Awkwafina goes full Shirley Jackson in new Jackpot! trailer

The people of Shirley Jackson’s “The Lottery” didn’t gather in the square between the post office and the bank around ten o’clock on June 27th just for Awkwafina to bastardize their holy tradition 70 years later. Unfortunately for them, this is exactly what happens in Paul Feig’s Jackpot!, which follows a near-future Los Angeles as they undertake their own deadly ritual. To add insult to injury, the L.A. lottery has actual money on the line—the original villagers only got a good harvest out of it! At least they can rest easy knowing their bloodthirsty gods are still being appeased in the modern world.

The film follows Katie Kim (Awkwafina), a hopeful actor who recently moved to L.A. During an audition, she finds herself the unwitting winner of a multi-billion dollar jackpot. There’s a catch, of course. The instant her name is announced, her fellow audition prospects immediately start trying to murder her. Katie soon learns that California has established a new “Grand Lottery,” during which anyone who kills the winner before sundown can legally claim their prize. Now, she’s the biggest target on the West Coast.