JWoww Channels Her Inner Cookie Lyon in The Mint Trailer: Watch Now!

Reality star plays the girlfriend of a struggling record company's heir

By Alyssa Toomey Apr 03, 2015 10:05 PMTags

Well, she did say "I will rip their heads off" in a past Jersey Shore intro...

The first trailer for the upcoming film The Mint, which stars Jenny "JWoww" Farley, has been released today and sees the MTV beauty showing off her fiesty side while channeling Taraji P. Henson's famous character Cookie Lyon from the hit Fox show Empire.

The 29-year-old reality star plays Vicki, the girlfriend of a struggling record company's heir (per MTV), in the forthcoming Raymond Mamrak-directed film, which centers on a talented music producer/executive who must revamp his business, Jersey Mint Records, in order to find success. 

PHOTO: JWoww shares her save-the-date wedding card

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"We need you to start working harder and signing new talent," JWoww says in the trailer. "We cannot live off these old-school joints that you have and your club music!" 

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Werk, JWoww! 

While the budding actress is channeling her inner badass in The Mint trailer, the mother of one has been showing off her softer side on Instagram. 

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Sharing an aww-worthy photo of herself taking a nap with her adorable baby girl Meilani with boyfriend Roger Mathews, the proud mama captioned the pic, "Someone fell asleep on the job lol @rogermathewsnj," captioned the pic.

What do you think of The Mint trailer? Tell us in the comments! 

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