John Woo Unleashes Trailer for Remake of His Own Classic Action Movie, The Killer

Legendary action director John Woo, the visionary filmmaker of Face/Off, Mission: Impossible II, Paycheck, Broken Arrow and Hard Boiledreturns with a radical reimagining of his 1989 Hong Kong classic, The Killer. Not only does the project feature the seminal filmmaker remaking his own movie, this new version of The Killer also finds the Oscar-winning producer of Oppenheimer on board, and features everything action movie fans are looking for: professional assassins, revenge, and plenty of explosive shootouts.

You can check out the newly released trailer for John Woo’s The Killer reimagining below.

The kinetic action thriller led by 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 own past.

The film’s stellar global cast includes celebrated French actors Eric Cantona (The Fragile Colossus, Elizabeth), Saϊd Taghmaoui (Wonder Woman, The Kite Runner), Tchéky Karyo (Nikita, A Very Long Engagement) and Grégory Montel (Call My Agent!, Thirst for Life), and also features Angeles Woo (Silent Night, Manhunt) and Aurélia Agel (Halo, Black Widow).

The Killer Reimagining Is Due to Land on Peacock Next Month

The Killer is based on the 1989 motion picture originally written and directed by John Woo. This modern version is also directed by Woo, who this time will work 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 action outing 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.

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The original, meanwhile, was released way back in 1989 and stars Chow Yun-fat, Danny Lee and Sally Yeh. Met with critical acclaim, particularly in the Western world, the action movie has since carved out a legacy thanks to its gloriously excessive style and use of violence, stylized choreography, stand-offs, and slow motion. No doubt many will be wondering what exactly Woo thinks he can do to improve on such action movie perfection with this year’s reimagining, but it will certainly be exciting to see the filmmaker utilize modern moviemaking and bring The Killer to a whole new audience.

The Killer
is scheduled to be released on Peacock on August 23, 2024, courtesy of Universal Pictures.

The Killer (2024)

Zee, a mysterious and infamous assassin, is known in the Parisian underworld as the Queen of the Dead. But when, during an assignment from her shadowy mentor and handler, Zee refuses to kill a blinded young woman in a Paris nightclub, the decision will disintegrate Zee’s alliances, attract the attention of a savvy police investigator, and plunge her into a sinister criminal conspiracy that will set her on a collision course with her own past.

Release Date August 23, 2024

Studio(s) A Better Tomorrow Films , Atlas Entertainment , eOne Films

Distributor(s) Universal Pictures

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