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Just in case you weren’t fully on board with the newest assassin themed action pic The Killer’s Game starring a host of action star talent with Dave Bautista leading the way, Lionsgate has unleashed a final trailer for the film which sees Bautista running a gauntlet that includes the likes of Scott Adkins, Marko Zaror and Daniel Bernhardt to name a few. This one looks to check all the boxes and deliver the tried-and-true assassin themed tropes with extreme action design to enhance the viewing experience. Scroll below for all the latest mayhem and chaos that fans can handle!
Official Synopsis: In the new action-comedy THE KILLER’S GAME, when top hitman Joe Flood (Dave Bautista) is diagnosed with a terminal illness, he decides to take matters into his own hands – by taking a hit out on himself. But when the very hitmen he hired also target his ex-girlfriend (Sofia Boutella), he must fend off an army of assassin colleagues and win back the love of his life before it’s too late.
What is left to say that hasn’t already been said about the film and the usual comparisons will be drawn with John Wick as the same studio is behind it, but it does look to do its own thing, and this one looks equal parts funny to go along with the violent and extreme battle action. Aside from failing to get a second opinion here, Bautista looks all in as does the cast of action icons and heavies.
Director and stunt performer J.J. Perry (John Wick: Chapter 2, The Fate of the Furious, The Rundown) directs from a script by Rand Ravich and James Coyne based on Jay R. Bonansinga’s book.
Dave Bautista leads the cast alongside Sofia Boutella (Atomic Blonde, Hotel Artemis, Argylle), Terry Crews (Brooklyn Nine-Nine, White Chicks), Scott Adkins (John Wick: Chapter 4, Dayshift, Avengement), with Pom Klementieff (Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3, Thunder Force, Westworld), and Ben Kingsley (Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, Sexy Beast, Schindler’s List).
The Killer’s Game is going to scratch the action itch and certainly be a hyper-violent R-rated actioner which just may be Bautista’s John Wick judging from the looks of the stylish look and action set pieces the trailer teases. The assassins sent in to try and take Bautista’s character out is a squadron of action film icons including Scott Adkins, Marko Zaror, and Daniel Bernhardt so adrenaline junkies of cinema like me will have much cause for celebration when this one hits. Throw in a stellar supporting cast that includes the MCU’s Pom Klementieff, Terry Crews, Rebel Moon’sSofia Boutella, and Sir Ben Kingsley himself and this one has blood red gold written all over it.
J.J. Perry is a wizard at crafting elite action design in movies and he is another prime example that stunt professionals who cut their teeth in the stunt industry for years are making the best action directors putting content out there for the masses. His directorial debut, Day Shift with Jamie Foxx, was a solid intro for the maestro as he created a unique take on the tried-and-true vampire subgenre combined with hyper-kinetic fight action.
This Friday, the fight is on in theaters nationwide!!!!
