Kevin Bacon skydives to show what it's like to run out of data

The actor's latest spot for EE promotes U.K. telco's connected data package

Published On
Aug 22, 2022

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Kevin Bacon continues to play a starring role in advertising for U.K. telecom brand EE, in whose ads he's appeared since 2012. 

In his time he's made a bacon sandwich, watched "Gogglebox," helped a robot barber perform a remote shave on actor Tom Ellis and more. The latest spot from Saatchi & Saatchi shows him skydiving, in an attempt to show what it feels like when you're about to run out of data on your phone. It promotes the company's Stay Connected Data package, which offers U.K. customers unlimited backup data on essential apps, such as WhatsApp and Maps, when they reach their monthly data allowance.

The campaign was helmed by Rattling Stick director James Gray. His work includes "Ad Astra," which also features a famous parachute scene. The push aims to dramatize the feeling of running out of data using the metaphor of free-falling and feeling out of control. (The company confirmed, however, that Bacon didn't perform the skydive himself; the production used a stuntman.)

The ad broke on ITV this weekend and will also run in digital outdoor and video-on-demand.

"Now more than ever, people are looking for great value in all aspects of their lives, and phone data is no exception," said Marketing Communications Director at EE Pete Jeavons, in a statement. "As Kevin expertly shows in our latest campaign, with Stay Connected Data, our customers can relax knowing they can always stay connected on the most essential apps, with unlimited back-up data—just in case their data ever runs out."

Credits

Date
Aug 22, 2022
Client :
EE
Agency :
Saatchi & Saatchi-London
Production Company :
Rattling Stick
CCO :
Franki Goodwin
Executive Creative Director :
Will John
Creative Director :
Sam Ball
Creative :
Dominic Martin
Creative :
Pat Burns
Planning Director :
Jessica Bird
Senior Social Strategist :
Ciaran McManus
Managing Partner :
Jonathan Topper
Business Lead :
Charlotte Elwig
Senior Account Director :
Libby Conroy
Account Manager :
Tilda Raphael
Agency Producer :
Alex Pemberton
Agency Creative Producer :
Callum Procter
Media Buying Agency :
Essence
Media Planner :
Grace Murphy
Production Company :
Rattling Stick
Director :
James Gray
Director of Photography :
Chayse Irvin
Executive Producer :
Stuart Bentham
Producer :
Amy Appleton
Service Company :
Superprime
Editor :
Bill Smedley
Post Production Company :
The Mill
Color :
Peter Oppersdorff
VFX :
Guy Lubin
Audio :
Mark Hills
OOH Producer :
Adrian Reilly

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