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Dave Bautista usually manages to draw a crowd for his movies as one of the elite group of wrestling stars to have made the move to Hollywood blockbusters. However, The Killer's Game arrived in 2024 to one of the actors' worst set of reviews, and an equally dismal box office, in recent years, but that hasn’t stopped the film from shooting to the top of the Prime Video global movie chart, even without it being available in the U.S.

Directed by J. J. Perry and written by Rand Ravich and James Coyne, Bautista’s action comedy promised to tick all the boxes that his fans have come to expect. The Killer's Game follows Bautista's hitman, Joe Flood, who orders a hit on himself after being told by a doctor he's suffering from a terminal illness. But, in an unfortunate twist, he discovers he was misdiagnosed, and despite his attempts to call the hit off,...

J.J. Perry is back in the director's chair with the romantic action comedy The Killer's Game. Perry began his career working on the stunt side of the industry, having worked on everything from the original Mortal Kombat movies in the '90s to the Wesley Snipes-led Blade and Three Kings before working his way up to being a stunt coordinator and second unit director on such hits as Tom Hardy's Warrior to The Fate of the Furious and John Wick: Chapter 2. Perry recently took a major step forward with his directorial debut in the Jamie Foxx-led Day Shift, which garnered mixed-to-positive reviews.

The Killer's Game serves as an adaptation of Jay Bonansinga's 1997 novel of the same name, chronicling the story of Joe Flood, a seasoned hitman who, during a job, crosses paths and falls in love with a dancer named Maize. Their fairytale romance hits a major...

Dave Bautista has been a popular staple of cinema thanks to his roles in movies like Guardians of the Galaxy, Dune and Knock at the Cabin, but his latest action comedy is now hoping a quick digital release will help redeem it. The Killer's Game was released in cinemas on September 13, but became one of his worst performing movies, taking just $5.9 million at the box office. Now the film is getting a very quick turnaround and heading to digital platforms on October 4.

The Killers Game seems, on paper, to be exactly the kind of movie that Bautistas fans have been lapping up a full-on action movie with a dash of comedy. The story follows hitman Joe Flood, who discovers that he is dying from a terminal illness. Rather than meet his maker due to this, Flood puts out a hit on himself, only to discover that he was misdiagnosed and...

After The Killer's Game misfires at the box office, Dave Bautista's new film shoots onto video-on-demand faster than expected. The recently-released action comedy confirms the date audiences can watch the movie from home.

Lionsgate has confirmed The Killer's Game will become available to rent or purchase via major digital outlets on Oct. 4. Fans can buy the J.J. Perry-helmed film for the standard $24.99 or rent for 48 hours for $19.99 on Prime Video, Apple TV, Google Play and Fandango at Home. There is no word yet on what featurettes or other bonus content will be included on the digital edition of The Killer's Game.

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The Killer's Game boasts a star-studded cast, led by Bautista, who plays veteran assassin Joe Flood. The...

The Killer's Game's VOD release date has now been confirmed. Directed by J.J. Perry, The Killer's Game stars Dave Bautista as Joe, a hitman who puts a contract out on himself after being diagnosed with a terminal illness. When the assassins he hires also target his girlfriend, Maize (Sofia Boutella), however, Joe returns to doing what he does best. The film, which also stars Ben Kingsley, Terry Crews, Pom Klementieff, and Scott Adkins, hit theaters in mid-September, failing to make a splash at the box office.

Lionsgate now reveals that The Killer's Game will arrive on VOD on Friday, October 4, 2024. The film will be available to buy for the standard $24.99 and rent (for 48 hours) at $19.99 on most major VOD platforms, including Apple TV, Google Play, Prime Video, and Fandango at Home. It's not yet clear whether the digital version of the film will come with any special features.

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Ex-WWE wrestler turned actor, Dave Bautista has had a long, successful career. He grew from one of the most well-known wrestlers in American sporting history to landing impressive roles in some pretty big films over the past 12 years. Unfortunately for Batista, his first major lead action role in a film has since crashed impressively quickly at the box office. This has since begged the question, why did The Killer's Game suffer such a crash at the box office, even when Bautista was given to audiences in full action mode?

Released in September 2024, The Killer's Game had the misfortune of being released alongside some heavy hitters for September, including James Watkins' Speak No Evil. This, including its critical reception and poorly received writing, set The Killer's Game up for a box office crash. Despite this, some have wondered whether The Killer's Game really was a record-breaking box office failure or...

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The Killer's Game follows Joe Flood a veteran assassin who is given a terminal diagnosis by his doctor. Determined to avoid the inevitable pain he authorizes a kill order on himself. However, he soon discovers that his outcome is not nearly as tragic as he was led to believe and must try to escape his former colleagues as they attempt to kill him.

The Killer's Game is helmed by veteran stuntman turned director J.J. Perry who brings his skills to create bombastic action sequences to this unexpectedly romantic and comedic story. Based on the novel of the same name by Jay Bonansinga the screenplay was penned by Rand Ravich and James Coyne. Dave Bautista shows his range as an actor delivering a performance with phenomenal action, hilarious comedy, deep pathos, and romanticism. Bautista leads an impressive cast including Sofia Boutella, Terry Crews,...

Even with Knock at the Cabin and Guardians of the Galaxy's Dave Bautista fronting it, action outing The Killer's Game has unceremoniously bombed at the box office. Bautista is typically part of an ensemble in his movies, and The Killer's Game was never going to hold a candle to a Guardians of the Galaxy or Dune flick, which could be part of the reason why the movie has floundered. One would also be hard-pressed to name any advertising they'd seen for it prior to the week of its release.

Even with Bautista, Rebel Moon's Sofia Boutella, fellow Guardians of the Galaxy vet Pom Klementieff, Deadpool 2's Terry Crews, Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings' Ben Kingsley, and superstar Ice Cube, The Killer's Game was undoubtedly the big loser of an already slow weekend at the box office. It opened in sixth place with $2.6 million at 2,623 theaters.

Dave Bautista is back on the big screen with the release of his newest movie The Killer's Game. While the film has a rocky opening with the critics, filmgoers appear to be having a much better time with it.

On Rotten Tomatoes, The Killer's Game is currently scored at 33% on the Tomatometer. It's not a good place to be for a new film making its debut, but the good news is that the Popcornmeter, which refers to the collective score garnered by user-submitted reviews, is sitting at 77%. A difference of nearly 50 points is remarkable and could be seen as a sign that many filmgoers will enjoy The Killer's Game, even if a variety of critics did not.

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“The Killer’s Game” isn’t playing around, it’s ready for its explosive Friday debut.

Based on Jay Bonansinga’s novel of the same name, “The Killer’s Game,” stars Dave Bautista who pays Joe Flood, an assassin who was recently diagnosed with a terminal disease. In an effort to avoid feeling any of the pain the illness will bring him, he orders a hit on himself. However, when he learns that he’s actually completely healthy and the hitmen he hired are now targeting his girlfriend, Joe straps in for a comedic but action-packed journey to save their lives.

The film’s screenplay is by Rand Ravich and James Coyne, and it’s directed by JJ Perry. Andrew Lazar, Steve Richards and Kia Jam serve as producers for “The Killer’s Game.”

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If it’s Friday the 13th, and you’re a studio (especially Blumhouse), you don’t miss the opportunity to program a genre film, and that’s Speak No Evil this weekend. The James Watkins directed, written and produced movie made $1.3M from previews last night that began at 2Pm. The Universal distributed R-rated title is expected to do around $10M off good reviews at 87% certified fresh on Rotten Tomatoes. Audience score stands at 86%. The James McAvoy, Scoot McNairy and Mackenzie Davis feature follows a family who gets invited to spend a whole weekend in a lonely home in the countryside, but as the weekend progresses, they soon realize that the family who invited them has a dark side laying inside them.

Meanwhile, Warner Bros. Beetlejuice Beetlejuice minted $4.5M at 4,575 theaters, ending its first week at $136.4M. Beetlejuice Beetlejuice is pacing 14% behind the first week of 2017’s It, also a...

As a general rule, hitmen should probably steer clear of doctors. In the movies, at least, it never leads to anything good. For example, Michael Keaton’s title character recently received a devastating dementia diagnosis in Knox Goes Away, barely managing to get his affairs in order and clear his son of a murder rap before losing his mind.

Joe Flood (Dave Bautista), the central character in The Killer’s Game, suffers from debilitating headaches and double vision while fulfilling lethal assignments and dutifully undergoes a series of medical tests. He’s informed that he has an incurable disease that will quickly destroy his faculties and bring death within three months. So Joe naturally does what any self-respecting contract killer, especially one who’s recently fallen in love, would do. He puts out a hit on himself, paying a $2 million bounty so that he’ll leave the world with dignity and...

In the new movie The Killer's Game, Dave Bautista is joined by an old friend from his professional wrestling days. Making his feature film debut in the movie is Drew McIntyre, one of WWE's biggest stars.

In an interview with Chris Van Vliet, Bautista addressed McIntyre's casting in the film. Bautista, who has since retired from pro wrestling, shared how he was the one who suggested McIntyre's casting to director J.J. Perry. While the two have been friends for decades, the casting came about as McIntyre just happened to perfectly fit the bill of what Perry was looking for with that character. Once Perry got a look at McIntyre in action in WWE, he agreed to the casting, and that led to giving the Scottish pro wrestler an offer to join the film.

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Dave Bautista, whose latest action comedy The Killer’s Game comes to theaters this Friday, is ready to make hearts go pitter-pat by starring in a romantic comedy. In the past, Bautista questioned if he was “too unattractive” to become a silver-screen Lothario, asking Page Six in a 2023 interview, “Is there something that unappealing about me that excludes me from these parts?” Aww, Dave! Don’t listen to your Emo Teen Life Coach. He doesn’t know what he’s talking about! I know plenty of people who find your rugged good looks alluring, and then some.

Fast-forward to the Los Angeles premiere of The Killer’s Game, where Bautista told The Hollywood Reporter that his Page Six comments “sparked quite a conversation, but I started getting a lot of phone calls after that.”

“I said that and started getting calls immediately,” Bautista continued. “So we’ve got a couple that we...

Dave Bautista has a new action movie, and there are options for where to watch The Killer's Game in theaters or on streaming. Following his retirement from the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Bautista is continuing to branch out as an action movie star. The Killer's Game is based on a 1997 book of the same name and follows an assassin who orders a hit on himself after a terminal cancer diagnosis, only to discover that the results were not his. But, it is too late to call off the assassins who are now coming to collect their bounty.

Seeing Dave Bautista's anti-John Wick action movie is part of the appeal of The Killer's Game, in addition to its fun premise. The movie also features some notable stars around him, including Rebel Moon's Sofia Boutella and Bautista's Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 co-star Pom Klementieff. The Killer's Game's release is a long time coming,...

The final trailer for the upcoming release from Lionsgate, The Killer’s Game has just been released. The film will Only be in theaters on September 13, 2024.

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.

About The Film

Genre: Action, Comedy Cast: Dave Bautista, Sofia Boutella, Terry Crews, Scott Adkins, with Pom Klementieff, and Ben Kingsley Director: JJ Perry Screenplay: Rand Ravich and James Coyne Producer: Andrew Lazar, Steve Richards, Kia Jam

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Professional killer Joe Flood has more hits than Motown but now it’s his turn to put out a contract in the new The Killer’s Game trailer. Dave Bautista plays the killer who goes from assassin to target.

The action-comedy’s cast includes Bautista’s Guardians of the Galaxy co-star Pom Klementieff. Sofia Boutella, Terry Crews, Scott Adkins, and Ben Kingsley also star.

“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,” reads Lionsgate’s synopsis. “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.”

JJ Perry (Day Shift) directs from a screenplay by Rand Ravich and James Coyne,...

The Killer's Game is soon making its debut in theaters, courtesy of Lionsgate. Ahead of the premiere, Cbr can unveil an exclusive new look at the movie with a sneak peek photo.

The image features WWE's Drew McIntyre in his first acting role. He's not the only pro wrestling superstar to be featured in the film, as Bautista leads the cast after making the transition to Hollywood from WWE. McIntyre plays Rory Mackenzie, one of many unique characters bringing to life a story about a hitman trying to survive a hit he placed on himself after he's incorrectly diagnosed with a terminal illness. The image can be viewed below.

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The Killer's Game director J.J. Perry discusses the future of the film beyond its initial release.

Speaking to ComicBook.com, Perry discussed the idea of a trilogy of film's based around the upcoming action epic. When asked about a potential sequel, Perry responded, "From your lips to god's ears. Let's go," Perry continued, "Do you remember Lone Wolf and Cub, from the '70s? It's the Shogun assassin where he pushes the baby in the cart. We can start with the two [assassins] and the the third one we'll do with the baby in the cart, with the knives that pop out. C'mon, let's do it."

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Based on Jay Bonansinga's 1997 novel of the same name, The Killer's Game...

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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.

About The Film

Genre: Action, Comedy, Thriller Starring: Dave Bautista, Sofia Boutella, Terry Crews, Scott Adkins, Pom Klementieff, Ben Kingsley Director: JJ Perry Screenplay: James Coyne,...

Dave Bautista tackles a John Wick-style assassin film with humor in The Killer's Game, premiering September 13th. Bautista's role as Joe Flood promises thrills and laughs as he takes on a guild of assassins in this action comedy. While John Wick's future remains uncertain, Bautista provides comic relief in a familiar premise for action movie fans.

Dave Bautista's upcoming film tries its hand at a premise evocative of the John Wick movies and in a manner the world may need right now. Bautista's new endeavor comes at an uncertain time for the John Wick franchise, as Keanu Reeves' title character presumably died at John Wick: Chapter 4s end, and the franchise appears to be sealing his fate with moves toward spinoff projects centered on anyone but him. Whether John Wick fans will be interested in subsequent entries without John Wick is to be decided, making the franchise's...

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Ya se ha publicado el primer tráiler y póster de la comedia de acción “The Killer’s Game”.

En “The Killer’s Game”, Joe Flood (Dave Bautista) es un veterano asesino a sueldo que, tras serle diagnosticada una enfermedad terminal, ordena su propio asesinato. Sin embargo, poco después descubre que su diagnóstico era incorrecto y, para empeorar las cosas, los asesinos a sueldo que ha contratado también tienen como objetivo a su ex novia (Sofia Boutella). Flood deberá enfrentarse a un ejército de colegas asesinos y recuperar al amor de su vida antes de que sea demasiado tarde.

Dirigida por J.J. Perry (“Day Shift”) y con un guion adaptado por Rand Ravich y James Coyne de la novela de 1997 de Jay Bonansinga, la película está protagonizada por Dave Bautista (“Guardianes de la Galaxia Vol. 3”), Sofia Boutella (“Rebel Moon – Parte 1: La Niña del Fuego”), Ben Kingsley...

After waging war with House Atreides in Dune: Part Two, Dave Bautista trades his Harkonnen armor for something more discrete as he slips into the role of a hitman on borrowed time in The Killer’s Game trailer. Lionsgate shared the first trailer, poster, and images for the upcoming action comedy from director J.J. Perry. The promo features the former wrestler-turned-Hollywood superstar as an assassin with a dry wit fighting for his life after receiving a false diagnosis from his doctor. Thinking he’s suffering from a terminal illness and only has three months to live, Bautista’s hitman, Joe Flood, must survive an onslaught of savvy killers looking to collect his head.

Here’s the official synopsis for The Killer’s Game courtesy of Lionsgate:

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...

Your browser does not support the video tag. Dave Bautista shines as an assassin turned target in the action-comedy The Killer's Game, featuring a star-studded cast of familiar faces. Directed by J. J. Perry, the film is based on a 1997 novel and promises intense action and a unique storyline for action movie fans. Bautista's post-mcu projects include sci-fi and thriller films, showcasing his range as an actor and solidifying his status as an action star.

Guardians of the Galaxy and Dune 2 star Dave Bautista takes the lead in the first trailer for new action-comedy The Killers Game, which finds the former wrestler starring as an assassin who finds himself the target after putting a hit out on himself. Alongside a killer pitch, The Killers Game has plenty to offer action movie fans, with the cavalcade of assassins including several familiar faces from MCU and the world of John Wick.

Lionsgate has added three movies to its release calendar.

“Flight Risk,” an aviation thriller starring Mark Wahlberg and directed by Mel Gibson, will land on Oct. 18, 2024, while Dave Bautista-led action-comedy “The Killer’s Game” will debut on Sept. 13, 2024. Meanwhile, Gerard Butler’s sequel “Den of Thieves: Pantera” will open on Jan. 10, 2025.

“Flight Risk” is scheduled to debut on the big screen alongside Paramount’s “Smile 2.” In “Flight Risk,” Wahlberg plays a balding and psychotic mob hitman who tricks a federal agent into allowing him to pilot a plane carrying an informant (Topher Grace) out of a remote area. The movie reunites Gibson and Wahlberg, who worked together in the past on “Father Stu” and “Daddy’s Home 2.”

“The Killer’s Game” will open on the same day as Universal’s horror remake “Speak No Evil,” starring James McAvoy. Adapted from Jay R. Bonansinga’s book of the same name, this...

Good news for exhibition as Lionsgate is delivering two big releases this fall: The Dave Bautista action pic The Killer’s Game on Sept. 13 and the Mel Gibson directed Mark Wahlberg movie Flight Risk for Oct. 18. Again, we can’t be without film product in a marketplace that’s starving for volume.

Meanwhile the Gerard Butler sequel Den of Thieves: Pantera will hit cinemas on Jan. 10, 2025; that title arriving to Lionsgate through its eOne acquistion.

The JJ Perry directed The Killer’s Game, based on the book by Jay R. Bonansinga and adapted by Rand Ravich and James Coyne, follows a top hitman, Joe Flood (Bautista) who is diagnosed with a terminal illness. He opts 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...

Lionsgate announced theatrical release dates for upcoming titles starring Mark Wahlberg, Dave Bautista and Gerard Butler.

Marking Mel Gibson’s first feature as a director since 2016’s Hacksaw Ridge, Flight Risk hits theaters Oct. 18. The film has a script from Jared Rosenberg and counts Gibson as a producer alongside John Davis and John Fox for Davis Entertainment, in addition to Bruce Davey.

Wahlberg, Michelle Dockery and Topher Grace star in the thriller focusing on a pilot (Wahlberg) transporting an Air Marshal (Dockery) and a fugitive (Grace) across the Alaskan wilderness on the way to a trial.

Lionsgate also announced that director J.J. Perry’s action-comedy movie The Killer’s Game is set to hit theaters Sept. 13. Bautista, Sofia Boutella, Terry Crews, Scott Adkins, Pom Klementieff and Ben Kingsley round out the cast for the project that has a script from Rand Ravich and James Coyne and is based on the book by Jay R.

Terry Crews is a serial entertainer. The energetic actor has a muscular physique that action icons Sylvester Stallone and Arnold Schwarzenegger were impressed with when they worked with him on The Expendables franchise. However, despite the hulking image, Crews would not limit himself to action movies as he would use his charismatic charm for such sitcoms like Everybody Hates Chris and Are We There Yet?, as well as being the host for the reality competition, America’s Got Talent. Crews is now ready to throw some fists and let the bullets fly yet again. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Crews will be seen in an upcoming action-comedy that will co-star the equally charismatic muscleman, Dave Bautista. Crews and Bautista have recently wrapped filming on The Killer’s Game.

The film’s synopsis, as reported by THR, says, “Based on Jay Bonansinga’s novel, The Killer’s Game follows a veteran assassin (Bautista), who,...

Terry Crews will be playing The Killer’s Game.

The actor will be seen alongside Dave Bautista, Ben Kingsley and Sofia Boutella in the J.J. Perry-directed movie, which has wrapped filming. Crews will be playing a character that was previously reported to be played by Ice Cube.

Based on Jay Bonansinga’s novel, The Killer’s Game follows a veteran assassin (Bautista), who, according to the film’s synopsis, “is diagnosed with a life-threatening illness and authorizes a hit on himself to avoid the pain that is destined to follow. But soon after, he finds out that he was misdiagnosed— and must fend off an army of former colleagues trying to kill him.”

Rand Ravich and James Coyne penned the screenplay. Mad Chance’s Andrew Lazar and Endurance Media’s Steve Richards are producers, along with Kia Jam. Bautista and Jonathan Meisner will executive produce for Dogbone Entertainment, with Scott Lambert also exec producing.

Sam Hargrave, known for his directorial skills in Extraction, is set to direct the adaptation of the intense and fast-paced graphic novel Kill Them All. This project marks a departure from Hargrave's previous gritty, real-world scenarios, and instead focuses on a formidable female assassin seeking revenge on a criminal organization. Paramount Pictures' decision to bring Hargrave on board reflects their commitment to high-quality action films, and the involvement of Kyle M. Starks promises to preserve the original spirit of the graphic novel.

Extraction's Sam Hargrave is now gearing up to direct the adaptation of Kill Them All, a graphic novel by Kyle M. Starks. This project is set to be produced under the Paramount Pictures banner.

Per Deadline, Hargrave's latest venture, Kill Them All, is a departure from the gritty, real-world scenarios of Extraction. The narrative of the graphic novel is intense and fast-paced, revolving around a formidable female assassin.

After blowing audiences away with his hit ‘Extraction’ films, director Sam Hargrave has found his next high-octane action vehicle. He is set to direct an adaptation of ‘Kill Them All’ for Paramount Pictures. Based on the popular graphic novel by Kyle M. Starks, the film will be produced by Josh Appelbaum and Andre Nemec on behalf of Saw Mill, with James Coyne adapting the script, reports Deadline.

The graphic novel follows an elite female assassin who finds out she is going to be “terminated” by the criminal syndicate she’s been loyal to and decides to take them out first. Joining forces with a hard-drinking ex-cop, she embarks on a relentless, action-packed assault through the 15 floors of the syndicate’s headquarters.

As per Deadline, her ultimate target is the Boss, with whom she has a complicated past. Since making his directing debut with ‘Extraction’, which premiered during the pandemic in...

Sam Hargrave is to direct 'Kill Them All'.The 'Extraction' filmmaker is set to helm an adaptation of the graphic novel by Kyle M. Starks for Paramount Pictures.'Kill Them All' tells the story of an elite female assassin who discovers that she is going to be "terminated" by the criminal syndicate she has been loyal to and decides that she will take them out first.She joins forces with a hard-drinking former cop and sets off on a relentless assault through the 15 floors of the syndicate's headquarters to find her ultimate target: the Boss – whom she has a complex relationship with.The movie is being produced by Josh Appelbaum and Andre Nemec for Saw Mill with James Coyne set to adapt the script.Hargrave has been a sought-after director since making his debut behind the camera with 'Extraction' – a flick that premiered on Netflix at the...

“Extraction” director Sam Hargrave has signed on to direct Paramount Pictures’ “Kill Them All,” according to an insider with knowledge of the project.

“Kill Them All” is Paramount’s adaptation of a graphic novel by Kyle Starks. Josh Appelbaum and Andre Nemec are producing the project on behalf of The Saw Mill from a script by James Coyne. “Kill Them All” first started out as a project launched on Kickstarter before being acquired by Oni Press. Oni Press is serving as an executive producer, with Starks stepping in as an associate producer.

“Kill Them All” centers on a hard drinking, former cop who wants his job back and the world’s greatest assassin who wants revenge. They can get both if they fight their way to the top floor of a skyscraper of crime – and if they can “kill them all. It’s like a reverse “Die Hard” except they...

Sam Hargrave has been bringing the action goods with Extraction and Extraction 2 on Netflix, and Deadline reports that he’s found his next project. The outlet says that Sam Hargrave is set to direct an adaptation of Kill Them All for Paramount Pictures.

Kill Them All will be based on the popular graphic novel by Kyle M. Starks, which follows an “elite female assassin, who, after finding out she is going to be “terminated” by the criminal syndicate she’s been loyal to, decides to take them out first. Joining forces with a hard-drinking ex-cop, she embarks on a relentless action-packed assault through the 15 floors of the Syndicate’s Headquarters. Her ultimate target is the Boss, with whom she has a complicated past.” Josh Appelbaum and André Nemec are producing the adaptation, which will be scripted by James Coyne (Highlander).

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Exclusive: After blowing audiences away with his hit Extraction films at Netflix, director Sam Hargrave has found his next high-octane action vehicle. Sources tell Deadline he is set to direct an adaptation of Kill Them All for Paramount Pictures. Based on the popular graphic novel by Kyle M. Starks, the pic will be produced by Josh Appelbaum and André Nemec on behalf of Saw Mill, with James Coyne adapting the script.

The graphic novel follows an elite female assassin who finds out she is going to be “terminated” by the criminal syndicate she’s been loyal to and decides to take them out first. Joining forces with a hard-drinking ex-cop, she embarks on a relentless, action-packed assault through the 15 floors of the syndicate’s headquarters. Her ultimate target: the Boss, with whom she has a complicated past.

Oni Press is serving as an executive producer, with Starks stepping in as an associate producer.

Exclusive: Ice Cube is set to star opposite Dave Bautista in The Killer’s Game, the action comedy from Day Shift director JJ Perry helming for Lionsgate, which heads into production this summer in Budapest. His role is being kept under wraps.

Ben Kingsley and Sofia Boutella are also on board.

Based on Jay Bonansinga’s novel, the film is written by Rand Ravich and Simon Kinberg, with recent rewrites by James Coyne. The film follows veteran assassin Joe Flood (Bautista), who is diagnosed with a life-threatening illness and authorizes a kill on himself to avoid the pain that is destined to follow. After ordering the kill, he finds out that he was misdiagnosed and must then fend off the army of former colleagues trying to kill him.

Mad Chance’s Andrew Lazar will produce alongside Steve Richards for Endurance Media, which is financing the project, as well as Kia Jam.

The Killer’s Game is getting more players.

Joining Dave Bautista in the Lionsgate action-comedy will be Oscar winner Ben Kingsley and Star Trek and The Mummy star Sofia Boutella.

J.J. Perry, the stuntman turned director who was behind Netflix vampire feature Day Shift, will direct the project from a screenplay by Rand Ravich and X-Men scribe Simon Kinberg.

Based on the novel of the same name by Jay Bonansinga, The Killer’s Game follows veteran assassin Joe Flood (Bautista), who, according to the film’s synopsis, “is diagnosed with a life-threatening illness and authorizes a kill on himself to avoid the pain that is destined to follow. After ordering the kill, he finds out that he was misdiagnosed and must then fend off the army of former colleagues trying to kill him.” James Coyne handled recent rewrites.

Mad Chance’s Andrew Lazar will produce alongside Steve Richards for Endurance Media, which is financing the project,...

Academy Award winner Ben Kingsley (Wonder Man) and Sofia Boutella (Rebel Moon) are set to star opposite Dave Bautista in The Killer’s Game, the action comedy that JJ Perry is helming for Lionsgate, which heads into production this summer. Their roles are being kept under wraps.

Based on Jay Bonansinga’s novel, The Killer’s Game is written by Rand Ravich and Simon Kinberg (X-Men series), with recent rewrites by James Coyne. The film follows veteran assassin Joe Flood (Bautista), who is diagnosed with a life-threatening illness and authorizes a kill on himself to avoid the pain that is destined to follow. After ordering the kill, he finds out that he was misdiagnosed and must then fend off the army of former colleagues trying to kill him.

Mad Chance’s Andrew Lazar will produce alongside Steve Richards for Endurance Media, which is financing the project, as well as Kia Jam. Bautista...

Dave Bautista is to star in 'The Killer's Game'.The 54-year-old actor will lead the cast of the action comedy movie that has JJ Perry on board to direct.Lionsgate have obtained worldwide rights for the project and the studio will launch sales at the Cannes Film Festival, which begins on Tuesday (16.05.23).'The Killer's Game' is based on Jay Bonansinga's novel of the same name and follows veteran assassin Joe Flood (Bautista), who is diagnosed with a life-threatening illness and authorises a kill on himself to avoid the pain that is destined to follow.After ordering the hit, Flood finds out that he was misdiagnosed and must fend off the army of former colleagues who are trying to kill him.Rand Ravich and Simon Kinberg have written the movie with James Coyne handling the latest revisions to the script. Mad Chance's Andrew Lazar is producing alongside Steve Richards for Endurance Media.

Lionsgate announced today that Dave Bautista is set to star in The Killer’s Game, an action-comedy from Day Shift director J.J. Perry.

Based on the novel by Jay Bonansinga, The Killer’s Game follows “veteran assassin Joe Flood (Bautista), who is diagnosed with a life-threatening illness and authorizes a kill on himself to avoid the pain that is destined to follow. After ordering the kill, he finds out that he was misdiagnosed and must then fend off the army of former colleagues trying to kill him.” Rand Ravich and Simon Kinberg wrote the script, with James Coyne penning the most recent rewrite. Principal photography is expected to kick off this summer.

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“We are so thrilled to be making The Killer’s Game with Lionsgate and Endurance,” producer Andrew Lazar said. “We have searched...

Lionsgate announced on Monday that it has acquired the worldwide distribution rights to “The Killer’s Game,” an action comedy starring Dave Bautista and directed by JJ Perry.

Based on Jay Bonansinga’s novel of the same name, “The Killer’s Game” will see Bautista play Joe Flood, an assassin recently diagnosed with a terminal and painful illness who, determined to not suffer a slow, painful death, orders a hit on himself…only to find out that he was misdiagnosed and is healthy. Mad Chance’s Andrew Lazar and Endurance Media’s Steve Richards will produce, with Endurance Media financing.

The film is written by Rand Ravich and “X-Men” franchise screenwriter Simon Kinberg, with recent rewrites by James Coyne. Lionsgate will launch sales of the film at the Cannes Film Festival this month ahead of the start of production this summer.

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JJ Perry will direct the story of a veteran assassin who mistakenly orders a hit on himself.

Lionsgate has acquired worldwide distribution rights to The Killer’s Game, with Dave Bautista set to star, and will launch sales of the upcoming action comedy at this week’s Cannes market.

JJ Perry will direct the story of veteran assassin Joe Flood, who orders a hit on himself after being diagnosed with a life-threatening illness only to find he has been misdiagnosed and must fend off an army of former colleagues.

The film, based on a Jay Bonansing novel, is written by Rand Ravich...

After bidding adieu to Drax the Destroyer with Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3, Dave Bautista has set his next movie: action-comedy The Killer’s Game.

Lionsgate has come aboard the long-in-development project, acquiring worldwide distribution rights and setting J.J. Perry, the stuntman who made his directorial debut with Day Shift, to helm the feature.

Lionsgate will launch sales of Game at the Cannes film market, with production to begin this summer.

Based on a novel by Jay Bonansinga, Game follows a veteran assassin named Joe Flood (Bautista) who is diagnosed with a life-threatening illness. In order to set up his loved one financially, he authorizes a kill on himself. However, after ordering the kill, he finds out that he was misdiagnosed and must then fend off the army of former colleagues trying to take him out.

Rand Ravich and Simon Kinberg wrote the script, which has recent rewrites by James Coyne.

Lionsgate has taken worldwide rights to The Killer’s Game, an action comedy package that has Dave Bautista (Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3) set to star and JJ Perry (Day Shift) aboard to direct. The studio will launch sales at the Cannes Film Festival, which kicks off tomorrow.

Based on Jay Bonansinga’s same-name novel, The Killer’s Game follows veteran assassin Joe Flood (Bautista), who is diagnosed with a life-threatening illness and authorizes a kill on himself to avoid the pain that is destined to follow. After ordering the kill, he finds out that he was misdiagnosed and must then fend off the army of former colleagues trying to kill him.

Rand Ravich and Simon Kinberg (X-Men series) wrote the film, with James Coyne handling recent rewrites. Mad Chance’s Andrew Lazar will produce alongside Steve Richards for Endurance Media, which is financing the project, as well as Kia Jam.

Solstice Studios has acquired worldwide rights to the Gerard Butler action thriller “The Plane” on the heels of Lionsgate dropping out of distributing because producers were unable to obtain production insurance that would cover a Covid-19 outbreak.

Lionsgate boarded “The Plane” a year ago at the American Film Market, buying the rights to the film for North America, Latin America, the U.K. and India.

Solstice said Friday it is targeting a June 28, 2021, production start date. The producing team had originally planned to shoot the film in Malaysia last month, but opted against doing so when Covid cases spiked in the country. The filmmakers had been considering shooting in the Dominican Republic and in the U.S., but had not locked down a location, leading to Lionsgate deciding to back away from the project.

“The Plane” will be produced by Di Bonaventura Pictures’ Lorenzo di Bonaventura and Mark Vahradian, MadRiver Pictures’ Marc Butan,...

Exclusive: Solstice Studios has acquired worldwide rights to The Plane, an elevated action thriller that stars Gerard Butler. The film is currently booked for takeoff on June 28, 2021, shooting in Southeast Asia.

Deadline revealed earlier this week that Lionsgate exited the film because the production could not get Covid insurance and the risk became too great for the indie studio on the $50 million budget film. The picture was the hottest package at 2019 AFM that sold out every territory, and it was originally supposed to be shooting now in Malaysia but stalled because of a Covid spike there. Same thing happened when an attempt was made to move production to the Dominican Republic and then the U.S. The Plane illustrates the troubles facing any indie distributors and producer/financiers trying to mount pictures because insurance companies aren’t writing Covid policies now or are doing it for Covid and “civil authority” clauses at prohibitively high rates.

Victoria Mahoney has landed her first big studio feature directing gig. Mahoney, who served as the second unit director on last year's Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker is being eyed to helm Kill Them All for Paramount Pictures. The movie will be based on the graphic novel of the same name, which was written by Kyle Starks and published by Oni Press in 2017.

According to a new report, Victoria Mahoney is currently in talks to direct Kill Them All. Josh Appelbaum and Andre Nemec, who have worked on the Mission: Impossible and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles franchises, are set to produce. James Coyne penned the screenplay. There is no word yet on potential casting, nor is it clear how soon the studio could be looking to begin production. Though it seems unlikely that this would get rolling soon, given the current state of things

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Victoria Mahoney, the first woman ever to work behind the camera on a “Star Wars” film, is in talks to make her major studio feature directorial debut on “Kill Them All” for Paramount.

“Kill Them All” is Paramount’s adaptation of a graphic novel by Kyle Starks. Josh Appelbaum and Andre Nemec, are producing the project, from a script by James Coyne. “Kill Them All” first started out as a project launched on Kickstarter before being acquired by Oni Press.

“Kill Them All” centers on a hard drinking, former cop who wants his job back and the world’s greatest assassin who wants revenge. They can get both if they fight their way to the top floor of a skyscraper of crime – and if they can Kill Them All. It’s like a reverse “Die Hard” except they’re fighting up into the building rather than trying to fight their way out.

Victoria Mahoney, who served as the second unit director on J.J. Abrams' Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, is in negotiations to land her first major studio directing gig with Paramount's action movie Kill Them All. Mahoney will direct from a script by James Coyne, based on the Oni Press graphic novel of the same name by Kyle Starks. Josh Appelbaum and Andre Nemec (Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol) will produce the movie, which sounds a bit like The Raid with a female lead. The Hollywood Reporter broke the news, describing Kill Them All as "a love letter to …...