Yea so I doubt this will come as much surprise to anyone, but Radar Online is reporting that the “Jeepers Creepers” kid will no longer be playing Mac in commercials. Justin Long’s rep has confirmed that Long will no longer be in the commercials stating:
Every ad you see Justin in is for that previous time period only. There’s no long-term deal with him. Justin’s a movie star, not a commercial guy.
While it’s debatable whether or not Long is actually a “star,” it does seem to be definite that he is, at least, no longer Mac Guy. It appears that John Hodgman will remain in the spots as PC, but it’s unclear who will be replacing Mac.
This is probably a good move all around. It never seemed to me like such a wise move to have Justin Long as Mac. The problem is that Hodgman is clearly awesome, while Long’s appeal is questionable. So really all the commercials ever seemed to be was a 20-something stoner being smug to the always amusing Hodgman. Shrug.
So who should be Mac now? My vote is for either Jason Bateman or Will Ferrell.
Apple Ditches ‘Mac Guy’ In New Ads [Radar Online]
How about Bill Gates? Now that would be funny!
Or J. Allard.
no one…those commercials are a waste of time…
what are you talking about, those commercials almost have me buying a macbook. but the 1400 price tag is kind of a turnoff.
Seems Apple would want to pick someone less of a dirty, scruffy looking nerd boy who is trying to act cool but always comes off as geek boy.
Regarding: “it does seem to be definite that [Justin Long] is, at least, no longer Mac Guy”. Yep, that appears to be very obvious from all the NEW “Get a Mac” ads which have been created starring him in the past year and a half.
Great reporting, CrunchGear (and RadarOnline) !! Kudos to the wonderful investigative work!