King of Killers is a 2023 Canadian American action adventure film written and directed by Kevin Grevioux and starring Alain Moussi, Marie Avgeropoulos, Georges St-Pierre, Stephen Dorff and Frank Grillo. It is based on Grevioux’s graphic novel of the same title. It is also Grevioux’s feature directorial debut.

Plot

Cast

Alain Moussi as Marcus Garan Frank Grillo as Jorg Drakos Stephen Dorff as Robert Xane Marie Avgeropoulos as Asha Khanna Kevin Grevioux as Dyson Chord Shannon Kook as Ren Hiro Georges St-Pierre as Andre LeCroix

Production

In February 2022, it was announced that Grillo was cast in the film. In September 2022, it was announced that the film was in post-production.

Release

The film was released in theaters, on digital and demand on September 1, 2023. Then it was released on DVD and Blu-Ray on October 31, 2023.

Reception

The film has a 19% rating on Rotten Tomatoes based on 16 reviews. Alan Ng of Film Threat rated the film a 7 out of 10. Julian Roman of MovieWeb rated the film a 2.5 out of 5. Alex Maidy of JoBlo.com gave the film a negative review and wrote, "I did not expect Oscar-caliber acting but hoped for at least a few competent action scenes. Sadly, King of Killers disappoints in every way."

Prequel television series

In September 2022, The Hollywood Reporter announced that there will be a television series set in the same universe but before the events in the film.

References

External links

King of Killers at IMDb King of Killers at Rotten Tomatoes