Bosco685 Posted February 23, 2018 Share Posted February 23, 2018 Mads Mikkelsen to star in a film based on Victor Santos' POLAR comic series Quote Netflix and Constantin Film have announced that POLAR, a film based off of the 2012 webcomic and series of graphic novels written and illustrated by Victor Santos has entered production! Swedish director Jonas Åkerlund, who in the past has helmed a series of feature films, documentaries, concert films, music videos, commercials, and stage shows for acts like Lady Gaga, Rammstein, Beyonce and more, will be the man behind the camera for POLAR, an adaptation of Santos' Dark Horse action noir graphic novel Polar: Came From the Cold. According to the Netflix press release, the logline for POLAR reads as follows: The world’s top assassin, Duncan Vizla, aka The Black Kaiser, is settling into retirement when his former employer marks him as a liability to the firm. Against his will, he finds himself back in the game going head to head with an army of younger, faster, ruthless killers who will stop at nothing to have him silenced. Set to star as Duncan Vizla is HANNIBAL and DOCTOR STRANGE actor Mads Mikkelsen, who will be joined by Vanessa Hudgens (BEASTLY), Katheryn Winnick (VIKINGS), and Matt Lucas (DOCTOR WHO, LITTLE BRITAIN) for the gritty survival tale. Jason Rothwell (SILENT NIGHT) will write the screenplay based off of Santos' graphic novels while Constantin Film’s Robert Kulzer (RESIDENT EVIL), Jeremy Bolt (DEATH RACE), and Hartley Gorenstein (ROOM) will produce with Martin Moszkowicz, Mads Mikkelsen, and Dark Horse Entertainment’s Keith Goldberg and Mike Richardson on board to executive produce. The Netflix film is currently shooting in Toronto with the project aiming for a 2019 release on the popular streaming network. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Black Hand ® Posted February 4, 2019 Share Posted February 4, 2019 Watched and liked it. Bosco685 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I like pie Posted February 4, 2019 Share Posted February 4, 2019 I liked it as well. A poor man's John Wick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ashsaytr Posted February 19, 2019 Share Posted February 19, 2019 fun watch! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ianh Posted March 7, 2019 Share Posted March 7, 2019 Loved this movie. Don't mess with the Black Kaiser! Soundtrack by Deadmau5 is pretty sick too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Comics-n-ERB Posted March 7, 2019 Share Posted March 7, 2019 I really liked this movie! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bosco685 Posted March 7, 2019 Author Share Posted March 7, 2019 Dang, now I need to see this movie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
▫️ Posted March 8, 2019 Share Posted March 8, 2019 While not as stylish or polished as John Wick, I enjoyed this brutal flick much more. Talk about guilty pleasure. Better lead actor and very charismatic. I’ve seen a lot but they had me wincing on “Day 1” and 2 and 3. You know what scenes I’m talking about. The opening with Knoxville had me worried it wasn’t going to go anywhere but they grab your attention and hold it. Bosco685 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bosco685 Posted May 2, 2020 Author Share Posted May 2, 2020 Finally going to watch this film tonight. ▫️ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
▫️ Posted May 2, 2020 Share Posted May 2, 2020 3 minutes ago, Bosco685 said: Finally going to watch this film tonight. Don’t watch with the kids! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bosco685 Posted May 3, 2020 Author Share Posted May 3, 2020 8 hours ago, Grails said: Don’t watch with the kids! You were not kidding. Wow! That was a fun watch. Like a 'day in the life of Deathstroke' having to deal with fellow assassins and mercenaries. But excessively portrayed with the nuttiest of characters. I liked it. ▫️ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
telerites Posted May 3, 2020 Share Posted May 3, 2020 4 hours ago, Bosco685 said: You were not kidding. Wow! That was a fun watch. Like a 'day in the life of Deathstroke' having to deal with fellow assassins and mercenaries. But excessively portrayed with the nuttiest of characters. I liked it. This was a great movie! Bosco685 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
