The 2023 hit Korean crime movie Kill Boksoon is getting a spin-off greater than a yr after its launch. Netflix has introduced a brand new venture, at present titled Mantis, as a sequel to the critically acclaimed Kill Boksoon.
The forged for the upcoming movie contains Yim Si-wan (Misaeng: Incomplete Life), Park Gyu-young (It is Okay to Not Be Okay), and Jo Woo-jin (Alienoid). Whereas a launch date has not but been confirmed, followers can count on Mantis to have an identical deal with assassins like Kill Boksoon, which first premiered at Berlinale final yr.
Kill Boksoon tells the story of Gil Bok-soon, who’s challenged to stability her life as a single mom and a hitman. Mantis, nonetheless, follows a special group of hitmen, together with Mantis, Jae-yi and Dok-go. The brand new movie is written by Lee Tae-sung and directed by Byun Sung-hyun, the director of Kill Boksoon.
Will probably be produced by SEE AT Movie Co., LTD, the identical firm behind Kill Boksoon, Love and Leashes and Kingmaker. This movie will even be Lee’s debut as a director, though he beforehand labored as an assistant director on Kill Boksoon and The King.
Yim Si-wan will play Han-ul, an elite murderer also referred to as “Mantis” who works for MK Ent. In Kill Boksoon, Cha Min-kyu briefly talked about that Mantis had “gone on trip,” and this spinoff will comply with his return to the murderer world as he seems to be for brand spanking new jobs.
Upon his return, Mantis meets up along with his previous pal Jae-yi (performed by Park), who additionally skilled with him however is now conflicted about their relationship. Mantis additionally runs into Dok-go (performed by Jo), a retired murderer and the founding father of MK Ent. Regardless of retiring from lively responsibility, Dok-go turns into the CEO of MK Ent. after Cha Min-kyu’s loss of life and desires Mantis to come back again to work.
Who performed the lead function in Kill Boksoon?
Kill Boksoon, directed and written by Byun Sung-hyun, premiered on Netflix on March 31, 2023. The movie stars Jeon Do-yeon as Gil Bok-soon, Sol Kyung-gu as Cha Min-kyu, Kim Si-a as Gil Jae-yeong (Bok-soon’s daughter), Esom as Cha Min-hee, and Koo Kyo-hwan as Han Hee-seong.
Upon launch, Kill Boksoon obtained constructive evaluations, with a recent 79% ranking on Rotten Tomatoes. Nischal Niraula of Collider praised the movie as a must-see, saying it was “brutally trustworthy concerning the emotional struggles of motherhood, a refreshing tackle a style that usually glamorizes and romanticizes motherhood.”
Whereas the Kill Boksoon spin-off continues to be in improvement, the unique movie is already accessible to stream on Netflix.
