The American hits theatres tomorrow, a rare Wednesday release ahead of a long weekened. The Anton Corbijn-directed thriller, which stars George Clooney as a semi-retired assassin, saw contributions by 3D Animation & Visual Effects alumni Armando Velazquez (Digital Compositor) and David Yabu (Animator). The two graduated just three classes apart in 2005.

Armando and David worked on the film out of Modus FX in Sainte-Thérèse Québec, a suburb of Montreal. In fact, if you happen to be able to read French, Le Journal de Montréal has a nice overview of the work Modus was responsible for, including the environmental touches needed to recreate parts of earthquake-damaged Castel del Monte in Abruzzo, Italy. Interesting stuff – and another early notch for three-year-old Modus!

Here’s the trailer for The American. Enjoy!