Hitting theaters on May 26 is the upcoming comedy THE MACHINE.
Set 23 years after the original story which inspired it, The Machine finds Bert Kreischer facing familial crisis and the arrival of his estranged father (Mark Hamill) when the ghost of his booze-soaked past arrives: a murderous mobster (Iva Babić) hellbent on kidnapping Bert back to the motherland to atone for his crimes. Together, he and his father must retrace the steps of his younger self (Jimmy Tatro) in the midst of a war between a sociopathic crime family while they attempt to find common ground.
Based on the breakout Bert Kreischer stand-up routine, check out the red-band trailer. Grab your tickets now for with a LIVE pre-show with Bert May 25! Website: http://www.TheMachine.Movie
Catch the very funny Kreischer on Netflix: https://www.netflix.com/title/80238360
The cast includes Bert Kreischer, Mark Hamill, Jimmy Tatro, Iva Babić, Robert Maaser, Stephanie Kurtzuba, Jessica Gabor, Rita Bernard Shaw, Nikola Đuričko, Oleg Taktarov, Amelie Villers, and Mercedes de la Cruz.
THE MACHINE is directed by Peter Atencio, with a screenplay by Kevin Biegel and Scotty Landes.
While serving as the director and executive producer of the hit sketch comedy tv series Key & Peele, Atencio was nominated for three prime-time Emmy awards, winning one for Best Variety Sketch series in 2016. He was nominated for an NAACP Image Award and won a Peabody Award and an American Comedy Award for best TV director for his work on the show.
After ending the series, Atencio transitioned with stars Keegan-Michael Key and Jordan Peele to the world of feature films with 2016’s KEANU, an action comedy for Warner Bros. Next, he directed the Amazon Studios original series Jean-Claude Van Johnson, along with fellow executive producers Ridley Scott and creator Dave Callaham. He then transitioned to international television work, relocating to Prague to direct and showrun the action drama Whiskey Cavalier for Bill Lawrence’s Doozer Productions and Warner Bros. television. The show aired on ABC in the United States and internationally in over 60 countries. Atencio also directed an episode of Jordan’s Peele’s The Twilight Zone for CBS / Paramount Plus starring Ethan Embry and Billy Porter entitled “The Who of You.”
This film is rated R by the Motion Picture Association for the following reasons: strong violence, pervasive language, drug use and some sexual references.
