The film stars some big talent, includingAwkwafina,John Cena, andSimu Liu.

They’re both hilariously funny, but from kind of different schools.

[Awkwafina] is just born and raised on comedy.

Jackpot, Paul Feig, John Cena, Awkwafina

It’s who she is.

And John [Cena] has come to comedy through his work in movies…

But I’ve always been wanting to do like a full-on physical comedy.

Awkwafina and John Cena in Jackpot movie poster

But I never wanted to do one that was just silly or frivolous.

We had a very limited schedule, we only shot for 40 days.

And so they’re hyper organized.

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