Major spoilers from the “Dave” season 3 finale below.
It’s always surprising to see megastars like Brad Pitt and Drake on television, but it’s even more surprising to see them on “Dave,” FXX’s comedy about an aspiring rapper by the name of Lil Dicky. As massive as these stars are, securing them “isn’t really that complicated,” according to series creator, writer, executive producer and star Dave Bird.
“Drake, Brad [Pitt]Rachel [McAdams], they all watch the show and love the show, you know? So it took me time to reach out to everyone and pitch them,” Bird told TheWrap.
Brad Pitt plays a version of himself in “Looking for Love” in Dave (Bird)’s music video for his new song “Mr. McAdams. What starts as a starstruck day before the rapper transforms into a totally creepy as Brad and Dave find themselves taken hostage by one of Dave’s fans, played by Tenia Intriago. The episode turns into a test of idolatry and the sinister traps of fame as Dave and Brad are actually Dave’s Get trapped through gunpoint in the grand mansion.
“I wanted someone — I wanted Brad. Not really anyone, but I wanted Brad to be my shepherd through this process,” Byrd said. The rapper wanted Pitt because he knew that a -Lister understands the fear of being stalked “You can’t get more recognition and fame than Brad Pitt. He has achieved, he is like the top of a mountain, and he is naturally a very intelligent person.
According to Bird, Dave’s super fan is a “sick twisted mirror” of the ways Dave carries himself. “Obviously there’s mirrored behavior in the way I look at Drake and the way he looks at me and the way I look at Brad and the way he looks at Brad,” Byrd said. Said. But even though the episode turned increasingly scary, Bird described Pitt as a “beacon of comedy”.
Bird added that “there were times when he was laughing at the absurdity of the lines,” before clarifying that Pitt was “down to play such balls with the comedy” and was “really relatable” to Bird’s vision. “He killed it. I think he really did a tremendous job. Obviously, he kills everything he does, but I think it’s a little unexpected.
As unexpected as Pitt’s cameo is, it’s nothing compared to the final moments of “Looking for Love.” Throughout the season, Dave is focused on two nearly impossible things: finding his wife and collaborating with Drake. As he travels to West Africa to meet his ex’s adopted elephant, it looks as though Dave will finally be reunited with Robin (Chloe Bennett). Instead, he asks Drake if the superstar can teach him to love himself. (For the record, Drake says no.)
Bird says the scene with Drake could have been eight minutes longer. “Obviously, he’s the best rapper of our time, but just as a comedian and just an actor in general, I was really blown away,” Bird said.
Yet as silly and unexpected as this cameo may be, it reflects the core development of this season. After years of trying to get famous on their own terms, every version of Dave and Lil Dicky is now at the level where Drake – someone who was on a poster on Lil Dicky’s wall when he was still making mixtapes in San Francisco – Will return to your DM.
Byrd has no illusions about her relationship with the rapper. “Without the TV show, I don’t think Drake is coming up to me and saying ‘I love you,'” Bird said. However, he revealed that Drake once called “Dave” “one of the more important shows of our generation” and said he wanted to be a part of “more things” involving Bird.
“It’s not that I don’t like that it’s these absurd social interactions that make them all look like me,” Bird said. “I’ve never met Rachel [McAdams] Or Brad before that. And that just speaks to the quality of the show. I think this show has a tendency to be overlooked sometimes. And while people like Brad Pitt, who’s in the top echelon of filmmaking — he’s like the biggest movie star of our time, he doesn’t even do television. Haven’t done it in like ‘Friends’ for 30 years – taking over directing from me. [Editor’s Note: Brad Pitt’s most recent TV appearance was in 2020 when he appeared on “Saturday Night Live”] And I’m like, ‘Man, he’s going to talk to Tarantino beyond this, to the likes of the Coen Brothers. It is very valid for me as a filmmaker.
It’s also a far cry from seeing Burd and his co-star Gata as their pinnacle. “I got a lot of ideas, just to show that I’m more mature and things like that and growing as a person as a person,” said Gata, who stars in the series and serves as consulting producer. Acts as said. “Gonna be dope if we get the chance.”
The series has not yet been renewed for a season 4, said Bird, but if it is, “I’ll let you know when I’m ready”. “I think a lot of people are like, ‘How are you going to top that?’ What else can be done?’ And luckily, I don’t think so.
