Boy Kills World

Boy Kills World is a 2023 action-thriller film directed by Moritz Mohr in his feature directorial debut from a screenplay by Arend Remmers and Tyler Burton Smith and a story by Mohr and Remmers. Produced by Sam Raimi and Roy Lee, it stars Bill Skarsgård, Jessica Rothe, Yayan Ruhian, Isaiah Mustafa, and Andrew Koji. The plot follows Boy (Skarsgard), a deaf-mute who is trained in the jungle by a mysterious mentor (Ruhian) after his family is murdered. Filming took place in South Africa. The title is a reference to the unrelated sitcom Boy Meets World. The film premiered at the 2023 Toronto International Film Festival. Premise When his family is murdered, a deaf-mute named Boy escapes to the jungle, where he is trained by a mysterious mentor. Cast Bill Skarsgård as Boy Jessica Rothe as June 27 Yayan Ruhian as a shaman Isaiah Mustafa as Benny Andrew Koji as Basho Famke Janssen as Hilda van der Koy Brett Gelman as Gideon van der Koy Sharlto Copley as Glen van der Koy Quinn Copeland as Mina Michelle Dockery as Melanie van der Koy Production Boy Kills World is an action film written by Arend Remmers and Tyler Burton Smith. It is directed by German filmmaker Moritz Mohr in his feature directorial debut. Mohr created a short film of the same name and later did preliminary work on the feature-length story with Remmers. Produced by Sam Raimi and Roy Lee, it is an co-production between Raimi Productions, Vertigo Entertainment, Nthibah Pictures, and Hammerstone Studios. The film was announced on October 7, 2021, with Bill Skarsgård, Samara Weaving, and Yayan Ruhian joining the cast. In a statement, Nthibah Pictures CEO Simon Swart said the film would combine "real-world themes with a stylized look that is fresh, cool, and original, borrowing from the best of graphic novels." On October 28, 2021, Isaiah Mustafa joined the cast. In January 2022, Andrew Koji was added to the cast, and Jessica Rothe replaced Samara Weaving, who dropped out of project due to scheduling conflicts. Filming began in Cape Town, South Africa, on February 14, 2022. In March 2022, Famke Janssen, Brett Gelman, Sharlto Copley, Quinn Copeland, twins Cameron and Nicholas Crovetti, and Michelle Dockery were confirmed to star.