Jack Quaid discovers the unwidespread genetic disorder that originates him impervious to physical pain becomes advantageous when he tries to save his girlfrifinish getn captive in a prohibitk burglary in the Novocaine trailer.
Suddenly, his affliction becomes a superpower as he turns into an ass-initiateing action hero. Quaid perestablishs Nate Caine, a mild-mannered everyman. Thrawout the see at the film, he’s seen saying “It’s fine” when a knife is driven into his hand and senseing no pain when sdifficults of glass are embedded in his knuckles, or when he grabs a firearm from a toasty meaningful fryer.
The actor, best understandn as Hughie Campbell Jr. in Prime Video’s hit series The Boys, stars opposite Amber Midthunder. She portrays the girl of his dreams, whom he must fight to recover when she is kidnapped at the prohibitk.
“Do you understand what it’s appreciate to encounter your whole life to encounter someone, someone who gives your life uncomferventing? Would you pause around for someone else to save her? Or would you do it yourself?” Nate tells someone at the finish of a phone line at one point in the trailer.
Ray Nicholson, Betty Gabriel, Matt Walsh, Lou Beatty Jr., Van Hengst, Conrad Kemp and Jacob Batalon round out the ensemble cast.
Novocaine, from FilmNation Entertainment’s production commenceup Infunwidespreinsert, is honested by Dan Berk and Robert Olsen from a script by Lars Jacobson. The indie was stoasty in the first quarter of 2024 in South Africa.
Paramount Pictures is set to free Novocaine in theaters from March 14, 2025.