They Will Kill You Director Kirill Sokolov to Helm Sci-Fi Action Blur

Netflix has tapped Kirill Sokolov, the helmer behind horror action movie They Will Kill You, to direct the original sci-fi thriller Blur.

Shawn Levy and Dan Levine will produce via 21 Laps.

Netflis is keeping the logline a hop, skip and a jump from prying eyes but it is known to be a mother-daughter story involving teleportation.

The project is based on a previous script by Christy Hall and Dan Casey. Sokolov will co-write the new draft with Ellen Shanman.

Bryan Oh is overseeing for 21 Laps.

Sokolov is the Russian filmmaker who broke out with Why Don’t You Just Die, his 2019 dark crime action comedy that was infused with early Tarantino influences. After writing and directing another Russian dark action comedy, No Looking Back, he journeyed to the U.S. in the early 2020s, he landed in Hollywood as he tried to land representation and work.

He made his English-language debut earlier this year with They Will Kill You, an action-horror-comedy released by Warner Bros. in March. Set in a Manhattan luxury building whose Satan-worshipping tenants engage in ritualistic killings, the movie starred Zazie Beetz. THR praised the movie for its gonzo style.

Sokolov is repped by CAA, Harvest Hill Entertainment, Kaplan Perrone, and Yorn, Levine,