Olivia Colman looks startlingly different as conniving latex-clad oil exec ‘Oblivia Coalmine’ in Richard Curtis’s eco-advert
Olivia Colman looked startlingly different as she teamed up with Love Actually’s Richard Curtis for a new eco-advert.
The iconic actress, 49, stars as ‘Oblivia Coalmine’ in the new clip, which aims to reveal pension fund ties to the fossil fuel industry.
Olivia was convincingly villainous as a latex-clad oil exec who encourages people to continue to donate their hard-earned pennies and pounds to her fossil fuel company.
Launched ahead of COP28 in the UAE, Oblivia appeared in the film for Richard Curtis’s Make My Money Matter Campaign.
She looked the typical evil business magnate with slicked-back hair, a glossy red slip and dark smokey eyeliner.
New look: Olivia Colman looked startlingly different as she teamed up with Love Actually ‘s Richard Curtis for a new eco-advert
Controlling: The iconic actress, 49, stars as ‘Oblivia Coalmine’ in the new clip, as she sat at her desk and drunk red wine
The start of the video sees a sinister Olivia speaking to the camera.
In the advert, she says: ‘Hello, my name is Oblivia Coalmine and on behalf of the fossil fuel industries I would like to say a huge thank you for all your support this bumper year.
‘People like you have pumped billions of your hard-earned pounds into our gas and oil businesses.
‘The cash from your pensions has helped us dig, drill and destroy more of the planet than ever before.
‘We’ve even managed to build a few little wind turbines to keep Greta [Thunberg] and her little chums happy.
‘Please keep sending your pensions our way. You know the drill!’
As she speaks, the camera slowly zooms out in a menacing way, revealing Olivia sat with her legs casually crossed on the table and drinking red wine while others make phone calls around her.
The ad highlights £88billion of UK pension money being invested in oil and gas companies, including an estimated £20billion in Shell alone, according to analysis by Make My Money Matter.
Important message: The advert aims to reveal pension fund ties to the fossil fuel industry
Rich: The ad highlights £88billion of UK pension money being invested in oil and gas companies
Commenting on the video, Olivia said: ‘Fracking Hell, Oblivia Coalmine really is a nasty piece of work! But the scariest thing about her is that she represents something very real.
‘That’s why this is such an important campaign. I hope everyone who sees this ad realises the shocking – but unintended – impacts of our pensions and makes their money matter. It really is one of the most powerful things we can all do to protect the planet.’
Richard Curtis, the co-founder of Make My Money Matter said: ‘I’ve seen some dark, dystopian characters in my career, and that doesn’t even include Hugh Grant in Love Actually. But I think Oblivia Coalmine is right up there with the worst.
‘At Make My Money Matter, we hope this sinister performance by Olivia Colman highlights a more serious issue – that billions of pounds of our hard-earned pensions are driving the climate crisis.
‘People across the UK want their money to help our planet, not harm it and all our pension schemes must now pay attention and take immediate and urgent action.’
Richard Curtis frequently enlists A-list celebrities for his adverts, as Game of Thrones’ Kit Harrington and his wife Rose Leslie reunited on screen for a VERY passionate kiss earlier this year.
Powerful: The camera slowly zooms out in a menacing way, revealing Olivia sat with her legs casually crossed on the table
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