Wrestler-turned-actor Dave Bautista (“Guardians of the Galaxy”) is a hunter turned hunted in the first trailer for “The Killer’s Game.” It is directed by JJ Perry (“Day Shift”) from a script by James Coyne (“Puncture Wounds”), Simon Kinberg (“X-Men: Dark Phoenix”), and Rand Ravich (“The Time Tunnel”). The film is based on a novel of the same name by Jay R. Bonansinga.
The action-comedy will follow veteran assassin, Joseph Flood (Bautista), who is diagnosed with a terminal illness. So he decides to take a hit out on himself, that is until he finds out that the doctor made a mistake and he is not dying. All hell breaks loose when he tries to cancel his own termination.
“I’m calling in every hitter in Europe, you hear me?” says the person who organized the hit (Pom Klementieff) to Joe.
“Yeah well, you tell them to pack light, because they won’t fucking be staying long,” he responds. Joe then has to fight off an army of assassins/colleagues to save himself and his ex-girlfriend (Sofia Boutella).
The Cast Of “The Killer’s Game”
“The Killer’s Game,” will also star Sir Ben Kingsley (“Poison”), Terry Crews (“Brooklyn Nine-Nine”), Scott Adkins (“One More Shot”), and Daniel Bernhardt (“Chief of Station”).
The film is produced by Andrew Lazar, Steve Richards, and Kia Jam. Executive producers include Bautista, Jonathan Meisner, Chris Milburn, Thane Watkins, Peter E. Strauss, Scott Lambert, Dean Altit, and Adam Fields.
“The Killer’s Game” opens in theaters nationwide on September 13th. You can check out the first pulse-pounding trailer below:
