Kevin Hart Set to Star in Netflix’s Upcoming Action Heist Film, “Lift”, Could This Mark A Shift in the Actor’s Career?
The trailer for a new, soon-to-be released Netflix movie starring Kevin Hart has just come out, but it might not be what you’d expect from the comedian/actor.
From F. Gary Gary, the director of “Friday” and “The Fate and the Furious,” comes “Lift,” which features Kevin Hart as the leader of an international heist team recruited by the FBI to steal 500 million dollars’ worth of gold from a plane while it is mid-flight, in order to prevent a terrorist attack. Just your average heist movie. The film was initially scheduled to come out in August, but was pushed back to its current January release as a result of the SAG-AFTRA strikes (which recently ended on Nov. 9). Based on the trailer, the movie seems like one of the more serious roles that Hart has taken on, and it could mark a potential turning point in his action film career.
As an actor, Kevin Hart is obviously most well-known for his comedy roles. I mean, it’s hard to imagine any movie with Hart in it that isn’t funny or that doesn’t position him as the center of comedic attention. His natural comical charisma effortlessly brings elements of humor to nearly every Hollywood project that he is a part of. However, over the past few years Hart has been trying to venture out of the comedy light, toward more serious roles allowing him to demonstrate the widened scope of his acting ability.
Hart stepped into dramatic roles in 2021 with the miniseries “True Story” and the film “Fatherhood” (both also backed by Netflix), where he exhibited his range as an actor, proving that he is capable of more than just being the funny guy all the time.
Hart has starred in several action films in the past, like “Ride Along” and “Central Intelligence,” and more recently “The Man From Toronto,” though he has typically been cast as the mild-mannered, sidekick character meant for channeling humor and prompting laughs. What makes “Lift” seem so unique to the rest of Hart’s career is that it places him as the central figure in an action film and not just as the sidekick meant for comedic relief. In the movie we’ll see a Kevin Hart that we’ve never seen before, conducting a heist at 40,000 feet in the air. Though, let’s face it, he’ll probably be cracking a few jokes along the way.
If you haven’t yet, be sure to check out the trailer above and keep an eye out for “Lift” when it hits Netflix on Jan. 12.
