By Sarah Woodward
It’s an oft-told story—how the genie, unwittingly released from the magic lantern, grants his liberator three wishes. And from the outset, a new spot for Mercedes-Benz looks to have all the makings of a classic retelling. But "Three Wishes," which was created by Merkley Newman Harty|Partners (MNHP), New York, and directed by Frank Todaro of bicoastal/international @radical.media, takes a decidedly different twist. Apparently, the new E-Class luxury sedan is simply everything a guy could wish for.
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CLIENT
Mercedes-Benz/E-Class.
PRODUCTION CO.
@radical.media, bicoastal/
international.
Frank Todaro, director; Neil Shapiro, DP; Robert Fernandez and Greg Carlesimo, executive producers; Mala Vasan, line producer. Shot on location in Los Angeles.
AGENCY
Merkley Newman Harty| Partners, New York.
Andrew Hirsch and Randy Saitta, executive creative directors; Wayne Best, art director; Chris Landi, copywriter; Rachel Novak and Laurie Leokum, producers.
EDITORIAL
MacKenzie Cutler, New York.
Ian MacKenzie, editor; Juliet Kadlecek, assistant editor; Sundy Procter, producer.
POST
Nice Shoes, New York.
Chris Ryan, colorist.
VISUAL EFFECTS
Sight Effects, Venice, Calif.
Melissa Davies and Adrian Hurley, visual effects supervisors; Michelle Steinau, visual effects artist/online editor; Patrick Ferguson and Sean McLean, visual effects artists; Kim Dail, Jason Mortimer, Dariush Derakhshani, Chris Wells and Robin Scher, animators; Andrea Morland, producer.
AUDIO POST
Sound Lounge, New York.
Tom Jucarone and Peter Holcomb, mixers.
MUSIC
Tonefarmer, New York.
Ray Loewy, composer.
SOUND DESIGN
MacKenzie Cutler.
Marc Healy, sound designer.
Alec Baldwin Urges Judge To Stand By Dismissal Of Involuntary Manslaughter Case In “Rust” Shooting
Alec Baldwin urged a New Mexico judge on Friday to stand by her decision to skuttle his trial and dismiss an involuntary manslaughter charge against the actor in the fatal shooting of a cinematographer on the set of a Western movie.
State District Court Judge Mary Marlowe Sommer dismissed the case against Baldwin halfway through a trial in July based on the withholding of evidence by police and prosecutors from the defense in the 2021 shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on the set of the film "Rust."
The charge against Baldwin was dismissed with prejudice, meaning it can't be revived once any appeals of the decision are exhausted.
Special prosecutor Kari Morrissey recently asked the judge to reconsider, arguing that there were insufficient facts and that Baldwin's due process rights had not been violated.
Baldwin, the lead actor and co-producer on "Rust," was pointing a gun at cinematographer Halyna Hutchins during a rehearsal when it went off, killing her and wounding director Joel Souza. Baldwin has said he pulled back the hammer โ but not the trigger โ and the revolver fired.
The case-ending evidence was ammunition that was brought into the sheriff's office in March by a man who said it could be related to Hutchins' killing. Prosecutors said they deemed the ammunition unrelated and unimportant, while Baldwin's lawyers alleged that they "buried" it and filed a successful motion to dismiss the case.
In her decision to dismiss the Baldwin case, Marlowe Sommer described "egregious discovery violations constituting misconduct" by law enforcement and prosecutors, as well as false testimony about physical evidence by a witness during the trial.
Defense counsel says that prosecutors tried to establish a link... Read More