November 06, 2023
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The first trailer for Netflix's 'Lift,' which premieres in January, shows Kevin Hart as the mastermind of a heist that takes place on an airplane.
In his upcoming Netflix film "Lift," Kevin Hart leads a mission to steal $500 million in gold. If that doesn't sound tricky enough, the heist must take place on an airplane flying 40,000 feet in the air.
The first trailer for the film — directed by "The Fate of the Furious" and "The Italian Job" director F. Gary Gray — shows Hart and his star-studded cast taking on the high-flying challenge. The comedy-thriller can be streamed on Netflix beginning Friday, Jan. 12.
The trailer debuted Sunday during the Eagles-Cowboys game in a segment involving the Birds' mascot Swoop, who went on a risky heist of his own to "steal" the trailer from the Netflix headquarters. Of course, Hart, a Philadelphia native, is an Eagles fan.
.@netflix didn’t want to debut the trailer for @KevinHart4real's new heist film Lift until next week. But we decided to call in a friend to lift the trailer for us 😉 pic.twitter.com/KPQvy5EbIL
— Philadelphia Eagles (@Eagles) November 6, 2023
The trailer shows Hart as seasoned thief Cyrus Whitaker, who is urged by a government agent to mastermind the complicated mission. It involves lifting the gold on its way to a terrorist cell via a passenger plane. If he and his crew do not do it, they may face jail time from a variety of charges they've accumulated through previous heists.
"Just treat it like any other lift," Hart tells his team in the trailer.
The cast also includes Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Vincent D'Onofrio, Úrsula Corberó, Billy Magnussen, Jacob Batalon, Jean Reno and Sam Worthington.
The movie was scheduled to premiere in August, but it was pushed to 2024.
"Lift" comes nearly three years after Hart signed a massive deal with Netflix to produce and star in at least four films after the release of his comedy special, "Zero F**ks Given" in 2020. Hart is a producer on "Lift" through his Hartbeat production company.
Netflix acquired the rights to the "Lift" script in March 2021 from Daniel Kunka, a screenwriter best known for the 2009 action film "12 Rounds" with John Cena. That September, Hart joined forces with Gray to work on the project.
Hart's Netflix movies include "Fatherhood" in 2021 and "The Man from Toronto" with Woody Harrelson and "Me Time" with Mark Wahlberg, both released in 2022.
Watch the full trailer for "Lift" below:
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