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Kevin James and Christina Ricci team up to fight for their family in their new action movie.
PEOPLE has the exclusive first trailer for Guns Up, in which James, 60, and Ricci, 45, play a married couple forced to face off against organized crime themselves after James’ character Ray Hayes tries to quit life as a mob enforcer.
In the trailer, Ray, a former cop turned mob employee, and his wife Audrey (Ricci) discuss opening a diner together in order to provide for their children, which would allow Ray to exit his violent line of work. When his new boss hears Ray wants to stop working for the mob, he threatens Ray’s life — and Ray’s wife and children are brought in to the chaotic battle.
“A family man moonlighting as a henchman for the mob has one night to get his family out of the city and keep his dark secret hidden after a job goes horribly wrong,” teases a synopsis.
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James and Ricci costar in the movie with Luis Guzmán, Melissa Leo, Maximillian Osinski, Keana Marie and Leo Easton Kelly (a.k.a. the Shirley Temple King!). Guns Up is written and directed by Edward Drake (Animals, Detective Knight).
The movie is James’ first film role of 2025. In 2024, he appeared in David Henrie’s directorial debut Monster Summer alongside Mel Gibson. Prior to that, the actor and comedian last starred in movies like 2022’s Home Team, 2021’s All In and 2020’s Hubie Halloween with longtime collaborator Adam Sandler.
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Ricci, meanwhile, is in Guns Up after starring in the third season of the Showtime series Yellowjackets. In 2022, she appeared in the movie Monstrous, and in 2021 she made an appearance in The Matrix Resurrections.
Guns Up releases July 18.
