American Assassin Movie Updates

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American Assassin Movie Updates

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CBS Films from CBS Films

  • changed the US film release date from TBA to TBA 2017

  • added IMDb link

  • added a link from facebook.com

  • added a synopsis

  • 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.

Taylor Kitsch Joining Dylan O'Brien in 'American Assassin' from The Hollywood Reporter

Taylor Kitsch will play the villain in American Assassin, CBS Films and Lionsgate's action thriller.

  • added a synopsis

  • Follows Mitch Rapp (Dylan O'Brien), an Arab linguistics student who joins the CIA as an assassin after his girlfriend is killed in a terrorist attack. Michael Keaton is playing his reluctant mentor, a Cold War veteran.

Dylan O'Brien to Star Opposite Michael Keaton in CBS Films' 'American Assassin' from The Hollywood Reporter

Dylan O'Brien is in talks to play Mitch Rapp in American Assassin alongside Michael Keaton.

  • changed the status of Ed Zwick to Former

  • changed the status of Ed Zwick to Former

  • changed the status of Ed Zwick to Former

Michael Keaton To Star In ‘American Assassin’, Long Awaited Screen A... from Deadline

Michael Keaton is the first star casting on American Assassin, the adaptation of the Vince Flynn bestselling novel series.

  • changed the status of Bruce Willis as Stan Hurley to Formerly In Talks

No Chris Hemsworth For 'American Assassin' from Deadline

Thor star Chris Hemsworth will not be in American Assassin after all, Deadline has learned.

Hemsworth is an 'American Assassin' from Deadline

CBS Films has offered Aussie hunk and Thor actor Chris Hemsworth a cool $10 million to star in their potential franchise launcher American Assassin.

Zwick to Direct CBS Films' Spy Thriller 'American Assassin' from The Hollywood Reporter

Edward Zwick has been tapped to direct CBS Films’ adaptation of American Assassin.

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