Director of ultra-violent action movie inspired by anime and revenge movies justifies its R-rating: "If Sam Raimi is your producer, nobody really questions that"

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works. (Image credit: Signature Entertainment) With Sam Raimi on board as a producer, the director of new action movieBoy Kills Worldsays that gunning for an R-rating was pretty much a given. “That’s been something I’ve been doing in the short films that I’ve made [which are] always over the top, violent, and fun,” he grins. “That was always something I was going for, and the great thing is if Sam Raimi is your producer, nobody really questions that. It’s just like, ‘Oh, yeah, that makes sense.’ So it’s a really great place to start and there weren’t even any discussions like, ‘Oh, we need to tone the violence down or anything.’ We always knew what we were going for R and producers were totally on board for it.” (Image credit: Signature Entertainment) Mohr adds that his advice when nailing the action sequences was …