Megan Thee Stallion is teaming up with Travis Kelce for a blockbuster 'Gladiator' Pepsi commercial. After the success of that epic 2004 Pepsi Super Bowl commercial Roman Empire that starred Beyoncé, Britney Spears and Pink, the company is doing it once again this time inspired by Paramount's upcoming 'Gladiator II' movie.
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00:00Are you ready? Silence!
00:05Megan Thee Stallion is teaming up with Travis Kelsey for a blockbuster Gladiator Pepsi commercial.
00:10After the success of that epic 2004 Pepsi Super Bowl commercial, Roman Empire,
00:15that starred Beyonce, Britney Spears, and Pink, the company is doing it once again,
00:20this time inspired by Paramount's upcoming Gladiator 2 movie.
00:24The latest Pepsi ad will feature Megan Thee Stallion as Empress Megan,
00:28as she leads a legion of NFL superstars turned gridiron gladiators,
00:32locked in an epic battle with the ice-cold beverage at the heart of the action.
00:36Joining her and Kelsey with Coliseum appearances are football stars Josh Allen,
00:40Derrick Henry, and Justin Jefferson. The spot will open with Lamorne Morris and
00:44Jake Lacey peering into a can of Pepsi Zero Sugar, just as it transforms into a Coliseum.
00:52I really gotta stop thinking about the Roman Empire.
00:55Megan Thee Stallion will also present a new Game Day Anthem as campaign soundtrack,
00:59with a recognizable boom-boom clap from Queen's We Will Rock You backing the lyrics.
01:08Ridley Scott's follow-up to his 2000 historical epic that won five Academy Awards stars Paul
01:14Meskel, Pedro Pascal, Denzel Washington, Joseph Quinn, and Connie Nielsen, raising their swords
01:20several decades after the events of the first movie in ancient Rome.
01:24The film is set to hit theaters on November 22.
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