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John John Florence is an Avenger in new Samsung ad

I saw Avengers: Age of Ultron two nights ago and it was a brilliant popcorn tapestry of explosions, one-liners and all the other fun, stupid shit you go see Marvel movies for. Samsung are the not-so-quiet achiever of the handheld device world; initially unlikely but now rather acceptable marquee sponsor of the WSL World Tour. John John Florence is the world’s most exciting surfer in 2015. Above is a commercial where these three things meet in perfectly awkward (but highly entertaining) fashion. Starring alongside Lionel Messi, Eddie Lacy, Fabian Cancellara and a kid who’s amazingly named Bobby Martinez, John doesn’t (and needn’t) say a word for the whole four minutes, in which he leaves the water to discover a small briefcase before assembling with the other athletes/Avengers in a Shawarma joint and… being told he is Thor. Godly courage! Godly hair! Guess at the small fortune Mr Florence scooped for this day of shooting. Reminds a little of Kolohe Andino ordering a pizza mid-Chopes barrel with Visa. And still much better than Gabs Medina’s chest-shaving instructional. Stay tuned for part two…

news // Mar 8, 2016
Words by stab
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I saw Avengers: Age of Ultron two nights ago and it was a brilliant popcorn tapestry of explosions, one-liners and all the other fun, stupid shit you go see Marvel movies for.

Samsung are the not-so-quiet achiever of the handheld device world; initially unlikely but now rather acceptable marquee sponsor of the WSL World Tour.

John John Florence is the world’s most exciting surfer in 2015.

Above is a commercial where these three things meet in perfectly awkward (but highly entertaining) fashion.

Starring alongside Lionel Messi, Eddie Lacy, Fabian Cancellara and a kid who’s amazingly named Bobby Martinez, John doesn’t (and needn’t) say a word for the whole four minutes, in which he leaves the water to discover a small briefcase before assembling with the other athletes/Avengers in a Shawarma joint and… being told he is Thor. Godly courage! Godly hair!

Guess at the small fortune Mr Florence scooped for this day of shooting.

Reminds a little of Kolohe Andino ordering a pizza mid-Chopes barrel with Visa. And still much better than Gabs Medina’s chest-shaving instructional.

Stay tuned for part two…

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