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Uncle Drew is back, this time to hype his new movie—and Pepsi, as always.
Pepsi’s feature film, distributed by Lionsgate and starring Kyrie Irving as a cranky, silver-haired baller, is due to hit theaters June 29. A new 30-second trailer of sorts, “Timeless” from Pepsi’s Creators League Studios, looks back at the character through the decades—relentlessly hawking the beverage along the way.
“Nothing works up my thirst for an ice cold Pepsi-Cola like getting buckets,” says the Boston Celtics point guard, in character as a 1970s version of a young Uncle Drew, complete with a dramatic afro, while people roller disco on the court in the background.
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