Ambushing the younger assassin, Henry explains to Junior that he is a clone, convincing him by revealing their similar traits that no one else could know. Collecting Danny, Junior sets up a trap for Henry, but she warns him via a covert listening device hidden in her mouth. To try to get Junior to turn away from Clay's intentions, Henry calls Lassiter, who agrees to send Junior to bring Danny safely back to the United States. Having designed a method to produce clones devoid of pain or emotion, the scientist tried to leave the project and was killed upon being discovered. Henry then meets Jack's contact, Yuri, and learns of the cloning project and that the man he killed was one of the project's scientists. Testing DNA samples recovered from Junior, Danny discovers that his and Henry's DNA are identical – Junior is Henry's clone. Desperate for answers, Henry has Baron obtain a Gulfstream and transport them to Hungary. Henry is also troubled by his similarities to the assassin, whom Danny suggests might be his child despite Henry's denials. Although he is curious about his similarities to Henry, Junior is ordered to finish the job. When the injured assassin arrives at a safe house, he is revealed to be Clay's adopted "son" Junior. Fighting him off, Henry realizes the assassin bears an uncanny resemblance to himself as a young man, with a similar skill set. Meanwhile, Clay dispatches his top assassin to kill Henry. The latter and Danny hide at Baron's home and plan to meet with Yuri for further options. Henry and Danny escape to Colombia with Baron, a former colleague of Henry. Henry warns Danny about the attack, and they manage to kill the assassins sent after them, learning the agency wants them both dead. After his home is broken into by government agents, Henry calls his spotter, who is killed along with Jack and his mistress. Realizing Danny is a fellow agent sent to monitor him, Henry befriends her. In retaliation for Henry knowing their deception, agency director Lassiter plans to kill him Clay Varris, head of an elite private military unit codenamed "GEMINI", requests permission to eliminate him but is denied. Demanding proof, Henry has Jack arrange a meeting with Yuri. While adjusting to retirement, Henry meets boat rental manager Danny and reconnects with an old friend, Jack, who reveals that an informant named Yuri told him that the man Henry killed was innocent. Disillusioned with killing, Henry retires from government service. During the mission, Henry's spotter warns him of a young girl approaching the target, causing Henry to delay his shot until the last second, shooting the man in the neck despite aiming for his head. Henry Brogan, a 51-year-old former Marine Scout Sniper who works as an exceptional assassin for the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA), is sent on a mission to assassinate an anonymous bio-terrorist aboard a train. It grossed $173 million against a production budget of $138 million, making it a box-office bomb, with projected losses as high as $111 million for Paramount. The de-aging of Smith and the high frame-rate of 120 FPS also drew a mixed response, with some critics praising them as technical achievements, while others felt they were unconvincing. The film received generally negative reviews from critics for its script and plot, although the performances were praised. Film on Blu-ray used 59.94 fps presentation. No one presented the native 4K Dolby Vision 120 fps. Gemini Man was released on Octoand was theatrically released in the United States by Paramount Pictures on October 11, 2019, in standard 3D, Dolby Cinema (2K Dolby Vision 120 fps), 4DX, IMAX 3D, and ScreenX Formats, as well as in 120 fps HFR (high frame rate) "3D+" on select screens (including 16 Dolby Cinema and 47 IMAX 3D with Laser screens worldwide and only one TCL cinema that presented film in 3D 4K 120 fps but without HDR). Filming took place from February through May 2018. In 2016, Skydance Media purchased the rights to the screenplay (which had been through several rewrites) from Disney and, in October 2017, Ang Lee signed on to direct for Skydance with Paramount handling the distribution rights. Several directors, including Tony Scott, Curtis Hanson, and Joe Carnahan, were attached at some point and numerous actors, including Harrison Ford, Mel Gibson and Sean Connery, were set to star. Originally conceived in 1997 by screenwriter Lemke, the film went through development hell for nearly 20 years. Starring Will Smith, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Clive Owen, Benedict Wong and Ralph Brown, and written by David Benioff, Billy Ray and Darren Lemke, the film follows a retiring hitman who is targeted by a much younger clone of himself while on the run from the government. Gemini Man is a 2019 American action thriller film directed by Ang Lee.
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