The Protege

Empowered with rare skills taught to her by her wily mentor (Samuel L. Jackson), Anna (Maggie Q) has become an accomplished contract killer, as vividly dramatized in the action thriller The Protégé. When her beloved mentor is killed, Anna vows revenge. She is soon enmeshed in a deadly series of confrontations with another assassin (Michael Keaton), who is attracted to her on a personal level. Can anyone survive?

In our exclusive clip, Anna has been captured and is being held in a small cell. Judging by the bloody bruises on her face and the sheet that is tied around her neck, it is clear that her thuggish captors intend to kill her. Anna, though, is not about to let that happen. Her instincts for survival kick in as she kicks out at her captors and proceeds to mete out deserved punishment upon them in order to make her escape.

Watch the bruising video below, then get tickets now to watch The Protégé in a theater near you. The action thriller opens in theaters nationwide on Friday, August 20.