The Boss (2019 film)

The Boss is a 2019 American dark fantasy action horror-thriller film directed by Steven Quale, and produced by Quale, Richard Armitage, and Lorenzo di Bonaventura. Set in an alternate universe where warlocks and mortals (regular humans) coexist, It stars Armitage as New York City billionaire, philanthropist, inventor, and warlock Steve Kowalski, whose is caught up in a nationwide manhunt for the warlock and political extremist John Gray (Manu Bennett), a former friend who betrayed him and killed his wife. With the help of his estranged mortal sister, Laurie Kowalski (Laurie Holden), an NYPD agent and warlock-hunter, Steve must hunt down John Gray and bring order between the two factions that coexist in the modern realm.

Filming began in spring 2018, followed by post-production in the summer later that year. The film was released on January 18th, 2019, to highly positive reviews, with praise to the performances of Armitage, Holden, Bennett, and Martin Freeman. The film was also a massive box-office success, grossing $1.2 billion on a $30 million budget.

At the 93th Academy Awards, The Boss won in the categories of Best Picture, Best Director (Quale), Best Actor (Armitage), Best Actress (Holden), Best Supporting Actor (Bennett), Best Original Score (Steve Jablonsky), Best Cinematography (Seamus McGarvey), Best Editing (Mark Sanger), and Best Original Screenplay (Eric Heisserer).

Cast

 * Richard Armitage as Steve Kowalski, the NY-based Kowalski Enterprises CEO. A billionaire, philanthropist, inventor, and warlock, it is Steve's duty to help the people - both in donations, and in combat.
 * Laurie Holden as Laurie Kowalski, Steve Kowalski's estranged sister, an NYPD agent and undercover warlock-hunter.
 * Manu Bennett as John Gray, a warlock, former friend and colleague of Steve, turned political terrorist.
 * Martin Freeman as CIA agent and undercover warlock Martin Goodman, a friend and colleague of Steve Kowalski, who helps Steve track down John Gray.
 * Randall Park as NYPD chief Randall Lee, Laurie's superior, who helps the team.