Brigg Bloomquist–who’s being handled by GO Film–directed this :30 which depicts the sprawling, image-obsessed Los Angeles market. Boutique agency Union Made Creative, San Francisco, was tasked with developing a grand theme that could not only hold all the disparate sports in the region but also nod to the city’s preoccupation with fame and the oft-overlooked work it takes to attain it.
“No Angel” frames Nike’s LA as a no-mercy paradise. As the Angel City looks on, only those who slog away in the shadows ever get a chance to step into her highly coveted spotlight and realize their dreams.
This lyrical, poetic look at people struggling to achieve in an otherwise seemingly indifferent city showcases and celebrates the individuality and will of athletes long before they ever reach the public eye.
Figuring prominently in this L.A.-themed project was talent from Chicago, including editor Morgan Bradley of Beast, colorist Tyler Roth of Company 3, and sr. Flame artist Bruno Fukumothi of Method Studios.
Is “Glicked” The New “Barbenheimer”? “Wicked” and “Gladiator II” Hit Theater Screens
"Barbenheimer" was a phenomenon impossible to manufacture. But, more than a year later, that hasn't stopped people from trying to make "Glicked" โ or even "Babyratu" โ happen.
The counterprogramming of "Barbie" and "Oppenheimer" in July 2023 hit a nerve culturally and had the receipts to back it up. Unlike so many things that begin as memes, it transcended its online beginnings. Instead of an either-or, the two movies ultimately complemented and boosted one another at the box office.
And ever since, moviegoers, marketers and meme makers have been trying to recreate that moment, searching the movie release schedule for odd mashups and sending candidates off into the social media void. Most attempts have fizzled (sorry, "Saw Patrol" ).
This weekend is perhaps the closest approximation yet as the Broadway musical adaptation "Wicked" opens Friday against the chest-thumping sword-and-sandals epic "Gladiator II." Two big studio releases (Universal and Paramount), with one-name titles, opposite tones and aesthetics and big blockbuster energy โ it was already halfway there before the name game began: "Wickiator," "Wadiator," "Gladwick" and even the eyebrow raising "Gladicked" have all been suggested.
"'Glicked' rolls off the tongue a little bit more," actor Fred Hechinger said at the New York screening of "Gladiator II" this week. "I think we should all band around 'Glicked.' It gets too confusing if you have four or five different names for it."
As with "Barbenheimer," as reductive as it might seem, "Glicked" also has the male/female divide that make the fan art extra silly. One is pink and bright and awash in sparkles, tulle, Broadway bangers and brand tie-ins; The other is all sweat and sand, blood and bulging... Read More