Awkwafina, John Cena, and Simu Liu to Star in Action Comedy GRAND DEATH LOTTO With Paul Feig Directing
Director Paul Feig (Freaks and Geeks, The Office, Bridesmaids) has teamed up with Amazon to bring a new action comedy feature to the screen titled Grand Death Lotto. He has cast an incredibly talented trio in the lead roles of the film, including Awkwafina (Crazy Rich Asians, The Farewell), John Cena (Blockers, The Suicide Squad), and Simu Liu (Kim’s Convenience, Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings).
The film is penned by Rob Yescombe (Outside the Wire), and “is set in a very near future, in which a Grand Lottery has been established in economically challenged California. The only catch? You’ll need to kill the winner before sundown in order to legally claim their prize. New L.A. transplant Katie (Awkwafina) accidentally finds herself with the winning ticket and must join forces with amateur jackpot protector Noel (Cena) to make it to sundown in order to claim her multi-billion dollar prize, all while dealing with Noel’s protection rival Louis Lewis (Liu), who also wants to get her to sundown in order to claim his rich protection commission.”
Amazon and MGM Studios chief, Jennifer Salke said of the project:
“Grand Death Lotto is the kind of original idea audiences have been craving, and there’s no one better than the endlessly talented Paul Feig to steer the ship. We can’t wait to watch John Cena, Awkwafina, and Simu Liu bring this fun, action-packed script to life for our Prime Video customers around the world.”
Feig added:
“I love action comedy and extreme physical comedy and this movie has both in abundance, as well as a boatload of heart and hilarity. This lotto will make winners of us all.”
This sounds like an interesting project, and the cast is great, so I’m excited to hear more.
via: Deadline