Steven Soderbergh, who theoretically retired from making feature films in 2013, will be returning to theaters this August with Logan Lucky, and the first trailer has arrived. When Variety first reported back in 2016 that Soderbergh was ending his retirement to make this movie, it mistakenly said the title was Hillbilly Heist. But as the trailer shows, it would be an easy mistake to make. Channing Tatum and Adam Driver play dimwitted brothers who plan to rob the Charlotte Motor Speedway during NASCAR’s Coca-Cola 600. Not coincidentally, Soderbergh released the trailer on the day of the race, at which Tatum served as Grand Marshal:
Backing up Tatum and Driver is a deep ensemble cast including Seth MacFarlane, Riley Keough, Katie Holmes, Katherine Waterston, Sebastian Stan, Hilary Swank, and, in the trailer’s inimitable words and punctuation, “introducing Daniel Craig as Joe Bang!!” Soderbergh’s Danny Ocean films are the gold standard for modern heist movies, and the trailer’s shots of an elaborate pneumatic tube system transporting money to a giant vault promise similar exuberant fun. But it also leans pretty hard on “here is an unexpected actor speaking with a Southern accent, indicating his or her character is not too bright” jokes, most notably with Daniel Craig’s decidedly un-Bond-ian bleach-blond explosives expert. Still, it can be more fun to watch boneheads try pull a heist than it is to watch suave, relatively competent con artists of the Danny Ocean school, and there’s always room for another film from cinematic chameleon Steven Soderbergh. Logan Lucky will be released on Aug. 18.
