''The Killer'' is an upcoming American

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film directed by

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from a screenplay by

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, based on the French graphic novel series of the same name by

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and illustrated by Luc Jacamon. It stars

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, Charles Parnell,

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, Sophie Charlotte, and

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. ''The Killer'' is scheduled to be released on November 10, 2023, by

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Cast

as Christian / The Killer * Charles Parnell *

* Sophie Charlotte *

Production

Development

In November 2007, it was announced that

would be directing an adaptation of the

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French comic book '' The Killer'', with Allesandro Camon writing the script,

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producing, and

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distributing. By February 2021, Fincher had taken the project to

, where he had signed an overall deal, with

now writing the script and

circling the lead role. By June, it was reported that Fincher was planning to begin filming in November 2021 in Paris, while the involvement of cinematographer

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was also confirmed.

joined the cast in October.

Filming

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began in early November 2021 in

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; filming was also expected to take place in

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and the

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. In January 2022, it was confirmed that filming would take place in St. Charles, Illinois in March for ten days. On March 28, 2022, it was announced that filming had wrapped.

Release

''The Killer'' is expected to be released on Netflix on November 10, 2023. The release date was revealed in a preview of Netflix's 2023 film slate uploaded to

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on January 18, 2023.

References

External links

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