Jane Bond: The American Assassin

The American Assassin is the second film in the gender-bent series of Jane Bond films, a franchise that takes the place of the long-standing James Bond series.

Emma Watson plays the leading character, Agent Jane Bond 007 of MI6. She has no relation to the character James Bond as he does not exist in this franchise's universe. Rooney Mara takes on the title role as trained killer Monica Harvey.

Background
Death is Not Enough was released in November 2017 and was both a commercial and critical success and replaced Star Wars Episode VIII as the highest-grossing film of the year, taking in £1,324,956 by the end of the year. A sequel was soon confirmed entitled The American Assassin, with a release date of October 2019. It was also revealed Meryl Streep would be added to the cast as M's FBI counterpart.

Sofia Coppola revealed she wouldn't return to direct, but had chosen her successor in the form of Lynne Ramsay. The script was set to be written by Jane Goldman, without Shonda Rhrimes. Rhimes commented that while she would've loved to have been involved, commitments to her ABC shows Scandal, Grey's Anatomy and How to Get Away with Murder prevented her from doing so.

Emma Watson, Emma Thompson and Colin Firth were all confirmed to return, with the latter two taking on a much bigger role in the new sequel. Details of Meryl Streep's character were also revealed, including her name, Connie Wolfburg, and the extent of her role. It was revealed that Streep would play more of a political figurehead than an action hero in the film. Julianne Moore and Tom Hardy were confirmed as returning alongside new cast member Rooney Mara, who would fill the title role.

San Diego Comic Con once again hosted a 007 panel in 2018, with promise of some exciting casting news. The panel confirmed that Freddie Highmore would be back in the sequel. The panel confirmed that a fictional British Prime Minister and US President would each be depicted in the new film, portrayed by Daniel Day-Lewis and Tom Hanks respectively. Both characters would be untrustworthy and ruthless, one more than the other, although it was not revealed who. A teaser trailer featuring both Day-Lewis and Hanks premiered at the panel.

Principal photography began in August 2018 and was completed in November. A trailer premiered online on Christmas Day to a positive reaction. Viral marketing for the film began in February, in the style of addresses by both the US President and British Prime Minister being hacked by Moore and Hardy's character. The final teaser was a confession video by Rooney Mara's character, informing the viewer that she was going to assassinate two world leaders.

The film premiered in London on September 25th 2019 and was released worldwide the following week on October 3rd. The film garnered positive reviews from critics.

Plot
TBA

Cast

 * Emma Watson as Agent Jane Bond 007 of MI6
 * Emma Thompson as Dame Agatha Moneypenny AKA 'M', head of MI6, she returns to the field to help 007 prevent the assassination of the Prime Minister.
 * Meryl Streep as Connie Wolfburg AKA Agent W, head of the FBI, she recruits MI6 as extra security when the WTA threaten the lives of both the US President and the British Prime Minister
 * Colin Firth as Quentin Watersmith AKA 'Q', head of computing and technology at MI6
 * Rooney Mara as Monica Harvey, an American trained killer who is hired by Melissa to kill the visiting Prime Minister of Britain. The film's 'Hitman' antagonist.
 * Julianne Moore as Melissa Wallace, a former MI6 agent with the intention of revenge on her country and Jane's arch nemesis. The film's primary antagonist.
 * Tom Hanks as President Laurence Harvey, a corrupted politician who lied his way into The White House, he is also Monica's estranged father.
 * Daniel Day-Lewis as Colin Sunderland, Prime Minister of Great Britain and Melissa's former lover, he ordered the murder of her husband 20 years ago, when he was Head of MI6.
 * Tom Hardy as William Bodyman, Melissa's right hand man and Monica's mentor, he is a former British soldier who abandoned his post and joined Melissa in the campaign against the British government.
 * Freddie Highmore as Evan Moneypenny, M's son and a former field agent who's desperate to be re-promoted.