Jack Quaid discovers that a rare genetic disorder that makes him impervious to physical pain comes in handy when he tries to save his girlfriend who’s been held hostage during a bank robbery. Novocaine trailer.
Suddenly, his pain becomes a superpower and he transforms into a shocking action hero. Quaid plays Nate Kane, a mild-mannered everyman. Throughout the film he says “it’s okay” when a knife is thrust into his hand, when shards of glass embed in his knuckles, or when he grabs a gun from a hot fryer and feels no to pain.
The actor is best known for his role as Hughie Campbell Jr. in Prime Video’s hit series boysopposite Amber Thunder. She plays the girl of his dreams, and when she is kidnapped from a bank, he must fight to rescue her.
“Do you know what it’s like to spend your whole life meeting someone, someone who gives your life meaning? Do you wait for someone else to save her? Or do you do it yourself? In the trailer, Nate tells someone on the end of the phone line .
Ray Nicholson, Betty Gabriel, Matt Walsh, Lou Beatty Jr., Van Henst, Conrad Camp and Jacob Batalon round out the cast.
novocaine, Produced by FilmNation Entertainment’s production startup Infrared, the film is directed by Dan Berk and Robert Olsen from a script by Lars Jacobson. The independent film was shot in South Africa during the first season of 2024.
Coming soon at Paramount Pictures Novocaine In theaters from March 14, 2025.
