Just announced, director J.J. Abrams’ ‘Super 8′ will hit theaters a day early, Thursday June 9, in 300 theaters through a promotion with Twitter.
The Twitter promotion, a first for the social media giant, puts Paramount Pictures’ new film into 300 theaters, including 239 Imax locations, hosted nationwide before the film’s Friday opening in 3200 theaters.
In March, the two companies partnered to premiere the exclusive ‘Super 8’ trailer via Twitter. Now, the companies have provided a hashtag, #Super8Secret, which allows Twitter users a direct link to buy tickets to see the film. Participating consumers will also receive a free popcorn with any concession purchase.
About the film:
In the summer of 1979, a group of friends in a small Ohio town witness a catastrophic train crash while making a super 8 movie and soon suspect that it was not an accident. Shortly after, unusual disappearances and inexplicable events begin to take place in town, and the local Deputy tries to uncover the truth – something more terrifying than any of them could have imagined.
‘Super 8’ is produced by Steven Spielberg and stars Kyle Chandler (‘King Kong’, ‘The Day the Earth Stood Still’), Elle Fanning (‘Astro Boy’), Joel Courtney, Gabriel Basso (‘Ghost Town’,’Eastwick’), Noah Emmerich (‘The Walking Dead’), Ron Eldard (‘Deep Impact’), Riley Griffiths, Ryan Lee (‘Breaking Bad’) and Zach Mills (‘Mr. Magorium’s Wonder Emporium’).
The film’s official release date is June 10, 2011 with sneak peaks on June 9.
