See Simu Liu, Awkwafina and John Cena Hit the “Jackpot!” Red Carpet for the Los Angeles Premiere

Brendan Le

13 August 2024 at 11:07 pm·2-min read

The action-comedy film, directed by Paul Feig, releases on Amazon Prime Video on Aug. 15

<p>Alberto Rodriguez/Variety via Getty</p> John Cena, Simu Liu, Paul Feig and Awkwafina — Alberto Rodriguez/Variety via Getty
John Cena, Simu Liu, Paul Feig and Awkwafina

The leads of Prime Video's Jackpot! are celebrating the film's release with an Aug. 13 premiere in Los Angeles.

The action comedy, directed by Bridesmaids and Spy's Paul Feig, sees Awkwafina as struggling actress Katie, who wins California's "Grand Lottery" in 2030 that comes with a dangerous catch: survive bounty hunters until sundown to collect the prize. Under the protection of amateur lottery protection agent, Noel (played by John Cena), the pair attempt to dodge assassins trying to collect Katie's multi-billion dollar prize. Meanwhile, Simu Liu's Louis Lewis competes with Noel to claim the jackpot bodyguard's commission for himself.

"This is the Jackie Chan movie I always wished I could make," Feig told Entertainment Weekly in a May 2024 first look.

Along with Awkwafina, Liu and Cena, Ayden Mayeri, Seann William Scott, Dolly de Leon, Donald Elise Watkins and Machine Gun Kelly also appear in the film.

See the stars of Jackpot! walk the red carpet at the TCL Chinese Theatre in Los Angeles ahead of the movie's Aug. 15 release on Amazon Prime Video.

John Cena and Shay Shariatzadeh

Director Paul Feig

Kate Flannery and Oscar Nunez

Simu Liu

Awkwafina

Craig Robinson

Kristen Schaal

Gabriel Iglesias

Sam Asghari

Simu Liu, Awkwafina, Paul Feig and John Cena

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