21 days ago | By Hypebeast

Timothée Chalamet and Winona Ryder have teamed up for a mini Edward Scissorhands sequel as part of Cadillac 's Super Bowl ad. The commercial sees the veteran actress reprise her role as Kim Boggs from the original 1990 film and features Chalamet as Edgar, the son of Edward and Kim who inherits his father's scissors for hands. Edgar evidently lives an unhappy life as he's unable to function like a normal teenager - he accidentally destroys the public bus' stop alarm, disrupts his class as the teacher's metal structure clings to his hands, pops his friend's football and is told off by the...
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Drake Is a Body Double in State Farm Super Bowl Commercial

21 days ago | By Hypebeast

Drake from State Farm met Jake from State Farm in the rapper's first ever State Farm Super Bowl ad. The commercial sees Green Bay Packers QB Aaron Rodgers , Kansas City Chiefs QB Patrick Mahomes and Jake from State Farm on a commercial set. As the trio talks about casting body doubles, Mahomes points to his stand-in, portrayed by Paul Rudd , and Rodgers claims that casting the actor "makes sense." Jake casually states that they couldn't find him a body double, but to their surprise, finds Drake dressed in Jake's classic State Farm uniform. The rapper introduces himself as "Drake from State...
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Reddit Spends Entire Marketing Budget on Five-Second Super Bowl LV Ad

21 days ago | By Hypebeast

During the Super Bowl LV championship game between the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Kansas City Chiefs , those tuned in caught a unique ad from Reddit caught in between the big name spots. The short five-second commercial took over television screens all around the nation with a powerful message highlighting what has happened on the site. Utilizing its signature post format, Reddit reaffirmed the power of its community in reference to r/WallStreetBets GameStop stock rally that sent waves throughout the financial world. The website used the ad to show how "underdogs can accomplish just about...
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Super Bowl Ad Review: Bud Light, Tide, Jeep Try to Look Past the Pandemic

21 days ago | By Variety

Super Bowl ads typically offer a mirror on society, but on Sunday they provided a window to the future. Dozens of Super Bowl advertisers ignored the coronavirus pandemic that grips the nation, and looked instead to better times. Few if any of the characters in more than four dozen commercials were spotted wearing masks or...
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Reddit's 5-Second Super Bowl Ad Rallies Users, References GameStop Stock Drama

21 days ago | By Variety

Reddit surprised keen-eyed viewers of the Super Bowl in major markets with a five-second ad that referenced the company's involvement in the recent stock market frenzy that enveloped GameStop and AMC Entertainment. Reddit's slate, which aired on CBS affiliates in major markets including New York and Los Angeles, had to be paused to be read....
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