Keanu Reeves is taking on a new role as a guardian angel in the upcoming comedy film Good Fortune, written and directed by Aziz Ansari. The film also stars Seth Rogen, Keke Palmer, and Sandra Oh.

In the first teaser trailer, Reeves plays a "inept angel named Gabriel" who "meddles in the lives of a struggling gig worker (Ansari) and a wealthy venture capitalist (Rogen)".

Reeves previously shared an injury he suffered on set, telling The Late Show host Stephen Colbert that his knee "cracked like a potato chip" while filming a scene with Ansari and Rogen in a cold plunge.

Ansari hopes that Good Fortune will mark a return to R-rated comedies being enjoyed in theaters". He told Entertainment Weekly, "I feel like people are like, 'Oh, no one goes to comedies and theaters anymore.' It's like, well, they haven't really been making a lot of them, you know what I mean?"

Reeves shared his experience working with Ansari, saying "Aziz is great. A great writer, director, actor. I had such a fantastic experience working with him."

Good Fortune is set to hit theaters on October 17.

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