Willem Dafoe and Catherine O'Hara are court in the act for Michelob
This punchy spot for Anheuser-Busch’s light beer ULTRA sees the two actors pull off a cheeky pickleball hustle.
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Credits
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- Agency Wieden + Kennedy/New York
- Production Company Imperial Woodpecker
- Director Stacy Wall
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Credits
powered by
- Agency Wieden + Kennedy/New York
- Production Company Imperial Woodpecker
- Director Stacy Wall
- Managing Partner/Executive Producer Doug Halbert
- Partner/Executive Producer Charlie Cocuzza
- Head of Production Shelley Dowdy Walter
- Editing Trim
- Editing Cosmo Street/New York
- Post Managing Director Maura Woodward
- Head of Post Production Anne Lai
- Post Producer Polly Kemp
- Editor Tom Lindsay
- Editor Josh Mannox
- VFX The Mill/New York
- Senior Executive VFX Producer Mandy Harris
- Senior VFX Producer Catherine Fischer
- Associate VFX Producer Paola Malo
- VFX Creative Director Jimmy Bullard / (VFX Supervisor)
- Motion Graphics The End FX
- Motion Graphics John Erdman
- Motion Graphics Producer Katie Janse
- Color Company 3/New York
- Color Producer Nick Krasnic
- Colorist Tom Poole
- Sound Designer Owen Shearer
- Sound Sonic Union
- Head of Sound Production Patrick Sullivan / (Head of Production)
- Sound Designer/Audio Mixer Steve Rosen
- Assistant Audio Mixer Joey Glick
- Chief Creative Officer Brandon Henderson
- Chief Creative Officer Marques Gartrell
- Creative Director Brad Phifer
- Creative Director Christine Santora
- Copywriter Maclean Jackson
- Art Director Jessica Sugerman
- Global Head of Production (HP) Nick Setounski
- Executive Producer Dave Lambert
- Senior Producer Rodrigo Nino
- Post Producer Karen Hennegan
- Assistant Editor Kevin Vu
- Talent Willem Dafoe
- Talent Catherine O'Hara
- Talent Randy Moss
- Talent Sabrina Ionescu
- Talent Ryan Crouser
Credits
powered by
- Agency Wieden + Kennedy/New York
- Production Company Imperial Woodpecker
- Director Stacy Wall
- Managing Partner/Executive Producer Doug Halbert
- Partner/Executive Producer Charlie Cocuzza
- Head of Production Shelley Dowdy Walter
- Editing Trim
- Editing Cosmo Street/New York
- Post Managing Director Maura Woodward
- Head of Post Production Anne Lai
- Post Producer Polly Kemp
- Editor Tom Lindsay
- Editor Josh Mannox
- VFX The Mill/New York
- Senior Executive VFX Producer Mandy Harris
- Senior VFX Producer Catherine Fischer
- Associate VFX Producer Paola Malo
- VFX Creative Director Jimmy Bullard / (VFX Supervisor)
- Motion Graphics The End FX
- Motion Graphics John Erdman
- Motion Graphics Producer Katie Janse
- Color Company 3/New York
- Color Producer Nick Krasnic
- Colorist Tom Poole
- Sound Designer Owen Shearer
- Sound Sonic Union
- Head of Sound Production Patrick Sullivan / (Head of Production)
- Sound Designer/Audio Mixer Steve Rosen
- Assistant Audio Mixer Joey Glick
- Chief Creative Officer Brandon Henderson
- Chief Creative Officer Marques Gartrell
- Creative Director Brad Phifer
- Creative Director Christine Santora
- Copywriter Maclean Jackson
- Art Director Jessica Sugerman
- Global Head of Production (HP) Nick Setounski
- Executive Producer Dave Lambert
- Senior Producer Rodrigo Nino
- Post Producer Karen Hennegan
- Assistant Editor Kevin Vu
- Talent Willem Dafoe
- Talent Catherine O'Hara
- Talent Randy Moss
- Talent Sabrina Ionescu
- Talent Ryan Crouser
Created for Michelob ULTRA buy Wieden + Kennedy the ad sees Dafoe and O’Hara – who recently appeared together in Beetlejuice Beetlejuice – set about hustling on the pickleball court in order to land some free beers.
The film was directed by Stacy Wall through Imperial Woodpecker and features cameos from NFL legend Randy Moss, Olympic gold medalist Ryan Crouser and WNBA star Sabrina Ionescu.
Ricardo Marques, Senior VP Marketing for Michelob Ultra says: "We were looking for a couple of things, one was chemistry between these two characters. We obviously know that Willem and Catherine have worked together in the past. They know each other, so that is important. But also we were looking for characters that could be very likeable and very friendly, but at the same time a little bit dangerous and intimidating — in a fun way, of course — and both had that unique combo, which was perfect for this script.”
