Netflix has provided a first look at the upcoming comedy You People, and if you can’t handle the upset, this teaser trailer could be tough watching for you.
Jonah Hill stars and co-writes the screenplay with Kenya Barris (“black-ish”), the 2023 comedy film that is loosely based on the 1967 romantic comedy “Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner” and follows a young couple as they collide with cultures and generational differences. When they meet each other’s families.
Barris begins directing with the film after creating and presenting the “black-ish” series, while also writing the screenplays for the films “Coming 2 America,” “Shaft,” and “The Witches.”
In this short teaser, Hill explains to Eddie Murphy why he and Murphy’s daughter are doing well, but they continue to put his foot in his mouth.
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Lauren London plays Hill’s girlfriend, while the impressive ensemble cast is rounded out by Julia Louis-Dreyfus, David Duchovny, Nia Long, Sam Jay, Elliott Gould, Travis Bennett, Molly Gordon, Rhea Perlman, Dionne Cole, Andrea Savage, Mike Epps, Emily Arlock, Alani La La Anthony, and Brian Greenberg.
While he had a supporting role in last year’s Netflix comedy Don’t Look Up, this is Hale’s first leading onscreen role since the 2018 Netflix series “Maniac” and Gus Van Sant’s film “Don’t Worry, He Won’t Get on Far on Foot” from the same year, and his first screenplay credit since his debut in 2018’s “Mid90s”.
For Murphy, “You People” follows the release of the Prime Video sequel “Coming 2 America” in 2021 and his acclaimed performance in the 2019 Netflix film “Dolemite Is My Name.”
Watch the first “You People” teaser in the video above. The movie will stream on Netflix on January 27, 2023.
Hill and Paris also produced the film, along with Kevin Mesher. “You People” was produced by David Hayman, Matt Danes, Hale Rothstein, Alison Goodwin, Michel Deschamps, Andy Berman and Carice Hewitt-Webster.
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