{"id":38111,"date":"2016-03-10T17:17:26","date_gmt":"2016-03-10T22:17:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.filmbuffonline.com\/FBOLNewsreel\/wordpress\/?p=38111"},"modified":"2016-03-10T17:18:38","modified_gmt":"2016-03-10T22:18:38","slug":"michael-keaton-cast-cia-thriller-american-assassin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.filmbuffonline.com\/FBOLNewsreel\/wordpress\/2016\/03\/10\/michael-keaton-cast-cia-thriller-american-assassin\/","title":{"rendered":"Michael Keaton Cast In CIA Thriller AMERICAN ASSASSIN"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Michael Keaton has been cast in the upcoming adaptation of Vince Flynn’s thriller American Assassin<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Keaton, most recently seen in the ensemble of the Academy Award-winning Spotlight<\/strong>, will be playing Stan Hurley, whose role in the film is described in the press release<\/a> announcing his casting –<\/p>\n

Cold War veteran Stan Hurley (Keaton) would be the most feared training officer in the CIA if more than a handful of people at the agency knew that he existed. As American Assassin<\/strong> begins, Deputy Director Irene Kennedy tasks Hurley with training Mitch Rapp, a black ops recruit devastated by the loss of his fianc\u00e9e to a terrorist attack. As Rapp\u2019s training progresses, the pair is dispatched on a joint mission with a lethal Turkish agent to stop a mysterious operative from starting World War III in the Middle East.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The film’s screenplay is by screenplay by Stephen Schiff (The Americans<\/em>) and will be directed by Michael Cuesta (Kill The Messenger<\/strong>) who stated –<\/p>\n

Stan Hurley is one of the pillars of the Vince Flynn universe and a favorite character for millions of readers, so casting him was a daunting challenge. To have an actor as intelligent and gifted as Michael Keaton bring this beloved character to life is a thrill for everyone involved in American Assassin<\/strong> and a cause for celebration amongst \u2018Hurley\u2019 fans the world over.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The character of Hurley appears in fourteen of Flynn’s novels, so it looks like studio Lionsgate has themselves a rather nice potential franchise if the film takes off with audiences.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The SPOTLIGHT actor will be headlining the adaptation of Vince Flynn’s thriller novel.<\/div>\n

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