This Korean crime motion movie that bought everybody speaking in 2023 is getting a derivative over a yr following its launch. Deadline reviews that Netflix has introduced Mantis, nonetheless a working title, as a follow-up to the acclaimed Kill Boksoon. The venture already has a solid that features Yim Si-wan (Misaeng: Incomplete Life), Park Gyu-young (It’s Okay to Not Be Okay), and Jo Woo-jin (Alienoid). Whereas no launch date has been set but for Mantis, followers can count on the motion movie to be much like the contract killer world of Kill Boksoon, which initially premiered on the Berlinale final yr.
Kill Boksoon focuses on Gil Bok-soon struggling to steadiness her life as a single mom and murderer, however Mantis will middle on different contract killers, specifically, Mantis, Jae-yi, and Dok-go. The brand new film is written by Lee Tae-sung and Kill Boksoon director Byun Sung-hyun and produced by SEE AT Movie Co., LTD, the corporate behind Kill Boksoon, Love and Leashes, and Kingmaker. Mantis would be the debut characteristic of Lee, who was additionally an assistant director on Kill Boksoon and The King.
Concerning the solid, Yim will star as Han-ul, an ace murderer also called “Mantis,” working for MK Ent. It’s price realizing that the character Mantis was talked about for a second by Kill Boksoon‘s Cha Min-kyu to “have gone on a trip,” and this spinoff will observe Mantis’ return to the business, trying to find new alternatives. When Mantis returns, he bumps into fellow trainee Jae-yi (portrayed by Park), additionally Mantis’s previous good friend, however she harbors sophisticated emotions for him. Mantis additionally encounters Dok-go (portrayed by Jo), a veteran killer who’s the founding member of MK Ent. however lengthy retired from lively obligation. Regardless of retirement, Dok-go takes over because the CEO of MK Ent. after Cha Min-kyu’s dying and hopes to deliver Mantis again.
Who Starred in ‘Kill Boksoon?’
Directed and written by Byun Sung-hyun, Kill Boksoon premiered on Netflix on March 31, 2023. It starred Jeon Do-yeon because the titular Gil Bok-soon, Sol Kyung-gu as Cha Min-kyu, Kim Si-a as Gil Jae-yeong (Boksoon’s daughter), Esom as Cha Min-hee, and Koo Kyo-hwan as Han Hee-seong. Following its launch, Kill Boksoon gained optimistic critiques with a 79% recent rating on Rotten Tomatoes. Collider’s Nischal Niraula additionally accepted it as a must-watch nearly a month after its launch, describing the movie as “brutally trustworthy in regards to the emotional struggles of motherhood, which is a refreshing tackle a style that always glorifies and romanticizes motherhood.”
Though the Kill Boksoon spinoff continues to be a piece in progress, the unique film is obtainable to observe on Netflix. Keep tuned to Collider for extra info.
