“They Will Kill You” is the first project from Nocturna, a production company composed of producers Barbara and Andy Muschietti (“It,” “Mama”) and David Ellison’s Skydance Media. It’s also the English language debut of director Kirill Sokolov, who’s previously known for his Russian dark comedies “Why Don’t You Just Die!” and “No Looking Back.” Alex Litvak (“Predators,” “The Three Musketeers”) co-wrote the film with Sokolov. Barbara Muschietti promises a people-pleasing mash-up of genres as she recently explained to Deadline:
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“We shot it in South Africa last year, and we are very much near the finish line. It’s a lot of fun. It’s horror-comedy-action, and a great mixture and balance of those three. It’s something people will walk out of with a smile on their face, and it’s what the world needs right now.”
The Muschietti brother-sister producing combo are on a hot streak right now with “IT: Welcome to Derry” scoring big numbers for HBO. With exceptional creatives behind the scenes, Skydance in their corner, as well as New Line Cinema on board as co-financier and distributor, it’s hard to count out “They Will Kill You” as a box office success come next year.
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The cast includes Zazie Beetz, Myha’la, Tom Felton, Heather Graham, and Patricia Arquette. Sokolov wrote the film with Alex Litvakand, and the producers are David Ellison, Dana Goldberg, Don Granger, Dan Kagan, Andy Muschietti, and Barbara Muschietti. Executive producers are Russell Ackerman, Carl Hampe, Litvak, John Schoenfelder, Sokolov, Marisa Sonemann-Turner, and Rudi Van As.
Zazie Beetz plays a woman desperate for work who takes a job as a housekeeper in a NYC high-rise, unaware of the building’s dark history of disappearances. She soon discovers a sinister, possibly Satanic cult controlling the residents.
Synopsis:
A woman answers a help-wanted ad to be a housekeeper in a mysterious New York City high-rise, unaware that she is entering a community plagued by numerous disappearances over the years.
Warner Bros. Pictures will release “They Will Kill You” in theaters on March 27, 2026. Watch the first trailer below.
