Lionsgate is reportedly joining forces with Chad Stahelski and his 87Eleven production banner to produce an English-language remake of the Hindi action movie “Kill.” The film was just released domestically on July 4. Lionsgate has previously worked with Stahelski on the recent “John Wick” films, including “Chapter 3: Parabellum,” last year’s “Chapter 4.” Moreover, they also worked in the Peacock prequel series “The Continental,” and the upcoming spinoff film “Ballerina” starring Ana de Armas which will hit the theatres in 2025. Let’s delve into the entire details of this story.
‘Kill’ is one of the first times a mainstream Hindi-language film directly partnered with a Hollywood studio
According to the writer and director of the film Nikhil Nagesh Bhat the film is basically “Bullet Train” with more knives. Moreover, it has also achieved a milestone by becoming the first Hindi movie partnered with a Hollywood studio for its North-American theatrical release.
Nikhil said in a statement,“’Kill’ is one of the most vivid, wild, and creative action movies I’ve seen recently. Nikhil delivers relentless action sequences that need to be seen by as wide an audience as possible. It’s exciting to be developing an English-language version—we have big shoes to fill and I’m looking forward to working with Nikhil, Karan, Apoorva, Guneet, and Achin to achieve that.”
The producers of the movie Karan Johar and Apoorva Mehta for Dharma Productions, and Guneet Monga Kapoor & Achin Jain from Sikhya Entertainment also shared a statement about the international remarke of film.
“When we made ‘Kill’ with Nikhil Nagesh Bhat, we dreamed of global love, and seeing North American theaters chant ‘Kill! Kill! Kill!’ was like seeing that vision come alive. As we approach our global release, we are thrilled that 87Eleven Entertainment will produce a remake of our film in English.” The statement noted. “Partnering with Lionsgate, the award-winning studio behind genre-defining action movies, has been incredibly gratifying. This announcement coming before the original film’s release is unprecedented and a big win for Indian cinema. We are truly honored.”
The movie features newcomer Lakshya alongside Raghav Juyal and Tanya Maniktala. The story of the movie revolves around star-crossed lovers Tulika (Maniktala) and Amrit (Lakshya) whoes relationship got in trouble after Tulika’s family sent aboard and arranged an arranged marriage.
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