Meet Dave Bautista in his latest Disney role: The Streamer
The actor and former wrestler stars in the streaming service promo from Erich & Kallman
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Dave Bautista, also known as WWE wrestler Batista and Drax from the “Guardians of the Galaxy” franchise, takes on yet another moniker in a new ad from Disney+: The Streamer.
The Streamer doesn’t smack anyone down or fight supers in outer space. He’s content to canoe on a quaint river with his device loaded with content. With luscious silver hair and a love for television by the campfire, Bautista’s character guffaws at “Modern Family,” practices his lightsaber technique during “The Mandelorian,” hoots and hollers for his favorite baseball team, screams at an episode of “American Horror Stories” and holds back a tear watching “Soul.”
“I’ve streamed every stream you can stream,” says The Streamer. “There are funny streams, dramatic streams, all kinds of streams out there. But there’s only one stream that has every kind of stream you could ever want to stream.”
It turns out he's referring to Disney’s streaming bundle that includes Disney+, Hulu and ESPN+ and the stream puns flow abundantly for the rest of the 60-second spot, created by agency Erich and Kallman and directed by Arts & Sciences’s Mike Warzin. The ad is running during the Olympics as well as across other live TV broadcasts, digital platforms and social media.
Credits
- Date
- Jul 28, 2021
- Client :
- Disney+
- Client :
- Hulu
- Agency :
- Erich & Kallman
- VP Creative Marketing Disney+ :
- Andy Baker
- VP Exec Creative Director Hulu :
- Brandon Pierce
- Director Creative Ops Disney+ :
- Nicole Short
- Integrated Marketing Manager Disney+ :
- Angelica Corral
- Founder & President :
- Steven Erich
- Founder & Chief Creative Officer :
- Eric Kallman
- Chief Growth Officer :
- Kate Higgins
- Account Director :
- Schaefer Felix
- Associate Creative Director / Copywriter :
- Allie Carr
- Associate Creative Director / Art Director :
- Stacie Larsen
- Head of Production/Exec Producer :
- Olivia Baker
- Senior Producer :
- Brian Schierman
- Business Affairs/Talent :
- Chris Herrington
- Production :
- Arts & Sciences
- Director :
- Mike Warzin
- Managing Partner :
- Marc Marrie
- Managing Director :
- Mal Ward
- Head of Production :
- Christina Skotland
- Line Producer :
- Robert Mooring
- Production Supervisor :
- Dan Kae
- Director of Photography :
- Adam Richards
- Production Designer :
- Jeff Higinbotham
- Editorial :
- ARCADE
- Editor :
- Geoff Hounsell
- Assistant Editor :
- Dean Miyahira
- Assistant Editor :
- Mitch Mitchell
- Executive Producer :
- Crissy deSimone
- Senior Producer :
- Alexa Atkin
- Finishing :
- The Mill
- Creative Director :
- John Leonti
- Executive Producer :
- Hillary Thomas
- Producer :
- Susie Cobb
- Producer :
- Will Jellicorse
- Production Coordinator :
- Emily Vecchi
- VFX Supervisor :
- Alex Candlish
- 2D Lead Artist :
- Philip Ineno
- 2D Lead Artist :
- Sarah Marikar
- 2D Artist :
- Helder Fagundes
- 2D Artist :
- Kevin Diaz
- 2D Artist :
- Louis Schachte
- 2D Artist :
- Mandy Sorenson
- 2D Artist :
- Mike Miller
- 2D Artist :
- Timothy Crabtree
- Design :
- Patrick Kipper
- Telecine :
- CO3
- Colorist :
- Tim Masick
- Color Producer :
- Kevin Breheny
- Audio :
- Lime Studios
- Mix & Sound Design :
- Joel Waters
- Audio Assistant :
- Colin Thomas
- Executive Producer :
- Susie Boyajan
- Mark Isham :
- A Place Remembered
- Soundtrack :
- A River Runs Through it
- The Streamer :
- Dave Bautista
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