The first teaser for the White Men Can't Jump remake has arrived, showing off the film acting debut of rapper Jack Harlow. The original film, which was written and directed by Ron Shelton, came out in 1992. The film starred Woody Harrelson as basketball player Billy Hoyle, who teams up with Wesley Snipes' Sidney Deane to make money by hustling people on the court.
Today, 20th Century Studios released the first teaser for White Men Can't Jump, showing the very first look at Harlow and his co-star Sinqua Walls in character.
The teaser might only be 30 seconds long, but it offers a lot of insight into how the new film is going to operate. What they have put front and center is the push and pull in the relationship between the two leads, with Harlow and Walls giving their all to recreate the magic of Snipes and Harrelson in the original.
Everything We Know About the White Men Can't Jump Remake
So far, not much has been revealed about how faithful the White Men Can’t Jump remake will be to the original. The film, which is set to premiere on Hulu on May 19, will at least have Walls play a new character named Kamal Allen. So far, the name of Harlow’s character has yet to be revealed.
Harlow and Walls, the latter of whom has sports drama experience on The CW’s All American, are joined by an ensemble cast that includes Spider-Man: Homecoming's Laura Harrier and Coming 2 America's Teyana Taylor. Also on hand is another figure from the rap world, the 29-year-old Vince Staples. The cast is rounded out by Resident Evil star Lance Reddick as Kamal's father Benji Allen, who has MS.
The new White Men Can't Jump is the latest remake from music video director Calmatic, who made his theatrical feature debut with House Party 2023, which is currently in theaters. The script he is working from was penned by black-ish creator Kenya Barris with Doug Hall. Although it remains to be seen if it can live up to the 1992 film, White Men Can't Jump at least has an interesting and eclectic group of people behind it who will likely imbue it with its own unique energy.
Source: 20th Century Studios