Outcome (film)

Outcome is an upcoming American black comedy film directed and co-produced by Jonah Hill, who co-wrote the screenplay with Ezra Woods. It stars Keanu Reeves, Hill, Cameron Diaz, Matt Bomer, David Spade, and Laverne Cox.

Outcome
Directed by	Jonah Hill
Written by	Jonah Hill Ezra Woods
Produced by	Jonah Hill Matt Dines Ali Goodwin
Starring	Keanu Reeves Jonah Hill Cameron Diaz Matt Bomer David Spade Laverne Cox
Cinematography	Benoît Debie
Edited by	Nick Houy
Production companies	Apple Studios Strong Baby Productions
Distributed by	Apple TV+
Country	United States
Language	English

Premise

Reef Hawk is an actor who has been sober for five years. He has taken a break from acting to build his new home, and he takes pride in his progress in life. However, when he receives a call from his crisis lawyer Ira Slitz, who reveals that someone is blackmailing him with a video of questionable content, his life is turned upside-down. Reef then sets out to make amends with those who he has wronged in the past to figure out who the blackmailer is.^[1]

Cast

• Keanu Reeves as Reef Hawk, a damaged Hollywood star who must look into his past to confront demons and make amends after he is extorted with a mysterious video clip.^[2]
• Jonah Hill as Ira Slitz, Hawk's crisis lawyer who informs him of the extortion and works to solve it.^[2]
• Cameron Diaz^[3]
• Matt Bomer^[3]
• Susan Lucci^[4]
• David Spade^[4]
• Laverne Cox as Virginia^[5]
• Kaia Gerber^[4]
• Roy Wood Jr.^[4]
• Atsuko Okatsuka^[4]

Additionally, Martin Scorsese portrays a "washed-up agent for young actors".^[6]

Production

It was announced in April 2023 that Apple TV+ had acquired the film, which was to be directed by Jonah Hill.^[7] He would also star in the film, while Keanu Reeves was in negotiations at that point to star alongside him.^[8] Hill co-wrote the screenplay with Ezra Woods.^[9][1] In January 2024, Reeves was confirmed to star in the film, with principal photography scheduled to begin in March 2024 in Los Angeles, and expected to wrap in May.^[1] Nick Houy serves as an editor for the film.^[10] In March, Cameron Diaz was said to be in advanced talks to join the film in an undisclosed starring role.^[9] Days later, Diaz was confirmed to have signed on to join the cast, with Matt Bomer also joining in another undisclosed role.^[3] This will mark the first time Reeves and Diaz have appeared in a film together since Feeling Minnesota (1996).^[11] Principal photography began on March 20, 2024,^[12] shortly after the production of Reeves and Aziz Ansari's comedy film Good Fortune.^[7] In April, Susan Lucci, David Spade, Laverne Cox, Kaia Gerber, Roy Wood Jr. and Atsuko Okatsuka were added to the cast.^[4] Cox revealed her role as Virginia in September, and revealed her involvement with Reeves in "one big scene", likening it to "a one-act play within the film".^[5]

Release

Outcome is set to be released by Apple TV+.^[8]