Interview
Director, Screenwriter
Writer/Director Kirill Sokolov on Zazie Beetz, Cult Mayhem, and the Nine Circles of Hell in “They Will Kill You”
In "They Will Kill You," director Kirill Sokolov transforms a single apartment building into a descent through Dante’s Inferno. Starring Zazie Beetz as an ex‑con battling a satanic cult, the action‑horror film draws inspiration from "Rosemary’s Baby," old‑school Hong Kong cinema, and practical, Eighties‑style mayhem—all grounded by a deeply personal story of sisterhood and survival.
“They Will Kill You” Trailer: Zazie Beetz Has an Axe to Grind in Kirill Sokolov’s Horror-Comedy
We open on a stormy New York night in the first trailer for writer/director Kirill Sokolov’s They Will Kill You, Warner Bros. and New Line Cinema’s upcoming horror-comedy produced by, among others, It filmmaker Andy Muschietti. We quickly proceed inside the Virgil Building, which is “one of the most exclusive buildings in Manhattan,” we’re told. And who’s doing the telling? The always-excellent Patricia Arquette, who welcomes a stranger to her door,
