Bill Skarsgard and Samara Weaving Join Sam Raimi's Wild Dystopian Fever Dream Film BOY KILLS WORLD
Sam Raimi is producing a wild and crazy-sounding new film project titled Boy Kills World, and Bill Skarsgard and Samara Weaving are set to star. The film is described as an “action movie set in a dystopian fever dream reality.”
Bill Skarsgard (It and It Chapter Two) will take in the role of Boy, “a deaf mute with a vibrant imagination. When his family is murdered, he escapes to the jungle and is trained by a mysterious shaman to repress his childish imagination and become an instrument of death.”
Samara Weaving (Ready or Not, Bill and Ted Face the Music) will take on the role of assassin June 27. Martial arts expert Yayan Ruhian (Star Wars: Episode VII – The Force Awakens, The Raid: Redemption) also has a role in the film, and he will play Boy’s mentor.
Moritz Mohr will make his feature film directing debut on the project. The filmmaker ended up creating “a detailed previsualization of the film’s cinematic approach, which is what caught the eye of Raimi, and he jumped on board to produce.
Said Raimi said in a statement, “I am thrilled to be partnering up again with Roy Lee on Moritz Mohr’s Boy Kills World. Moritz has a brilliant sense for action, humor, and world building that I just cannot wait for the world to see. We are excited to be collaborating with Nthibah and Hammerstone to bring Moritz’s unique film to life.”
Simon Swart, CEO of Nthibah Pictures, added, “Boy Kills World is set in a distinct dystopian world, combining real world themes with a stylized look that is fresh, cool and original, borrowing from the best of graphic novels. With a script that combines wild innovative action sequences, a sense of humor and a lot of crazy, this film has the potential to be a worldwide hit and potential franchise property.”
The screenplay was written by Arend Remmers (Sløborn) and Tyler Burton Smith (Kung Fury: The Movie). The movie is gearing up to shoot in South Africa.
Well, this movie certainly sounds like it’s going to be something, and I can’t wait to watch it when it’s released!
Source: Deadline