Hasitha Fernando dives into ten John Wick-inspired movies to give you your action fix… Every couple of years an action movie would come along that instantly becomes a gamechanger in the genre and the template to be followed for the next decade or so – John Wick was such a film. Released in 2014 the […]
The director of Netflix’s Polar teases sequel possibilities
Jonas Åkerlund, the director of Netflix’s original film Polar, has teased potential sequel possibilities should they get the green light. The latest original film to make its way to Netflix viewers around the world is Jonas Åkerlund’s Polar, an adaptation of a graphic novel from author Víctor Santos. The film stars Mads Mikkelsen as a retired hitman, who […]
Second Opinion – Polar (2019)
Polar, 2019. Directed by Jonas Åkerlund. Starring Mads Mikkelsen, Vanessa Hudgens, Katheryn Winnick, Richard Dreyfuss and Matt Lucas. SYNOPSIS: The world’s top assassin, Duncan Vizla, 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 […]
Movie Review – Polar (2019)
Polar, 2019 Directed by Jonas Akerlund. Starring Mads Mikkelsen, Vanessa Hudgens, Katheryn Winnick, Richard Dreyfuss and Matt Lucas. SYNOPSIS: A talented hitman is nearing retirement and will receive an eight-million dollar pension on his fiftieth birthday. His employers send out a team of younger assassins to take him out before his big payday. Based on […]
Mads Mikkelsen is the world’s top assassin in Polar trailer
Netflix has released the trailer for their upcoming Dark Horse Comics adaptation Polar starring Hannibal and Doctor Strange villain Mads Mikkelsen. Playing the world’s retired top assassin The Black Kaiser, he is on the run from his former employers after he’s deemed a liability and marked for death. The film is directed by Jonas Åkerlund (Lords of Chaos) […]
Vanessa Hudgens, Katheryn Winnick and Matt Lucas join Mads Mikkelsen in graphic novel adaptation Polar
Back in October it was announced that Mads Mikkelsen had been cast as the lead in Polar, an adaptation of Victor Santos’ Dark Horse graphic novel Polar: Came From the Cold from Netflix and Constantin Film. Well, cameras have now officially started rolling on the project, which is being directed by Jonas Akerlund (Spun) from a script by Jayson Rothwell (Silent […]
Mads Mikkelsen to star in graphic novel adaptation Polar
According to Variety, Mads Mikkelsen has signed on to star in Polar, an adaptation of Victor Santos’ Dark Horse graphic novel Polar: Came from the Cold. The film will see Mikkelsen as “the world’s top assassin Duncan Vizla, A.K.A the Black Kaiser who is retiring when his former employer marks him as a liability to […]
