Chris Martin and Johnny Buckland were on The Ellen DeGeneres Show last week, talking about their new album.
Martin however, went off on a tangent about an idea he had for A Quiet Place.
As Martin explained, after seeing the movie A Quiet Place, he had a joke. He sent a video of himself pretending to play the piano and mouthing words to a song to Emily Blunt and her husband, John Krasinski, who directed the film.
"So, I sent Emily Blunt and her husband this idea for the musical of 'A Quiet Place' and it was just me like that,"
It was the perfect idea for A Quiet Place musical.
The only problem is Martin never heard anything back from Krasinski or Blunt.
As Martin explained:
"I thought, 'Oh no, they must have thought I was taking the Mickey.' I wasn't. I loved the film!"
DeGeneres helpfully responded:
"Well, you'll hear back from them now!"
And she ensured it. The official Twitter account for the show tweeted out the clip and tagged Krasinski in the tweet.
Difficult to ignore that.
.@JohnKrasinski, did you get this message from Chris Martin? https://t.co/2iVw0o5SNi— Ellen DeGeneres (@Ellen DeGeneres) 1579127469.0
Krasinski certainly couldn't ignore being called out like that. He manned up and responded to the video.
He also decided to throw his wife under the bus.
@TheEllenShow I... did not get an email from Chris Martin. The man is a treasure. Are you kidding me!? Emily what have you done!?!?— John Krasinski (@John Krasinski) 1579145164.0
@johnkrasinski Well, blaming Emily seems like a great strategy.— Ellen DeGeneres (@Ellen DeGeneres) 1579191157.0
It's not very fair, considering Blunt doesn't use social media and can't so readily defend herself. Low blow, Jim.
On the other hand, people are very supportive of Martin referring to the Hollywood couple as "Emily Blunt and her husband."
@steeljammn @johnkrasinski @TheEllenShow That reference was the best! Must be a Brit thing?— Karess (@Karess) 1579150481.0
We can cut Krasinski a little slack. He's been busy producing A Quiet Place 2, due for release in March of this year.
The film once again stars Emily Blunt as Evelyn Abbott as she and her family face off against deadly creatures who violently attack any sound.
The monsters aren't entirely unlike Twitter users who see a famous actor trying to blame Emily Blunt because he happened to leave Chris Martin on read.
@johnkrasinski @TheEllenShow oh emily... 🤦♀️ https://t.co/mPV0w5fMBx— sag award winner jennifer aniston® (@sag award winner jennifer aniston®) 1579146635.0
@johnkrasinski @TheEllenShow Ooooooo....just threw her under the bus. I can't see this going well for you.— Maria Crisman (@Maria Crisman) 1579146826.0
😂😂😂😂😂 no wonder they ignore him. https://t.co/9nMMDVvIqo— Marie 🌊🦉❄☃️❄ (@Marie 🌊🦉❄☃️❄) 1579398351.0
Chris Martin and Johnny Buckland were on The Ellen DeGeneres Show to promote their new album, Everyday Life. According to Metacritic, the album has received generally favorable reviews, and debuted at #1 on the UK Albums Chart.
If you're asking yourself how two teenagers managed to hang a huge poster in a busy McDonald's location without being noticed, you're not the only one. After Jevh tweeted about it, that was one of the most popular questions.
Jevh gave a simple reply on Twitter:
@stolt45 @SharonStolt i became a “Regional Interior Coordinator” https://t.co/296iWr3C8X— JΞVH M (@JΞVH M) 1535940511.0
But they gave up more information when Ellen asked. The boys created fake ID badges with fake corporate titles. They then found uniforms for sale at a charity shop, snagged walkie-talkies and ties, and then confidently waltzed right in like they belonged there.
Jevh's tweet quickly went viral quickly and caught Ellen's attention. She invited Jevh and Christian to her show so they could tell the world all about what evil geniuses they are. When Ellen asked what moved them to just go for it, the boys explained that McDonald's had been making strides in diversity within their imagery, but they still didn't see anyone who looked like them.
There was a space to be filled both on the wall and in the McDonald's diversity campaigns. So the boys filled it.
We looked around and we saw that there were all these other posters on there of people with different ethnicities, and we saw all these people having fun. So we decided to represent ourselves, as Asians, to be up there as well.
Both Ellen and McDonald's were impressed. While the boys were on the show, McDonald's surprised them each with an offer. The corporation decided to keep the poster and listen to the boys' advice about increased diversity — and they paid them each $25,000 as a sort of modeling and consulting fee.
Twitter is lovin' it!
@Jevholution @christiantoleds Congrats guys! Representation matters!— Jeff Lew (@Jeff Lew) 1537328056.0
@Jevholution @christiantoleds You guys earned this dream. 👍 Looking forward to more work from the best “Regional In… https://t.co/8J5etKOerX— McDonald's (@McDonald's) 1537316099.0
@Jevholution @christiantoleds Seriously guys congrats on this one! Hilarious, effective, and a surprise payday to boot!— Stuart Conover (@Stuart Conover) 1537390276.0
@Jevholution @christiantoleds Just watched! #amazingcrazymiddleclassasians 😂— HVB (@HVB) 1537308877.0
You can watch their full Ellen segment here: