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Matt Damon ousted from United Airlines seat in spoof Jimmy Kimmel ad

on Apr 19, 2017 | 0 comments

By Rebecca Stewart

Jimmy Kimmel has enlisted the help of his ultimate ‘frenemy’ Matt Damon to rip United Airlines in a spoof campaign.

The fake film is underscored by Damon and Kimmel’s longstanding fake feud, which was ignited when the presenter off-handedly apologized to the actor for bumping him from an episode of his late-night show.

Showcasing serene in-air scenes and panning shots of United Airlines jets in flight, the ad starts out by referencing the brand’s recent PR disaster in which an attempt to remove a passenger from an overbooked flight ended up in a blood-splattered, global outcry. Read full story ›

Source: The Drum