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Dark Knight Viral: You are Commissioner Gordon’s April Fools

Posted on Tuesday, April 1st, 2008 by Peter Sciretta

All of the bowling ball packages have been picked up at locations around the world, and the Clown Travel Agency now directs us to a directory called “delos” on the Acme Security Systems website (www.acmesecuritysystems.com/delos), where you are asked to enter your e-mail address and phone number for voice authorization, using the code word needle.

Moments later you’ll get a phone call Commissioner Jim Gordon (played by Gary Oldman), who explains it was all a trick to set you up. You can either help the Gotham Police Department, or go to jail for conspiracy to commit a criminal act. /Film Reader Morgan W sent in audio of the phone call.

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The Acme Security website begins flashing red with the words “Identity Captured”, with your name, IP, and e-mail address all been logged as evidence.

Identity Captured

Comments

Rezzo

The international scavenger hunt was a waste of time.

artgood

Unreal. I did not expect to get an actual phone call seconds after typing in the information.

This is going to be the best movie of the summer. Probably of the year. When people talk about viral marketing campaigns in the future, the Dark Knight will be the standard they have to live up to.

carlos

i entered my stuff and this girl from Acme called me and asked for my password...

Nerd With Words

Nine Inch Nails used this exact "viral" format last year when promoting "Year Zero." You were sent to a bunch of different sites, and eventually had to enter your e-mail and phone number. Moments later, your computer gets a warning that you're now being monitored by the government. Then your phone rings and a recording plays. In fact, it's run by the same alternate reality/marketing company, 42 Entertainment.

CONKLIN KONG

DUDE!!!!...i jus got a phone call from the guy who played in BRAM STROKER'S DRACULA.....WHOA!!!....i must be on sumthin'....good to hear commissioner gordon...keep GOTHAM safe

robb

anyone see that the some of the camera feeds on the website were of arkham asylum, gothham police department and gotham bank!

Rudy

the "Identity Capture" didn't pop up for me.......but i did get the call

Joseph

I got the same thing Rudy ... stuck on the awaiting authorizing, even though I got the phone call. Cool stuff though

gah

So.....does this mean we'll be seeing a freaking trailer anytime soon or are we going to continue to play childrens games? I don't even want to partake in these anymore cuz they never lead anywhere. We never get rewarded.

Rezzo

@gah

The next trailer will probably be attached to either Speed Racer (May 9) or Iron Man (May 2).

Captain Awesome

That phonecall was awesome :D

gah

@Captain Awesome. Except it sounded nothing at all like Gary Oldman. At all.

Danatic

Yeah, that was ridiculously awesome talking to Sirius Black.

Captain Awesome

Yeah I know. But it was still cool :P

Ghost

Yeah I kept TRYING to hear Oldman in all that.

Adrian

IÃ‚Â´m from Costa Rica and i received the call. I'm still in shock, that i actually got the phone call. This viral strategy is really great! This has to be the best superhero marketing and I'm sure the movie will be spectacular

brian

Down here in Australia I am yet to receive a call :(
It just keeps saying to try again. I want to speak to Gordon too.

Jack's Sad Bowler

I tried to go to the one in Torrance. I was only 3 miles away, but by the time I got there there were plenty of people. Apparently one guy had been there since 10 in the morning! Some guy had already gotten the bag and was showing off the stuff, but he was really gracious about it. He took our emails and sent us 4 unreleased Dark Knight pictures that are freaking amazing... but I can't show them to you because I don't want to get sued! AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAA... but i'm still sad i didn't get the ball... sniffle.

Sefer

^^ Remember to drop any numbers that are only used from within the country.. like here in NZ my cell starts 021 - but an international person calling me would drop the 0

Tim Drake

Hey, I am in England and got the call 2 second after I sent my personal data.

Cool.

Now I am deciding if I should work with Gordon or not.

Rezzo

The new leaked pics are amazing! Joker in nurse outfit, Joker in cop uniform without makeup and the faux Batman dead.

conklin kong

email me the unreleased pics....plzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz!!!!!!!!....I appreciate.......my email address is krew_26@yahoo.com

Chito

I'm from Davao City, Philippines. And I received a call from Jim Gordon! WOW! And back here, I thought the viral sites were for big territories only.

Can hardly wait for the next viral site!

Justin

i tried typing in my number and i got the call but it hung up like a second after pickilng up

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