After teaming up withAdam Sandlerfor a four-movie deal, streaming giant Netflix is now working with his longtime collaborator,Kevin James, with the upcoming movieTrue Memoirs of an International Assassin. With the action-comedy arriving on the streaming service November 11, the first two photos have been released, featuring bothKevin JamesandZulay Henao. With the arrival of these photos, hopefully the first trailer will arrive soon.
This originalaction-comedyfollows a mild-mannered would-be author who gets mistaken for a killer-for-hire when his fictional novel about an international assassin is published as a true story. The book is a huge success and he is suddenly kidnapped and taken to Venezuela and forced into an assassination plot. Principal photography began on thisNetflixmovie in Atlanta on August 09, 2025 and wrapped in the Dominican Republic on February 12.
The cast also includesZulay Henao(The Single Moms Club),Andy Garcia(Kill the Messenger),Maurice Compte(Netflix’sNarcos),Kelen Coleman(CBSThe McCarthy’s),Andrew Howard(Taken 3),Rob Riggle(22 Jump Street),Leonard Earl Howze(TNT’sMemphis Beat),Yul Vasquez(Lifetime Networks’The Lottery) andKim Coates(FX Networks’Sons of Anarchy).True Memoirs of an International Assassinis directed byJeff Wadlow(Kick Ass 2). Opening in theaters on November 11 isShut In,Almost Christmas,Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime WalkandArrival.
The film is a co-production betweenKevin Frakes,Mark FasanoandAnkur Rungtaof PalmStar Media,Todd Garnerof Broken Road Productions andRaja CollinsandJustin Begnaudof Global Film Group. The script was written byJeff MorrisandJeff Wadlow.Guy Riedelserves as executive producer. The rest of the filmmaking team includes director of photographyPeter Collister(Underworld: Awakening), production designerToby Corbett(Pitch Perfect 2), and costume designerLizz Wolf(The Expendables 3). The film is edited bySean Albertson(The Expendables 3).
Kevin Jamesmost recently starred in last summer’sPixelsand lent his voice to the Frankenstein character inHotel Transylvania 2. He also stars in the upcoming CBS sitcomKevin Can Wait, which has bee set to premiere on September 19. Take a look at the first two photos forTrue Memoirs of an International Assassinbelow.
