Josh Gad Breaks Record for Social Media Shilling
Musical comedian Josh Gad or ‘Olaf from Frozen’ as he is best known by legions of children everywhere, has just made history! The 35-year old performer has managed to break his own previously held world record for Most Shameless Shilling of Two Films with One Social Post. If you recall Gad set his original record via Facebook posts recorded on the set of his upcoming film, a remake of Murder on the Orient Express.
In his original video and its sequel, Gad questions Daisy Ridley, his Orient co-star and the face of the new Disney-era Star Wars films, about a number of outstanding rumors regarding the heavily guarded plot to Episode VIII: The Last Jedi. The sequel upped the ante with Dame Judi Dench co-starring in the shameless shilling clip.
However, Gad’s third Facebook video post, which completes his trilogy, shatters the record held by his other carefully orchestrated “improv” productions for the fans. Not only does it feature Ridley once more stretching her acting chops to hide the calculated nature of these mini commercials, but Gad has managed to recruit even more stars of Orient, including Penelope Cruz and an English woman no one seems to know, and that’s just for starters.
The biggest surprise is Chris Pratt’s appearance, who manages to shamelessly sell his upcoming films: Guardians of the Galaxy, Vol. 2, Avengers: Infinity War, AND the Jurassic World sequel. All of this, plus a black guy no one seems to know also questions Ridley about The Last Jedi, who is then followed up by the director of Episode IX, Colin Trevorrow plus the original Star Wars rebooter, J.J. Abrams. If you couldn’t keep count, and we don’t blame you, here is a list of properties Gad manages to shill for in this one video:
- Murder on the Orient Express
- Star Wars: The Last Jedi
- Star Wars: Episode IX
- Jurassic World sequel
- Guardians of the Galaxy, Vol. 2
- Avengers: Infinity War
Six films shamelessly sold in one happy-go-lucky clip “for the fans.” Kudos to Gad and his gang of supporting players for setting an all-new world record: Most Shameless Shilling of Six Films with One Social Post. It should last at least a month or so until The Last Jedi’s marketing machine kicks into high gear.
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-William “Willybobo” Bobo
