--- title: Watch the Hot Tub Time Machine 2 Trailer description: John Cusack's out and Adam Scott's in canonical: https://time.com/3629850/heres-a-trailer-for-hot-tub-time-machine-2/ author: Laura Stampler article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2014-12-11T15:54:43.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:15:13.656Z og:title: Watch the Trailer for 'Hot Tub Time Machine 2' og:description: John Cusack's out and Adam Scott's in og:url: https://time.com/3629850/heres-a-trailer-for-hot-tub-time-machine-2/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt2d369c4788eaf371/69876e37e53abaa5d54d67ae/screen-shot-2014-12-11-at-10-39-27-am.png?branch=production&width=809&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 809 og:image:height: 455 og:image:alt: Screen Shot 2014-12-11 at 10.39.27 AM og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Watch the Trailer for 'Hot Tub Time Machine 2' twitter:description: John Cusack's out and Adam Scott's in twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt2d369c4788eaf371/69876e37e53abaa5d54d67ae/screen-shot-2014-12-11-at-10-39-27-am.png?branch=production&width=809&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Here's a Trailer for _Hot Tub Time Machine 2_ > Sponsored content. 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(Not to mention, make changes in their “present” lives to make them rich, famous, and overall happy). Now, whether you asked for it or not, Clark Duke, Craig Robinson, and Rob Corddry are back for _Hot Tub Time Machine 2 —_ and according to Corddry, “I think this time maybe I’ll invent yoga pants.” The newly released trailer, however, shows that some things have changed. First off, headliner John Cusack unaccountably decided not to return for the sequel. Instead, Adam Scott and _Community’s_ Gillian Jacobs join the cast. Secondly, the cast doesn’t just go to one point in their lives — they travel everywhere from the not-so-distant future to the Revolutionary War. 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