CBS Films and Lionsgate announced today that Taylor Kitsch (Lone Survivor, True Detective) is joining Dylan O’Brien (Deepwater Horizon, The Maze Runner) and Academy Award-nominee Michael Keaton (Birdman, Spotlight) in the adaptation of Vince Flynn’s massive bestseller American Assassin.
American Assassin will be the latest release in the partnership between CBS Films and Lionsgate.
American Assassin 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 film will be co-financed by the two companies with CBS Films handling production and marketing and Lionsgate handling distribution.