After starring within the action-packed spy movie Argylle, WWE wrestler John Cena is able to play a washed-up actor in Amazon MGM Studios’ newest raucous comedy, Ricky Stanicky. The upcoming movie follows a trio of male associates(one in all them being performed by Zac Efron), who use their fictitious buddy, Ricky Stanicky, as the proper cover-up for them to flee from their on a regular basis duties and have some bro time. When their spouses and companions start to query Ricky Stanicky’s existence, the group should rent an actor to fake to be him. As you will have nicely imagined, issues get out of hand actually quick when the particular person employed to do the job takes the function slightly too significantly. From launch date to plot particulars, right here is all the things it is best to know concerning the Cena-led comedy.

Ricky Stanicky

When three childhood finest associates pull a prank gone unsuitable, they create the imaginary Ricky Stanicky to get them out of bother. Twenty years later, they nonetheless use the nonexistent Ricky as a useful alibi for his or her immature habits.

Launch Date

March 7, 2024

Director

Peter Farrelly

Predominant Style

Comedy

Writers

Jeffrey Bushell , Brian Jarvis , Jim Freeman

Does ‘Ricky Stanicky’ Have a Launch Date?

If you’re wanting ahead to watching this bro comedy, right here is a few thrilling information. Ricky Stanicky will drop on Prime Video very quickly, on March 7, 2024. The R-rated movie has a 108-minute runtime, and it’ll solely be out there to look at by way of the streaming platform. For many who aren’t subscribed to Prime Video but, you’ll be able to signal as much as begin your 30-day free trial adopted by a month-to-month plan that prices $14.99.

Is There a Trailer for ‘Ricky Stanicky’?

Sure, there’s. The official trailer got here out on January 26, 2024, and it offers an inside glimpse at Cena’s newest onscreen character. The clip begins with Dean answering a telephone name from Ricky, speaking about his upcoming surgical procedure. Though everybody within the room who overhears the dialog hasn’t met Ricky in actual life, Dean’s accomplice encourages him to go see his buddy and provides him the assist he deserves all through his restoration. What we later come to grasp is that it was a phony dialog, giving Dean and his finest associates the proper alibi for his or her “bro’s journey” to Atlanta Metropolis. But, as soon as they return from their brief getaway, their spouses and companions start to query whether or not Ricky is an actual particular person. Fearful that the reality about their imaginary buddy may be revealed, Dean and his buddies rent a washed-up actor named Rod to fake to be Ricky. From the likes of the trailer, their lie will result in numerous twists and turns. Rod sees Ricky because the function of a lifetime, even convincing Dean’s boss to land him a company job. As this imaginary buddy turns into slightly too actual for consolation, the principle trio should discover a option to do away with the actor as soon as and for all.

What Is ‘Ricky Stanicky’ About?

Right here is the movie’s official synopsis:

“When three childhood finest associates pull a prank gone unsuitable, they create the imaginary Ricky Stanicky to get them out of bother! Twenty years after creating this ‘buddy,’ Dean, JT, and Wes (Zac Efron, Andrew Santino, and Jermaine Fowler) nonetheless use the nonexistent Ricky as a useful alibi for his or her immature habits. When their spouses and companions get suspicious and demand to lastly meet the fabled Mr. Stanicky, the responsible trio determine to rent washed-up actor and raunchy movie star impersonator “Rock Onerous” Rod (John Cena) to deliver him to life. However when Rod takes his function of a lifetime too far, they start to want they’d by no means invented Ricky within the first place.”

Who’s Within the Forged of ‘Ricky Stanicky’?

As beforehand talked about, John Cena performs Rod (aka Ricky Stanicky) on this goofy movie. After getting his begin within the WWE, the well-known wrestler made a clean transition to the appearing scene. From Peacemaker to Freelance, Cena has been part of a number of onscreen initiatives and is now gearing up for his subsequent main launch. To amp up the hype, the wrestler even created an OnlyFans account underneath the title Ricky Stanicky to share some promo content material of the movie.

In spite of everything the excitement he garnered for his efficiency in The Iron Claw, Zac Efron returns to comedy territory as Dean, one of many immature males that comes up with the Ricky Stanicki prank and hires Rod to stay out the imaginary buddy. The actor who initially had his breakout function in Disney’s Excessive Faculty Musical franchise, has made different movies which have an identical really feel to this Prime Video authentic. A few of them embrace Baywatch, Neighbors, and Soiled Grandpa.

Different names concerned within the onscreen challenge are Andrew Santino (Beef) and Jermaine Fowler (A Homicide on the Finish of the World) as Dean’s finest associates JT and Wes, William H. Macy (Shameless) as Dean’s boss Summerhayes, and Lex Scott Davis (Florida Man) as Erin, and Anja Savcic (Household Legislation) as Susan.

Who’s Making ‘Ricky Stanicky’?

Oscar winner Peter Farelly is a veteran within the comedy style, having written, directed, and produced each Dumb and Dumber and There’s One thing About Mary. He’s additionally the director and producer behind Ricky Stanicky, the upcoming raccous characteristic movie starring Cena and Efron. In response to Farelly in an interview with Deadline in 2022, there’s extra to the challenge than what initially meets the attention:

“Ricky Stanicky, I feel, is only a hilarious film, and it’s an incredible message, not only a bunch of hard-R laughs. There’s One thing About Mary in the end is about real love. There have been many occasions when Ted, the Ben Stiller character, would have simply backed off, besides he was in love. He will get these bogus stories that Mary has obtained all kinds of points; she’s obtained too many youngsters by too many guys; she’s on welfare. He nonetheless needs to seek out her as a result of he loves her, and that’s the last word message. The message of Ricky Stanicky is considerably completely different, however I feel it should resonate.”

The movie’s screenplay was written by Farelly, Jeffrey Bushell (Marvin Marvin), Brian Jarvis (The Biggest Beer Run Ever), James Lee Freeman (Loudermilk), Pete Jones (Corridor Go), and Mike Cerrone (Me, Myself, and Irene). Farelly, Jacobs, and Bushell are additionally credited as producers in Ricky Stanicky.