These Are All The Actors In Nissan's Super Bowl 2022 Commercial
On February 13th, the highly anticipated Super Bowl 2022 will determine who will get the glory — the Los Angeles Rams or the Cincinnati Bengals. Will it be the Rams, who have won the huge tournament once already, or the underdog Bengals, who have never won in the history of the NFL franchise? According to CNBC, Super Bowl LVI is set to garner over 117 million viewers, which would be the most of any Super Bowl in recent years. And for years, companies have been paying top dollar in order to get their flashy advertisement in front of all of those viewers. Today, the price of a 30-second ad spot is higher than ever before at $6.5 million, per The Sporting News.
Nissan, the Japanese car manufacturer, released their very own Super Bowl advertisement to YouTube on February 3rd. The last time Nissan shelled out the money to have a Super Bowl commercial was all the way back in 2015, so they certainly wanted to make a splash with their Super Bowl 2022 ad! So, what did Nissan use their huge budget on?
Nissan pulls Eugene Levy, Brie Larson, and more for star-studded commercial
This Super Bowl commercial by Nissan is a total Marvel and Schitt's Creek crossover! The protagonist of the advertisement was Eugene Levy, who is one of the stars and creators of the popular sitcom "Schitt's Creek." But instead of being the funny man, Levy is the Tom Cruise-like action star for this commercial. The ad also features a cheeky encounter with Catherine O'Hara, who plays Levy's over-the-top wife on "Schitt's Creek."
Levy then catches Brie Larson, of Captain Marvel fame, hopping out of a sleek, bright yellow Nissan car, and he looks at her in awe. Larson is a hot-ticket actress right now, so Nissan certainly had to pull some strings to get her to star in their Super Bowl commercial. Before she entered the Marvel universe, Larson was an Oscar winner for the film "Room," per IMDb.
When Larson throws him the keys, Levy goes full throttle and takes the Nissan for a joy ride. But this joy ride ends up turning into a chase scene with Danai Gurira and Dave Bautista!
Even more huge stars in Nissan's advertisement
Danai Gurira, who rose to fame through being in huge projects like "The Walking Dead" and "Black Panther," has become known for her action movie chops. So she was the perfect choice to partner up with Dave Bautista, actor and former wrestler. Gurira and Bautista run in the same circles, with him being in blockbusters like "Guardians of the Galaxy" and most recently "Dune" (per IMDb). The Marvel stars team up with Levy — and Bautista winds up launched into the Nissan, which at that point is itself flying through the air, Levy at the wheel. After a sequence of non-stop explosions, fast cars, and helicopters, the team makes their escape in fabulous fashion.
After the great escape, it is revealed that the four actors (Levy, Larson, Gurira, and Bautista) were actually starring in a movie within the commercial, and are shown attending its world premiere. They strut out of the theater to the funky tune "Give It To Me Baby" by Rick James. The four are welcomed by paparazzi on the glamorous red carpet and drive off in a Nissan car. Newsflash! The limousine is out and the 2023 Nissan Ariya is in!
Nissan confirms that being conscious about the environment is important to them, since the Ariya is an electric crossover SUV. Will the full Super Bowl commercial cause a bump in sales?