Lionsgate and Roadside Attractions released the trailer for Boy Kills World, previewing a brief glimpse of action thrillers and some comedy. Starring Bill Skarsgård (John Wick: Chapter 4) and Famke Janssen (Long Slow Exhale).
Directed by Moritz Mohr, who is making his feature film debut. From a script by Arend Remmers and Tyler Burton Smith, with Mohr coming up with the story with Arend Remmers. The film centers on Skarsgård’s Boy, who seeks revenge against Hilda Van Der Koy (played by Janssen). Hilda Van Der Koy is the disturbed leader of a corrupt post-apocalyptic dynasty that killed Boy’s family, leaving him orphaned, deaf, and voiceless.
Boy, driven by his inner voice, which he co-opted from his favourite childhood video game, trains with a mysterious shaman named Ruhian to become an instrument of death. He is then set loose on the eve of the annual culling of dissidents, resulting in a bedlam of bloody martial arts mayhem. As Boy tries to get his bearings in this delirious realm, he joins a desperate resistance group and bickers with the apparent ghost of his rebellious little sister.
H. Jon Benjamin, a well-known actor famous for his roles in Archer and Bob’s Burgers, provides the voice inside the head of the character named Boy. The cast includes Jessica Rothe, Michelle Dockery, Sharlto Copley, Brett Gelman, Isaiah Mustafa, and Andrew Koji.
The film’s producers included Sam Raimi, Roy Lee, Simon Swart, Alex Lebovici, Stuart Manashil, Wayne Fitzjohn, Zainab Azizi, and Dan Kagan. EPs are Sipho Nkosi, Mxolisi Mgojo, Humphrey Mathe, Reza Brojerdi, Christian Mercuri, Mohr and Andrew Childs.
Benjamin joined the project after the movie premiered at Midnight Madness at TIFF. The film had its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival last year, where the official synopsis warned potential viewers to “brace themselves for the brutal use of a cheese grater on multiple faces and body parts.”
Boy Kills World is scheduled to hit Theaters on April 26.
Watch The Official Trailer Boy Kills World: