Overview
- The trailer, released May 28, introduces Gabriel (Keanu Reeves), an inept guardian angel who swaps the lives of Ansari’s gig worker and Seth Rogen’s venture capitalist in a bid to teach life lessons
- Good Fortune marks Aziz Ansari’s feature directorial debut after his earlier Being Mortal project was shelved in 2022
- Production overcame 2023 WGA and SAG-AFTRA strike delays and pressed on through Reeves’ broken kneecap, with the star completing most scenes despite his injury
- The R-rated comedy is produced by Lionsgate in association with Media Capital Technologies, with Ansari, Anthony Katagas and Alan Yang leading the producing team and Sandra Oh and Keke Palmer among the cast
- Ansari aims for the October 17, 2025 theatrical release to reignite audience appetite for big-screen R-rated comedies