With countless projects, one can never be sure where James Franco will crop up. Yesterday the news landed that he would be playing Tommy Wiseau, today one of his films hits theaters, and now we have the first trailer for a thriller starring the actor that cropped up out of nowhere.
Directed by Henrik Ruben Genz (Terribly Happy), Good People finds Franco and Kate Hudson starring as a couple in debt who come across some “bad money,” from folks, including Omar Sy and Tom Wilkinson, that want it back. Judging from the first preview, it seems fairly cliche, but the idea of Sy as a baddie could lead to some scenery-chewing fun. Check it out below.
Young American couple Tom and Anna Reed (James Franco and Kate Hudson) fall into severe debt while renovating Anna’s family home in London. As the couple faces the loss of their dream to have a house and start a family, they discover that the tenant in the apartment below them has been murdered and he left behind a stash of cash—$400,000 worth. Though initially hesitant, Tom and Anna decide that the plan is simple: all they have to do is quietly take the money and use only what’s necessary to get them out of debt. But when they start spending the money and can’t seem to stop, they find themselves the target of a deadly adversary—the thief who stole it—and that’s when very bad things start happening to good people.
Good People will arrive later this year.