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WHO’S IN IT?

Mads Mikkelsen (Casino Royale), Vanessa Hudgens (Sucker Punch), Robert Maillet (Deadpool 2), Inga Cadranel (Killshot), Pedro Miguel Arce (Land of the Dead), Katheryn Winnick (The Dark Tower), Matt Lucas (Alice Through The Looking Glass), Fei Ren (SuperGrid), Josh Cruddas (Copperhead), Ruby O. Fee (Zazy), Nia Roam (film debut)

WHO’S BEHIND THE CAMERA?

Jonas Åkerlund (Spun), director; Jayson Rothwell (Malice in Wonderland), writer; Jeremy Bolt (Resident Evil), Keith Goldberg (Furry Vengeance), Hartley Gorenstein (Pompeii), Robert Kulzer (Pandorum) and Mike Richardson (Hellboy), producers; Deadmau5 (film debut), composer; Pär M. Ekberg (Small Apartments), cinematographer; Doobie White (Gamer), editor

WHAT’S IT ABOUT?

Duncan Vizla (Mikkelsen), the world’s top assassin, is settling into retirement when his former employer marks him as a liability to the firm, and so Vizla finds himself begrudgingly going back into his line of work as he goes head to head with a bunch of younger assassins who will stop at nothing until he is dead…

IN ONE SENTENCE, WHY SHOULD YOU BE EXCITED?

Mads Mikkelsen gets his chance to shine as a John Wick type in this action-packed movie from the same producing team as the Resident Evil series.

WHEN’S IT OUT?

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