Keanu Reeves is angel on a mission to make the world a greater place. However first, he’ll have to discover a misplaced soul.
The trailer for Good Fortune, Aziz Ansari‘s function directorial debut, dropped on Wednesday, opening with Reeves as Gabriel, a hopeful angel trying to be promoted from the unfulfilling roll of saving folks from texting-and-driving accidents. His fellow angel Martha, performed by the all the time phenomenal Sandra Oh, recommends he discover somebody price saving, which results in Gabriel standing on a Denny’s signal earlier than recognizing Ansari’s hapless character and declaring “I’m right here to avoid wasting you.”
Upon studying of his guardian angel’s previous credentials, Ansari exclaims, “Wait. You’re telling me I’ve a price range guardian angel?!”
Whereas the trailer doesn’t give a lot away by way of plot (a rarity today), Gizmodo beforehand reported {that a} Lionsgate presentation at CinemaCon 2024 supplied a more in-depth take a look at the challenge written, produced, and directed by Ansari. As a part of Gabriel’s resolution to exhibiting Ansari’s character that the grass isn’t all the time greener on the opposite facet of the Hollywood, the well-meaning angel body-swaps him with an uber-rich jerk, performed by Seth Rogen. When Ansari refuses to change again, chaos naturally ensues.
The movie additionally stars Keke Palmer, and is produced by Ansari, Anthony Katagas and Alan Yang, with Ansari Christopher Woodrow, Connor DiGregorio, and Jonathan McCoy government producing.
When chatting with Entertainment Weekly, Ansari mentioned he hopes the movie will carry again the kind of R-rated comedies Rogen grew to become identified for within the aughts and 2010s.
“I really feel like individuals are like, ‘Oh, nobody goes to comedies and theaters anymore.’ It’s like, nicely, they haven’t actually been making a number of them, you recognize what I imply?” he informed the outlet. “So I hope this film exhibits that individuals do need to see comedies at theaters and that it simply results in folks making s—ty ripoffs of Good Fortune.
Good Fortune is slated to hit theaters on Oct. 17.
From Rolling Stone US.