Samuel Jackson's movie The Protege to be released in August this year Entertainment Thu, Apr 29, 2021 Renowned veteran American actor Samuel L. Jackson has heaved a sigh of relief as the upcoming Hollywood movie featuring him has got a release date as the Lionsgate studio announced the thriller will be screened at theatres on August 20 this year. The movie was previously titled The Asset. Directed by Martin Campbell, the upcoming action thriller film has been scripted by Richard Wenk. The thriller was produced by Arthur Sarkissian, Moshe Diamant, Rob Van Norden, Yariv Lerner, and Chris Milburn. Besides Samuel L. Jackson, the movie features Michael Keaton and Maggie Q.