8 Biggest Changes 2017's American Assassin Made To The Books
2017's American Assassin, starring Dylan O'Brien and Michael Keaton, made some key changes to the Vince Flynn novel of the same name.
American Assassin (2017)
Directed by Michael Cuesta, 2017's American Assassin is a Thriller and Action film starring Michael Keaton, Sanaa Lathan, Shiva Negar, and Dylan O'Brien. The premise sees a Cold War veteran and CIA Black Ops recruit that must band together to stop a nuclear device from detonating.
American Assassin
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- Director
- Michael Cuesta
- Release Date
- September 14, 2017
- Studio(s)
- Lionsgate
- Distributor(s)
- Lionsgate
- Cast
- Kamil Lemieszewski , Sanaa Lathan , Trevor White , Dylan O'Brien , David Suchet , Scott Adkins , Andrew Pleavin , Michael Keaton , Taylor Kitsch , Shiva Negar , Navid Negahban
- Writers
- Vince Flynn , Stephen Schiff , Michael Finch , Edward Zwick , Marshall Herskovitz
- Runtime
- 111minutes
- Budget
- $33million
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