Over 125 Million Pairs of FREE Intel 3D Glasses to Be Distributed at
Retail Nationwide
DreamWorks Animation SKG, Inc. (NYSE:DWA) and PepsiCo’s SoBe Lifewater
today announced that they have joined together with Intel Corporation
and NBC to create a first-of-its kind, nationwide ‘Monstrous’ 3D event
for Super Bowl XLIII. This first-ever all 3D Super Bowl commercial break
event will mark the debut of DreamWorks Animation’s premier 3D movie
trailer for its upcoming feature film, “Monsters vs. Aliens,” which
comes to theaters in the U.S. on March 27th.
In addition, the timeslot will feature a 60-second 3D SoBe Lifewater
commercial marking the return of the ultra-hip SoBe lizards, who made
noise during last year’s Super Bowl broadcast with one of the most
talked about spots. DreamWorks Animation’s history-making 3D movie
trailer was animated using Intel’s latest, high-performance processing
technologies and will be broadcasted along with the SoBe television spot
at the end of the second quarter of the game, which airs on NBC on
Sunday, February 1, 2009. Viewers will have the opportunity to re-use
their glasses for a special 3D episode of NBC’s hit comedy “Chuck,”
airing Monday, February 2, 2009 (8-9pm ET.)
Intel has produced over 125 million pairs of 3D glasses, which are being
distributed by PepsiCo through the SoBe Lifewater brand. The glasses
will be disseminated via 25,000 SoBe Lifewater retail displays in
grocery, drug and other retail venues beginning in early January and
will be FREE to consumers. Should a display’s supply of glasses run out,
consumers can call 1-800-646-2904 in order to obtain a pair.
NBC viewers will be alerted to the SoBe Lifewater Super Bowl Displays
via a series of tune-in spots airing beginning on January 19th. Displays
and tune-ins will instruct viewers to use their 3D glasses on Super Bowl
Sunday, with additional messaging, “Don’t Chuck Your Glasses,” prompting
viewers to re-use them during the special 3D episode of “Chuck,” which
will feature a special guest appearance by NBC Sports analyst and Super
Bowl champion Jerome Bettis.
The 60-second SoBe Lifewater spot, directed by Super Bowl commercial
veteran and brand architect Peter Arnell, will mark arguably the first
ever Super Bowl ad cross over event - with the SoBe Lizards sharing the
screen with characters from the upcoming DreamWorks Animation film that
will be showcased in the pod's preceding spot. The SoBe Lizards and
stars from DreamWorks’ "Monsters vs. Aliens" will dance alongside
current NFL stars in what promises to be among the most
highly-anticipated commercials on Super Sunday. The spot features a
modern interpretation of the famed ballet Swan Lake, and the rhythmic
effects when the players and creatures are infused with the refreshing
and re-invigorating impact of SoBe Lifewater.
About Monsters vs. Aliens
DreamWorks’ “Monsters vs. Aliens,” the Company’s first InTru 3D release,
opens nationwide March 27, 2009, and will be distributed by Paramount
Pictures. When California girl Susan Murphy is unwittingly clobbered by
a meteor full of outer space gunk on her wedding day, she mysteriously
grows to 49-feet-11-inches tall. The military jumps into action and
Susan is captured and secreted away to a covert government compound.
There, she is renamed Ginormica and placed in confinement with a ragtag
group of monsters: the brilliant but insect-headed Dr. Cockroach, Ph.D.;
the macho half-ape, half-fish The Missing Link; the gelatinous and
indestructible B.O.B.; and the 350-foot grub called Insectosaurus. Their
confinement is cut short, however, when a mysterious alien robot lands
on Earth and begins storming the country.