All that Avengers 4 trailer hype had you just where Marvel wanted you
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Hype for a movie is one thing. But hype for a trailer? This is where we are now -- and it all began more than a hundred years ago...
The first-ever trailer was shown in a New York Loews cinema way back in 1913, and it wasn't even for a movie. Instead, it was a short film made to advertise the Broadway musical The Pleasure Seekers. But it was a brilliant hook: Tease entertainment seekers with a preview of another piece of entertainment they might enjoy. Naturally, the promotional films took off.
