Summary
John Cena’s new action comedyJackpot!is bringing two MCU actors back together for the first time since their Marvel debut three years ago.Jackpot!is the latest comedy fromBridesmaidsdirector Paul Feig. It stars Awkwafina as a struggling actor named Katie who wins the California lottery in 2030. Unfortunately for her, a dystopian futuristic law decrees that anyone with a losing ticket can murder the winner before sundown and claim her winnings. Cena plays Noel, a freelance lottery protection agent trying to keep her alive for a share of her winnings.
Jackpot!will be streaming on Prime Video from August 15. It sounds like a comedic version ofThe Purge, in which a totalitarian future government has declared that murder is legal under certain circumstances, so anything goes. With Feig at the helm, it’ll surely be a wildly entertaining ride. As much fun as it will be to see Awkwafina share the screen with Cena in a high-octane action comedy, it’ll also be great to see Awkwafina reunited with her Marvel co-star intheJackpot!cast.
Prime Video’s Jackpot Movie Reunites Shang-Chi’s Awkwafina & Simu Liu
Shang-Chi & Katy are sharing the screen again
Jackpot!will reunite Awkwafina with Simu Liu for the first time since they co-starred in Marvel Studios’Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings. Liu will play Louis Lewis, who competes with Noel to claim Katie’s lottery winnings. It’s been three years since they made their MCU debut in the roles of Shang-Chi and his best friend Katy. Now, their first on-screen reunion isn’t a sequel to the Marvel blockbuster, but a totally unrelated action comedy.
Awkwafina and Liu shared spectacular chemistry inShang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings; they’re introduced into the superhero world together, and in the final scene, they step through a portal to meet the Avengers together. They’re one of the most lovable double acts in the MCU andthe prospect of seeing them back in aShang-Chisequel or anAvengersfilm was really exciting – but, so far, that hasn’t happened. In the meantime, though,Jackpot!will do.
Jackpot Features Another Subtle Reunion For The Biggest Movie Of 2023
Two of Barbie’s Kens are reuniting in Jackpot, too
Awkwafina isn’t the only former co-star that Liu is reuniting with in the cast ofJackpot!; he shared the screen with Cena before, too. In last year’s highest-grossing movie, Greta Gerwig’sBarbie,Liu and Cena each played different versions of Ken. Liu played Rival Ken, the closest competitor of Ryan Gosling’s mainline Ken, whileCena played “Kenmaid,” the mermaid version of Ken. The cast ofJackpot!is like a who’s-who of Liu’s filmography.
Jackpot!
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In a near-future California, the state introduces a high-stakes “Grand Lottery” with a deadly twist: to claim the prize, the winner must survive until sundown without being killed by other participants. The action-comedy follows Katie, a recent Los Angeles transplant played by Awkwafina, who finds herself with a winning ticket.
