High Rollers is a 2025 American action thriller film directed by Ives, written by Chris Sivertson, and starring John Travolta, Gina Gershon, Lukas Haas, Quavo, Danny Pardo, Kelly Greyson, and Alex Hurt. It is a sequel to Cash Out (2024).
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| Directed by | Ives |
| Written by | Chris Sivertson |
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| Cinematography | Alejandro Lalinde |
| Edited by | Marc Fusco |
| Music by | Yagmur Kaplan |
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| Distributed by | Saban Films |
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Running time | 102 minutes[1] |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $72,805[2] |
The film was released on March 14, 2025.
Premise
editAfter leaving the criminal world, Mason and his lover Amelia go on vacation. Meanwhile, his technician accomplice Link falls in love with Georgios Caras, the bank manager from a previous robbery. They held their wedding ceremony on an island, and in addition to Mason and Amelia, Mason's brother Shawn and his friends Anton and Hector were also present. Suddenly, an armed force led by Abel Salzar disrupted the wedding and kidnapped Amelia. They then discovered that the data on the Salzar hard drive on the server had been wiped. Mason learns that Salzar wants to take Amelia hostage to force them to carry out a mission.
Salzar's lawyer, Mr. Flowers, claims that Mason's team will break into Scarlet Pearl Casino and steal an item from a safe in a penthouse room. The casino is run by crime boss Zade Black, who is also Salzar's brother and an adversary. In order to rescue Amelia, Mason leads Shawn, Link, Anton, Hector, and Callas to infiltrate the casino under new identities. Salzar, through his informants, remotely monitored their every move.
Mason and Shawn found only a crypto wallet hard drive in the safe. The hard drive belonged to Salzar's ex-girlfriend, Bella, who is now Black's girlfriend and casino manager. Mason deduced that Salzar wanted the hard drive in the secret vault to prevent it from falling into Salzar's hands. Later, Link discovered that Caras was Salzar's informant and the one who secretly wiped the server, so he angrily kicked him out. Mason discovers the hard drive is hidden inside Bella's ruby necklace, and steals the necklace. After Mason and his group were exposed, they were captured by Black; Caras appeared to help them and ambushed Black, who was then shot and killed by Bella. Bella claims that Black took her encrypted wallet hard drive.
Mason and his men began to retreat, but were stopped by Salzar. Salzar claimed he wanted revenge on Mason, so he forced Mason to choose between Amelia's life and Shawn's. At this moment, a large number of FBI agents appeared to arrest both parties; it turned out that Mason had already exchanged terms with the FBI. Mason handed over Salzar's hard drive and the secret vault to the FBI in exchange for the release of himself and his team. Finally, Shawn revealed Bella's encrypted wallet hard drive, claiming they now have $600 million.
Cast
edit- John Travolta as Mason Goddard
- Gina Gershon as Amelia Decker
- Lukas Haas as Shawn Goddard
- Quavo as Anton
- Natali Yura as Link
- Noel Gugliemi as Hector
- Swen Temmel as Georgios Caras
- Demián Castro as Zade Black
- Alex Hurt as Mr. Flowers
- Danny Pardo as Abel Salzar
- Kelly Greyson as Bella
- Joel Cohen as Vernon Richter
- Daniel Louis Rivas as Chaz Antonelli
- Meadow Williams as Penelope
- Brittany Furlan as Adrianna
Development
editIn April 2024, a sequel to Cash Out was directed by Randall Emmett under his pseudonym Ives.[3] It was filmed in April 2023 and was shot at the Scarlet Pearl Casino Resort in D'Iberville, Mississippi and other locations across the Mississippi Gulf Coast.[4][5] Kristin Davis's role in the previous film has been replaced by Gina Gershon in this one.[6]
Release
editHigh Rollers was released digitally and in limited theaters by Saban Films on March 14, 2025.[7] It released in the United Kingdom by 101 Films on June 16, 2025.[8]
Reception
editOn the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 20% of 10 critics' reviews are positive.[9]
Box office
editAs of September 24, 2025, High Rollers grossed $72,805 in the United Arab Emirates.[2]
Sequel
editCash Out 3 began principal photography in Miami on March 31, 2025, before moving to the Gulf Coast on April 5 and ending on April 24. Locations included Biloxi and Ocean Springs, Mississippi. Travolta returned as Mason Goddard.[10][11]
References
edit- ↑ "High Rollers (15)". British Board of Film Classification. June 12, 2025. Retrieved June 12, 2025.
- 1 2 "High Rollers (2025)". Box Office Mojo. IMDb. Retrieved September 24, 2025.
- ↑ James, Meg; Kaufman, Amy (April 26, 2024). "After scandal, movie producer Randall Emmett is flying under the radar with a new name". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved March 10, 2025.
- ↑ Geisinger, Gabriel (April 17, 2023). "John Travolta's new movie filming in Mississippi". Kemps Film and TV Production Services Handbook. Archived from the original on April 18, 2023. Retrieved March 10, 2025.
- ↑ Rivers, Ja'Colbi (April 14, 2023). "Filming of Cash Out 2 starring John Travolta, Quavo underway in Biloxi". WLOX. Retrieved March 10, 2025.
- ↑ Kassel, Mary (March 14, 2025). "High Rollers Review: Neither Fun Nor Engaging, John Travolta's High Rollers Left Me Wondering When It Would End". Screen Rant. Retrieved June 19, 2026.
- ↑ DeVore, Britta (February 5, 2025). "John Travolta and Gina Gershon Are in Hot Water in First 'High Rollers' Trailer [Exclusive]". Collider. Retrieved March 6, 2025.
- ↑ Felperin, Leslie (June 11, 2025). "High Rollers review – John Travolta leads a charmless casino raid of staggering stupidity". The Guardian. Retrieved June 12, 2025.
- ↑ "High Rollers (2025)". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved September 24, 2025.
- ↑ Perez, Mary (April 7, 2025). "John Travolta returning to South MS for another Cash Out sequel. Here's where and when". Sun Herald. Retrieved May 1, 2025.
- ↑ Pullen, Spencer (April 9, 2025). "John Travolta filming Cash Out 3 in Ocean Springs". WXXV-TV. Retrieved May 1, 2025.
