Peacock has revealed the official trailer and poster for John Woo’s radical reimagining of his 1989 Hong Kong classic, The Killer, which will be available to stream on August 23. Woo is the action director behind films like Face/Off, Mission: Impossible II, Paycheck, Broken Arrow, and Hard Boiled.
From the Oscar-winning producer of Oppenheimer, the kinetic action thriller stars Emmy nominee Nathalie Emmanuel (The Fast Saga, Game of Thrones) as Zee, a mysterious and infamous assassin known and feared in the Parisian underworld as the Queen of the Dead.
But when, during an assignment from her shadowy mentor and handler (Avatar‘s Sam Worthington), Zee refuses to kill a blinded young woman (Diana Silvers; Ma, Booksmart) in a Paris nightclub, the decision will disintegrate Zee’s alliances, attract the attention of a savvy police investigator (Golden Globe nominee Omar Sy; Jurassic World franchise, Lupin), and plunge her into a sinister criminal conspiracy that will set her on a collision course with her past.
In addition to Nathalie Emmanuel, Omar Sy, and Sam Worthington, the cast includes Eric Cantona (The Fragile Colossus, Elizabeth), Saϊd Taghmaoui (Wonder Woman, The Kite Runner), Tchéky Karyo (Nikita, A Very Long Engagement), Grégory Montel (Call My Agent!, Thirst for Life), Angeles Woo (Silent Night, Manhunt), and Aurélia Agel (Halo, Black Widow).
Based on the 1989 motion picture written and directed by John Woo, The Killer is directed by John Woo, from a screenplay by Academy Award winner Brian Helgeland (L.A. Confidential, Mystic River) and the screenwriting team of Josh Campbell & Matt Stuecken (10 Cloverfield Lane, Knights of the Zodiac).
The movie is produced by Academy Award winner Charles Roven p.g.a. (Oppenheimer, American Hustle), Alex Gartner p.g.a. (Uncharted, Warcraft), John Woo p.g.a. and Lori Tilkin deFelice (Silent Night).
The film’s executive producers are Terence Chang, Mark Gordon, Matt Jackson, and Robin Mulcahy Fisichella. Universal Pictures is presenting A Better Tomorrow Films/Atlas Entertainment production in association with eOne.
Watch the official trailer here and scroll down to view the poster.
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