How to Make a Killing Trailer: Glen Powell Plans Billion-Dollar Dark Comedy Thriller
The new trailer for How to Make a Killing, directed by John Patton Ford and starring Glen Powell, introduces audiences to a high-stakes tale of inheritance, betrayal and murder within a wealthy family.
What happens when a man realizes that the fastest route to a billion-dollar inheritance may involve literally eliminating the competition? Glen Powell takes that idea seriously how to killA dark comic thriller whose recently released trailer has already aroused curiosity.
Directed by John Patton Ford, the film centers on Beckett Redfellow (Powell), a young man who is separated from his exceptionally wealthy family after his mother is allegedly deported while she is pregnant. The Redfellow empire is valued at $28 billion, and Beckett believes a portion of it should have been his, until he is reminded that he is now at the bottom of the seven-person line of succession.
What begins as a wild joke that Beckett can easily eliminate the seven relatives standing in his way soon turns into a dangerous plan. The trailer hints at a dazzling but ruthless chase, with Beckett becoming increasingly desperate, calculating and unhinged as each attempt brings more suspicion and risk.
Beckett’s complicated personal life further complicates matters, including a girlfriend who suspects something is amiss and another woman who appears to foster his ambitions. As allegiances shift and intentions become blurred, the trailer suggests a high-stakes spiral where morality and survival collide.
Watch the trailer here:
The film boasts a strong ensemble: Margaret Qualley, Ed Harris, Jessica Henwick, Topher Grace, Bill Camp, Zach Woods, and Rafe Law join Powell in bringing to life the exploration of this twisted legacy.
