It even has two awesome cameos. Enjoy!

See the first stealth trailer (for “Green With Envy”).

via Wikimedia Commons

There aren’t many people celebrating their 72nd birthday today who can say they’re playing a major character in a surefire blockbuster. I dare say there’s only one who can say he’s doing so in two surefire blockbusters: Sir Ian McKellen, currently working on the two-part film adaptation of The Hobbit.

Yes, on this day in 1939, McKellen was born in Lancashire, England. Interested in the theatre from a very young age, McKellen began his acting career in college at Cambridge, and began his movie career with scattered small parts in a variety of films before breaking through to prominence with the acclaimed 1995 production of Richard III. He first became well-known here in the United States with 1998’s Stephen King adaptation Apt Pupil, a film directed by Bryan Singer. It was then Singer who cast McKellen as Magneto in the first X-Men movie in 2000, which catapulted him to star status at the age of 61; while making X-Men McKellen was cast by Peter Jackson as Gandalf in The Lord of the Rings trilogy, thus securing him a permanent spot in the pantheon of geek icons.

In 1988 — at a time when it was still a rare and very brave thing to do — McKellen publicly came out as gay when fighting against a proposed British law he saw as discriminatory against homosexuals. He subsequently co-founded Stonewall, a prominent British LGBT rights lobby group, and has in the years since been a huge supporter of the cause both in his native U.K. and elsewhere in the world, including here in the United States.

Please join all of us at GeekDad in wishing Sir Ian McKellen a very happy 72nd birthday, and many more to come!

You can find McKellen’s excellent Hobbit blog on his personal website.

Giant Balloons

There are numerous advantages to using giant balloons as a marketing strategy.

First of all, giant balloons make people stop and take notice. Other forms of marketing are so common, that many people don’t even pay attention to them. For example, most individuals pass by dozens of billboards every single day. No one actually takes the time to read every single one, because eventually they become monotonous and boring. However, giant balloons are used much less frequently. Therefore, people find them interesting and are likely to take a much closer look at your summer promotion.

Another advantage to the use of giant advertising balloons lies in the wide range of ways they can be used. You can turn a balloon into just about any shape you would like. If you’re advertising a restaurant, your balloon can be shaped like a hamburger or a taco. If you’re advertising a jewelry store, your balloon can be shaped like a ring. The list could go on forever. Also, you could have a simple round balloon and write words such as the name or slogan of whatever you’re marketing.

Giant Balloon – Custom Heart Shape Balloon

A third advantage of giant balloons is their mobility. Let a balloon go, and it will travel quite a distance. If you’re in a city, the balloon will undoubtedly catch the eyes of thousands of people in just one day. If a big event is being held, the balloon will reach thousands of people in just an hour or two. Also, the mobility will allow the advertisement to be seen by people who wouldn’t normally see other types of advertisements. Some people don’t leave their homes frequently, so they’re unlikely to see billboards. However, these people can see giant advertising balloons right from their own front yards. Also, many people can’t afford to frequently buy magazines and newspapers. Advertising balloons allow these individuals to see your advertisement without paying any money out of their own pockets.

Try a giant balloon for your next summer promotion!

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