Kingz (2007)

Curiosità

Kingz is a 2007 German short action science-fiction horror film created by Benni Diez and Marinko Spahić about two young thugs who go to a nightclub to close out a drug deal only to find something is not quite right about some of the patrons, including the owner ; the ensuing mayhem involves martial arts, swordplay, and gunfighting. The short film was shown at international film festivals and won a Méliès d'Argent in 2009.

Production

Benni Diez developed a love for horror and science-fiction filmmaking in the early 1990s, and worked for agencies and production companies in Bavaria before enrolling at Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg in 2002, where he specialised in visual effects and animation.

In the summer of 2004, Diez and Spahić decided that their next project (and thesis) should be a live action thriller, a compelling alien invasion story with modern elements, especially hip hop and gangster rap, the title Kingz being a form of hip hop slang. The script underwent several rewrites, "and they had still no appropriate names for the two main characters"; in the end they used the names of the actors.

Mathis Landwehr was the first actor cast; Diez knew him from another production, and the actor's earlier work in the Kampfansage short films, his martial arts and stunt abilities making him an obvious choice (he choreographed the action scenes himself and had connections with excellent stunt performers, two of whom were cast for the film).

The student filmmakers managed to land three German pop music stars. Kingz was German hip hop musician Olli Banjo's debut film. His character had been difficult to cast until it was decided to find someone who was active in hip hop, as opposed to an actor trying to mimic the look and style; Banjo's appearance and backstory were what they were looking for, and fortunately for them he was both available for principal photography and was agreeable t…

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