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Next Day Air

Directed by: Benny Boom

Cast: Donald Faison, Mike Epps, Cisco Reyes, Mos Def

Time: 1 hr, 30 minutes

Rating: R

Plot: An unthinkably outlandish tale about a young postal worker whose life is turned upside down when one procedural mistake lands him in the middle of an underground war between would-be drug dealers, oddly-named thugs, and Mexican drug lords so intimidating it nearly trumps their very existence. A comical take on how being down on your luck doesn’t nearly measure up to having a very large price on your perpetually “altered” head.

Who’s It For?: TV fans will be lured into this because of Faison’s (Turk on “Scrubs”) inclusion. Since he broke onto the big screen in Clueless his movie career has left much to be desired. Now a TV star, his return to the silver screen is a welcome happening. With a supporting cast...

Far from the worst of Taran tino knockoffs, "Next Day Air" takes the standard formula of dimwits chasing bags of drugs to the 'hood.

A stoned deliveryman (Donald Faison) mistakenly delivers a huge box of cocaine to the wrong address, where lowlifes Guch (Wood Harris) and Brody (Mike Epps) try to figure out what to do with it. On the couch sleeps a huge guy neither of them invited to live with them, but both of them are too afraid to ask him to leave.

ComingSoon.net talked exclusively to Donald Faison, Mike Epps, Wood Harris, Cisco Reyes and Yasmin Deliz about their new action-comedy, Next Day Air , opening in theaters on Friday, May 8th. In the film, two bumbling criminals (Epps and Harris) accidentally receive a package of grade-a cocaine and think they've hit the jackpot. But when they try to cash in on their luck, it triggers a series of events that forever changes the lives of ten people.

We're all for getting out in the summertime, but there might not be anything more refreshing than cooling off in a movie theater... or seeing a movie in the comfort of your air-conditioned home on demand, on DVD, or online... or better yet catching a classic on the big screen at a nearby repertory theater. With literally hundreds of films to choose from this summer, we humbly present this guide to the season's most exciting offerings.

May 1

"Eldorado"

The Cast: Bouli Lanners, Fabrice Adde, Philippe Nahon, Didier Toupy, Franise Chichy

Director: Bouli Lanners

Fest Cred: Cannes, Warsaw, Glasgow, Palm Springs,

The Gist: When Elie (Adde), a hapless young thief attempts to rob Yvan (Lanners), a 40-year-old car dealer, the two form a unlikely friendship that leads to a road trip across Belgium in this slight comedy that won the Best European Film at the Director's Fortnight at Cannes last year.

Life isn't going smoothly for Leo Jackson. He still lives at home, he just broke up with his girlfriend, and he's had so many complaints about his sloppy work habits that his own mother is threatening to fire him. But Leo isn't one to let a few bad breaks ruins his day, as long as he's got plenty of weed to take his mind off his troubles. But when the whacked-out courier accidentally delivers a box containing 10 kilos of high quality cocaine to the wrong apartment, it sets in motion a hilarious and harrowing chain of events that could cost him his life. We recently caught up with the cast behind Next Day Air for a hilarious chat about the film. To watch our exclusive interviews featuring Wood Harris, Mike Epps, Donald Faison, Cisco Reyes, and Yasmin Deliz, click on the clips below:

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Chicago – This 20-image slideshow contains the official press images for “Next Day Air” starring Mos Def, Donald Faison, Mike Epps, Wood Harris, Omari Hardwick, Emilio Rivera, Darius McCrary, Cisco Reyes, Yasmin Deliz, Lauren London, and Debbie Allen. The film, written by Blair Cobb and directed by Benny Boom, opens on May 8th, 2009.

Synopsis:

“Smalltime hoods Brody (Mike Epps) and Guch (Wood Harris) have seen better days. But when a wacked-out courier named Leo (Donald Faison) accidentally brings them a box containing 10 kilos of high-quality cocaine meant for their next-door neighbors, it sets in motion a hilarious and harrowing chain of events that could cost all of them their lives.

Brody and Guch immediately arrange to sell the coke to Brody’s drug dealer cousin (Omari Hardwick) and his tightlipped bodyguard (Darius McCrary). But when the intended recipients of the package, wannabe gangster Jesus (Cisco Reyes) and his feisty girlfriend (Yasmin Deliz...

Written by Steve 'Frosty' Weintraub Opening next Friday is director Benny Boom’s first film and it’s called “Next Day Air”. The film stars Donald Faison, Mos Def, Mike Epps, Wood Harris, Yasmine Deliz, Cisco Reyes and Emilio Rivera. Here’s the synopsis: When two bumbling criminals (Mike Epps and Wood Harris) accidentally receive a package of grade-a cocaine, they think they've hit the jackpot. But when they try to cash in on their luck, it triggers a series of events that forever changes the lives of ten people in Next Day Air, an uproarious action comedy featuring an all-star cast including Donald Faison, Mos Def and Debbie Allen. Smalltime hoods Brody (Mike Epps) and Guch (Wood Harris) have seen better days. But when a wacked-out courier (Donald Faison) accidentally brings them a box containing 10 kilos of ...

This one looks rather funny.

I'm talking about the trailer for Benny Boom's upcoming crime comedy "Next Day Air," which arrives in theaters May 8, 2009.

Here's the film's official synopsis:

When a misguided Ups driver inadvertently delivers a package containing concealed bricks of cocaine to the wrong address, it sets in motion a desperate search and battle for the coke between the furious dealer that sent it, the fearful intended recipients that missed it, and the conniving accidental recipients that plan to flip it.

Time is running out and everyone's trying to get their hands on the package that's been sent...Next Day Air!

As you can see in the preview after the jump, the flick stars Donald Faison, Mos Def, Wood Harris, Mike Epps and Yasmin Deliz. Hey, even Debbie Allen is on board.

While the concept behind "Next Day Air" doesn't sound all too fresh, this footage is...

Summit Entertainment have released a brand new trailer of action comedy "Next Day Air". Kicking off the preview with a scene where Donald Faison's Leo Jackson is flirting with two sexy women, the video footage continues by further introducing the misguided delivery guy, showing him throwing packages into his truck and threatened to get fired by his own mother who runs the business.

Though having been warned for his sloppy work, Leo isn't one to let a few bad breaks ruin his day. But when he accidentally delivers a box containing 10 kilos of high quality cocaine to the wrong address, it sets in motion a desperate search and battle for the coke between the furious dealer that sent it, the fearful intended recipients that missed it, and the accidental recipients that plan to dig gold from it; all of which could cost Leo his life.

Starring Donald Faison as Leo Jackson,...