{
  "id": 7312429,
  "title": "‘John Wick Cracked Out on Meth’ Toronto Midnight Madness Film ‘Kick On’ Director Nick Kozakis Says Real Stunts Sell the Brutality",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/14/john-wick-cracked-out-on-meth-toronto-midnight-madness-film-kick-on",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-14T12:09:27.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Variety",
    "slug": "variety",
    "url": "https://variety.com/2026/film/festivals/nick-kozakis-real-stunts-brutality-kick-on-toronto-midnight-madness-1236859401/"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "There’s a severed head on set, a childhood friend swinging fists in an elevator, and a director who wanted every drop of blood shot for real. Australian filmmaker Nick Kozakis’s action-horror film “Kick On” makes its world premiere in the Toronto International Film Festival’s Midnight Madness lineup. The film begins with a night of partying […]",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}