Watch: Jesse Eisenberg and Kristen Stewart Light Up New 'American Ultra' Trailer
By Dave McNary
Lionsgate has released the final trailer for the Jesse Eisenberg-Kristen Stewart starrer American Ultra a month before its August 21 release.
The action-comedy’s trailer, replete with expletives and gun play, reveals that Eisenberg’s stoner character is actually a highly trained secret agent who doesn’t realize he’s a secret agent until he becomes the target of a government operation to wipe him out.
He’s set into motion by a CIA operative calling him “Cherry Progressive” at a convenience store, followed by his killing two operatives with a spoon. “I have a lot of anxiety about this,” he tells his girlfriend, portrayed by Stewart.
The studio acquired the project last year before shooting started in New Orleans with Project X director Nima Nourizadeh helming from a script by Max Landis. Topher Grace and Connie Britton also star.
Ultra re-teams Stewart and Eisenberg six years after they starred in Greg Mottola’s Adventureland.
