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Former President Donald Trump would have been embarrassed at the singular act of political activity during the intense 2016 presidential election season which saw Hollywood glitterati come together. A star-studded anti-Trump commercial featuring A-list celebrities was created and spearheaded by renowned director Joss Whedon. The movie’s goal was to organize voters against then-candidate Trump.
Known for his work on The Avengers and Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Joss Whedon directed the resultant video, Important, which included the who’s who of Hollywood, per The Hollywood Reporter. Celebrities including Scarlett Johansson, Mark Ruffalo, Robert Downey Jr., and many more, contributed their voices and faces to the cause. Ruffalo advises in the video, “Tell the world you care about what happens to it.” Agent Coulson, alias Clark Gregg, remarks, “See, this isn’t just an election. It’s a tipping point.” The West Wing actor Martin Sheen asserts, “We cannot pretend that both sides are equally unfavorable.”
Although several good arguments are raised, the best one is offered by Don Cheadle, who portrays War Machine in many Avengers movies: we cannot allow “a racist, abusive coward who could permanently damage the fabric of our society” to hold the nation’s highest office, per Inverse.
