American Assassin

Release Date: Friday, September 15, 2017 Nationwide

Taylor Kitsch, Sanaa Lathan, Michael Keaton, Dylan O'Brien, Lorenzo di Bonaventura, Nick Wechsler, Michael Cuesta, Marshall Herskovitz, Stephen Schiff, Shiva Negar

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Plot

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Plot
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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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.

Screenwriters
Producers
Lorenzo di Bonaventura
Marshall Herskovitz
Nick Wechsler

Additional Information

MPA Rating
R Restricted for Strong violence throughout, some torture, language and brief nudity
Runtime
N/A
Tagline
Assassins aren't born, they're made.
Also known as
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Language
English

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Key Facts

  • Based on the 11th book in the Mitch Rapp book series by Vince Flynn.

Production Updates

Completed

The film was tagged as Completed.

Post-Production

The film was tagged as Post-Production.

Pre-Production

The film was tagged as Pre-Production. The movie is targeting a September start with shooting to take place in London and Budapest.

Development

The film was tagged as Development. Michael Keaton has signed on to co-star.

Development

The film was tagged as Development. CBS Films has offered Chris Hemsworth $10 million to star in the film.

Announced

The film was tagged as Announced.

Release Dates

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American Assassin was released in nationwide movie theaters on Friday, September 15, 2017 . There were 10 other movies released on the same date, including mother!, The Show and The Wilde Wedding.



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Thu., Dec. 21, 2017

  • Set the MPAA rating to R for Strong violence throughout, some torture, language and brief nudity

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