Amazon Studios and STX Films have released the first red-band trailer for the upcoming dark comedy Gringo, and it’s a hell of a thing. Directed by Nash Edgerton and scripted by Anthony Tambakis and Matthew Stone, the film stars David Oyelowo as a mild-mannered American businessman facing crushing debt who ventures to Mexico to hand-deliver a formula for a revolutionary new weed pill to a lab. But along the way, he tangles with volatile business partners, Mexican drug lords, mercenaries, and the DEA, all while trying to keep his cool.

Charlize Theron and Joel Edgerton co-star in the film as the heads of the business that is running the operation, and they bring some delightfully NSFW humor to the proceedings while Oyelowo gets a chance to showcase comedic skills he hasn’t really gotten to stretch that much as a performer. It looks to be a rather wacky farce with incredibly talented performers, and I’m intrigued to see more.

Check out the Gringo trailer below. The film also stars Amanda Seyfried, Yul Vazquez, Thandie Newton, and Sharlto Copley. Gringo opens in theaters on March 9, 2018.

Here’s the official synopsis for Gringo:

Combining dark comedy with dramatic intrigue, Gringo joyrides across the border into Mexico, where all is not as it seems for mild-mannered American businessman Harold Soyinka (David Oyelowo). Crossing the line from citizen to criminal, Harold tangles with duplicitous business partners, Mexican drug lords, international mercenaries, and the DEA. As he attempts to survive in one of the most dangerous places on earth, the question lingers: is this ordinary man in way over his head, or is he two steps ahead?

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Image via Amazon Studios

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