The Killer Movie Cast, Plot and Everything to Know

Plot

What's the story about?

Plot

This action thriller stars 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.

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Top Cast

The lead cast starring in The Killer.

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  Omar Sy

  Shadow Force, Candy Store

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  Sam Worthington

  Avatar: Fire and Ash, Horizon: An American Saga

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  Diana Silvers

  Billy Knight, Ma

• E
  Eric Cantona

  AKA, Sleight of Hand

• S
  Saϊd Taghmaoui

• T
  Tcheky Karyo

  Flyboys, Taking Lives

• G
  Grégory Montel

  Rose

• A
  Angeles Woo

• A
  Aurélia Agel

• N
  Nathalie Emmanuel

  Megalopolis, F10

Crew Behind the Film

The The Killer behind-the-scenes crew and production team.

The film's director John Woo last directed Silent Night and Red Cliff. The film's writer Josh Campbell last wrote Knights of the Zodiac and Notorious Nick.

Director

John Woo

Screenwriters

Josh Campbell
Matt Stuecken
Brian Helgeland

Producers

Terence Chang
Mark Gordon
Lori Tilkin
John Woo

Production Details

What we know about the The Killer movie production.

Key Facts

• The redo will blend espionage with extraordinary stunts to capture the feel of the original (Deadline, 4/30/18).
• A remake of the 1989 Hong King crime classic The Killer.

Production Updates for The Killer

Jul 2024

Completed

Changed The Killer movie production status. The movie is ready for release.

May 2018

Pre-Production

Changed the movie production status to Pre-Production. The aim is to begin production later this year in France and Germany.

Jan 2011

Announced

Changed the movie production status to Announced. No additional details available for this status.

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