Jason Statham and Clive Owen lead the cast of the R-rated action thriller Killer Elite. Directed by Gary McKendry and based on the book The Feather Men by Sir Ranulph Fiennes, Killer Elite opens in theaters on September 23, 2011.
Clive Owen stars as Spike, Jason Statham plays Danny, Yvonne Strahovski is Anne, Robert De Niro is Hunter, and Aden Young is Meier. Ben Mendelsohn plays Martin, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje is Agent, David Whiteley is MI6 Man, Matt Nable is Pennock, and Lachy Hulme is Harris.
The Plot: Based on a true story, Killer Elite races across the globe from Australia to Paris, London, and the Middle East in the action-packed account of an ex-special ops agent (Jason Statham) who is lured out of retirement to rescue his mentor (Robert De Niro). To make the rescue, he must complete a near-impossible mission of killing three tough-as-nails assassins with a cunning leader (Clive Owen).
