Stand-up comedian Aziz Ansari had backed out of the spotlight ever since he almost got cancelled, and after a few years out of commission, he’s coming back with his first movie which he stars and directs.
Check out the first teaser for Good Fortune:
Here’s the logline:
In GOOD FORTUNE, a well-meaning but rather inept angel named Gabriel (Keanu Reeves) meddles in the lives of a struggling gig worker (Aziz Ansari) and a wealthy venture capitalist (Seth Rogen).
Besides Reeves, Ansari, and Rogen, the movie also stars Keke Palmer and Sandra Oh.
If you’ve watched Master of None, you’ll know that Ansari has a penchant for realistic drama, so Good Fortune is one of the first projects that he’s helming which is more on the fantasy side.
Though the story does sound like something we’ve seen before with the ‘friendly ghost that helps people’ trope, having Ansari at the helm means that he would have some kind of unique lens to it; which is already evident with how Reeves delivers all of his lines in the teaser.
We should expect some kind of absurdist comedy, but I wouldn’t be surprised if Good Fortune also had some very interesting, human, things to say —which is kind of what’s great about Ansari’s material; whether it be about romance or just life in general.
I was personally a fan of Ansari when he backed out of the spotlight, and even when he slowed down I always thought what he was getting into was interesting (like learning new languages and ditching his smart phone). Hopefully Good Fortune has some of that new insight he’s had since his Master of None days.
Watch out for Good Fortune when it comes to cinemas on Oct. 17.
