A youngster and his parents square off in a competitive game of Scrabble yet this match-up has none of the familiar at-home board game trappings. Instead we see each player bringing along a string of icons reflecting his or her unique personalities and imaginations onto a grid consisting of intersecting city streets in an effort to lay claim to key architectural pathways designed after Scrabble game board graphics.
For example, the teenager has an astronaut tethered to an ascending string, an alien craft from an outer galaxy, a large subterranean octopus, and a cannon-laden Spanish galleon.
A voiceover notes that we all have “words that want to come out and play.”
An end tag slogan asks, “What words will you bring to the table?”
This complex mesh of live-action footage and CG animation was directed by James Wahlberg of Rhythm+Hues for Young & Rubicam, Irvine, Calif. This :40 (with :30, :20 and :15 versions) has been customized for worldwide release (except for the U.S.).
Disney Pledges $15 million In L.A. Fire Aid As More Celebs Learn They’ve Lost Their Homes
The Pacific Palisades wildfires torched the home of "This Is Us" star Milo Ventimiglia, perhaps most poignantly destroying the father-to-be's newly installed crib.
CBS cameras caught the actor walking through his charred house for the first time, standing in what was once his kitchen and looking at a neighborhood in ruin. "Your heart just breaks."
He and his pregnant wife, Jarah Mariano, evacuated Tuesday with their dog and they watched on security cameras as the flames ripped through the house, destroying everything, including a new crib.
"There's a kind of shock moment where you're going, 'Oh, this is real. This is happening.' What good is it to continue watching?' And then at a certain point we just turned it off, like 'What good is it to continue watching?'"
Firefighters sought to make gains Friday during a respite in the heavy winds that fanned the flames as numerous groups pledged aid to help victims and rebuild, including a $15 million donation pledge from the Walt Disney Co.
More stars learn their homes are gone
While seeing the remains of his home, Ventimiglia was struck by a connection to his "This Is Us" character, Jack Pearson, who died after inhaling smoke in a house fire. "It's not lost on me life imitating art."
Mandy Moore, who played Ventimiglia's wife on "This Is Us," nearly lost her home in the Eaton fire, which scorched large areas of the Altadena neighborhood. She said Thursday that part of her house is standing but is unlivable, and her husband lost his music studio and all his instruments.
Mel Gibson's home is "completely gone," his publicist Alan Nierob confirmed Friday. The Oscar winner revealed the loss of his home earlier Friday while appearing on Joe Rogan's... Read More