'Let's Be Cops' Red-Band Trailer: Damon Wayans Jr. and Jake Johnson Play Pretend

Damon Wayans Jr. and Jake Johnson don't need Zooey Deschanel to get into trouble. By the looks of the first trailer for Let's Be Cops, the duo can cause plenty of damage on their own. The New Girl actors play two friends who start pretending to be police officers in Let's Be Cops.

I'm pretty excited about this movie. Wayans and Johnson hilarious together on New Girl, but when their casting in Let's Be Cops was first announced, Wayans wasn't even on New Girl anymore. Back then it looked like this movie would be our only chance to see them together again. With Happy Endings gone (never forget), Wayans returned to New Girl and has been working with Johnson for a few months. It's going to be hard to not see Wayans and Johnson as Coach and Nick in Let's Be Cops.

Let's Be Cops is directed by Luke Greenfield, the man behind the criminally underrated The Girl Next Door. When I learned that Greenfield was directing, I hoped that he might get Wayans' Happy Endings costar Elisha Cuthbert on board for Let's Be Cops, but no luck there.

Let's Be Cops stars Wayans, Johnson, Nina Dobrev, Rob Riggle, Andy Garcia and Keegan Michael-Key. The movie opens on Aug. 13.