The Black Kaiser, an action thriller starring Mads Mikkelsen, will start shooting in September. The main setting of the movie will be Los Angeles, California. It centres on the titular hitman, who “uncovers a deadly conspiracy protecting a powerful syndicate of killers and becomes their number one target.” However, the ongoing SAG-AFTRA and WGA strikes are anticipated to have an impact on the movie’s production.
The producers of the movie made it clear that although it is based on the Victor Santos graphic novel series “Polar: Came From the Cold,” which served as the inspiration for Jonas Kerlund’s “Polar,” which stars Mads Mikkelsen, it is not a sequel or a prequel to the Netflix original but rather a fresh interpretation of Santos’ work.
Initially hired to helm the picture was kerlund, who directed “Polar,” but Derrick Borte eventually took his place. The Joneses, Dark Around the Stars, H8RZ, London Town, American Dreamer, the Russell Crowe-starring movie “Unhinged,” and other films were all directed by the American filmmaker of German descent. The film’s modified script was written by Mikkelsen and Jayson Rothwell. The novels “Polar,” “Silent Night,” “Malice in Wonderland,” “Zemanovaload,” “Blessed,” etc. were written by Rothwell. In addition, the movie is Mikkelsen’s second writing endeavour after scripting an episode of the Norwegian television programme “Level Up Norge.”