Melissa McCarthy the eco warrior gets catapulted off a boat and chased by a rhinoceros in rollicking Super Bowl ad – WBNews

If whales, ice caps, trees and rhinoceroses are in need of rescuing, one really rather ought to look elsewhere than Melissa McCarthy for the job. Her disastrously inept stabs at being an ‘eco-warrior’ make up the wildly entertaining new Super Bowl advert she’s cut for the hybrid Kia Niro. Today debuted the commercial – which is set to Bonnie Tyler’s 1984 recording of Holding Out For A Hero – Wednesday morning, to gales of laughter from the hosts. Scroll down for video On the go: Melissa McCarthy’s disastrously inept stabs at being an ‘eco-warrior’ make up her wildly entertaining Kia Niro Super Bowl advert, which debuted on Today this Wednesday At the start of the advert, the 46-year-old’s driving when a Bluetooth call sends her on a whale-rescuing mission. The next thing she knows, she’s speeding away from her ship in a small motorboat, crowing ‘Let’s protect those whales!’ at fellow activists boating alongside her. At which point, a colossal blue whale bursts from the water and falls onto McCarthy’s ride, flinging her screaming through the air until she strikes the ship. Making a difference: At the start of the advert, the 46-year-old’s driving the car being plugged when a Bluetooth call sends her on a whale-rescuing mission Full of hope: The next thing she knows, she’s speeding away from her ship in a small motorboat, crowing ‘Let’s protect those whales!’ at fellow activists boating alongside her Ooops: At which point, a colossal blue whale bursts from the water Undeterred,…more detail