Mark Wahlberg and Paul Walter Hauser Spark Chaos in Wild “Balls Up” World Cup Trailer
Mark Wahlberg and Paul Walter Hauser are heading to Brazil for laughs in the new comedy Balls Up, and the first trailer just dropped.
According to Amazon MGM Studios, the film follows Wahlberg, 54, and Hauser, 39, as a pair of American marketing executives who land a wild brand deal for a fictional FIFA World Cup. They pitch their new cond*** line as the tournament’s official product, and things quickly go off the rails.
In the trailer released on March 19, the duo celebrates in Brazil and ends up interrupting the World Cup Final mid-game. Their antics prevent the host country from winning, causing chaos across the stadium and sparking an international scandal. “Marketing executives Brad (Wahlberg) and Elijah (Hauser) go ‘balls out’ and pitch a bold full‑coverage cond*** sponsorship with the World Cup,” the official synopsis reads.
“After their drunken celebration in Brazil sparks a global scandal, they must outrun furious fans, criminals, and power-hungry officials to salvage their careers and make it home alive.”
Mark Wahlberg and Paul Walter Hauser make quite the pair in Balls Up. Don’t miss its premiere on April 15. Only on Prime Video. pic.twitter.com/kLHhofFiIZ
— Prime Video (@PrimeVideo) March 19, 2026
The comedy is directed by Peter Farrelly, known for Dumb & Dumber and Ricky Stanicky, and written by Paul Wernick and Rhett Reese, the team behind the Deadpool movies. The cast also includes Benjamin Bratt, Eva De Dominici, Daniela Melchior, Molly Shannon, Sacha Baron Cohen, and Eric André.
Balls Up marks Wahlberg’s first movie release of 2026. He recently starred in Mel Gibson’s Flight Risk, played a thief in another Prime Video film called Play Dirty, and returned as Dan Morgan in The Family Plan 2. Hauser’s recent work includes Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere and a small uncredited role in Playdate on Prime Video.
Balls Up will stream exclusively on Prime Video starting April 15.
This movie looks like it’s going to be absolute chaos in the best way, wild, over-the-top comedy always has a place at the World Cup. What do you think? Are you excited to see Wahlberg and Hauser cause havoc on the soccer field? Share your thoughts in the comments.