Edward Zwick, who last directed the rather mediocre (in my eyes) LOVE AND OTHER DRUGS with Jake Gyllenhaal and Anne Hathaway, will next helm AMERICAN ASSASSIN, based on the book of the same name by Vince Flynn. The film is the eleventh in a twelve part series featuring the main character Mitch Rapp.
Here’s the book’s synopsis: ‘American Assassin’ tells the story of legendary CIA agent Mitch Rapp. Long before he began hunting terrorists, Rapp was a gifted college scholar/athlete. Then, tragedy struck and Rapp was recruited into the nation’s most elite covert operations program. After completing training designed to teach the kind of lethal skills necessary to target our most dangerous enemies, here and abroad, he is a man reborn with a mission of retribution.
Sounds good. Zwick wrote the screenplay adaptation, along with Marshall Herskovitz who he collaborated with on THE LAST SAMURAI.
In an official press release Zwick said:
“The Mitch Rapp novels are as thrilling and entertaining as they are relevant, and I am delighted to be given the opportunity to translate them to the screen.”
