20th Century Studios has given us a full trailer of the White Men Canât Jump remake, starring Jack Harlow as the titular white men. Okay, heâs just one white man, and he can presumably jump fine â just like Woody Harrelson in the 1992 original. The trailer shows Harlow dressed like âa white girl at Whole Foods,â hustling some people who assume he canât play ball. Thus we are treated to Harlow making baskets while wearing Birkenstocks â an image that will be seared in our memory whenever we hear âFirst Classâ for the rest of time. The film promises to update the original partly through a slew of pop-culture references: In the first-look teaser, Harlow calls Paul Thomas Anderson âour greatest living director,â while his partner in basketball crimes (Nannyâs Sinqua Walls) counters that the title belongs to Spike Lee. Neither directed this film. That honor belongs to Calmatic. White Men Canât Jump comes to Hulu on May 19.
This post has been updated.