Boy Kills World Trivia | 40 facts about the action-comedy film

“Boy Kills World” is an action-comedy thriller film starring Bill Skarsgard that was released in April.

Let’s find out some trivia and facts about the film.

1. Boy Kills World is a 2023 action comedy-thriller film
2. The film is directed by Moritz Mohr
3. It marks his feature directorial debut
4. From a screenplay by Tyler Burton Smith and Arend Remmers
5. The film is based on a story by Remmers and Mohr
6. The film stars Bill Skarsgard, Jessica Rothe, Michelle Dockery, Famke Janssen, Sharlto Copley, Brett Gelman, Isaiah Mustafa, and Andrew Koji
7. Its plot revolves around a campaign of vengeance enacted by a martial arts expert
8. The character was rendered deaf-mute by an attack that killed his entire family
9. His thoughts are presented as an inner voice derived from a childhood video game
10. The voice is provided by H. Jon Benjamin
11. Boy Kills World premiered at the 2023 Toronto International Film Festival
12. It was released in the United States by Lionsgate and Roadside Attractions on April 26, 2024
13. On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds a 60% rating
14. Based on 112 critics’ reviews
15. With an average rating of 5.5/10T
16. he website’s consensus reads: “Bolstered by Bill Skarsgård’s all-in performance, Boy Kills World may offer just enough action thrills to offset its thinly written characters and predictable plot”
17. Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 46 out of 100
18. Based on 22 critics
19. Indicating “mixed or average” reviews
20. Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of “B–” on an A+ to F scale
21. While those polled by PostTrak gave it a 71% overall positive score
22. With 50% saying they would definitely recommend it
23. In the United States and Canada, Boy Kills World was released alongside Unsung Hero and Challengers
24. It was projected to gross $2 – 3 million in its opening weekend
25. The film made $819,000 on its first day
26. This figure includes $500,000 from preview screenings
27. It went on to debut to $1.6 million
28. Coming below industry expectations
29. Director and story writer Moritz Mohr pitched Boy Kills World with a short and previsualization reel to Sam Raimi and Roy Lee, of Raimi Productions and Vertigo Entertainment respectively
30. They were impressed and subsequently agreed to produce alongside Nthibah Pictures and Hammerstone Studios
31. Orion Pictures was initially involved at one point
32. But dropped out following the COVID-19 pandemic
33. The film was announced on October 7, 2021, with Bill Skarsgård, Samara Weaving, and Yayan Ruhian joining the cast
34. In a statement, Nthibah 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”
35. On October 28, 2021, Isaiah Mustafa joined the cast
36. In January 2022, Andrew Koji was added to the cast
37. Jessica Rothe replaced Samara Weaving, who dropped out of project due to scheduling conflicts
38. Filming began in Cape Town, South Africa, on February 14, 2022
39. In March 2022, Famke Janssen, Brett Gelman, Sharlto Copley, Quinn Copeland, twins Cameron and Nicholas Crovetti, and Michelle Dockery were confirmed to star
40. In August 2023, Swedish composer Ludvig Forssell was announced to compose the film’s soundtrack