A new trailer for Good Fortune spotlights Keanu Reeves as a hapless celestial fixer who upends the lives of a wealthy boss and his exhausted employee, setting the stage for a body-swap comedy from writer-director-star Aziz Ansari. The film premiered at Toronto earlier this month and is set for a wide theatrical release on October 17 via Lionsgate. The trailer emphasizes brisk, high-energy gags alongside hints of a larger moral lesson about luck, work, and money.
The story follows Gabriel, a “budget” guardian angel played by Reeves, whose plan to prove that wealth won’t fix everything backfires when he swaps the fortunes of gig worker Arj (Ansari) and venture capitalist Jeff (Seth Rogen). The cast also includes Keke Palmer and Sandra Oh, with Stephen McKinley Henderson among the supporting players. Studio materials list Carter Burwell as composer and confirm a 90-something-minute runtime, positioning the movie as a compact theatrical comedy.
The new footage leans on sight gags and needle-drops, including Sylvester and Patrick Cowley’s disco staple Do You Wanna Funk?, as quick cuts show Reeves’ small wings, chaotic set-pieces, and a scramble through Los Angeles that mixes boardrooms with food-delivery runs. The marketing frames the film as a big-screen comedy built for audience laughs, with Reeves playing warmly against his recent action-hero image.
Context around the project has drawn added attention to its theatrical rollout. Ansari’s feature debut reached the festival circuit after an earlier directing effort was shelved, with the new film conceived and mounted amid industry stoppages in 2023. Interviews and festival notes describe Good Fortune as a Los Angeles story that wraps slapstick around commentary on the gig economy and status anxiety, with Reeves’ straight-faced turn anchoring the fantasy conceit.
