Pepsi’s commercials featuring NBA star Kyrie Irving as the elderly basketball superstar Uncle Drew have become so popular that they decided to make a full-length movie out of it. Turning an idea ...

I don’t want to say that making a movie out of a Pepsi commercial was a bad idea, because I believe it could be done. I mean, Ernest made nine movies, but Uncle Drew is no Ernest P. Worrell.

In a Pepsi ad. Uncle Drew was first conceived in 2012 as inconspicuously branded content for Pepsi Max, and since has racked up more than 52 million views on the company’s YouTube page.

Uncle Drew is proof positive that a solid execution, deft handle on tone and a genuine emotional connection with characters can turn even the most cynical premise into (at least) a fun time at the ...

Nearly 1.7 million people saw the movie "Uncle Drew" during its opening weekend, paying money to watch what some consider to be an hour-and-45-minute-long Pepsi commercial. Experts say this ...

Every NBA player has to hope that their first crack with a movie director is with someone on Spike Lee’s level. There aren’t too many who are. Where to stream Uncle Drew ...

But “Uncle Drew” has several MVPs who make the movie work. Lil Rel Howery, who played everyone’s favorite TSA agent in “Get Out,” easily transitions from sidekick to leading man as Dax.