Paul Feig & Awkwafina Talk Reuniting With Simu Liu For Jackpot! And Building Large-Scale Action

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Summary Awkwafina's shot at a major lottery victory may only be short-lived in the action-comedy Jackpot!. The Golden Globe-winning actor stars in the upcoming movie as Katie, a young woman and former child actor who comes to near-future California in the hopes of restarting her acting career following the death of her mother.

Alongside Awkwafina and Cena, the ensemble Jackpot! cast reunites the former with her Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings co-star Simu Liu, Seann William Scott, Ayden Mayeri, Dolly de Leon, Donald Elise Watkins, and Machine Gun Kelly. Helmed by A Simple Favor's Paul Feig, the movie is a fast-paced, hilarious, and energetic ride with a unique premise and vision of the future.

Awkwafina: Oh, wow, great question. John is so funny, also, he's very interesting in a way. He comes up with it out of nowhere. It was easy to build trust with him. Then, I get to go, "Oh, let's add a gag here. Can this happen?" Then, go into the room with them, and we just keep building it and building it. The whole thing with Nora being tied on to John's back just came from us going, "I just wish she could stay closer with him." And I was like, "What if we tie her on his back?," and he's like, "Yeah, okay, we can do that.

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