Amazon MGM Studios has released the trailer for action-comedy “Jackpot!,” starring Awkwafina, John Cena and Simu Liu. The film will premiere on Prime Video on Aug. 15.
The film is set in 2030, when a grand lottery competition has been established in California. L.A. transplant and aspiring actor Katie (Awkwafina) gets a winning ticket, but the lottery has a catch: other people can kill her before sundown to legally claim the multi-billion dollar jackpot.
After hordes of people chase her throughout the city, she joins forces with amateur lottery protection agent Noel Cassidy (Cena), who has to get her to sundown in exchange for a piece of the prize. However, Noel must face off with rival protection agent Louis Lewis (Simu Liu), who owns the largest lottery protection agency in L.A. and also wants to collect Katie’s commission.
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The trailer sees Katie and Noel escaping from those trying to hunt down her prize, set to the tune of Bonnie Tyler’s 1984 anthem “Holding Out for a Hero.” The pair fend off the masses – driving through walls, avoiding meat cleavers and fighting Louis Lewis.
“Bridesmaids” and “A Simple Favor” helmer Paul Feig directs, while Ayden Mayeri, Machine Gun Kelly, Donald Elise Watkins, Sam Asghari and Murray Hill round out the cast. With a screenplay penned by Rob Yescombe, the film is produced by Roth/Kirschenbaum Film’s Joe Roth, Jeff Kirschenbaum and Feigco Entertainment’s Feig and Laura Fischer. Cena, Michelle Morrissey, Yescombe and Zack Roth serve as executive producers.
Watch the trailer below.
