If you’re a fan of Game of Thrones, then you may recognize Nathalie Emmanuel. She played Missandei, The Mother of Dragons right hand lady for much of the series until her unceremonious end. Now Emmanuel has see a ton of success since GoT and her newest project is alongside Omar Sy (Lupin) and Sam Worthington (Avatar) in ‘The Killer’ from legendary action director John Woo.
Get this “The Killer’ is actually a remake of Woo’s 1989 thriller from Hong Kong, with the same title no less.
‘The Killer’ also includes Diana Silvers, Eric Cantona, Saϊd Taghmaoui Tchéky Karyo and Grégory Montel. Angeles Woo and Aurélia Agel in the ensemble cast.
From the official synopsis:
The kinetic action thriller stars Emmy nominee Emmanuel 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 (Worthington), Zee refuses to kill a blinded young woman (Silvers) in a Paris nightclub, the decision will disintegrate Zee’s alliances, attract the attention of a savvy police investigator (Sy), and plunge her into a sinister criminal conspiracy that will set her on a collision course with her own past.
‘The Killer’ is produced by Academy Award winner Charles Roven, Alex Gartner, John Woo, and Lori Tilkin deFelice. The screenplay is penned by Brian Helgel and the duoJosh Campbell and Matt Stuecken. Executive producer are Terence Chang, Mark Gordon, Matt Jackson, and Robin Mulcahy Fisichella.
Expect the film to debut on Peacock on Aug. 23.
Check out the slick action packed trailer below:
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