Movie Details:
Based on | The Killer’s Game by Jay Bonansinga |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Genre | Action, Comedy |
Release date | September 13, 2024 |
Running time | 1hr 44min |
Age rating | R |
Starring | Dave Bautista Ben Kingsley Sofia Boutella Terry Crews Pom Klementieff Scott Adkins Drew McIntyre |
Directed by | J. J. Perry |
Screenplay by | Rand Ravich James Coyne |
Produced by | Andrew Lazar Steve Richards Kia Jam |
Cinematography by | Flavio MartÃnez Labiano |
Edited by | ElÃsabet Ronaldsdóttir |
Music by | Roque Baños |
Production Companies | Mad Chance Productions Endurance Media |
Distributor | Lionsgate |
The Killer’s Game Movie Cast & Characters:
- Dave Bautista as Joe Flood, a veteran assassin
- Sofia Boutella as Maize, Joe’s girlfriend
- Terry Crews as Lovedahl, assassin who works for Antoinette
- Scott Adkins as Angus Mackenzie, mercenary who works for Antoinette
- Marko Zaror as El Botas, assassin who works for Antoinette, uses dance as a method of killing
- Pom Klementieff as Marianna Antoinette, leader of professional hitmen/assassin network who hates Joe for killing her father.
- Ben Kingsley as Zvi, Joe’s mentor & boss
- Alex Kingston as Sharon, Zvi’s wife
- Drew Galloway as Rory Mackenzie, assassin who works for Antoinette
- Shaina West as Tonya, assassin who works for Antoinette, Ginni’s partner assassin
- Lucy Cork as Ginni, assassin who works for Antoinette, Tonya’s partner assassin
- Daniel Bernhardt as Radovan, assassin who works for Antoinette
- Lee Hoon as Go-Yang, Korean assassin who works for Antoinette, has a gang of 4 other Korean assassins
- Raffaello Degruttola as Dr. Kagen, Joe’s doctor
Storyline:
When top hitman Joe Flood 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, he must fend off an army of assassin colleagues and win back the love of his life before it’s too late.
The Killer’s Game Movie Box Office Collection & Budget:
Budget | N/A |
Worldwide Collection | $1,060,000 |
About The Killer’s Game Movie:
The Killer’s Game is an American action comedy film produced by Andrew Lazar, Steve Richards, and Kia Jam under the banner of Mad Chance Productions and Endurance Media. It is based on the 1997 novel of the same name by Jay Bonansinga.
Directed by J. J. Perry and written by Rand Ravich and James Coyne, the film stars Dave Bautista, Ben Kingsley, Sofia Boutella, Terry Crews, Pom Klementieff, Scott Adkins, and Drew McIntyre.
Broad Green Pictures aimed to acquire The Killer’s Game rights in December 2015. By February 2018, STX Films took over the film, hiring D.J. Caruso as director and casting Jason Statham, who was later replaced by Dave Bautista in April 2019. Nicolas Cage was also considered for the leading role.
Dave Bautista and Sofia Boutella reunite in this project, marking their second collaboration since Hotel Artemis in 2018.
Principal photography began in July 2023 in Budapest, with an interim agreement waiver allowing production to continue during the 2023 SAG-AFTRA strike.
The Killer’s Game was released in the United States by Lionsgate on September 13, 2024. In the United States and Canada, The Killer’s Game was released alongside Speak No Evil and My Old Ass.