Morning Update: Ad imagines Birdman as real action figure

AdWeek: Whoa, This Weird Retro Ad Imagines Birdman as a Real Action Figure

Last fall, Fox Searchlight gave away limited-edition Birdman action figures as part of its marketing for the movie. Now, the Best Picture Oscar winner is reopening in cinemas—and getting a dose of new marketing, including a commercial for those toys.

It’s a fun little morsel of ’90s nostalgia—a parody of old Saturday morning toy ads. And like the film it’s promoting, it’s a multi-layered gem. It has more cuts than the entire movie, though, and also has young children (certainly not the target demo of the R-rated film itself). This is surely a nod to the original Birdman cartoon from the ’60s and the subsequent Adult Swim reboot.