Kill Me Three Times
A mercurial assassin (Simon Pegg) discovers he isn't the only person trying to kill the siren (Alice Braga) of a sun-drenched surfing town. In this darkly comedic thriller the hitman finds himself unravelling three tales of mayhem, murder, blackmail and revenge.
Synopsis
KILL ME THREE TIMES is a darkly comedic thriller from rising star director Kriv Stenders (Red Dog). Simon Pegg plays the mercurial assassin, Charlie Wolfe, who discovers he isn’t the only person trying to kill the siren of a sun-drenched surfing town (Alice Braga). Charlie quickly finds himself at the center of three tales of murder, mayhem, blackmail and revenge. With an original screenplay by James McFarland, the film also stars Sullivan Stapleton (as a gambling addict who attempts to pay off his debts through a risky life insurance scam), Teresa Palmer (as a small town Lady Macbeth), Callan Mulvey (as a wealthy beach club owner simmering with jealousy), Luke Hemsworth (as a local surfer fighting for the woman he loves) and Bryan Brown (as a corrupt cop who demands the juiciest cut). KILL ME THREE TIMES was produced by Laurence Malkin and Share Stallings (the team behind Death At A Funeral and A Few Best Men) and Tania Chambers.
Photo credit Geoffrey Simpson
Filmed and Post Produced in Western Australia
on the Traditional Country of the Yamatji Badimia, Yamatji Nanda & Noongar Whadjuk peoples
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Production Information
Director
Kriv Stenders
Producers
Tania Chambers
Share Stallings
Laurence Malkin
Associate Producer
Daniel Findlay
Line Producer
Jane Sullivan
Executive Producers
Jack Drewe
Ian Gibbins
Aaron Gilbert
Jan Korbelin
Bryce Menzies
Joan Peters
Alan Simpson
Key Cast
Simon Pegg
Sullivan Stapleton
Teresa Palmer
Alice Braga
Calvin Mulvey
Bryan Brown
Luke Hemsworth
Distributor
eOne (ANZ)
Sales
Arclight Films International (ROW)
Key Locations
Perth
Dunsborough
Margaret River
Lancelin
Director of Photography
Geoffrey Simpson
Writer
James McFarland
Editor
Jill Bilcock
First Assistant Director
Jamie Crooks
Production Designer
Clayton Jauncey
Art Director
Jo Briscoe
Sound Recordist
Trevor Hope
Second Assistant Director
Nick McKinnon
Third Assistant Director
Stuart Morrice
Filming in Western Australia
“We filmed on location, against the stunning backdrop of Australia’s pristine beaches, coastlines and bushland.”
“My concept here was to create a unique visual through-line, subverting the traditional dark, urban conventions of the crime thriller genre and contrasting these against the vivid light, colour and texture of coastal Australia. I intended to create our own distinctive visual brand in which the beach-side town of Eagles Nest, the stark sunlight, the black shadows, a sparkling ocean and the wild bush all came together to form an iconic visual landscape that closes in on, surrounds and seals our characters into their own original story world.”
– Kriv Stenders, Director
Photo credit David Dare Parker
Photo credit Geoffrey SimpsonA Popcorn Film
“What I love about Kill Me Three Times is that it is a movie totally and unequivocally meant for an audience to enjoy.”
“It’s what I call a traditional, all-out “popcorn” movie – a fun, rollicking, sexy, thrilling and unashamedly entertaining piece of mainstream cinema that delivers all the vicarious thrills, spills, smart laughs and shocking surprises modern audiences expect and demand from this kind of movie thriller.”
– Kriv Stenders, Director
Production Gallery
David Dare Parker
David Dare Parker
David Dare Parker
David Dare Parker
David Dare Parker
Geoffrey Simpson
Geoffrey Simpson
Geoffrey Simpson
Geoffrey Simpson
Geoffrey Simpson