To think that for a single 30-second Super Bowl spot, a company could fund the next Moonlight (made for around $5 million), it makes it a bit more difficult to enjoy the slick spectacle of glitz (or robot beatings) usually accompanied by these commercials. Nonetheless, we’re gathering the most relevant ones in the world of movies, both on tentpole preview side and commercials directed by or starring notable talent.
So far we’ve got spots for Ghost in the Shell and the next Transformers movie, the supposedly final outing for Michael Bay (a quote we’ve heard before), as well as a previously featured ad directed by the Coens, and more. Check out everything below thus far and return for updates throughout the weekend.
Big Game Spots
Baywatch
Stranger Things – Season 2
The Fate of the Furious
Logan
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
John Wick: Chapter 2
A Cure for Wellness
Life
Life (full version)
Ghost in the Shell
Transformers: The Last Knight
The Handmaid’s Tale
Super Bowl Commercials
Mercedes – Directed by Joel and Ethan Coen
Michelob Ultra – Directed by Derek Cianfrance
Genius – Starring Geoffrey Rush
Wix.com – Starring Jason Statham and Gal Gadot and Directed by Louis Letterrier
Kia – Starring Melissa McCarthy and Directed by Matthijs Van Heijningen
Squarespace – Starring John Malkovich
Lexus – Starring Minnie Driver
Evony: King’s Return – Starring Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Fan Bingbing and Aaron Eckhart and Directed by Henry Hobson
Honda – (Kind of) Starring Steve Carrell, Amy Adams, Tina Fey, Viola Davis
Mobile Strike – Starring Arnold Schwarzenegger
Bai (teaser) – Starring Justin Timberlake
Budweiser – Cinematography by Jody Lee Lipes (Manchester by the Sea, Martha Marcy May Marlene)