Mads Mikkelsen is clearly feeling like he wants to shoot in chilly places. He's worked on survival drama Arctic, and now he's attached to star in killer thriller Polar.
Mikkelsen will play the world’s top assassin Duncan Vizla, A.K.A the Black Kaiser, who is retiring. But like all cine-hitman, it won't be that easy, especially when his former employer marks him as a liability to the firm. Against his will, he soon finds himself being hunted by an army of younger, faster, ruthless killers who will stop at nothing to have him silenced. Having no choice but to return to the shadowy life he thought he’d left behind, he must use his arsenal of deadly skills to outsmart his enemies and protect an innocent woman.
Jonas Åkerlund is in the director's chair for the film, working from Jayson Rothwell's script, itself adapted from Victor Santos' graphic novel Polar: Came From The Cold
"Mads Mikkelsen was born to play the world’s best assassin," producer Jeremy Bolt tells Variety. "He is totally believable as the Black Kaiser in Polar and Jonas’ unique, vibrant but grounded and darkly comic style will set Polar apart as an unforgettable tale."
In addition to Arctic, Mikkelsen will be seen in Chaos Walking, due out on 1 March 2019.