Usually its the stars that are bragging about a multi-picture deal. This go-round it’s Hyundai. The automaker has teamed up with Sony Pictures Entertainment that will place Hyundai’s new models and technologies in coming productions. Hyundai will also offer marketing support and the companies will collaborate on a wide range of ancillary content-creation.
“This strategic partnership with Sony Pictures will allow customers to understand and experience our human-centered future mobility vision through innovative vehicles and technologies, illuminating a way forward for transforming how we move, interact, and design our lives for optimal benefits. We will offer various ways to inspire our customers and movie fans around the globe,” said Wonhong Cho, Executive Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer of Hyundai Motor.
The 2020 Hyundai Sonata Hybrid starts at $27,750, comes in three trim levels.
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Hyundai isn’t the first automaker to collaborate with a production, nor is it the first to enter into a relationship of this kind. Nissan worked with Disney on a number of pictures including the recent Star Wars movies, the remake of “Mary Poppins” and “A Wrinkle in Time” among others. Audi has had its vehicles appear in animated features. Porsche presented a new vehicle at the last Star Wars movie premiere. Land Rover and Aston Martin are virtually synonymous with the James Bond brand.
Hyundai Motor’s new models and technologies will be featured in five upcoming Sony Pictures films including “Uncharted” (July 2021); the sequel to “Spider-Man: Far From Home” (November 2021); the sequel to “Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse” (October 2022); and other tentpoles to be determined.
In the last Spider-Man movie, Audi had a supporting role. It looks like their time with the Spidey stories has come to an end.
“This deal embodies the true definition of the word partnership,” said Jeffrey Godsick, EVP of Global Partnerships and Brand Management, and Head of Location Based Entertainment at Sony Pictures Entertainment. “The deal has many layers, including substantial marketing support, but its real potential and impact come from groundbreaking content that we will develop together.”
Hyundai has a great deal of new-age tech on the horizon including hydrogen-powered transportation, cloud-based driving dynamics, and air travel.
