Marlon Wayans Pushes a Football Star Too Hard in Trailer for Jordan Peele-Produced ‘Him’

Marlon Wayans has a unique training regimen for an upstart football player in the first trailer for the Jordan Peele-produced horror movie Him.

Universal Pictures releases director Justin Tipping’s feature in theaters Sept. 19. Tyriq Withers, Julia Fox, Tim Heidecker, Jim Jefferies, Akeem Hayes and Tierra Whack round out the cast for the movie that debuted its first footage at CinemaCon earlier this month.

Him follows an on-the-rise quarterback (Withers) who is invited by an aging player (Wayans) to learn about his perilous journey to achieve success at any cost. The script from Zack Akers and Skip Bronkie was previously included on the Black List. Producers for Monkeypaw include Peele, Ian Cooper, Win Rosenfeld and Jamal Watson.

“Talent is how hard you’re willing to work,” Wayans instructs Withers in the trailer that includes scenes teasing ritualistic violence. “‘I’m never good enough’ — that’s how great people think. So you’re going to have to ask yourself, ‘What am I willing to sacrifice?’”

Withers and Wayans took the stage during Universal’s CinemaCon presentation on April 2 to introduce the film’s footage. Wayans jokingly likened their project to a wholesome 1990s sports drama: “It’s kinda like Rudy.” This led Withers to fire back, “It’s nothing at all like Rudy.” Withers added that the film is “something that burrows under the skin.”

Wayans posted the trailer to Instagram with the cryptic caption, “Bro… it’s different.” He is also set to co-write and star in the sixth installment in the Scary Movie franchise, which hit theaters in summer 2026.

Withers also appears in the forthcoming sequel I Know What You Did Last Summer and is set for a role in Reminders of Him.