Prime Video’s Jackpot takes place in 2030 with the near-bankrupt California establishing a Grand Lottery. Here is the catch: it’s a must to kill the winner earlier than sunset to say their multi-billion greenback jackpot legally. Directed by Paul Feig, with Awkafina starring as Katie, a former little one star who inadvertently wins the lottery, and John Cena as Noel, a contract bodyguard for lottery winners.
Talking to Fandom, Feig and Awkafina describe working with Cena as stunning and did not know what to anticipate as first-time collaborators. Feig even referred to as the previous WWE Champion a “legit genius.”
“You form of do not anticipate that facet of him,” Feig stated. “He’d be like ‘Oh, I gotta, you understand, between takes I am educating myself to play jazz piano in my trailers’. Positive, man. He is such a sensible man. I really like him to loss of life.”
When requested about their chemistry, Akwafina agreed. “Yeah. I imply, John is basically, actually skilled. You understand he’ll present as much as set, and also you assume that possibly he is like, very severe, and then you definitely’ll discover out he is tremendous humorous.”
The actress went on so as to add that Cena stunned her with bonding over their favourite books. “We would have these conversations [where] we talked about our favourite books and books that he is studying, he reads a ton. And I simply, I really like attending to know him.”
Cena credit Feig for getting that stage of chemistry between Noel and Katie so properly, how he structured the humor, and got here ready with various jokes in case the preliminary ones did not land how he needed.
“He runs in so many various jokes, there’s an entire blooper reel and ensure your audiences please keep for the credit, as a result of the jokes go in your entire credit score sequence. However the truth that he brings a lot uncooked humor, like nothing is off the desk with him. In order that first sheet of paper he is available in with various jokes, the jokes are so uncooked that like everybody’s guards down from day one, I believe it helped out quite a bit. So Paul’s an incredible human being, however it was actually a very good directorial stance to take for [Awkafina] and I, for certain.”
Jackpot is obtainable to stream on Prime Video.
Further reporting by Bailey Myers.