Edward Zwick directing adaptation on AMERICAN ASSASSIN

Edward Zwick has signed on to direct a feature adaptation of the Vince Flynn best-selling novel American Assassin. Zwick is an Oscar-winning director best known for Glory, The Last Samurai, Blood Diamond.

Here is a description of the project from CBS Films:

'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.

The screenplay has been adapted by Zwick and Marshall Herskovitz (The Last Samurai). They are both serving as producers along with Lorenzo di Bonaventura (Transformers, RED) and Nick Wechsler (The Road, We Own The Night).

Here is what Zwick had to say about the project:

"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."

American Assassin is the eleventh novel in the Mitch Rapp series. Consent to Kill is another adaptation of one of hte books, also in development by CBS Films. I love Zwick's films because he is able to capture both tense action and drama. I think this is a perfect project for him. What are your thoughts?