Glen Powell goes on a deadly family rampage in first trailer for How to Make a Killing

Studiocanal has unveiled the first trailer for the darkly comic thriller How to Make a Killing, written and directed by Emily the Criminal filmmaker John Patton Ford and heading to UK and Irish cinemas in 2026.

Loosely inspired by the classic Ealing comedy Kind Hearts and Coronets, the film sees Glen Powell (Top Gun: Maverick, Anyone But You) star as Becket Redfellow, a working-class man determined to reclaim the fortune his estranged, ultra-rich family denied him at birth. With his eye on the prize, Becket sets out to methodically eliminate the long line of entitled relatives standing between him and his inheritance – by any means necessary.

Combining razor-sharp humour, class satire and a healthy dose of chaos, How to Make a Killing reimagines the inheritance-gone-wrong genre with a modern, morally murky twist. Powell leads a stellar ensemble cast that includes Margaret Qualley (The Substance, Maid), Jessica Henwick (Glass Onion), Zach Woods (Silicon Valley), Topher Grace (BlacKkKlansman), and Oscar nominee Ed Harris (Love Lies Bleeding).

The film is produced by Blueprint Pictures’ Pete Czernin and Graham Broadbent, known for The Banshees of Inisherin and Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri. Studiocanal will release the film across the UK and Ireland in 2026.

This marks the sophomore feature for Patton Ford, following his acclaimed 2022 debut Emily the Criminal, which starred Aubrey Plaza and earned praise for its taut direction and biting critique of economic desperation. Early glimpses of How to Make a Killing suggest a similarly punchy tone, with Powell’s charismatic antihero at the heart of a wickedly entertaining descent into madness, greed and bloodshed.

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How to Make A Killing does not have a release date yet.

Watch the trailer for How to Make A Killing here: