Movie of Vince Flynn’s ‘American Assassin’ to debut Sept. 15

MINNEAPOLIS – The late Minnesota author Vince Flynn’s counterterrorism operative Mitch Rapp is coming to the big screen in September.

CBS Films and Lionsgate announced Wednesday that “American Assassin,” based on Flynn’s bestseller, will hit theatres Sept. 15 nationwide and in North America.

“American Assassin” stars Dylan O’Brien as Rapp and Michael Keaton as his mentor, Stan Hurley. Sanaa Lathan plays Deputy CIA Director Irene Kennedy, who pairs Rapp and Hurley on an investigation into attacks on military and civilian targets. That leads to Rapp and Hurley teaming up with a Turkish agent to prevent a world war from erupting in the Middle East.

Michael Cuesta (the film “Kill the Messenger” and Showtime series “Homeland”) directs.

Flynn wrote a series of thrillers featuring Rapp. Flynn died in 2013 after battling prostate cancer.