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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
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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 Rebel in the Rye.
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 .