Lionsgate has launched the official One Day as A Lion trailer for the forthcoming crime comedy, starring Scott Caan as a awful hitman who was tasked to kill J.Okay. Simmons’ crafty character. The R-rated movie will arrive in theaters on April 4, adopted by its VOD and digital launch on April 7.
One Day as a Lion is directed by John Swab from a screenplay written by Caan. Becoming a member of Caan and Simmons are Frank Grillo (The Purge movies), Marianne Rendón (Imposters), Taryn Manning (Orange is the New Black), George Carroll (The City), and Virginia Madsen (Candyman).
Take a look at the One Day as a Lion trailer under:
“Jackie Powers (Caan) is a pleasant man however a awful hitman, and when he’s despatched to take out a artful debtor (Simmons), Jackie solely pisses him off,” reads the synopsis. “Fleeing the scene, Jackie takes bored waitress Lola as a hostage. When Jackie reveals he wants cash to get his son out of jail, Lola cooks up a scheme for them to get money from her dying mom (Madsen). In the meantime, a thug despatched to kill him is sleeping with Jackie’s ex. This crime-comedy is a witty homage to Tarantino and the Coen brothers.”
One Day as a Lion is govt produced by Caan, Barry Brooker, Ali Jazayeri, Josh Spector, Stan Wertlieb, and Viviana Zarragoitia, with Jeremy M. Rosen set as a producer.