Bill Skarsgårdhas switched from haunting to hunting mode for his upcoming filmBoy Kills World. The movie directed byMoritz Mohrhave all eyes on it ever sincethe first blood-soaked trailer arrived that saw theItactor on a revenge spree. The movie seems very camp, one of its kind of gory madness that the fans of the action genre will certainly enjoy.
Now we have a new look from the feature unveiled byTotal Filmsthat sees Skarsgård battle ready, he is head to toe soaked in blood with a sword in hand. While the image gives away nothing it further adds to the tone and appeal. The action thriller followsBoy (Skarsgård), a young deaf man whose entire family is wiped out. With no one to turn to, he runs away to the jungle where he meets a mysterious shaman (Yayan Ruhian) who trains him to be a killing machine.
‘Boy Kills World' is Manga Influenced
The movie has an exceptional style as we seeBoy has an inner voice, given his vivid imagination the film has been billed as a “fever dream”which is highlighted in the trailer. As for the killer action Mohr took inspiration fromMangaandAnime, “We talked a lot about what we loved,” he said. “I love old kung-fu movies. I love Asian cinema. I play a lot of video games and I read a lot of manga. Anime is a big influence. But also shitty little Saturday-morning cartoons that I loved growing up.”
The director admits he “knew I wanted to make a revenge movie with a deaf protagonist, but that was literally the one constant.” With its concept and executionthe movie has rightfully earned an R-ratingand the influences are quite visible in every aspect of the action thriller. Among all the action and blood, the movie also finds space for humor which will certainly make it a smooth ride. Lots of dark jokes in the script German scribeArend Remmersco-wrote withTyler Burton Smith.
The movie also boasts a stellar star cast includingMichelle Dockery,Jessica Rothe,Isaiah Mustafa,Famke Janssen,Brett Gelman,Cameron Crovetti,Nicholas Crovetti,Sharlto Copley,Quinn Copeland, andAndrew Koji.Boy Kills Worldis scheduled to premiere in theaters on April 26. You can check out the new image above and know more about the film withour helpful guide here.
Boy Kills World
A dystopian fever dream action film that follows Boy, a deaf person with a vibrant imagination. When his family is murdered, he is trained by a mysterious shaman to repress his childish imagination and become an instrument of death.
