Michael Fassbenderis an assassin trying to stay calm in his latest movie role.
The trailer opens with Fassbender’s character prepping a weapon and destroying a cell phone. He wears a smart watch that reads his heart rate — as he prepares to fire a sniper rifle out a window, his heart rate rises above 100 beats per minute, leading the assassin to take a deep breath before firing.
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After that, the assassin is shown in a variety of situations throughout the movie, including more violence, destroying potential evidence and incognito airplane travel, as Fassbender narrates reminders to himself to “stick to the plan” and “fight only the battle you’re paid to fight,” among other sayings.
Tilda Swinton’s appearance in the movie is briefly teased, cut together with imagery of the assassin’s violent escapades, which ends with a shot of Fassbender’s character firing his weapon and reloading for another shot.
Michael Fassbender in Netflix’s ‘The Killer’.Netflix
“After a fateful near-miss, an assassin battles his employers, and himself, on an international manhunt he insists isn’t personal,” reads an official logline for the movie.
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After some time away from the big screen, Fassbender appears in bothThe Killerand Taika Waititi’s new movieNext Goal Winsthis fall. His last movie role came in 2019’s X-Men movieDark Phoenix, which marked the end of the actor’s run as Magneto in the superhero franchise.
Aside from Fassbender and Swinton, the new movie also features performances from Charles Parnell, Arliss Howard and Sophie Charlotte.
The Killerwill make its world premiere at the upcomingVenice Film Festivalon Sept. 3. It will then release in select theaters in October and begins streaming on Netflix Nov. 10.
source: people.com
