Demon Slayer (film)

Demon Slayer is a 2025 dark fantasy action adventure film directed by Guillermo del Toro and written by del Toro and Zak Olkewicz, based on a story by Tony Gilroy, Dana Stevens, and del Toro. Distributed by Universal Pictures, this film is an adaption of the 2016 manga series of the same name and stars an ensemble cast of Timothee Chalamet, Jenna Ortega, Zac Efron, Andrew Koji, Selena Gomez, Cha Eun-Woo, Mamoru Miyano, Rooney Mara, Willem Dafoe, and Hiroyuki Sanada. Set in Japan, in the Taisho era, the story follows a young boy's family being killed by a demon and her sister into being turned into one, and he now has to battle his way though monsters in order to turn her back. Filming took place on location in Tokyo, Japan, between September and December 2024.