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).
American Assassin will be the latest release in the partnership between CBS Films and Lionsgate.
The film is directed by acclaimed filmmaker Michael Cuesta (Kill The Messenger, “Homeland,” “L.I.E.”)
Lorenzo di Bonaventura (Transformers, Deepwater Horizon, Salt) and Nick Wechsler (The Road, Magic Mike) are producing the film.