Netflix fans say 'unexpected' new film is 'like John Wick' as they add to watchlist immediately

The caller movie is an adaptation that has a acquainted story

Netflix fans are adding an upcoming movie that has been dubbed arsenic the 'new John Wick' to their watchlist immediately, adjacent earlier it is made disposable to stream.

The institution has announced that caller title, Demon City, volition beryllium added to the work aboriginal this month. It's confirmed merchandise day is February 27 and viewers are already lining it up to ticker arsenic soon arsenic it lands. Netflix released a trailer overnight and it rapidly created excitement arsenic good arsenic comparisons to the deed enactment franchise starring Keanu Reeves.

Demon City is really a live-action adaptation of Oni Goroshi, a comic publication bid which ran from 2020 to November 2024. The revenge calamity unfolds successful the provincial metropolis of Shinjo, pursuing a hitman seeking vengeance aft losing his woman and daughter. Known for its aggravated and brutal depiction of violence, the comic captivated readers and is present being brought to beingness connected screen.

Toma Ikuta takes connected the relation of Shuhei Sakata, a legendary hitman connected a quest for vengeance. Just arsenic helium is astir to cleanable up his enactment for his family, the mysterious organisation Kimen-gumi, a shadowy radical of masked criminals, murders his woman and daughter, pinning the blasted connected him and sullying his name.

Shot successful the head, helium miraculously survives but falls into a coma. Twelve years later, the Kimen-gumi attacks him again, but his dormant slayer instinct awakens, mounting him connected an epic people of revenge. However, what awaits him is simply a information that threatens to wholly change his destiny. Footage from the trailer teases the heart-pounding enactment and affectional extent of Sakata's journey.

While the communicative and premise of the movie does stock similarities with John Wick, fans are besides comparing it to the likes of different classical revenge films. One idiosyncratic claimed it looks similar "Old Boy meets The Crow." Another besides placed it alongside Quentin Tarantino's Kill Bill. All these comparisons haven't tempered immoderate anticipation though arsenic galore took to societal media to respond to the trailer.

One, replying to Netflix's station connected X, said: "Netflix continues their beardown streak successful bringing america large enactment movies." While different simply stated: "Adding to ticker database now!" While a 3rd posted: "So, it's the caller John Wick." Another, posting successful the comments conception connected YouTube said: "Not precisely what I expected to see, erstwhile I clicked connected this video....."

Demon City is streaming connected Netflix from February 27.