Aziz Ansari lastly has fortune on his aspect: The author/director’s long-awaited “Good Fortune” is nearly right here after strike delays. “Good Fortune” stars Keanu Reeves as Seth Rogen‘s guardian angel (yeah, the casting is nearly too good to be true), with Ansari additionally co-starring along with helming the function.
“Good Fortune” was first introduced in April 2023; the mission is being billed as Ansari’s directorial debut after his “Being Mortal” manufacturing fell in limbo as of April 2022 amid actor Invoice Murray’s sexual misconduct allegations on the set of the Searchlight Photos movie. (Murray later claimed the investigation stemmed from a miscommunication.) Rogen was additionally hooked up to star in “Being Mortal,” along with main “Good Fortune.” In fact, with “The Studio” Season 2 already within the works, who is aware of if Rogen will nonetheless have time to be “Mortal” as nicely.
The official synopsis for “Good Fortune” reads: “A well-meaning however moderately inept angel named Gabriel (Reeves) meddles within the lives of a struggling gig employee (Ansari) and a rich enterprise capitalist (Rogen).”
Ansari additionally produces together with Anthony Katagas and Alan Yang; Aniz Adam Ansari, Jonathan McCoy, Christopher Woodrow, and Connor DiGregorio govt produce. The movie is a Lionsgate function in affiliation with Media Capital Applied sciences, and is a Garam Fiilms / Hold Your Head / Yang Photos manufacturing.
Along with starring alongside Rogen in “Good Fortune,” Reeves is teaming up with one other “Superbad” alum, Jonah Hill, for Apple movie “Final result.” Hill will direct and produce the movie about a broken Hollywood star (Reeves) who should dive into the darkish depths of his previous to confront his demons and make amends after he’s extorted with a mysterious video clip. He additionally will seem in “Ballerina” and the untitled fifth “John Wick” movie.
Rogen, in the meantime, is among the many voice solid for Andy Serkis’ “Animal Farm” film alongside Steve Buscemi, Glenn Shut, and Kieran Culkin. He moreover will star in Kristen Stewart’s stoner comedy “The Flawed Ladies.”
Lionsgate will premiere “Good Fortune” in theaters October 17. Take a look at the teaser beneath.