‘Kockroach’: First Look At Chris Hemsworth & Taron Egerton In Crime-Thriller About Cockroach Turned New York Gangster
The first look at the crime-thriller 'Kockroach' features Chris Hemsworth and Taron Egerton. The film, based on a novel by William Lashner, tells the story of a man who transforms into a gangster after becoming a cockroach. Directed by Matt Ross, the movie includes a supernatural element and has wrapped filming in Australia.
- ▪Chris Hemsworth and Taron Egerton star in the crime-thriller 'Kockroach'.
- ▪The film is based on William Lashner's novel and re-imagines Kafka's 'Metamorphosis'.
- ▪It features a supernatural element where Hemsworth's character morphs from a cockroach into a gangster.
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Chris Hemsworth, Taron Egerton, Zazie Beetz Alec Baldwin, and Rachel Sennott Getty/PMC/Getty/Gavin Bond/Christopher Polk EXCLUSIVE: Below is your first look at Chris Hemsworth and Taron Egerton in crime-thriller Kockroach, which has wrapped filming in Australia. The New York-set crime pic, based on the William Lashner novel, is the story of a mysterious stranger who takes on the city’s criminal underworld, transforming himself into a larger-than-life boss in a city where power is everything. Rachel Sennott, Zazie Beetz, Alec Baldwin and Brian Geraghty also star in Matt Ross’ feature. Ross directs from a screenplay by Jonathan Ames (You Were Never Really Here) with revisions by Ross. ‘Kockroach’, credit: Brook Rushton.
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