The 2026 movie schedule has already ushered in the releases of some seriously twisted, off-beat flicks, like Night Patrol, The Bride! and Ready or Not 2: Here I Come. Joining those titles will be They Will Kill You, which comes from the mind of Russian filmmaker Kirill Sokolov. Trailers for the film tease what should be a seriously bloody good time for those who love suspense and gore. So, given the brutal nature of the movie, I was surprised to hear the more lighthearted and humorous reason Sokolov was inspired to tell this story.
As teased, They Will Kill You centers on Asia Reaves, an ex-convict who takes a job as a housekeeper at a ritzy high-rise in New York. The job seems straightforward enough, until Asia learns the place is actually a satanic temple run by a cult, and she’s their latest human sacrifice. When Sokolov spoke to SFX Magazine on CinemaBlend about what sparked the idea for the film (which he co-wrote with Alex Litvak), I was expecting a dark backstory. What we got instead, though, was a cheeky anecdote involving the director and his spouse:
