The Ritual Killer

The Ritual Killer is a 2023 American action-thriller film directed by George Gallo. It stars Cole Hauser and Morgan Freeman. It was released by Screen Media and Redbox Entertainment on March 10, 2023. Premise Unable to process the death of his daughter, Clinton, Mississippi Homicide Detective Lucas Boyd embarks on a hunt for a serial killer who murders according to a brutal tribal ritual known as Muti. The only person who can help Boyd is Dr. Mackles, an anthropologist and local college professor hiding an unspeakable secret. Cast Morgan Freeman as Dr. Mackles Cole Hauser as Detective Lucas Boyd Vernon Davis as Randoku Giuseppe Zeno as Inspector Mario Lavazzi Murielle Hilaire as Detective Kersch Luke Stratte-McClure as Detective Claussen Mayumi Roller as Deelie Boyd Brian Kurlander as Shelby Farner Julie Lott as Doctor Mannheim Destiny Loren as Katie Franklin Peter Stormare as Captain Marchand Production In August 2021, it was reported that George Gallo would direct the action thriller film Muti. The screenplay was written by Bob Bowersox, Jennifer Lemmon, Francesco Cinquemani, Giorgia Iannone, Luca Giliberto, and Ferdinando Dell'Omo, based on a story by Joe Lemmon, Cinquemani and Iannone. Cole Hauser, Morgan Freeman, Peter Stormare, and Vernon Davis were announced as part of the cast. Filming began that same month in Jackson, Mississippi, with Murielle Hilaire and Julie Lott joining the cast. Additional filming took place in Rome, Italy.