Netflix has released the official teaser of David Yates’ Pain Hustlers, an upcoming crime drama revolving around a high school dropout, Liza Drake (played by Emily Blunt), who gets a job at a failing pharmaceutical company in Florida. Soon, she gets in all sorts of trouble after becoming the center of a criminal conspiracy. The film also has Chris Evans, who will play Pete Brenner.
David Yates has helmed Pain Hustlers. The director is best known for helming the final four films in the Harry Potter series and all three movies in the Fantastic Beasts franchise. Apart from his helming duties, Yates has co-produced the movie with Lawrence Grey.
The film takes inspiration from Evan Hughes’ 2022 novel. It will premiere at this year’s Toronto International Film Festival on September 11. After that, it will arrive on Netflix on October 20.
Blunt played Katherine “Kitty” Oppenheimer in Christopher Nolan’s recent masterpiece, Oppenheimer, which has earned over $850 million globally.
In addition to Blunt and Evans, Pain Hustlers stars Catherine O’Hara, Chloe Coleman, Jay Duplass, Brian d’Arcy James, Andy Garcia, and many more talents. Stay tuned for more updates.