Summary

• Kevin Hart's upcoming Netflix movie Lift, directed by F. Gary Gray, promises to be his most promising project yet, featuring a high-concept heist plot and action-packed moments reminiscent of "The Italian Job."
• The release of Lift has been delayed until January 12, 2024, due to the SAG-AFTRA strike, but Netflix hopes that by then, the strike will be over and the cast can promote the film.
• Lift follows Hart's character, a master thief, as he gets pulled into a sky heist involving a passenger flight carrying $100 million worth of gold, leading to a globe-trotting adventure in major cities like London and Zurich. The film combines elements of a heist thriller with comedic moments.

Netflix has a great relationship with Kevin Hart, with 2024 bringing a heist movie as their next collaboration, and here's all the Netflix Lift movie news. Hart has become a hugely bankable actor, starring in billion-dollar franchises such as Jumanji and having the most entertaining on-screen bromance with Dwayne Johnson. Nevertheless, the actor traded in the big screen for streaming services, as Kevin Hart has starred in three Netflix movies so far. While those movies were audience-pleasers, they weren't critical hits. However, Lift is Hart's most promising project with the streamer yet, as it's a high-concept heist movie with a very seasoned action director at the helm.

Upcoming Netflix heist-comedy Lift is directed by F. Gary Gray, who also directed Straight Outta Compton, Fate of the Furious, and Men in Black: International. The filmmaker is the go-to director-for-hire for high-octane and fun action movies, and he's no stranger to heist films either. Gray directed 2003's The Italian Job, which is frenetic, thrilling, and totally overlooked when it comes to heist films. It looks as if Lift has lifted some of The Italian Job's greatest moments, as the movie is jam-packed with car chases and vehicles full of gold. Based on all the Netflix Lift movie news, the release could be the streamer's best action film yet.

Netflix Lift Movie Most Recent News

The most recent Netflix Lift movie news comes from the Netflix Tundun event that showcased a number of upcoming Netflix originals in June. While a full trailer for Lift is still yet to be released, Hart and Gugu Mbatha-Raw appeared in a video promoting the movie, introducing some of the characters, and teasing huge stunts. In a skit, Hart was hoping to recruit several audience members for a heist team until Mbatha-Raw reminded Hart that they already have a team. The team includes all the typical archetypes, such as a tech wizard, an extraction expert, a master of disguise, and a mastermind (Hart), which even Hart was surprised to be playing.

Netflix Lift Movie Release Date

The Netflix Lift movie release date is January 12, 2024, and will be available to stream exclusively on the streamer. The movie was originally planned to be released on August 25, 2023, but along with many others, Lift has been affected by the SAG-AFTRA strike. Even though the actors' strike didn't affect the production, as the movie has been shot, edited, and is ready for release, actors aren't allowed to promote any upcoming movies while the strike is ongoing. By delaying Lift until January, Netflix hopes the strike will be over by then and Hart, along with the supporting cast, can promote the heist flick.

Netflix Lift Movie Cast

Kevin Hart plays the lead character in the Netflix Lift movie cast, and he's the supposed mastermind of the movie. Hart will be joined by a huge supporting cast. On the mastermind's heist time is Vincent D'Onofrio, best known for playing Wilson Fisk in Daredevil, who is playing the master of disguise. Billy Magnussen (No Time to Die, Game Night), Gugu Mbatha-Raw (Loki), and Úrsula Corberó (Snake Eyes), are all on the team too. Jacob Batalon (the MCU Spider-Man series), Jean Reno (Leon: The Professional), and Sam Worthington (Avatar: The Way of Water) round out the cast in unknown roles.

Netflix Lift Movie Story

The Netflix Lift movie story sees Hart's character, a master thief, pulled into a sky heist by the FBI and his ex-girlfriend. A 777 passenger flight is carrying $100 million worth of gold. The movie sounds like Bullet Train in the sky, but Lift isn't set entirely on the plane, as the release is a globe-trotting event, taking place in major cities around the world including London and Zurich. If the heist isn't successful the gold will lead to a terrorist attack, which essentially sounds like Netflix's own attempt at a Mission: Impossible movie, only with a comedian in the role instead of the thrill-seeking Tom Cruise.

Netflix Lift Movie Trailer

The Netflix Lift movie trailer has yet to be released, but footage of the movie was shown at the Netflix Tudum event in June. The footage showed action scenes both in the sky and on the ground, with Hart in hand-to-hand combat on the plane and a car chase in Zurich. There were also shots of the heist team, which include Vincent D'Onofrio's character wearing a disguise on the plane and the extraction expert on a boat, which is familiar of the opening of The Italian Job. Given that Netflix doesn't usually release a movie's full trailer until a couple of weeks before that actual release, it's likely that the Netflix Lift movie trailer won't be out until the end of 2023.