With more than 150 million copies sold worldwide, the ‘Diabolik’ stories are among the most famous and popular comics of all, and even after more than 60 years they have become an integral part of European – but especially Italian – pop culture. In Germany, the stories about the eponymous thieves have not received much attention so far, although this will have changed at least to some extent by 2023.
Only last October did the film adaptation of Antonio and Marco Manetti’s comic book cult, ‘Diabolik’, find its way to Germany. Just a month later, the second chapter of the three-film series is underway: “Diabolik is being hunted“ will be released for the first time in home cinema on November 23, 2023 – and also has a very special world premiere in store. To get you in the mood, today we can present you exclusively on FILMSTARTS the German trailer for the middle part of the “Diabolik” trilogy…
…and regarding the aforementioned world premiere: As part of the home theater release, the film’s comic book, “Diabolik – Ginko Attacks”, appears for the first time in German! Distributor Plaion Pictures has not only ensured that the film adaptations come to Germany, but will also release Part 2 as a two-disc special edition – which not only comes with a DVD and Blu-ray of the film, but also the German version contains. comedy premiere of “Ginko Attacks”.
A unique opportunity for all fans of superheroes, supervillains and the like to experience the original and the adaptation in one go – and directly compare both versions!
This is what awaits you in “Diabolik is being hunted”
Inspector Ginko (Valerio Mastandrea) has had enough. He wants to finally arrest ‘Diabolik’ (Giacomo Gianniotti) and his accomplice Eva Kant (Miriam Leone) – and he knows exactly how. He wants to track down the crook with the help of jewelry that contains a radioactive tracer.
And he actually manages to track down the duo and their prey in the mountains! However, while the thieves known as the “King of Terror” manage to escape, he leaves his lover behind and instills in her a desire for revenge. So she quickly offers her help to researcher Ginko…
“A touch of 007 and echoes of film noir characterize the elegant comic film adaptation,” says distributor Plaion Pictures, among others. Parallels that cannot easily be traced back to the original in terms of style: While Diabolik and his hideout – in style, complete with arsenal of weapons and classic sports cars – certainly evoke memories of James Bond, ‘Diabolik is being hunted’ also evokes memories. represented a real Italian Hollywood with Monica Bellucci -Greatness in front of the camera, who has also been known as a Bond girl since ‘Spectre’.
When the third film, which has the Italian title “Diabolik Chi Sei?It is not yet known whether he will come to Germany. After its world premiere at the Rome Film Fest 2023, it will be officially released in Italian cinemas at the end of November.