A movie based on a Pepsi commercial? Well, if
Battleship could get a movie, I suppose anything is possible! Yes,
Uncle Drew, directed by Charles Stone III,
is based on a series of Pepsi commercials starring basketball star Kyrie Irving, adorned in old man makeup, getting into wacky antics as the elderly
Uncle Drew. These commercials went viral a few years back and now they've spawned this theatrically released motion picture, one that has decided that, in order to make the character work in a longer narrative, he should be just one player (no pun intended) in a larger cast in a straightforward inspirational sports movie, a smart move that allows the marketable
Uncle Drew to headline a feature film while minimizing the risk of the character overstaying his welcome.
