Indian Film ‘Kill’ To Get English-Language Remake; ‘John Wick’ Director Chad Stahelski To Produce Lakshya-Nikhil Nagesh Bhat’s Action Thriller
Chad Stahelski, the director of ‘John Wick’, is teaming up with Lionsgate to produce an English-language remake of the Indian action thriller ‘Kill’, originally directed by Nikhil Nagesh Bhat and set for release in India on July 5.
The Indian action thriller Kill, directed by Nikhil Nagesh Bhat and produced by Karan Johar’s Dharma Productions and Guneet Monga’s Sikhya Entertainment, is set for an English-language remake. Starring Lakshya, Raghav Juyal and Tanya Maniktala in lead roles, the original film has garnered significant attention. Chad Stahelski, renowned for directing tJohn Wick, and his production company 87Eleven Entertainment will produce the English remake for Lionsgate, according to Variety. Kill Review: Lakshya, Tanya Maniktala, Raghav Juyal-Starrer Opens to Positive Response at TIFF 2023, Critics Call Nikhil Nagesh Bhat’s Directorial As ‘Unbelievably Good’.
Scheduled for its grand theatrical release in India on July 5, Kill has already made headlines with the announcement of its Hollywood adaptation. As per the report, In October 2023, Lionsgate got the rights to release the film in North America and the UK. This is one of the first times a Hollywood studio has directly acquired a Hindi-language movie for US theaters. Speaking to Variety about the project, Chad Stahelski expressed his enthusiasm: “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.” Kill Release Date: Lakshya Lalwani–Nikhil Nagesh Bhat’s Film To Hit Theatres in India on July 5!
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Kill movie producers, Karan Johar, Apoorva Mehta, Guneet Monga Kapoor and Achin Jain, said in a joint statement, “This announcement coming before the original film’s release is unprecedented and a big win for Indian cinema. We are truly honoured.” For the unversed, Kill, written and helmed by Nikhil Nagesh Bhat, was premiered in the Midnight Madness section of the Toronto International Film Festival on September 7, 2023.
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