Continuing the conspiracy
The cameras are rolling. Parker Posey and Bradley Cooper are lounging by the infinity pool at a $4 million Encino home as McConaughey, overcome with conspiratorial zeal, heckles Cooper by maniacally listing out every NFL player named “Cherry.”
Posey, holding an ice cream sundae topped with cherries, lazily goads McConaughey on: “What about Don Cherry? He’s my favorite.”
The three actors riff between takes, with McConaughey joshing with Posey and Cooper. He says something in Posey’s ear, and she throws her head back and laughs. There’s a clear and easy rapport between the three stars.
“He’s so present, totally game, and has the best energy,” Cooper said of McConaughey over email. “[Posey] has this completely unique rhythm—so it was a lot of fun to act with her. Didn’t feel like work with these two.”
But Super Bowl commercials are work, at least for those with a major business stake. Winning the Big Game for Uber Eats would mean beginning to close the 28-million-user gap that sits between it and DoorDash.
Last year on Super Bowl Sunday alone, 38,800 people downloaded the Uber Eats app while DoorDash saw 72,100 downloads, according to Sensor Tower. With its dual play in the game and on second screens, Uber Eats will be keeping a close eye on whether their big bet on a not-so-farfetched conspiracy theory pays off in 2026.
