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The Assignment Gets a New and Final Trailer

Lionsgate and Saban Films have released the final trailer for The Assignment out April 7 in the US. The film stars Michelle Rodriguez and Sigourney Weaver and features Rodriguez as a hitman who’s out for revenge after having his gender changed.

The movie is directed by Walter Hill who directed The Warriors, 48 Hrs., Brewster’s Millions, and Red Heat as well as the comic turned movie Bullet to the Head. The screenplay and story is by Hill as well as Denis Hamill.

Why are we covering this? There’s also a comic series released written by Walter Hill and Matz. Released by Titan Comics in the United States, the comic was originally published in French and called Body and Soul. The comic and film were worked on simultaneously and the comic was released in Europe March 2016.

Preview: The Assignment TPB

THE ASSIGNMENT TPB

Writer: Walter Hill, Matz
Artist: Jef.
FC – 138pp – $19.99 – On sale: March 14

The inspiration behind the upcoming neo-noir thriller starring Sigourney Weaver & Michelle Rodriguez!

In The Assignment, hitman Frank Kitchen takes a job to eliminate a celebrated fashion designer who’s fallen behind on his debts to the mob. The story takes a savage turn when the victim’s sister, a sociopathic surgeon, decides to punish Frank in a unique way. Abducted and operated on against his will, Frank Kitchen awakens in an altered condition – but still with a hitman’s hunger for revenge…