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Always Sunny: McElhenney, Olson Go Mac & Dee for Imagine Dragons Video

Okay, this is definitely not the update on FXX's It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia we were expecting to do. By now, you know we've been on "new season watch" as we track what Glenn Howerton, Kaitlin Olson, Rob McElhenney, Charlie Day, and Danny DeVito have been up to as we await word on the production doors to Paddy's being open again. Between seasons, The Gang's been stretching its creative legs a bit- whether it's Mythic Quest, A.P. Bio, Flipped, or any other of a number of projects. But if you asked me if I had "McElhenney and Olson star in a music video for Imagine Dragons playing somewhat 'Sunny' versions of themselves" on my 2021 pop culture BINGO card? That would be a big, fat "No" without hesitation- but that's what we got on Tuesday.

In the following music video for "Follow You" (directed by Matt Eastin), Olson treats McElhenney to a private concert with Imagine Dragons for his birthday. Pretty sweet, right? Except there are two problems: McElhenney's favorite band is The Killers, and it turns out Imagine Dragons is actually Olson's favorite band- as you're about to see in a very shirtless, drum-banging way:

And here's a look at what McElhenney and Olson had to say about the whole thing in their follow-up Instagram posts:

While promoting the third season of A.P. Bio in the UK, Howerton explained to The Guardian how the series works to show the characters' flaws in a manner that shows them as they truly are, allowing the characters to be a target for satire because of them. "Certainly we've become a little bit more careful to make it clear that, while the characters can be misogynistic and racist and horrible, we the writers are not racist, misogynistic, and horrible people. If we were to do some of those episodes for the first time now, people would be like: 'Well, wait a minute, who are these people?' But people now know who we are, and they know that our intentions are actually to skewer this sort of behavior, not to celebrate it."

Bleeding Cool had the opportunity to ask Howerton about the upcoming 15th season of It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia during our one-on-one interview ahead of A.P. Bio Season 3 here stateside late last year. In the clip below, Howerton explains that the combination of pandemic-related delays and other projects that the cast is committed to (for example, the second season of McElhenney's Mythic Quest, Olson's upcoming Jean Smart-starring comedy, and the fourth season of A.P. Bio) has made it difficult to finalize a production ("at this point, it's more of a timing thing"). Though they may still be in the process of "trying to figure it out," Howerton expressed how excited and committed they are to a strong 15th run (saying "maybe even a sixteenth" at the time).

Heading into last summer, McElhenney revealed that writing was underway, though production timelines were in flux due to production shutdowns caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. McElhenney was hopeful that they'll be able to "jump right into something new with 'Sunny'" soon. And he also made one thing clear: as long as the fans want it (and FX Networks wants to keep paying for it, which we now know they clearly do) then Paddy's will be keeping its doors open for some time to come. "How many years do I have on this planet? I'll do it forever. If people keep watching it and we keep having fun, why would we ever stop? It's my dream job. I never understand why people leave shows. I don't. I never understand that," McElhenney explained. "The show is what I dreamed of doing my entire life. I don't take it for granted. And if they keep paying me and the audience keeps watching it and I still love it… why would I ever stop?"

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