''The Killer'' is an upcoming American neo-noir action thriller film directed by

David Fincher David Andrew Leo Fincher (born August 28, 1962) is an American film director. His films, mostly psychological thrillers and biographical dramas, have received 40 nominations at the Academy Awards, including three for him as Best Director. Fin ...

from a screenplay by Andrew Kevin Walker, based on the French graphic novel series of the same name by

Alexis Nolent Alexis Nolent (a.k.a. Matz) is a French writer. He writes scripts for videogames and has also written a novel and, under the pen name Matz, a number of comics. Life and career Nolent was born in Rouen, France, and grew up in the Caribbean, befor ...

and illustrated by Luc Jacamon. It stars

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, Charles Parnell, Arliss Howard, Sophie Charlotte, and Tilda Swinton. ''The Killer'' is scheduled to be released on November 10, 2023, by Netflix.

Cast

as Christian / The Killer * Charles Parnell * Arliss Howard * Sophie Charlotte * Tilda Swinton

Production

Development

In November 2007, it was announced that

would be directing an adaptation of the Matz French comic book '' The Killer'', with Allesandro Camon writing the script,

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's Plan B Entertainment producing, and

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distributing. By February 2021, Fincher had taken the project to Netflix, where he had signed an overall deal, with Andrew Kevin Walker 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 Erik Messerschmidt was also confirmed. Tilda Swinton joined the cast in October.

Filming

Principal photography began in early November 2021 in Paris; filming was also expected to take place in New Orleans and the Dominican Republic. In January 2022, it was confirmed that filming would take place in

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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 YouTube on January 18, 2023.

References

External links

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