'Operation Finale' is like "Mission Impossible but without Tom Cruise," says star Pêpê Rapazote
Chris Weitz saw his stock rise significantly after the releases of 'American Pie' and 'About a Boy,' the latter of which earned him and his brother, Paul Weitz, an Academy Award nomination for Best Adapted Screenplay. The 48-year-old has also helmed the film adaptations of 'The Golden Compass' and 'New Moon,' and most recently co-wrote the script for 'Rogue One: A Star Wars Story,' but it's the upcoming historical drama 'Operation Finale' that has been turning heads in Hollywood.
Based on a screenplay by Matthew Orton, the film follows the efforts of Israeli intelligence officers to capture SS Officer and holocaust architect Adolf Eichmann in 1960 and is set to release in theaters on August 29. 'Operation Finale' boasts of a stellar cast — the likes of Sir Ben Kingsley, Oscar Isaac, Lior Raz, Mélanie Laurent, Nick Kroll, Joe Alwyn and Pêpê Rapazote. While it's likely that Pêpê's role goes unnoticed, his character may prove pivotal to how the story unfolds.
