But for modern times, we took like a very dramatic take on Bad Sandy, and I think we killed it. We want it to be opulent and shiny and dark and intimidating.’ What I really loved about the original Bad Sandy (as played by Olivia Newton-John) is that she had a very simple look, and I feel like back then it was better to be more minimal. “We were like, ‘Hey man, put some spikes on this, get some black vinyl.
PEPSI MAN ACTOR FULL
“With Bad Sandy, we just went full crazy mode,” she says.
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There are a lot of nods to director Randall Kleiser’s film, although the directive was not to follow the movie into exact period-specificity. It’s for a new Pepsi brand called Soda Shop, so the capping scene of the commercial inevitably takes place in such a shop, leaving the Rydell High bleachers behind. I feel like that’s so cliche, because everybody loves Bad Sandy., but that’s the best Sandy, in my opinion.” (A glance at the lyrics for recent hits like “Kiss Me More” might indicate that it was a foregone conclusion that Doja Cat wouldn’t favor the “Look at Me, I’m Sandra Dee” Sandy.)ĭoja Cat told Variety about cutting her remake of the film’s climactic song as well as retrofitting the costume design for the 1-minute-45-second spot, which has premiered already on YouTube in advance of its VMAs broadcast bow. I met someone once that didn’t know about ‘Grease.’ I was really, really shocked. Like seemingly most of the rest of the planet, Doja Cat has always had an affection for the world of the Pink Ladies - that is, “Grease.” So it wasn’t as huge a stretch as it might seem for the singer who hit it big with “Hot Pink” to take on the role of Sandy and sing “You’re the One That I Want” for a Pepsi commercial that has its broadcast premiere during Sunday’s MTV Video Music Awards, a show she also happens to be hosting.Īsked if she grew up on “Grease,” she says, “I’m shocked that anybody hasn’t.
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