Taika Waititi leads the best and worst Super Bowl commercials of 2026

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Director Taika Waititi dominated Super Bowl commercials with three campaigns, including a CGI polar bear for Pepsi and a Jurassic Park reimagining for Xfinity. Other notable ads featured Ben Stiller for Instacart, a Jurassic Park reunion for Xfinity, William Shatner for Raisin Bran, NFL players for Novartis, and Andy Samberg for Hellmann's. The commercials ranged from humorous to celebrity-driven, with some praised for creativity and others criticized for being uninspired or gross.


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