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Release Date:
Friday, September 15, 2017 Nationwide
Strong violence throughout, some torture, language and brief nudity RESTRICTED
Plot: What's the story about?
Follows the rise of Mitch Rapp (Dylan O'Brien) a CIA black ops recruit under the instruction of Cold War veteran Stan Hurley (Michael Keaton). The pair is then enlisted by CIA Deputy Director Irene Kennedy (Sanaa Lathan) to investigate a wave of apparently random attacks on both military and civilian targets. Together the three discover a pattern in the violence leading them to a joint mission with a lethal Turkish agent (Shiva Negar) to stop a mysterious operative (Taylor Kitsch) intent on starting a World War in the Middle East.
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Who stars in American Assassin: Cast List
Michael Keaton ... Stan Hurley
Beetlejuice Beetlejuice, Knox Goes Away
Dylan O'Brien ... Mitch Rapp
The Internship, The Maze Runner
John Carter, Battleship
The Best Man Wedding, Alien vs. Predator
Who's making American Assassin: Crew List
A look at the American Assassin behind-the-scenes crew and production team. The film's director Michael Cuesta last directed Kill the Messenger and Roadie. The film's writer Stephen Schiff last wrote Andor (Series) and Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps.
Director
Screenwriters
Producers
Lorenzo di BonaventuraMarshall Herskovitz
Nick Wechsler
Production Company
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Production: What we know about American Assassin?
Key Facts
- Based on the 11th book in the Mitch Rapp book series by Vince Flynn.
Filming Timeline
- 2017 - October: The film was set to Completed status.
- 2017 - June: The film was set to Post-Production status.
- 2016 - August: The film was set to Pre-Production status.
The movie is targeting a September start with shooting to take place in London and Budapest.
- 2016 - March: The film was set to Development status.
Michael Keaton has signed on to co-star.
- 2012 - October: The film was set to Development status.
CBS Films has offered Chris Hemsworth $10 million to star in the film.
- 2011 - June: The film was set to Announced status.
American Assassin Release Date: When was the film released?
American Assassin was a Nationwide release in 2017 on Friday, September 15, 2017. There were 10 other movies released on the same date, including mother!, Vengeance: A Love Story and Brad's Status.
American Assassin DVD & Blu-ray Release Date: When was the film released?
American Assassin was released on DVD & Blu-ray on Tuesday, December 5, 2017 .