Mads Mikkelsen reunites with “Polar” director Jonas Akerlund for hit thriller “The Black Kaiser”, XYZ to start sales at Cannes

Mads Mikkelsen will star in a new action thriller black kaiserBased on the Dark Horse graphic novel Polar By Victor Santos.

The project reunites Mikkelsen with Swedish director Jonas Akerlund after the duo worked on a Netflix movie in 2019. Polar. Ackerlund is directed by Jason Rotwell and Mikkelsen.

In the story, Mickelsen plays the Black Kaiser, the deadliest assassin in the world, who uncovers a deadly conspiracy to protect a powerful syndicate of assassins and becomes their number one target.

Jeremy Bolt and Robert Kulzer are co-producers of XYZ Films with Martin Moskovich, Mike Richardson, Keith Goldberg and Mickelsen. XYZ will start selling on the title’s skin market next week. Negotiations are currently underway with other actors.

The title is a Constantin Film / JB Pictures production with Dark Horse Entertainment.

“We are thrilled to be working with the brilliant Mads Mikkelsen and visionary Jonas Ackerlund on what will be an explosive, action-packed, fun, unexpected and slightly whimsical ride,” Bolt said in a statement.

Mickelsen is known for his roles Royal casino And like Dr. Hannibal Lecter in the series Hannibal. he also had papers Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, Another Round Y Fantastic Beasts: Dumbledore’s Secrets. You will see it in the next fifth Indiana Jones movie.

Included in Akerlund credits gentlemen in chaosPremiere at Sundance in 2018 and small apartmentsStarring Matt Lucas, Billy Crystal, Johnny Knoxville and James Caan, among others, and Jason Schwartzman. Yarn. He recently shot limited series on Netflix. clark.

Mikkelsen manages UTA ​​and Art Management. Akerlund is produced by Anonymous Content and Casarotto Ramsay & Associates.