DR MUMBO: Superman meets Batman; Superbowl meets 3D; Burger King’s Facebook stunt

Tim Burrowes

January 8, 2009 8:30

It’s a prospect any male demographic would be keen to see – Batman and Superman sharing celluloid. It’s also not actually going to happen anytime soon.

But it featured in the ruined New York backdrop of near-future Will Smith flick I Am Legend. Indeed, the top 25 fictional ads of all time are run down on the web site Den of Geek. Others include the intelligent ads from Minority Report that know who you are by scanning your retina, and the Back to the Future 3-D ad for Jaws 19.

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Tim Burrowes

Tim Burrowes is the publisher of Mumbrella and Unmade. He co-founded Mumbrella in 2008 and sister title Unmade in 2021. He's worked in the UK, Middle East, Asia & Australia and has specialised in writing about the communications world for the last 25 years. He wrote the book Media Unmade, published in 2021, and became the presenter of MediaLand on ABC Radio National in 2025.

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