First Look Teaser for Boots Riley’s ‘I Love Boosters’ with Keke Palmer

by Alex Billington
January 27, 2026
Source: YouTube

“I call it ‘Triple F’: Fashion Forward Philanthropy. I know how to spell philanthropy – branding, though.” Let’s jam! Neon has finally unveiled the crazy teaser trailer for the new Boots Riley movie called I Love Boosters, his second film after making the totally bonkers Sorry to Bother You back in 2018. This next one will premiere at the 2026 SXSW Film Festival in March before it hits theaters in May coming up. The film follows a group of shoplifters who take aim at a cutthroat fashion maven. “It’s like community service,” is the tagline. The film stars Keke Palmer as Corvette, LaKeith Stanfield, Naomi Ackie, Demi Moore, Hannah Alline, with Don Cheadle, Eiza González, Will Poulter, Poppy Liu, and Taylour Paige. This looks crazy! As expected! I love when they let Boots Riley go wild and come up with some of the craziest ideas in cinema – a truly original artistic genius. Cannot wait to watch this. One incredible wacky fun teaser.

Here’s the first teaser trailer (+ poster) for Boots Riley’s film I Love Boosters, from Neon’s YouTube:

Booster: “Somebody who steals clothes from a store and sells them at a discount price, aka community service.” A crew of professional shoplifters take aim at a cutthroat fashion maven in this clever comedy. I Love Boosters is written and directed by visionary American filmmaker Boots Riley, making his second feature film after directing Sorry to Bother You (from 2018) previously as well as the “I’m a Virgo” series. Produced by Allison Rose Carter, Jon Read, Boots Riley, Aaron Ryder, Andrew Swett. Filmed in Atlanta, GA. This will be premiering at the 2026 SXSW Film Festival in March. Neon then opens Boots Riley’s I Love Boosters film in select US theaters starting on May 22nd, 2026 this summer movie season. Looking good?

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