Jennifer Lopez and her army of pole-dancing "hustlers" are going after Wall Street pockets in the new trailer for the upcoming film Hustlers.
The trailer opens with strip club matriarch Ramona (J. Lo) giving Destiny (Constance Wu) a pole-dancing lesson.
“Front hook. Ankle hook. Knee hook,” Romana tells Destiny, as she anchors her towering clear platform heels around the pole. “From here you can do the carousel, just switch and wrap." Destiny is in need of some serious financial help and confides in Ramona about her struggles, including how she takes care of her grandma, which gives Ramona an idea: Steal from unsuspecting Wall Street men.
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"You see what they did to this country? They stole from everybody, hardworking people lost everything and not one of these douchebags went to jail," Ramona says in the trailer. "The game is rigged and it does not reward people who play by the rules."
A voice is heard asking Ramona, “What if somebody calls the cops?” to which she replies, “And says what? ‘I spent $5,000 at a strip club! Send help!'”
So Ramona assembles a group of "hustlers:" Keke Palmer, Lili Reinhart, Lizzo and Cardi B. Julia Stiles also stars in the movie and appears to be some sort of therapist.
Hustlers is written and directed by Lorene Scafaria. Scafaria adapted the film from a 2015 New York Times article titled The Hustlers at Scores by Jessica Pressler and wanted to show a side of the strip club scene different from what we're used to seeing on TV and in films.
"It’s a setting that people have used time and time again and we’ve only seen that from one side, for the most part," Scafaria explained to Vulture. "I was fascinated by what this story represents: gender as it relates to money, the American Dream, the fact that people rarely think of women as ‘blue collar.’ It’s certainly a period piece also, about 2007 and 2008 and the financial crisis, and how it changed this industry — and these women.”
Nerisha Penrose is the Beauty Commerce Editor at ELLE.com. Prior to joining the team, she was an Editorial Fellow at ELLE.com. In her current role, she helps lead coverage on makeup, skin care, hair, and fragrances. With over six years of experience in the world of beauty editorial, Nerisha enjoys delving deep into the complexities of fragrance notes, hunting for the best fixes for acne-prone skin, and advocating for daily sunscreen use. She regularly researches and tests the latest products, consults beauty professionals (including our Beauty Advisory Board) to determine the best expert-approved formulas to recommend, and conducts interviews with luminaries across the industry. Nerisha received her bachelor’s degree in Communication and Media Studies from Temple University before joining the editorial teams at Nylon and Billboard. In 2020, she co-launched our popular franchise The State of Black Beauty, an ongoing exploration of—and destination for—beauty at the intersection of Black culture.
