Keep calm and carry on. Check out the new Heads of State trailer for the upcoming action-comedy movie starring Idris Elba, John Cena, Priyanka Chopra Jonas, Carla Gugino, Jack Quaid, Stephen Root, Sarah Niles, Richard Coyle and Paddy Considine.
In the action-comedy Heads of State, the UK Prime Minister Sam Clarke (Idris Elba) and U.S. President Will Derringer (John Cena) have a not-so-friendly and very public rivalry that jeopardizes their countries’ “special relationship.” But when they become the targets of a powerful and ruthless foreign adversary—who proves more than a match for the two leaders’ security forces—they are begrudgingly forced to rely on the only two people they can trust: each other. Ultimately allied with the brilliant MI6 agent Noel Bisset (Priyanka Chopra Jonas), they must go on the run and find a way to work together long enough to thwart a global conspiracy that threatens the entire free world.
The screenplay for Heads of State is by Josh Appelbaum & André Nemec and Harrison Query. The story is by Harrison Query. Heads of State is produced by Peter Safran, p.g.a. and John Rickard, p.g.a. Executive producers are Marcus Viscidi, Josh Appelbaum, André Nemec, John Cena, and Idris Elba.
Heads of State, directed by Ilya Naishuller, premieres on Prime Video on July 2, 2025.
In the action-comedy Heads of State, the UK Prime Minister Sam Clarke (Idris Elba) and U.S. President Will Derringer (John Cena) have a not-so-friendly and very public rivalry that jeopardizes their countries’ “special relationship.” But when they become the targets of a powerful and ruthless foreign adversary—who proves more than a match for the two leaders’ security forces—they are begrudgingly forced to rely on the only two people they can trust: each other. Ultimately allied with the brilliant MI6 agent Noel Bisset (Priyanka Chopra Jonas), they must go on the run and find a way to work together long enough to thwart a global conspiracy that threatens the entire free world.
The screenplay for Heads of State is by Josh Appelbaum & André Nemec and Harrison Query. The story is by Harrison Query. Heads of State is produced by Peter Safran, p.g.a. and John Rickard, p.g.a. Executive producers are Marcus Viscidi, Josh Appelbaum, André Nemec, John Cena, and Idris Elba.
Heads of State, directed by Ilya Naishuller, premieres on Prime Video on July 2, 2025.
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00:00I hate to interrupt a kick-ass slow-mo explosion, but we should probably introduce who's who in
00:22the burning vehicle. That's UK's Prime Minister, aka the President of England, Sam Clarke. U.S.
00:27President slash action movie star, Will Derringer, and MI6's top agent, Noelle Perseille.
00:3324 hours ago, somebody shot down Air Force One over unfriendly territory, and these two made it out.
00:41Now, they'll embark on a breathtaking adventure.
00:44The heroes is tough for guys like you. Guys like me? Guys like you, you know, Jim Strong. As opposed to
00:49Strong Strong. You want to see Jim Strong, I'll rip a tree out of the ground and beat you to death with it, huh?
00:53Go on then, rip that tree out and beat me to death with it.
00:55That's what I thought. Pick the biggest tree.
00:58Obviously, they're going to need a little help, which is where we come in. That's me, by the way.
01:03Now it's up to my elite team of six. Okay, five. All right, three. She's one. Oh, no.
01:12Wait, then how did she?
01:18All right, I'll tell you.
01:19Okay, the bulletproof vest. I mean, not original, but it works.
01:23It's a real nut punch in a Ziploc bag out there.
01:27Now they're on the run and need to keep their heads down.
01:29Yankees?
01:30No, no, no. Canadians.
01:31How do you say Canadians?
01:32Everybody loves Americans.
01:33Americans love Americans today, but Canadians, trust me.
01:35And do whatever it takes to stop World War III, even if it means sucking on sheep nipples.
01:40Who sucks on sheep nipples?
01:41Nobody sucks on sheep nipples.
01:42Okay, gone.
01:45All caught up?
01:46Good. Cue the music.
01:52I want to look cool with a gun in my hand.
02:06I got this.
02:08Follow me, boys.
02:12How are you alive?
02:16I just kept calm and carried on.
02:21Heads of state, catch us only on Prime on July.
02:24Ah, come on.
02:25Can we just do one trailer where you don't give everything away?