'Masterminds' Trailer: Jared Hess' Comedy Is A 'Ghostbusters' Reunion, Sort Of
Jared Hess' Masterminds centers on a real-life $17 million heist, but Ocean's 11 or Inside Man this ain't. Instead, the thieves behind the operation include an unassuming armored car driver played by Zach Galifianakis, his flirty co-worker played by Kristen Wiig, their not-very-brilliant mastermind played by Owen Wilson. Jason Sudeikis stars as a hitman, Kate McKinnon as Galifianakis' wife, and Leslie Jones as the cop who's out to get them all. Yep, this film stars three of the four new Ghostbusters. Watch the new Masterminds trailer below.
If there's something kind of familiar about all this, that's probably because the first Masterminds trailers went up over a year ago. The comedy was originally slated to open in August 2015, but fell victim to Relativity's financial struggles (you know, the same ones that have kept The Crow from getting off the ground). Masterminds was pulled from the release calendar and then eventually scheduled for this fall. By the time it opens, it'll have been more than two years since shooting began. On the bright side, that means Masterminds now in a position to advertise itself as a Ghostbusters mini-reunion, even though it was actually shot first.
Masterminds finally arrives in theaters September 30.
In this action comedy inspired by true events, directed by Jared Hess (Napoleon Dynamite; Nacho Libre), David Ghantt (Zach Galifianakis) discovers the true meaning of adventure far beyond his wildest dreams. He is an uncomplicated man stuck in a monotonous life. Day in and day out he drives an armored vehicle, transporting millions of other people's money with no escape in sight. The only glimmer of excitement is his flirtatious work crush Kelly Campbell (Kristen Wiig) who soon lures him into the scheme of a lifetime.
Along with a group of half-brained criminals led by Steve Chambers (Owen Wilson) and an absurdly faulted heist plan, David manages the impossible and makes off with $17 million in cash...only problem is he foolishly hands the money over to this wild group of double crossers and has been set up to take the fall. With the bandits blowing the millions on lavish and ridiculous luxuries, they leave behind a glaring trail of evidence. Now on the lam and in over his head, David must dodge the authorities, evade a hilarious hit man, Mike McKinney (Jason Sudeikis), and try to turn the tables on the ones he trusted most.