David Farnor | On 08, Jan 2019

“Someone set me up. You better pray you’ve got nothing to do with it.” That’s Mads Mikkelsen in Netflix’s new action film, Polar.

He plays the world’s top assassin, Duncan Vizla, aka The Black Kaiser, who’s 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 an army of younger, faster, ruthless killers who will stop at nothing to have him silenced.

The thriller is based on the Dark Horse graphic novel called Polar: Came From the Cold by Victor Santos. Mikkelsen is an exec producer on the project, alongside Constantin’s Martin Moszkowicz, and Dark Horse’s Keith Goldberg and Mike Richardson. At the helm is Sweden’s Jonas Åkerlund, a music video veteran and the director of Lords of Chaos. In front of the camera, Mikkelsen is joined by Vanessa Hudgens, Matt Lucas and Vikings’ Katheryn Winnick.

Polar premieres on Netflix on 25th January. Here’s the trailer:

 

Polar is available on Netflix UK, as part of an £9.99 monthly subscription.

 

First look: Mads Mikkelsen in Netflix’s Polar

20th December 2018

Mads Mikkelsen is heading to Netflix in the new year for new noir thriller Polar – and we’ve got our first look at him in suitably sinister, dark action.

The movie is based on the Dark Horse graphic novel called Polar: Came From the Cold by Victor Santos, and is produced by Constantin Film. Adapted by Jayson Rothwell, the film follows the world’s top assassin, Duncan Vizla (Mikkelsen), aka. The Black Kaiser, who is entering retirement when his old employer marks him as a liability to the firm – and so he finds himself facing off a string of younger, faster killers all looking to silence him.

Mikkelsen is an exec producer on the project, alongside Constantin’s Martin Moszkowicz, and Dark Horse Entertainment’s Keith Goldberg and Mike Richardson. Constantin’s Robert Kulzer, Jeremy Bolt, and Hartley Gorenstein are producing. At the helm is Sweden’s Jonas Åkerlund, a music video veteran and the director of Lords of Chaos. In front of the camera, Mikkelsen is joined by Vanessa Hudgens, Matt Lucas and Vikings’ Katheryn Winnick.

Polar premieres on Netflix on 25th January. You can see the first picture of Mads above.

 

Mads Mikkelsen, Katheryn Winnick, Matt Lucas and Vanessa Hudgens to star in Netflix’s Polar

27th February 2018

While everyone is talking about Mute, Annihilation and The Cloverfield Paradox, Netflix is wasting no time in moving ahead with its feature film plans, assembling yet another impressive ensemble of names for its next original project.

The latest group of big names to unite under the Netflix banner? None other than Mads Mikkelsen, who will be joined by Britain’s own Matt Lucas, Vikings MVP Katheryn Winnick, and Vanessa Hudgens. They will star together in Polar, a new action thriller directed by Jonas Åkerlund. The Swedish helmer is mostly known for his work in short films, music videos and concert films, but has also directed features, including the recent Lords of Chaos, which stars Rory Culkin and Emory Cohen.

Polar is based on the Dark Horse graphic novel called Polar: Came From the Cold by Victor Santos, and is produced by Constantin Film. Adapted by Jayson Rothwell, the noir thriller follows the world’s top assassin, Duncan Vizla (Mikkelsen), aka. The Black Kaiser, who is entering retirement when his old employer marks him as a liability to the firm – and so he finds himself facing off a string of younger, faster killers all looking to silence him.

Mikkelsen is an exec producer on the project, alongside Constantin’s Martin Moszkowicz, and Dark Horse Entertainment’s Keith Goldberg and Mike Richardson. Constantin’s Robert Kulzer, Jeremy Bolt, and Hartley Gorenstein are producing.

Production is currently underway in Toronto, with an eye to release the film in 2019.

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