First Shot From THE AMERICAN

Clooney’s taking aim… at our excitement.

Okay, as lame as that may have been, there’s no denying how cool this first shot is from George Clooney’s upcoming film, THE AMERICAN.  It comes to us today courtesy of Collider, who had a man out at the American Film Market last week to snag up images just like this one.

In the film, Clooney plays a skilled assassin.  After a botched job, a lover ends up dead, and the assassin vows that his next job will be his last.  It could very well be just that, as he finds himself letting his guard down.

To this end, THE AMERICAN could be viewed as a sequel to FROM DUSK TILL DAWN.  Actually, I kind of like to think everything Clooney appears in is a sequel to FROM DUSK TILL DAWN with Seth Gecko running around the world trying to change his life any way he possibly can.  Of course, I haven’t been able to fully explain THREE KINGS, O BROTHER, WHERE ART THOU?, or THE GOOD GERMAN.  Time machine, maybe?

Anyway, Collider has a whole bunch of stills from various movies over on their site, but we thought we’d bring you the most exciting of the bunch.  If a shot of Stephen Dorff and Elle Fanning cuddling on a couch is what you’re looking for, by all means, check them out.

THE AMERICAN is set for release sometime in 2010.