Bursting into the box office this weekend is the action/revenge tale, “Boy Kills World.” Bill Skarsgård takes the lead as the titular ‘Boy.’ He turns in an impressive pantomime performance and an even more stunning set of stunt work. His inner narration is provided by voice acting legend H. Jon Benjamin (“Bob’s Burgers,” “Archer,” “Wet Hot American Summer”).
We got to chat with the“Boy Kills World” cast and creatives (including director Moritz Mohr and producer Sam Raimi) at WonderCon about what drives them, defining success, and filmmaking feedback.
More about “Boy Kills World”:
Skarsgård stars as “Boy” who vows revenge after his family is murdered by Hilda Van Der Koy (Janssen), the deranged matriarch of a corrupt post-apocalyptic dynasty that left the boy orphaned, deaf and voiceless. Driven by his inner voice, one which he co-opted from his favorite childhood video game, Boy trains with a mysterious shaman (Ruhian) to become an instrument of death and is set loose on the eve of the annual culling of dissidents. Bedlam ensues as Boy commits bloody martial arts mayhem, inciting a wrath of carnage and blood-letting. As he tries to get his bearings in this delirious realm, Boy soon falls in with a desperate resistance group, all the while bickering with the apparent ghost of his rebellious little sister.
Also starring: Jessica Rothe, Michelle Dockery, Brett Gelman, Isaiah Mustafa, Yayan Ruhian, with Andrew Koji, Sharlto Copley, and Famke Janssen. Voice of “Boy” narrated by H. Jon Benjamin
“Boy Kills World” is in theaters now.
