These BMW i8 ads could be just another car commercial shot in an abandoned road in the middle of the desert, but when you hire an auteur film director like Gus Van Sant — Good Will Hunting, Elephant — those cliches transform into art.
A trio of ads — featuring actors Michael Pitt (Boardwalk Empire), Sam Hazeldine (Resurrection) and Mickey Sumner (Frances Ha) — tell the story of the BMW i8, a car that moved from being a futuristic concept, like those you normally see briefly in car shows, to reality.
[Adweek]