Drew dressed up for the occasion, donning fancy dresses they recently purchased.
Word is that Natasha even called the park ahead of time to make sure they would let her in and was told her outfit would not be a problem.
Sounds to us like Miley Cyrus and Liam Hemsworth may be working with each other again! The couples first film together “The Last Song” is still playing in theaters, but just this week Miley and boyfriend Liam were spotted headed into a CBS office building, perhaps to discuss a new project.
There is also a chance that one or the other was involved in the meeting there, but we’d like to keep our fingers crossed that the both of them were called into the office to talk with the bosses at CBS.
What type of project would you like to see the two lovebirds work on next?
Read here about Miley’s possible new film with Taylor Lautner!
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