Top 100 Most Anticipated Films of 2010: Anton Corbijn’s The American

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IONCINEMA.com Top 100 Films

#26. The American

Director: Anton Corbijn
Writer(s): Rowan Joffe
Producers: This Is That Productions’ Anne Carey and Smoke House’s George Clooney and Grant Heslov
Distributor: Focus Features.

The Gist: Based on the Rowan Joffe-scripted adaptation of the Martin Booth novel A Very Private Gentleman, Jack (Clooney) is an artful assassin with a lengthy track record, constantly on the move and always watching his back. When an assignment goes wrong and a lover ends up dead, he vows that the next job will be his last.….(more)

Cast: George Clooney

Why is it on the list?: Corbijn’s Control was a passion project – and everything about it was tailor-fitted, so it’ll be interesting to see how the filmmaker evolves into a full-time filmmaker bringing his distinct style and sensibility to all sorts of material, including angry hitman.  

Release Date/Status?: September 1st.

 
Eric Lavallée
Eric Lavalléehttps://www.ericlavallee.com
Eric Lavallée is the founder, CEO, editor-in-chief, film journalist, and critic at IONCINEMA.com, established in 2000. A regular at Sundance, Cannes, and Venice, Eric holds a BFA in film studies from the Mel Hoppenheim School of Cinema. In 2013, he served on the narrative competition jury at the SXSW Film Festival. He was an associate producer on Mark Jackson’s "This Teacher" (2018 LA Film Festival, 2018 BFI London). He is a Golden Globes Voter, member of the ICS (International Cinephile Society) and AQCC (Association québécoise des critiques de cinéma).

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