</div> <p class="text-sm text-gray-500 mt-2 text-center italic"> Official red band trailer for Mike & Nick & Nick & Alice. Published by Hulu on March 1, 2026. </p> </div> <p> <strong>Hulu</strong> published the official red band trailer for <em>Mike & Nick & Nick & Alice</em> on <strong>March 1, 2026</strong>, providing the first extended footage of the R-rated action-comedy starring <strong>Vince Vaughn</strong> and <strong>James Marsden</strong>. Directed and written by <strong>BenDavid Grabinski</strong>, the film centers on two criminal best friends — Nick (Vaughn) and Mike (Marsden) — along with Alice (<strong>Eiza González</strong>), the woman both men love, as they navigate a single chaotic night involving a time machine and a cannibal assassin portrayed by <strong>Stephen Root</strong>. </p> <p> The trailer highlights time-loop elements, graphic violence, and rapid-fire dialogue, consistent with the red band rating that permits unrestricted strong language and gore. The film is scheduled for <strong>theatrical release on April 18, 2026</strong>, followed by streaming availability on Hulu approximately 45 days later, following the standard Hulu theatrical-to-streaming window. </p> <HighlightBox type="key-point" color="purple"> <strong>At a Glance:</strong> Red band trailer dropped March 1, 2026 • Director: BenDavid Grabinski • Stars: Vince Vaughn, James Marsden, Eiza González, Stephen Root • In theaters: April 18, 2026 • Streaming: Hulu (~45 days post-theatrical) • 2.8M trailer views in first 24 hours. </HighlightBox> <h2>Plot Summary</h2> <p> The story follows career criminals Nick and Mike, lifelong friends who share a complicated romantic history with Alice. When Mike is killed by a cannibalistic hitman during a botched job, Nick discovers a working time machine and repeatedly travels back to the same night in an attempt to alter the outcome and save his friend. </p> <p> Each loop introduces new complications, escalating body counts, and shifting alliances. The trailer shows multiple iterations of the same violent sequence, with characters aware of prior resets in later cycles — a structure similar to time-loop films such as <em>Edge of Tomorrow</em> and <em>Palm Springs</em>. Stephen Root appears as the relentless assassin who consumes parts of his victims, adding a horror-comedy element to the gangster premise. </p> <h2>Cast and Creative Team</h2> <ul> <li> <strong>Vince Vaughn as Nick</strong> — the more impulsive of the two friends who first discovers the time machine. </li> <li> <strong>James Marsden as Mike</strong> — the more calculated partner whose death triggers the loops. </li> <li> <strong>Eiza González as Alice</strong> — the shared romantic interest caught between the duo. </li> <li> <strong>Stephen Root as the cannibal assassin</strong> — the primary antagonist across timelines. </li> <li> Supporting cast: <strong>Beck Bennett</strong>, <strong>Dove Cameron</strong>, and <strong>Lamorne Morris</strong>. </li> </ul> <p> BenDavid Grabinski serves as writer and director, marking his feature directorial debut after writing credits on <em>The Sleepover</em> (2020) and <em>The Babysitter: Killer Queen</em> (2020). The film is produced by <strong>Broken Road Productions</strong> (Adam Sandler's company) and <strong>Endeavor Content</strong>, with Netflix originally developing the project before it moved to Hulu. </p> <h2>Production and Release Timeline</h2> <Timeline events={[ { time: 'Spring 2025', title: 'Principal Photography', description: 'Filmed in Los Angeles under the working title Time Loop Gangsters.', }, { time: 'Late 2025', title: 'Post-Production Wrap', description: 'Editing and post-production completed ahead of 2026 marketing push.', }, { time: 'February 9, 2026', title: 'Super Bowl LIX Teaser', description: 'First teaser images and spot released during Super Bowl LIX.', }, { time: 'March 1, 2026', title: 'Official Red Band Trailer', description: 'Full red band trailer debuted on Hulu\'s YouTube channel and social platforms — 2.8 million views in first 24 hours.', }, { time: 'April 18, 2026', title: 'Nationwide Theatrical Release', description: 'Opens in theaters nationwide.', }, { time: 'Early June 2026 (est.)', title: 'Hulu Streaming Premiere', description: 'Approximately 45 days after theatrical release, following standard Hulu distribution window.', }, ]} /> <h2>Comparable Time-Loop and Action-Comedy Films</h2> <p> Recent films in the time-loop action-comedy subgenre provide useful benchmarks for how <em>Mike & Nick & Nick & Alice</em> might perform: </p> <div class="not-prose overflow-x-auto my-6"> <table class="w-full border-collapse rounded-xl overflow-hidden shadow-sm text-sm"> <thead> <tr class="bg-purple-600 text-white"> <th class="text-left px-5 py-3 font-semibold">Film</th> <th class="text-left px-5 py-3 font-semibold">Year</th> <th class="text-right px-5 py-3 font-semibold">Box Office / Result</th> <th class="text-right px-5 py-3 font-semibold">Critic Score</th> </tr> </thead> <tbody> {[ { film: 'Palm Springs', year: '2020', result: '$1.8M theatrical + Hulu hit', score: '—' }, { film: 'Happy Death Day', year: '2017', result: '$125M worldwide', score: '71%' }, { film: 'Boss Level', year: '2021', result: '$1.2M domestic', score: '74%' }, { film: 'The Map of Tiny Perfect Things', year: '2021', result: 'Amazon streaming', score: '87%' }, { film: 'The Dead Don\'t Die', year: '2019', result: 'Limited theatrical', score: '54%' }, ].map((row, i) => ( <tr class={i % 2 === 0 ? 'bg-white' : 'bg-gray-50'}> <td class="px-5 py-3 font-medium text-gray-900">{row.film}</td> <td class="px-5 py-3 text-gray-600">{row.year}</td> <td class="px-5 py-3 text-right text-gray-700">{row.result}</td> <td class="px-5 py-3 text-right text-gray-700">{row.score}</td> </tr> ))} </tbody> </table> </div> <p> <em>Mike & Nick & Nick & Alice</em> combines the time-loop mechanic with R-rated gangster violence, placing it closer to <em>Happy Death Day</em> in tone and potential commercial scale than the quieter, romance-driven entries in the subgenre. </p> <HighlightBox type="quote" color="purple"> When two best friends share a girl and a time machine but not the same night twice, the only thing looping faster than the plot is the body count. </HighlightBox> <p> For more Hulu originals and streaming news, visit the <a href="/entertainment" class="text-purple-600 font-medium hover:underline"> ObjectWire Entertainment desk </a> . </p></article></body></html>