Since the cast announcement in April 2023, it has been relatively quiet surrounding Killer Heat, the latest movie by Night of the Kings filmmaker Philippe Lacôte. Now, Amazon Studios has revealed that the film, starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Shailene Woodley and Richard Madden, will be released on the streaming service on September 26.
The Mediterranean noir thriller, which is an adaption of Jo Nesbø’s 2021 short story The Jealousy Man centers on a damaged detective (Gordon-Levitt) known as ‘The Jealousy Man’ who’s investigating the intriguing case of twin brothers (Madden) caught up in a violent and rough love triangle on the remote Greek island of Crete. The script is written by House of Gucci’s Roberto Bentivegna, while Bridge of Spies screenwriter Matt Charman made revisions to the screenplay. As Madden mentioned in an interview with Collider, principal photography of this feature started in April 2023. In May this year, Lacôte himself announced that the movie was finished and ready to be shared with the world, which we now know will happen at the end of September.
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If the name of Lacôte does ring a bell, it is probably from his movie Night of the Kings, which screened at prominent film festivals such as the Venice Film Festival and Rotterdam International Film Festival in 2020 before being acquired by Neon for worldwide distribution in 2021. The fantasy-drama, originally titled La Nuit de Rois, takes place in one of the most notorious prisons on the Ivory Coast and tells a violent tale about the lust for power and the survival of the fittest. The feature was awarded multiple well-deserved prizes, including the Amplify Voice award at the Toronto International Film Festival 2020 and the NAACP Image Award for Outstanding International Motion Picture in 2021.
Who Stars in Killer Heat?
Richard Madden, pulling double duty in this movie, rose to fame with his breakthrough role as ill-fated Robb Stark in Game of Thrones. After that, he went on to star in Bodyguard – for which he won a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor In A TV Series (drama) – Eternals, Rocketman, 1917 and Citadel.
Best known for his roles in Inception and TheShockNews, SAG and Emmy Award winner Gordon-Levitt also started in John Carney’s Flora and Son and Rian Johnson’s renowned Peacock series Poker Face, before appearing together with Eddie Murphy in Beverly Hills Cop: Axel Foley. In addition to taking on the role of the lead detective, Gordon-Levitt is also the executive producer of this feature, alongside Nesbø, Tom Karnowski, Niclas Salomonsson and Makeready’s Collin Creighton.
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Her exact role in Killer Heat is still to be confirmed, but Woodley has already made a name for herself in the film and television world by delivering critically acclaimed acting in The Fault in Our Stars, The Descendants, and Big Little Lies. Her role in the latter series even resulted in a nomination for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie category.
Killer Heat
will be released on the September 26 courtesy of Prime Video.