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As part of Collider’s Exclusive Preview event, Aziz Ansari opened up about the surreal, hilarious, and often eye‑opening journey of making Good Fortune, his directorial debut starring Keanu Reeves, Seth Rogen, Keke Palmer, and Sandra Oh. Alongside our chat with the delightful Ansari, we're thrilled to present an exclusive image of Reeves and Oh. Yes, he is an angel in the image, but he's not playing himself; he's playing Gabriel. Sorry for the confusion, folks, it's easy to get mixed up when you consider how wonderful the man is — and that's something Ansari never took for granted. He told Collider:

“What a dream cast, right? I remember the first scene we filmed with Keanu and Seth eating burgers – it was the first time Keanu’s angel character had ever had food. And it felt iconic seeing those two in a diner booth. They’re such stars, and it...

Ahead of its premiere at the 2025 Toronto International Film Festival in September, Lionsgate has debut the full-length official trailer for Aziz Ansari's upcoming feature directorial debut Good Fortune.

The film follows a well-meaning but rather inept angel named Gabriel (Keanu Reeves), who meddles in the lives of a struggling gig worker named Arj (Aziz Ansari) and a wealthy venture capitalist named Jeff (Seth Rogen). In an effort to show Arj that the life of wealth isn't all that it's cracked up to be, he swaps Arj's life with Jeff's and, as expected, chaos ensues as everything begins to unravel around them.

The film stars Keanu Reeves (John Wick; The Matrix), Seth Rogen (Superbad; This Is the End), Aziz Ansari (Parks and Recreation; Master of None), Keke Palmer (Nope; Hustlers), Sandra Oh (Killing Eve; Grey’s Anatomy), Sherry Cola (Joy Ride; Good Trouble), and Stephen McKinley Henderson (Dune; Fences).

In addition to directing,...

Good Fortune is an upcoming comedy movie written and directed by Aziz Ansari, starring himself, Keanu Reeves, and Seth Rogen in the lead roles. A trailer for it was recently dropped online, revealing a completely ingenious premise that sees Reeves’ budget guardian angel at the center of it all.

Despite some online criticism regarding the movie’s premise being roughly a decade too old, Good Fortune seems exactly the extravagant comedy that the genre needs to pull audiences into theaters. Moreover, Reeves’ angel character might just be the show stealer, and here is why Good Fortune‘s premise has me excited.

Good Fortune Pits Keanu Reeves’ Angel Against Capitalism in Aziz Ansari’s Timeless Premise

Good Fortune stars Keanu Reeves in the role of Gabriel, an angel who usually prevents people from texting while driving. However, Gabriel’s activities take a drastic turn when he decides to help Arj, a down-on-his-luck man,...

As horrifying as it would be in real life, body-swapping films are some of the most hilarious productions. At some point, everyone has imagined what their lives would be like if they switched places with someone more fortunate, especially when they're struggling. From Jamie Lee Curtis and Lindsay Lohan's Freaky Friday to Regina Hall and Marsai Martin's Little, waking up in someone else's body would be haunting, but watching it on screen is pure comedy. The latest swap film comes from Aziz Ansari, who also stars in the movie and wrote, produced, and directed it. Good Fortune is the name, and Keanu Reeves is the angel sent to teach a lesson to Ansari's character Arj that the grass isn't always greener on the other side, as he switches bodies with Seth Rogen's Jeff.

In the film's new trailer, which comes courtesy of Lionsgate Movies, viewers are introduced to Reeves's Gabriel,...

Aziz Ansari’s new comedy gives hustle culture a heavenly twist.

The official trailer has been released for “Good Fortune”, a dark comedy set to hit theaters on Oct. 17, 2025. Directed by and starring Aziz Ansari, the dark comedy offers a surreal twist on the modern hustle culture.

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Keanu Reeves plays a disillusioned guardian angel who requests a reassignment, only to be paired with a new charge — a struggling gig worker played by Ansari. The star-studded cast also includes Seth Rogen, Keke Palmer, and Sandra Oh, making this comedy one you won’t want to miss this fall.

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Reeves vuelve a sorprender con un papel inesperado en la comedia de Aziz Ansari. © Lionsgate

Lionsgate ha publicado el nuevo tráiler de la película Good Fortune, el debut como director de Aziz Ansari (Parks and Recreation).

Good Fortune sigue a Gabriel (Reeves), un ángel de la guarda bienintencionado que se fija en Arj (Ansari), un trabajador que necesita ayuda en la Tierra. Sin embargo, las cosas se tuercen cuando Gabriel urde un plan para que Arj intercambie vidas con Jeff (Rogen), un rico inversor de capital riesgo.

La película de comedia está protagonizada por Keanu Reeves (John Wick 4), Seth Rogen (The Studio), Keke Palmer (¡Nop!), Sandra Oh (Killing Eve), Sherry Cola (Locas en apuros) y el mismo Ansari.

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El primer vistazo a la película se mostró en la CinemaCon,...

My name is Gabriel. I’m an angel. I’m here to save you. With the wings to prove it, Keanu Reeves is setting out to rescue Aziz Ansari, if he can actually pull it off. Dropping today is the trailer for Good Fortune courtesy of Lionsgate.

In the trailer, we meet Reeves’ angel, who learns that Ansari’s Arj, who has lost his job and is sleeping in his car despite his best efforts. And while this guardian angel doesn’t normally dabble in such affairs, he’s taking a risk. Part of his goal is to show him that the people he works for – chiefly a millionaire named Jeff (Seth Rogen) that that sort of life isn’t as whole as it appears to be. And so he swaps their lives and bodies…only to find out that Arj is an awful lot happier, unwilling to swap back...

The advent of fall festival season is officially upon us, with Venice and Toronto unveiling their initial lineups as the industry begins looking ahead to the next awards race. One highlight of the TIFF lineup was Aziz Ansari’s “Good Fortune,” which will be premiering in Toronto before Lionsgate releases it in theaters this October. And with a cast that includes Ansari, Seth Rogen, Keke Palmer, and Keanu Reeves (who plays a guardian angel), it could very well become one of the breakout hits of the fall.

Per an official synopsis, the film follows Arj (Ansari), a financially struggling gig economy worker who crosses paths with a tech giant (Rogen) during one of the lowest points in his life. The encounter is overseen by a rather inept angel named Gabriel (Reeves) who grants Arj the opportunity of a lifetime to swap places with his wealthy counterpart to see if the...

This October, we will see a different side of Keanu Reeves. We've witnessed him save a dystopian world in The Matrix quadrilogy, use his gun-fu skills to get through hordes of killers in John Wick... and now we'll see him as a human-saving holy entity. In Good Fortune, Gabriel (Reeves) is a guardian angel who doesn't have much relevance among his saint peers. The new trailer delves deeper into his story, and you can check it out in this article. The comedy movie premieres on October 17.

While the first trailer for Good Fortune was all about Arj (Aziz Ansari) and his struggles, the new trailer allows us to learn about Gabriel's motivations and state of mind during the story. After being responsible for mostly keeping people who text and drive from getting into accidents, Gabriel asks for more responsibility. He is then tasked with assisting Arj, a guy who is...

The Toronto International Film Festival will mark its 50th edition from 4 to 14 September with a lineup that blends prestige debuts and crowd‑pleasers across its Galas and Special Presentations programmes. Organisers confirmed that Colin Hanks’s documentary John Candy: I Like Me, produced by Ryan Reynolds, will open the celebration, a choice TIFF chief Cameron Bailey said honours “a hometown legend” while setting “a tone of warmth and wit” for the anniversary year.

Among 50 world premieres, Angelina Jolie headlines Alice Winocour’s fashion‑week drama Couture; Saoirse Ronan stars in the comedy‑thriller Bad Apples; and Keanu Reeves joins Aziz Ansari and Seth Rogen in Ansari’s body‑swap comedy Good Fortune. Sydney Sweeney steps into the boxing ring for David Michôd’s biopic Christy, while Matthew McConaughey leads Paul Greengrass’s survival tale The Lost Bus.

Rian Johnson’s Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery arrives as...

It’s a big news week for the 50th Toronto International Film Festival starting with this morning’s announcement of their full Galas and Special Presentations section including world premieres of Aziz Ansari’s Lionsgate Keanu Reeves & Seth Rogen comedy Good Fortune, Maude Apatow’s feature directorial debut Poetic License, Isabel Coixet’s Three Goodbyes, James McAvoy’s feature directorial debut California Schemin’, Succession star Brian Cox’s feature directorial debut Glenrothan, Romain Gavras’ Sacrifice, David Michôd’s Christy, Yeon Sang-ho’s The Ugly, James Vanderbilt’s Nuremberg, and Alice Winocour’s Couture, as well as films from Mamoru Hosoda, Zacharias Kunuk, Baz Luhrmann, Kleber Mendonça Filho, Jafar Panahi, Benny Safdie, and Gus Van Sant.

Before Waiting for Godot begins its Broadway run on Sept. 13, both Bill and Ted will be in TIFF; Keanu Reeves starring in Good Fortune and Alex Winter with the world premiere of his Adulthood.

Good Fortune,...

The directorial debuts of comedian Aziz Ansari, “Euphoria” breakout Maude Apatow, “Succession” star Brian Cox and “Split” actor James McAvoy will world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival.

Ansari’s action comedy “Good Fortune,” Apatow’s coming-of-age comedy “Poetic License,” Cox’s British drama “Glenrothan” and McAvoy’s musical biopic “California Schemin'” are among the new additions to the TIFF lineup. Other films that will host world premieres at the annual Canadian-based gathering include Alex Winter’s “Adulthood” and Bobby Farrelly’s “Driver’s Ed.”

Meanwhile Benny Safdie’s “The Smashing Machine,” a wrestling drama starring Dwayne the Rock Johnson and Emily Blunt, and Guillermo del Toro’s “Frankenstein” will have their North American premieres at TIFF. Those movies have yet to announce where the world premieres will take place, though it’s likely the Venice Film Festival.

TIFF also announced that several movies that already debuted at other...

The Toronto Film Festival has unveiled new star-driven Gala and Special Presentations titles, including Aziz Ansari’s Good Fortune, Maude Apatow’s Poetic License, Isabel Coixet’s Three Goodbyes, David Michod’s Christy, James Vanderbilt’s Nuremberg and Alice Winocour’s Couture.

Set for the buzzy red carpet at Roy Thomson Hall are world premieres for Bobby Farrelly’s road trip comedy Driver’s Ed, which stars Alyssa Milano, Kumail Nanjani and Molly Shannon; Russell Crowe’s Nazi thriller Nuremberg from director James Vanderbilt and Sony Pictures Classics, with the historical drama also starring Rami Malek, Michael Shannon and Leo Woodall; Succession actor Brian Cox bringing his directorial debut Glenrothan, where he stars alongside Alan Cumming and Shirley Henderson in a film about estranged brothers looking to save a family whisky distillery; and David Freyne’s romantic comedy Eternity for A24, which stars Da’Vine Joy Randolph, Miles Teller, Elizabeth Olsen and Callum Turner.

Though Grey Sloan Memorial Hospital has seen its fair share of shocks and surprises, including character returns, there’s one fan-favorite physician that isn’t likely to grace the ABC medical procedural again.

During a recent Tribeca Film Festival live event with The New York Times‘ Interview, the Emmy-winning Sandra Oh spoke with co-host Lulu Garcia-Navarro (per People) about whether or not she would return as Dr. Cristina Yang.

“What I have noticed, this is 10 years out from leaving the show, is the deep appreciation that I have for the people who appreciate Cristina,” the Killing Eve star said. “It is that love that has made me go, ‘Oh. The fans really, really, really want it,’ and for the first time, that’s when I started opening up the idea.”

However, the actress continued, “For me, I think to really be true to the people who enjoy your work, you...

Jerrod Carmichael says he is on a quest for connection. So when he recently got on the phone to discuss his latest comedy special, it wasn’t a shock that he was initially more keen to talk about the kind hotel staffer who baked him cookies during his 2017 Transformers shoot than promote the new hour. Don’t Be Gay, his latest stand-up special for HBO, follows 2024’s experimental Reality Show and 2022’s groundbreaking Rothaniel in the comic’s very public journey with his sexuality. And while his frank conversations about sex is still too much for some of his audience, it’s not stopping him from prioritizing vulnerability in his work.

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Don’t Be Gay is almost disarmingly frank about sex. What made you want to go there with your first hour since Rothaniel?

I like speaking explicitly about sex. It’s exciting because it’s the complete opposite of my life for many,...

Directed by Karan Sharma and produced by Dinesh Vijan (“Stree” Universe), “Bhool Chuk Maaf” attempts a genre mashup with a big dollop of social commentary. However, despite a palatable turn by its eclectically assembled, talented cast, the Rajkummar Rao and Wamiqa Gabbi-starrer time-loop comedy gets stuck in its repetitive structure, too contrived to gloss over its follies. The social commentary on employment does not flow like a coherent undertone; it pops up suddenly like an acrimonious and unwelcome pustule.

The only way the film works is if you have a hankering for Benaras Ghats. The film’s story revolves around a central character who is stuck in a time loop. Let us see how he gets into it and how he gets out.

Bhool Chuk Maaf (2025) Plot Summary and Movie Synopsis:

Ranjan (Rajkummar Rao) and Titli (Wamiqa Gabbi) love each other. All they want is to marry and start their life together.

Russell Simmons has sued HBO and the filmmakers who made the Max original documentary “On the Record,” which examines the sexual assault allegations against the hip-hop and business mogul.

The lawsuit, which demands $20 million in damages and has been obtained by TheWrap, claims the doc defamed him and disregarded evidence he and his legal team presented to the entertainment company — proof he said supports his side of the alleged incidents. The film from Amy Ziering and Kirby Dick premiered on HBO’s streaming platform in 2020.

On Tuesday, Simmons’ lawyer, Imran Ansari, filed a four-page summons in New York’s Supreme Court. In the document, Ansari wrote that Ziering and Dick “disregard and/or suppressed” details of the alleged incidents. His team stated that these details were offered to then-WarnerMedia CEO John Stankey and chairman/CEO of HBO and Max Content Casey Bloys, as well as the company’s board members.

Update: A lot of time has passed since Kirby Dick and Amy Ziering’s documentary expose of Russell Simmons and allegations of sexual assault by the famed music executive aired on HBO Max, over five years.

Today, with court filings certain to follow, it didn’t take Warner Bros Discovery that long at all to respond to Simmons’ $20 million defamation suit against On the Record – and give no quarter.

“We dispute Mr. Simmons’ allegations, stand by the filmmakers and their process, and will vigorously defend ourselves against these unfounded allegations, a Wbd spokesperson told Deadline this morning, as a new round of layoffs hit the company’s cable TV units.

Maybe the Bali-residing Simmons will even show up in court to press his own case vigorously against that vigorous defense.

Previously, 10:59 Am: With Oprah Winfrey very publicly exiting as a producer, Kirby Dick and Amy Ziering’s documentary On the Record,...

Warner Bros. Discovery has been sued by Russell Simmons, who alleges that the filmmakers behind On the Record defamed him by turning a blind eye to evidence disputing accusations that he sexually assaulted women in his orbit.

In a lawsuit filed in New York state court on Tuesday, Simmons brings claims for defamation, invasion of privacy and false advertising, among others. He seeks $20 million and a court order that would force Wbd to remove the title from its platforms.

On the Record tells the stories of Simmons’ accusers — including former Def Jam executive Drew Dixon, domestic violence awareness activist Sil Lai Abrams and screenwriter Jenny Lumet — as they decide to go public with allegations of sexual assault. It was produced by Oscar-nominated directors Kirby Dick and Amy Ziering via their production banner Jane Doe Films, all of whom are named in the complaint, with Dan Cogan for Impact Partners.

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Russell Simmons has filed a lawsuit against HBO as well as Amy Ziering and Kirby Dick, creators of the 2020 documentary film On the Record, which explored allegations of sexual assault and harassment from multiple women against the music mogul. The legal filing submitted in civil court in Manhattan alleges defamation and the dismissal of evidence provided by his representatives, per Variety, and seeks $20 million in damages.

In a statement, Simmons’ lawyer, Imran Ansari, and co-counsel Carla Dimare stated, “Despite voluminous support for Mr. Simmons in the form of credible information,...

Russell Simmons is suing HBO and the filmmakers behind the “On the Record” documentary for $20 million, alleging they defamed him and ignored evidence that supported his version of events.

The documentary, by Amy Ziering and Kirby Dick, centered on sexual assault and misconduct allegations against the hip-hop mogul from numerous women. It was distributed by HBO Max in 2020.

Simmons’ lawyer, Imran Ansari, filed a summons in civil court in Manhattan on Tuesday, alleging that the filmmakers “disregard and/or suppressed” information provided by Simmons’ representatives.

“Despite voluminous support for Mr. Simmons in the form of credible information, persuasive evidence, witness statements, and calls for further investigation by notable members of the media, politics, and the civil rights movement, the defendants simply disregarded it, and released, and continue to re-release globally, a film that tremendously disparaged and damaged Mr. Simmons with salacious and defamatory accusations that he vehemently denies,” Ansari and...

Reeves vuelve a sorprender con un papel inesperado en la comedia de Aziz Ansari. © Lionsgate

Lionsgate ha publicado el primer tráiler de la película Good Fortune, el debut como director de Aziz Ansari (Parks and Recreation).

Good Fortune sigue a Gabriel (Reeves), un ángel de la guarda bienintencionado que se fija en Arj (Ansari), un trabajador que necesita ayuda en la Tierra. Sin embargo, las cosas se tuercen cuando Gabriel urde un plan para que Arj intercambie vidas con Jeff (Rogen), un rico inversor de capital riesgo.

La película de comedia está protagonizada por Keanu Reeves (John Wick 4), Seth Rogen (The Studio), Keke Palmer (¡Nop!), Sandra Oh (Killing Eve), Sherry Cola (Locas en apuros) y el mismo Ansari.

El primer vistazo a la película se mostró en la CinemaCon, donde Ansari explicó que quería hacer una comedia después de haber trabajado recientemente en proyectos dramáticos, y se mostró entusiasmado con...

Keanu Reeves plays an angel sent to Earth in this upcoming comedy in Good Fortune, from Aziz Ansari. Here’s the first trailer.

Lionsgate has revealed the first trailer for Good Fortune, the upcoming Aziz Ansari comedy that brings a promising cast together with a fun premise for the actor’s long overdue directorial debut. The Parks & Recreation star has been slated to direct his first film for some time, beginning production on a feature back in 2022 that was ultimately scrapped.

Here’s a quick reminder: back in 2022, Ansari was in the midst of production on Being Mortal, a comedy movie he was directing for Searchlight Pictures. During production, an accusation was made about Bill Murray’s on-set conduct which ended up shutting the entire production down permanently.

While Searchlight indicated that it intended to work with Ansari again, it was Lionsgate that ultimately offered him his second chance to make a first impression.

Keanu Reeves is angel on a mission to make the world a better place. But first, he’ll need to find a lost soul.

The trailer for Good Fortune, Aziz Ansari’s feature directorial debut, dropped on Wednesday, opening with Reeves as Gabriel, a hopeful angel looking to be promoted from the unfulfilling roll of saving people from texting-and-driving accidents. His fellow angel Martha, played by the always phenomenal Sandra Oh, recommends he find someone worth saving, which leads to Gabriel standing on a Denny’s sign before spotting Ansari...

A first teaser was released on Wednesday for Good Fortune, and hoo-boy, is it ever funny!

In Good Fortune, a well-meaning but rather inept angel named Gabriel (Keanu Reeves) meddles in the lives of a struggling gig worker (Aziz Ansari) and a wealthy venture capitalist (Seth Rogen).

Written and directed by Aziz Ansari, the film opens in theaters on October 17.

Read the interview with Ansari over at EW: https://ew.com/aziz-ansari-directorial-debut-keanu-reeves-seth-rogen-good-fortune-first-look-11742826

Oh Ca’mon – this is Constantine!! And while we’re at it, when are we getting the long-awaited and promised sequel?

Plus Reeves is also involved in bringing his Brzrkr comicbooks to Netflix. It was announced in 2021 the the streaming service has acquired the rights to the Boom! Studios comic book Brzrkr and will first adapt the story into a feature film followed by an anime spinoff series. In March it was announced that Justin Lin, who directed several Fast & Furious movies,...

Nobody will be shocked if Keanu Reeves announced that he was all set to be a part of an all-out action blockbuster movie. But the news that the John Wick star is returning to the big screen as a guardian angel is all set to attract a lot of eyes.

The news that Aziz Ansari would be making his directorial debut was out in the open by 2023. Seth and Keanu had joined his side by then. And it looks like they have quite the role to play in the comedy drama.

Seth Rogen and Keanu Reeves join hands for Aziz Ansari’s Good Fortune Aziz Ansari is all set for the big jump || Image by Timothy Krause, licensed under Cc By 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Aziz Ansari‘s journey has been nothing short of inspiring. Striking it big with his role in Parks and Recreation, it has been all about taking...

Though Keanu Reeves has tried his hand at more comedic and light-hearted fare over the years, the actor has established himself as a bona fide action star thanks to leading roles in the likes of The Matrix, Speed, and, of course, the John Wick franchise. So, his next project can definitely be viewed as an intriguing change of pace.

In Good Fortune, Reeves plays a well-intentioned but underqualified "budget guardian angel" named Gabriel, who asks his boss Martha (Sandra Oh) to give him more "meaningful duties" (we later learn that he's in charge of keeping people who text when they drive out of danger).

Martha tells him that in order to save a lost soul, he needs to find a lost soul, which is where Aziz Ansari's Arj comes in.

Arj does odd jobs for a wealthy socialite named Jeff (Seth Rogen), and Gabriel decides to attempt to convince...

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Keanu Reeves is a literal angel in the Good Fortune teaser

The feature directorial debut from Aziz Ansari has finally been revealed, and it looks heavenly. Seemingly a riff on Wings of Desire, Good Fortune follows an angel Gabriel (played by a winged Keanu Reeves), who is looking for more meaning in his work. He finds Arj, played by Ansari, who is a lost soul, peeing in bottles while working for a thinly veiled Amazon-like company. The film, which also stars Seth Rogen, Sandra Oh, and Keke Palmer, hits theaters on Oct. 17.

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The new Apple TV+ series from author Dennis Lehane reunites him with his Blackbird leading man, Taron Egerton, who this time stars as an arson investigator on the trail of two serial fire starters. Joining him is a police detective, played by Jurnee Smollett, who begins to...

Keanu Reeves stars as an angel who strives to do his best but isn’t particularly skilled at his job in the teaser trailer for Lionsgate’s Good Fortune. Aziz Ansari pulls triple duty—acting, directing, and writing—in his feature filmmaking debut.

The cast also includes Seth Rogen, Keke Palmer, and Sandra Oh. Ansari, Anthony Katagas, and Alan Yang produce, with Aniz Adam Ansari, Jonathan McCoy, Christopher Woodrow, and Connor Digregorio executive producing.

Lionsgate released this very basic description of the comedy: “In Good Fortune, a well-meaning but rather inept angel named Gabriel (Reeves) meddles in the lives of a struggling gig worker (Ansari) and a wealthy venture capitalist (Rogen).”

Good Fortune will open in theaters on October 17, 2025.

Aziz Ansari as Arj and Keanu Reeves as Gabriel in ‘Good Fortune’ (Photo Credit: Eddy Chen / Lionsgate)

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Keanu Reeves has mostly committed himself to voice acting work in recent years, with his last major onscreen role being in 2023's John Wick: Chapter 4. Fans that have been desperately waiting to see the beloved actor back on the big screen have now had their prayers answered courtesy of Lionsgate's first trailer for Aziz Ansari's feature directorial debut, Good Fortune. Reeves stars in the quirky comedy as an inept angel named Gabriel alongside a heavenly ensemble that includes Seth Rogen, Keke Palmer, and Sandra Oh.

Good Fortune may go some way in satisfying Reeves' fans, who are eager to see him return as the titular demon hunter in Constantine 2, only this time, he isn't going to hell and back. Instead, Reeves plays a "budget guardian angel," who is ready to move heaven and earth to regain his wings and, according to the official synopsis, "meddles in the...

That Keanu Reeves is something of an angel is no secret. Sure, he might've killed a few hundred baddies in John Wick, unleashed his dark side as spiny speedster Shadow in Sonic The Hedgehog 3, and starred in The Lake House, but the Canadian actor-musician-comic-book-writer is, by all accounts, a divine being in human form. Handy then, as in Master Of None creator Aziz Ansari's upcoming comedy Good Fortune, Reeves plays a literal angel, Gabriel, who comes to Earth and finds himself meddling in the lives of gig worker Arj (Ansari) and venture capitalist Jeff (Seth Rogen). If the first trailer for the movie is anything to go by, then whether Gabriel's divine intervention is more of a blessing than a curse remains to be seen — check it out below;

"To save a lost soul, you have to find a lost soul." So says Sandra Oh's winged emissary...

Keanu Reeves stars in a new comedy as an angel who isn’t particularly good at being a guardian. Lionsgate has just shared the first trailer for Good Fortune, which stars Aziz Ansari and marks his directorial debut with this film after his formerly planned debut with Bill Murray, Being Mortal, was shut down halfway through. Ansari also wrote the script and the cast includes him, Reeves, Seth Rogen, Keke Palmer and Sandra Oh. Anthony Katagas, Alan Yang, and Ansari produce, with Brady Fujikawa and Jon Humphrey overseeing at Lionsgate. While exec producers include Aniz Adam Ansari, Jonathan McCoy, Christopher Woodrow and Connor Digregorio.

The official synopsis reads,

“In Good Fortune, a well-meaning but rather inept angel named Gabriel (Keanu Reeves) meddles in the lives of a struggling gig worker (Aziz Ansari) and a wealthy venture capitalist (Seth Rogen).”

Our Chris Bumbray got to report on a more story-revealing trailer...

Keanu Reeves has starred in many genres and made his mark on the film industry with characters like Neo and John Wick. Before he returns to the Wickverse with the fifth installment following the feared assassin, he has a new role in an upcoming comedy.

Good Fortune marks Aziz Ansari's feature directorial debut, a body-swap comedy he also wrote and starred in. The film is set to premiere later this year in October, and also stars Seth Rogen, Keke Palmer, and Sandra Oh. Entertainment Weekly released the first official look at Good Fortune, which will star Reeves as an angel, and the film also received the first teaser.

The film follows Reeves' character, an angel named Gabriel, who tries to show a struggling gig worker, Arj, played by Ansari, that money can't buy happiness. Gabriel tries to teach him by body-swapping him with his wealthy employer, Jeff, played by Rogen.

Keanu Reeves wants to see people’s dreams take flight in the teaser trailer for Aziz Ansari’s comedy movie Good Fortune.

Lionsgate releases writer-director Ansari’s feature in theaters Oct. 17. Ansari co-stars in the film alongside fellow castmembers Seth Rogen, Keke Palmer and Sandra Oh.

Good Fortune centers on Garbriel (Reeves), a well-intentioned guardian angel who targets gig worker Arj (Ansari) as someone on Earth in need of assistance. However, things go awry when Gabriel concocts a plan to have Arj swap places with wealthy venture capitalist Jeff (Rogen).

“Is there any way I can have more meaningful duties?” Reeves asks in the trailer. “I want to guide people. I want to change their lives.” Oh responds, “To save a lost soul, you have to find a lost soul.”

At a later point, Reeves explains, “I’m normally only in charge of saving people from texting and driving.” This leads Ansari to exclaim,...

Aziz Ansari finally has fortune on his side: The writer/director’s long-awaited “Good Fortune” is almost here after strike delays. “Good Fortune” stars Keanu Reeves as Seth Rogen’s guardian angel, with Ansari also co-starring in addition to helming the feature.

“Good Fortune” was first announced in April 2023; the project is being billed as Ansari’s directorial debut after his “Being Mortal” production fell in limbo as of April 2022 amid actor Bill Murray’s sexual misconduct allegations on the set of the Searchlight Pictures film. (Murray later claimed the investigation stemmed from a miscommunication.) Rogen was also attached to star in “Being Mortal,” in addition to leading “Good Fortune.” Of course, with “The Studio” Season 2 already in the works, who knows if Rogen will still have time to be “Mortal” as well.

The official synopsis for “Good Fortune” reads: “A well-meaning but rather inept angel named Gabriel (Reeves) meddles...

If cinema is a place to have a good time, then writer-director Karan Sharma’s Bhool Chuk Maaf is just the place where you ought to be seen this weekend. It is fun and funny. Feisty and ritzy.

And yes, you would never want to see the colour yellow again.

Though Bhool Chuk Maaf is about the time loop, it never gets monotonous. Sharma makes the same situation look different each time.

Of course, Rajkummar Rao’s comic timing helps vitally. Rao is a riot as a wastrel with a whiny girlfriend trapped in a time warp.

This is an idea never tried before, and the writer-director has huge fun with the material. Karan Sharma ensures that the theme of a time warp remains far removed from the realms of science fiction.

The spiffy screenplay is fastened to mythological concepts of guilt and moksha. Luckily, the film doesn’t get embroiled in the discursive dynamics.

Peacock is reuniting Parks and Recreation’sco-creator, Mike Schur, with its star Amy Poehler for a new comedy series to air on the streamer. Variety reports that the new comedy is titled Digand is based on the novel, Excavations, by Kate Myers. Poehler and Schur will co-write the debut episode, with Poehler cast in the starring role.

Dig’s official logline reads, “Four women working at an archeological dig in Greece are at wildly different crossroads in their lives. When the team uncovers a long-buried secret with the potential to rewrite history, they find themselves at the center of a high-stakes international conspiracy.”

Poehler and Schur, along with J.J. Philbin (Only Murders in the Building), are writers on the series, and the trio will also executive produce, with Schur doing so under his Fremulon banner. Also serving as executive producers are Morgan Sackett, and Dave Becky and David Miner for 3 Arts Entertainment,...

Pop quiz, Hot Shot! Where would a new movie starring Keanu Reeves and Sandra Bullock rank in a long list of in-demand Hollywood reunions? Before you answer, remember the duo’s outstanding chemistry in the Jan de Bont-directed action thriller Speed. If that’s not enough, think about their enchanting romantic drama The Lake House. You see what I’m getting at. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Keanu Reeves and Sandra Bullock will reunite for an untitled romantic thriller at Amazon MGM Studios.

The project boasts a script by Noah Oppenheim, the writer of the 2016 Jackie Kennedy Onassis biopic Jackie. Plot details remain a mystery. Still, THR says they’ve heard the story is “propulsive.” I admit that’s not a lot to go on, but knowing Reeves and Bullock are attached is enough for me. The untitled project finds Reeves and Bullock re-teaming with Speed producer Mark Gordon,...

Being Mortal was set to be Aziz Ansari’s directorial debut. And backed with a cast that included himself, Bill Murray, Seth Rogen, and Keke Palmer, along with Ansari’s own skills he honed with his show Master of None, the movie was one that was on the radar. But it all fell apart after Murray was accused of committing what was described as “inappropriate behavior” on the set.

Three years after production halted on Being Mortal, Bill Murray says he’s still haunted by the movie being shut down halfway through, further explaining the circumstances of the moment that caused it all. “I don’t go too many days or weeks without thinking of what happened on Being Mortal…I thought I was trying to make peace, I ended up, in my mind, being barbecued. Someone that I worked with, had lunch with on various days of the week and so forth.

Harvey Weinstein has been transferred from Rikers Island to a New York City hospital after a judge approved his request to remain there during his retrial on sex crime charges.

Judge Paul Goetz late Thursday ordered that Weinstein be moved to the prison ward at Bellevue Hospital so he can receive “necessary medical treatment,” according to the Associated Press.

Goetz’s order will remain in effect until next Thursday, with a hearing scheduled to further discuss the matter, AP reported.

“Harvey Weinstein is pleased with the Court’s Order directing the City to transfer him from Rikers Island to Bellevue Hospital so he can receive the medical treatment he needs as he begins his trial. It is without question that Rikers Island is the prime example of a deficient and dangerous prison,” Imran H. Ansari, an attorney for Weinstein, said in a statement to Variety. “Mr. Weinstein has suffered tremendously...

With jury selection underway in Harvey Weinstein’s New York retrial, his lawyers pleaded Wednesday with the judge to allow the disgraced movie mogul to spend his nights at Bellvue Hospital instead of Rikers Island, arguing that the stress and rigors of daily court appearances will derail his failing health.

Their urgent appeal came on the second day of jury selection, arguing that conditions in the notorious city jail are worsening Weinstein’s growing list of dire health issues. Weinstein attorney Imran Ansari’s Tuesday night filing added a tongue infection and 20-pound weight gain to the roll of serious failings her client is dealing with, including chronic myeloid leukemia, heart issues, diabetes, sleep apnea, sciatica and walking ability limitations.

For months, Weinstein’s attorneys have been reporting these issues to the judge as new problems have prompted several short- and longer-term visits to Bellevue, including heart surgery.

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Harvey Weinstein has returned to court this week for his sexual assault retrial after his 2020 conviction was overturned last year. He was transported from Rikers Island on Tuesday, April 15, where he has been imprisoned since April 2024, as jury selection began. On Wednesday, legal representatives for the disgraced producer submitted an emergency petition for him to be housed at Bellevue Hospital for the duration of the retrial, citing “mistreatment” and “deplorable conditions” at the New York prison.

“Because of this mistreatment, he has been worn down considerably health wise, and now...

Harvey Weinstein’s legal team has petitioned the court to transfer the disgraced movie mogul from Rikers Island to Bellevue Hospital during his criminal retrial in New York City.

“Harvey Weinstein is suffering from cancer and other serious medical conditions, yet he is consistently mistreated for serious infections, medication is given incorrectly, or not at all, he is experiencing unhealthy and atypical weight gain, and he is forced to endure freezing temperatures while not even being provided clean clothing,” Imran H. Ansari, an attorney for Weinstein, said in a statement. “I have continuously and repeatedly raised these issues with attorneys representing the city agencies involved and nothing has been done to remedy the situation.”

“Because of this mistreatment, he has been worn down considerably health wise, and now faces the stress of trial in this condition, which may very well lead to serious health complications, even death. I have requested...

Bill Murrary is opening up about the incident that led to the 2022 production of “Being Mortal” shut down and nearly ended his career. Speaking in a recent interview with The New York Times, the “SNL” comedian turned actor shared that there aren’t “too many day or weeks” he goes without thinking about what happened and has “tried to make peace” since.

“I ended up being, to my mind, barbecued,” said Murray of the fallout. “But someone that I worked with, that I had had lunch with on various days of the week — it was Covid, we were all wearing masks, and we were all stranded in this one room listening to this crazy scene. I dunno what prompted me to do it. It’s something that I had done to someone else before, and I thought it was funny, and every time it happened, it was funny. I was wearing a mask,...

Bill Murray has spoken publicly about the on-set incident that led to the suspension of Being Mortal, the 2022 film directed by Aziz Ansari. Production was halted following a complaint filed against Murray, who has now given a fuller account of what occurred and how it affected both the film and his reputation.

In an interview with The New York Times and its podcast The Daily, Murray said he continues to think regularly about the incident. “I don’t go too many days or weeks without thinking of what happened on Being Mortal,” he said.

The incident took place during the early days of the pandemic, while cast and crew were masked and confined indoors during filming. Murray said that during a long day on set, he attempted to lighten the mood by kissing a colleague through both of their masks. “It wasn’t like I touched her. I gave her a kiss through a mask,...

Bill Murray has opened up about what happened on the set of “Being Mortal,” Aziz Ansari’s directorial debut that was shut down over complaints of the prolific comedian’s on-set misconduct.

While speaking with The New York Times about his new movie, “The Friend,” Murray discussed the fact that he and his character in the film, Walter, have both been accused of “inappropriate misconduct.” When asked if he still thinks about his “Being Mortal” incident, Murray said, “I don’t go too many days or weeks without thinking of what happened.”

“It was Covid, we were all wearing masks and we were all stranded in this one room listening to this crazy scene,” Murray said. “I dunno what prompted me to do it. It’s something that I had done to someone else before, and I thought it was funny, and every time it happened, it was funny. I was wearing a mask,...

Lionsgate continues to roar at CinemaCon 2025 as one announcement after the other hits the con floor. In addition to previewing movies like Ballerina, The Housemaid, The Long Walk, Hurry Up Tomorrow, and confirming projects like American Psycho, John Wick 5, the Donnie Yen-directed Caine spinoff, and an animated John Wick prequel, Lionsgate keeps the hits coming by teasing more of the studio’s upcoming releases.

First up is John Carrey’s latest film, Power Ballad, starring Paul Rudd and Nick Jonas. In the preview, Rudd plays a wedding singer who impresses a massive Justin Timberlake-style boy band leader played by Jonas. The two became friends and started writing music together. Jonas’s character wants to break free of his pop star image as his career is in freefall. With Rudd by his side, they make musical magic. However, Jonas’s character pulls a fast one and steals their song...

Keanu Reeves has been booked, busy, and downright unstoppable. With his charm, action skills, and signature “Keanu Zen,” the Hollywood darling is gearing up for a jam-packed 2025. The man who gave us Neo, John Wick, and Duke Caboom isn’t slowing down; oh no, he’s revving up for more blockbuster mayhem. From intense action flicks to potential TV magic, Reeves’ upcoming projects promise to keep fans glued to their screens.

Keanu Reeves in John Wick (Credits- Lionsgate)

Sure, Hollywood had its doubts about his acting chops back in the day, but Reeves has shut down those haters with an impressive career that spans decades. Whether he’s kicking bad guys in John Wick or giving us all the feels in Toy Story 4, Reeves delivers something only he can: pure magic.

While we might not see him dodging bullets as Neo in Matrix 5 anytime soon, there’s plenty on the horizon.

Why wasn’t Aziz Ansari in the third season of Master of None? He was the main reason that the show was one of the biggest hits on Netflix, getting acclaimed for high praise from many critics. Ansari stared as Dev Shah, a commercial actor who was best known for the Go-Gurt commercial.

Ansari’s character, Dev, explores the life of an Indian American born to immigrant parents growing up in New York, which is vastly different from his parents’ upbringing in India. Dev is surrounded by good friends, including his best friend, Arnold (Eric Wareheim), and Denise (Lena Waithe).

Season three of Master of None goes into a different direction as it focuses on Denise, a lesbian author who marries Alicia (Naomi Ackie) after seeing her success as an author. Denise and Alicia are experiencing their relationship through thick and thin as their differences grow between them.

Explaining the...

Inspector Hathiram Chaudhary returns in this new installment of Paatal Lok, a sequel that continues to follow the intricate investigations of a determined detective. The narrative transitions from the bustling streets of Delhi to the distinct environs of Nagaland, where the landscape itself contributes a unique texture to the unfolding drama.

Here, a dual investigation forms the backbone of the story—a high-profile case intertwined with a missing person mystery—each thread crafted to reveal deeper layers of human conflict and societal challenges.

The earlier season established a foundation with a gritty exploration of crime in an urban setting. In this chapter, the focus expands into a region defined by its own historical and cultural imprint, offering fresh perspectives on both the characters and the cases they pursue. Inspector Chaudhary’s experience, marked by personal struggle and unwavering resolve, serves as the central pillar around which events coalesce.

This review...