After spending a lot of time and energy to avoid being killed in The Running Man, Glen Powell will turn his sights on doing the killing himself in A24’s How to Make a Killing. Written and directed by John Patton Ford, the film also stars Margaret Qualley, Jessica Henwick, Topher Grace, and Ed Harris. The new black comedy focuses on a man who is last in line for a very large inheritance. Now, all he has to do is get rid of every relative ahead of him in the line of succession. And there are quite a few. You can check out the first trailer for How to Make a Killing below:
And here’s the official synopsis for How to Make a Killing from A24 to accompany the trailer:
Becket Redfellow is the son of Mary, an heiress to the vast Redfellow estate, but who was disowned by the family when Becket was born. When she passes away, impoverished and alone, Becket decides to make good on her belief that he is destined for greatness, no matter how evil he might need to be to achieve it. Ruthlessly determined to get back what Mary always said was stolen from him, Becket hatches a murderous scheme to eliminate the seven Redfellow relatives who stand between him and his inheritance. Can money buy happiness? As the heirs fall one by one, in a series of deliciously imaginative accidents, Becket is pretty sure it can. But he must also navigate his relationship with his loving girlfriend, Ruth, for whom money means nothing, and the increasing attentions of Julia, a flirtatious old flame from the past, for whom it most definitely does.
John Patton Ford’s film is loosely based on the 1949 classic Kind Hearts and Coronets, starring Alec Guinness. The script originally went by the title Rothchild, which later became Huntington. Now, as How to Make a Killing, it finally hits theaters on February 20, 2026.