Melissa McCarthy stars in this two-minute musical for Booking.com, directed by Alex Prager of Arts & Sciences for agency Zulu Alpha Kilo. A :30 version of this centerpiece for the “Somewhere, Anywhere” campaign will air during the Super Bowl.
This is the first Super Bowl commercial for Canadian-founded Zulu Alpha Kilo and the first body of work from its New York office under the aegis of CCO Tim Gordon and managing director Meghan Mullen, who joined in 2022.
Client Booking.com Agency Zulu Alpha Kilo Zak Mroueh, creative chairman & founder; Tim Gordon, chief creative officer; Mike Sutton, president & CEO; Heather Segal, chief strategy officer; Casey Rand, executive creative director; Vic Bath, Dan Cummings, Rachel Goss, Ross Wolinsky, creative directors; Marco Buchar, Greg Kieltyka, associate creative directors/copywriters; Michael Romaniuk, Ivan Mallqui, associate creative directors/art directors; Cameron Fleming, Shanaugh Farrelly, strategy directors; Sean Bell, executive strategy director. Production Company Arts & Sciences Alex Prager, director; Marc Marrie, managing producer/exec producer; Mal Ward, managing director/exec producer; Milena Milicevic, head of production; Matthew Libatique, DP; Michael Salven, 1st AD; Florencia Martin, production designer; Terry Shafirov, producer; Andrea Tello, production supervisor. Editorial Arcade Geoff Hounsell, editor; Dean Miyahira, Mitch Mitchell, assistant editors; Crissy DeSimone, exec producer; Megan Dahlman, head of production; Alexa Berman, sr. producer. Audio Wave Studios Aaron Reynolds, partner/ECD/sound designer/mixer; Vicky Ferraro, exec producer. Music Barking Owl Drew Gasparini, composer; Jacob Plasse, composer/arranger; Ashley Benton, exec producer; Kelly Bayett, creative director.
In this Super Bowl :30 for Reese’s Chocolate Lava Big Cup--directed by Matias & Mathias of Epoch Films for agency Erich & Kallman--a concerned park ranger reports live from the site of an active volcano where Reese’s fans are going to extreme lengths to get their hands and taste buds on the lava flow.
As passion builds, a team of park rangers rein in the mayhem--saving grandma from scootering into the hot flowing molten lava--and try to clear up the confusion: “Don‘t eat lava. Eat ooey-gooey Chocolate Lava.”
“There’s nothing better than seeing our fans go wild over new flavor additions to the classic Reese’s chocolate and peanut butter combo,” said Ryan Riess, VP of brand strategy and creative development, The Hershey Company. “The Big Game is the perfect stage to showcase our fan’s energy – whether that be from the top of a volcano or on the couch during football Sunday.”
In a joint statement, directors Matias & Mathias said of the “Don’t Eat Lava” spot, “Although the characters’ obsession with Reese’s Chocolate Lava Big Cups is completely realistic and very easy to identify with, our favorite part of this project was seeing all the talented people we got to work with become obsessed with making the lava flows of our dreams become a reality.”
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