The Gunman (2015 film)

The Gunman
Theatrical release poster
Directed byPierre Morel
Screenplay by
Based onThe Prone Gunman
by Jean-Patrick Manchette
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyFlavio Labiano
Edited byFrédéric Thoraval
Music byMarco Beltrami
Production
companies
Distributed byOpen Road Films (United States)
StudioCanal (United Kingdom and France)[1]
DeAPlaneta (Spain)[1]
Release dates
  • February 16, 2015 (2015-02-16) (London)
  • March 20, 2015 (2015-03-20) (United States)
  • June 24, 2015 (2015-06-24) (France)
Running time
115 minutes[2]
Countries
  • United States
  • United Kingdom
  • Spain
  • France
LanguageEnglish
Budget$40 million[3]
Box office$24.2 million[1]

The Gunman is a 2015 action thriller film directed by Pierre Morel and written by Don Macpherson, Pete Travis and Sean Penn, based on the novel The Prone Gunman (French title: La position du tireur couché) by Jean-Patrick Manchette. It stars Penn along with Javier Bardem, Idris Elba, Mark Rylance, Jasmine Trinca and Ray Winstone.[4] The film is about Jim Terrier (Penn), a mercenary who assassinates the Minister of Mining of the Democratic Republic of Congo in 2006 on orders from multinational mining companies. Eight years after Terrier has retired from mercenary work, he and the people close to him become the targets of hit squads sent by a powerful multinational security firm, and he must fight to stay alive. The film was released on March 20, 2015, by Open Road Films. It was a box office bomb, grossing just $24 million against its $40 million budget and receiving a poor critical reception.

  1. ^ a b c "The Gunman (2015)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved June 16, 2016.
  2. ^ "THE GUNMAN (15)". British Board of Film Classification. February 6, 2015. Retrieved February 6, 2015.
  3. ^ "'Insurgent' could kick off with as much as $60 million". LA Times. March 19, 2015. Retrieved March 20, 2015.
  4. ^ Fleming, Mike (June 5, 2013). "Javier Bardem Pacts Pair: He'll Star In J.C. Chandor's 'A Most Violent Year' And Opposite Sean Penn In 'The Gunman'". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved March 20, 2015.