00:00Are you ready? Silence!
00:04Megan 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
00:27as 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,
00:41Derrick Henry, and Justin Jefferson.
00:43The spot will open with Lamorne Morris and Jake Lacey peering into a can of Pepsi Zero Sugar
00:47just as it transforms into a Coliseum.
00:52I really have to stop thinking about the Roman Empire.
00:54Megan Thee Stallion will also present a new Game Day anthem as campaign soundtrack
00:59with the 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
01:13stars Paul Meskel, Pedro Pascal, Denzel Washington,
01:17Joseph Quinn, and Connie Nielsen raising their swords several decades after the events
01:22of the first movie in ancient Rome.
01:24The film is set to hit theaters on November 22nd.
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