Today, Paramount+ announced the “outrageous, original and wildly entertaining” (Mike Manalo, Nerds of Color) action-comedy NOVOCAINE will arrive on the service on May 13 in Canada and the U.S.*

NOVOCAINE follows Nathan Caine (Jack Quaid) who was born with a rare genetic disorder that prevents him from feeling any pain. When the girl of his dreams (Amber Midthunder) is taken hostage in a bank heist, he turns his inability to feel physical pain into an unexpected strength in the fight to get her back.

Hailed as “non-stop fun” (Jonathan Sim, Coming Soon), “an absolute blast” (Perri Nemiroff, Collider), and “a genuine riot” (Jeff Ewing, Collider), NOVOCAINE is Certified Fresh™ on Rotten Tomatoes® and has earned a stellar 85% Popcornmeter audience score**. Jack Quaid “absolutely kills it” (Rachel LaBonte, Screen Rant) as an unlikely hero whose only superpower is that he can’t feel pain.

NOVOCAINE joins Paramount+’s premium collection of high-octane, action-packed movies available on the service, ranging from Best Picture Academy Award® winner GLADIATOR and the epic follow up GLADIATOR II, to hit franchises including MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE, STAR TREK and TOP GUN, as well as critically acclaimed films like SEPTEMBER 5 and FORREST GUMP.

Paramount Pictures presents in association with Infrared Pictures and Domain Entertainment a Safehouse Pictures / Circle Management + Production of a film by Dan Berk & Robert Olsen: NOVOCAINE. Executive Produced by Paul Barbeau, Glen Basner, Josh Adler, Lars Jacobson, Alison Cohen, Pete Chiappetta, Isabela Salas, Paul Neinstein. Produced by Drew Simon, Tory Tunnell, Joby Harold, Sam Speiser, Matt Schwartz, Julian Rosenberg. Written by Lars Jacobson. Directed by Dan Berk & Robert Olsen.

NOVOCAINE is rated 14A for violence and coarse language.

• The film’s availability in additional international Paramount+ markets will be announced at a later date.

**As of 5/6/25

Disney’s SNOW WHITE prevails in its debut, bringing in $45 million from 4,200 theatres, putting it in close to recent projections. This update starring Rachel Zegler, gets 44% on the Tomatometer and was made for approximately $250 million.

BLACK BAG is second with $4.3 million from 2,713 theatres for Focus Features/Universal PIctures, a two week total of $14.8 million.

Third up is last week’s top film NOVOCAINE with $3.8 million, bringing it to $15.8 million for Paramount Pictures.

MICKEY 17 takes fourth with $3.8 million for Warner Bros., a tally of $40 million.

THE ALTO KNIGHTS rounds it all out with $2.6 million for Warner Bros. from.2,651 theatres, getting 39% on the Tomatometer.

NOVOCAINE debuts atop the Box Office this weekend with $8.5 million from 3,365 theatres for Paramount Pictures. The Action Comedy starring Jack Quaid gets 81% on the Tomatometer, his second acclaimed release this year, the other being COMPANION.

MICKEY 17 takes top spot again at the Box Office on a slower weekend, with $7.6 million from 3,807 theatres for Warner Bros., taking it to $33.3 million over two weeks.

Steven Soderbergh‘s BLACK BAG debuts in third with $7 million from 2,705 theatres, with a very impressive 97% on the Tomatometer, for Focus Features/Universal Pictures.

CAPTAIN AMERICA: BRAVE NEW WORLD gets fourth spot with $5.3 million, taking the Disney/Marvel release to $185 million.

THE DAY THE EARTH BLEW UP: A LOONEY TUNES MOVIE rounds things out, debuting with $3.1 million, a tally of $41 million for Warner Bros. It gets 86% on the Tomatometer.

NOVOCAINE IN THEATRES, PREMIUM LARGE FORMAT AND 4DX MARCH 14, 2025. Today we get the Final Trailer!

SYNOPSIS:

When the girl of his dreams (Amber Midthunder) is kidnapped, everyman Nate (Jack Quaid) turns his inability to feel pain into an unexpected strength in his fight to get her back.

PARAMOUNT PICTURES Presents

In association with INFRARED PICTURES

A SAFEHOUSE PICTURES / CIRCLE MANAGEMENT + PRODUCTION Production

A Film by DAN BERK & ROBERT OLSEN

“NOVOCAINE”

Executive Producers

Paul Barbeau, Glen Basner, Josh Adler, Lars Jacobson, Alison Cohen

Produced by

Drew Simon, Tory Tunnell, Joby Harold, Sam Speiser, Matt Schwartz, Julian Rosenberg

Written by

Lars Jacobson

Directed by

Dan Berk & Robert Olsen

Cast:

Jack Quaid, Amber Midthunder, Ray Nicholson, Betty Gabriel, Matt Walsh, Lou Beatty Jr., Evan Hengst, Conrad Kemp and Jacob Batalon

NOVOCAINE arrives in theatres March 14, 2025 and ahead of it, star Jack Quaid was in Austin this weekend serving as grand marshal at the NASCAR ECHOPARK AUTOMOTIVE GRAND PRIX!

SYNOPSIS:

When the girl of his dreams (Amber Midthunder) is kidnapped, everyman Nate (Jack Quaid) turns his inability to feel pain into an unexpected strength in his fight to get her back.

PARAMOUNT PICTURES Presents

In association with INFRARED PICTURES

A SAFEHOUSE PICTURES / CIRCLE MANAGEMENT + PRODUCTION Production

A Film by DAN BERK & ROBERT OLSEN

“NOVOCAINE”

Executive Producers

Paul Barbeau, Glen Basner, Josh Adler, Lars Jacobson, Alison Cohen

Produced by

Drew Simon, Tory Tunnell, Joby Harold, Sam Speiser, Matt Schwartz, Julian Rosenberg

Written by

Lars Jacobson

Directed by

Dan Berk & Robert Olsen

Cast:

Jack Quaid, Amber Midthunder, Ray Nicholson, Betty Gabriel, Matt Walsh, Lou Beatty Jr., Evan Hengst, Conrad Kemp and Jacob Batalon

Today we get a new NO PAIN, ALL GAIN Featurette from NOVOCAINE, starring Jack Quaid who you might’ve seen on last night’s Screen Actors Guild Awards! Tickets on sale now and in theatres March 14, 2025 via Paramount Pictures Canada.

SYNOPSIS:

When the girl of his dreams (Amber Midthunder) is kidnapped, everyman Nate (Jack Quaid) turns his inability to feel pain into an unexpected strength in his fight to get her back.

PARAMOUNT PICTURES Presents

In association with INFRARED PICTURES

A SAFEHOUSE PICTURES / CIRCLE MANAGEMENT + PRODUCTION Production

A Film by DAN BERK & ROBERT OLSEN 

“NOVOCAINE”

Executive Producers 

Paul Barbeau, Glen Basner, Josh Adler, Lars Jacobson, Alison Cohen

Produced by 

Drew Simon, Tory Tunnell, Joby Harold, Sam Speiser, Matt Schwartz, Julian Rosenberg

Written by 

Lars Jacobson

Directed by 

Dan Berk & Robert Olsen

Cast:

Jack Quaid, Amber Midthunder, Ray Nicholson, Betty Gabriel, Matt Walsh, Lou Beatty Jr., Evan Hengst, Conrad Kemp and Jacob Batalon

Paramount Pictures Canada x Mr. Will are thrilled to give readers a chance to win passes to an Advance Screening of NOVOCAINE.

Screenings are as follows:

TORONTO

Date: Monday, March 10th

Time: 7:00PM

Location: Scotiabank Theatre Toronto

VANCOUVER

Date: Monday, March 10th

Time: 7:00PM

Location: Scotiabank Theatre Vancouver

MONTREAL – ENG

Date: Monday, March 10th

Time: 7:00PM

Location: Cineplex Cinemas Banque Scotia Montreal

MONTREAL – FRE

Date: Monday, March 10th

Time: 7:00PM

Location: Cineplex Cinéma Starcité Montréal

EDMONTON

Date: Monday, March 10th

Time: 7:00PM

Location: Scotiabank Theatre Edmonton

Synopsis:

When the girl of his dreams (Amber Midthunder) is kidnapped, everyman Nate (Jack Quaid) turns his inability to feel pain into an unexpected strength in his fight to get her back.

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Rules and regulations here.

NOVOCAINE  IS ONLY IN THEATRES ON MARCH 14, 2025.

(Photo/video credit: Paramount Pictures Canada)

Paramount Pictures announced today a series of national early access screenings for the upcoming film Novocaine. Additionally, in a special collaboration, Paramount has partnered with Fantastic Fest to host the film’s first-ever fan screening event.

On Saturday, March 8, at 7:00PM local time, over 1,200 theaters across the U.S. and Canada will participate in the “Early Access Adrenaline Rush Preview” of Novocaine in advance of its wide release on March 14.

For those seeking an intensified viewing, offering audiences an immersive experience, with synchronized seat motion and effects that place fans directly into the heart of the action, “Feel It In” advance screenings are scheduled for Wednesday, March 12, at 7:00PM local time. These screenings will be presented exclusively in premium motion formats: 4DX, MX4D and select D-Box at participating locations in advance of the film’s national release.

Also as part of its screening program, Paramount is thrilled to partner with Fantastic Fest for the first-ever fan screening of Novocaine. The “Fantastic Fest Presents” screening will be held at the Alamo Slaughter Lane on Saturday, March 1, with actor Jack Quaid and directors Dan Berk and Robert Olsen in attendance for a post-screening Q&A.

Tickets for the “Early Access Adrenaline Rush Preview,” “Feel it In” advance screenings, and general release of Novocaine will be available starting Monday, February 24, at 6:00AM PT. To purchase tickets and locate participating theaters, visit novocainemovie.com/seeitfirst. General tickets can also be purchased at novocainemovie.com, through exhibitors’ websites and mobile apps, third-party ticketing platforms, and at theater box offices nationwide.

Ticketholders seeing Novocaine at the “Feel It In” advance screening will also receive a limited-edition giveaway of an exclusive 14”x20” collector’s print created for fans attending this one-night event – while supplies last.

Said Paramount Pictures’ President of Domestic Distribution Chris Aronson, “This is a fresh, fun, action-packed original movie and one that is meant to be experienced in a theatre with friends. We’re thrilled to give moviegoers multiple early opportunities to see Novocaine before its wide release.”

In Novocaine, When the girl of his dreams (Amber Midthunder) is kidnapped, everyman Nate (Jack Quaid) turns his inability to feel pain into an unexpected strength in his fight to get her back.

The film is written by Lars Jacobson; produced by Drew Simon, Tory Tunnell, Joby Harold, Sam Speiser, Matt Schwartz and Julian Rosenberg; and directed by Dan Berk & Robert Olsen. Novocaine stars Jack Quaid, Amber Midthunder, Ray Nicholson, Betty Gabriel, Matt Walsh, Lou Beatty Jr., Evan Hengst, Conrad Kemp and Jacob Batalon.

Paramount Pictures presents Novocaine in association with Infrared Pictures and Domain Entertainment; a Safehouse Pictures/Circle Management+ Production; a film by Dan Berk & Robert Olsen.

About Paramount Pictures

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NOVOCAINE arrives in Theatres March 14, 2025 via Paramount Pictures Canada and now we get a new Big Game TV Spot! This is a huge year for Jack Quaid, who is filming the final season of THE BOYS and seen currently in COMPANION.

SYNOPSIS:

When the girl of his dreams (Amber Midthunder) is kidnapped, everyman Nate (Jack Quaid) turns his inability to feel pain into an unexpected strength in his fight to get her back.

PARAMOUNT PICTURES Presents

In association with INFRARED PICTURES

A SAFEHOUSE PICTURES / CIRCLE MANAGEMENT + PRODUCTION Production

A Film by DAN BERK & ROBERT OLSEN

“NOVOCAINE”

Executive Producers

Paul Barbeau, Glen Basner, Josh Adler, Lars Jacobson, Alison Cohen

Produced by

Drew Simon, Tory Tunnell, Joby Harold, Sam Speiser, Matt Schwartz, Julian Rosenberg

Written by

Lars Jacobson

Directed by

Dan Berk & Robert Olsen

Cast:

Jack Quaid, Amber Midthunder, Ray Nicholson, Betty Gabriel, Matt Walsh, Lou Beatty Jr., Evan Hengst, Conrad Kemp and Jacob Batalon

The Boys star Jack Quaid stars in NOVOCAINE and today we get a brand new Trailer! In theatres March 14, 2025 via Paramount Pictures Canada.

SYNOPSIS:

When the girl of his dreams (Amber Midthunder) is kidnapped, everyman Nate (Jack Quaid) turns his inability to feel pain into an unexpected strength in his fight to get her back.

PARAMOUNT PICTURES Presents

In association with INFRARED PICTURES

A SAFEHOUSE PICTURES / CIRCLE MANAGEMENT + PRODUCTION Production

A Film by DAN BERK & ROBERT OLSEN

“NOVOCAINE”

Executive Producers

Paul Barbeau, Glen Basner, Josh Adler, Lars Jacobson, Alison Cohen

Produced by

Drew Simon, Tory Tunnell, Joby Harold, Sam Speiser, Matt Schwartz, Julian Rosenberg

Written by

Lars Jacobson

Directed by

Dan Berk & Robert Olsen

Cast:

Jack Quaid, Amber Midthunder, Ray Nicholson, Betty Gabriel, Matt Walsh, Lou Beatty Jr., Van Hengst, Conrad Kemp and Jacob Batalon

NOVOCAINE has not yet been rated.