Overview
- Mantis is now streaming globally on Netflix as a feature-film spinoff of Kill Boksoon starring Im Si-wan as assassin Han-ul, known as Mantis.
- The story follows Han-ul’s return from a long hiatus to a fractured killer hierarchy, where he clashes with Jae-yi (Park Gyu-young) and Dok-go (Jo Woo-jin) over the industry’s top spot.
- Cast and crew trained at an action school for hand-to-hand combat, weapons work, and wirework, with extensive on-set choreography rehearsals captured in a making-of video.
- Im Si-wan highlighted the character’s dual-sickle fighting style and teased a three-way fight sequence as a signature set piece.
- Director Lee Tae-sung says characters’ decisions are driven by subtle emotions, and outlets also clarify the film is distinct from SBS’s Queen Mantis, which shares the Korean title.