Schwarzenegger and Hayek Have Electricity in BMW Super Bowl Ad

The actors channel their inner gods to help the automaker launch two new electric vehicles 

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Arnold Schwarzenegger and Salma Hayek Pinault play god, toss lightning around a well-to-do retirement community and power their own electric BMW.

Is this heaven? No, it’s Palm Springs.

Airing during the third commercial break of the Super Bowl’s first quarter, this 60-second spot from agency Goodby Silverstein & Partners and Academy Award nominated director Bryan Buckley views BMW’s newest electric vehicle through the eyes of retired Greek Gods. Actor/politician Schwarzenegger and Oscar nominee Hayek leave Mount Olympus for a quieter, Coachella-adjacent life in the desert.

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