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Google Revives 'Love Actually' in Pixel 10 Christmas Ad Starring Thomas Brodie-Sangster

The campaign uses a lighthearted reunion to showcase Pixel 10’s zoom and AI-powered imaging.

Overview

  • Google released the “It’s Pixel, Actually” holiday ad with Thomas Brodie-Sangster revisiting memorable Love Actually locations in London.
  • Passersby repeatedly focus their Pixel cameras on other targets—like a Prime Minister dance homage, the nativity lobster and a Pixel billboard—leaving the actor unrecognized.
  • Martine McCutcheon briefly appears in the background, creating a subtle reunion that the ad captures as an in-joke for fans.
  • The spot demonstrates Pixel 10 camera and AI photo capabilities, including up to 100x zoom on the Pixel 10 Pro.
  • Brodie-Sangster says stepping back into the film’s world was great fun, and Google UK marketing VP Eileen Mannion frames the campaign as a festive love letter to Christmas movies.