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'''''Atomic Blonde''''' is a 2017 American [[actionperiod thrillerfilm|period]] [[spy film|spy]] [[action film]] directed by [[David Leitch]] (receiving his first credit as feature film director)<ref>{{Cite web |last=Lawrence |first=Derek |date=2022-08-04 |title=How David Leitch Became the King of Hollywood Action |url=https://www.theringer.com/movies/2022/8/4/23290775/david-leitch-action-director-bullet-train |access-date=2024-09-29 |website=The Ringer |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Graham |first=Bill |date=2014-10-21 |title=‘John Wick’ Filmmakers on How to Direct Action, DGA, Keanu Reeves’ Advice, and More |url=https://thefilmstage.com/john-wick-filmmakers-on-how-to-direct-action-dga-keanu-reeves-advice-and-more/ |access-date=2024-09-29 |language=en-US}}</ref>) from a screenplay by [[Kurt Johnstad]], based on the 2012 graphic novel ''The Coldest City'' by [[Antony Johnston]] and Sam Hart. The film stars [[Charlize Theron]] (who also served as a co-producer), [[James McAvoy]], [[John Goodman]], [[Til Schweiger]], [[Eddie Marsan]], [[Sofia Boutella]], and [[Toby Jones]]. The story revolves around a [[spy]] who has to find a list of [[double agent]]s that is being smuggled into the West on the eve of the [[Berlin Wall#Fall of the Wall|collapse of the Berlin Wall]] in 1989.

''Atomic Blonde'' premiered at [[South by Southwest]] on March 12, 2017, and was released in the United States on July 28, by [[Focus Features]]. The film was a box-office hit, grossing $100 million worldwide against a budget of $30 million, and received generally positive reviews from critics. Many compared the film to the ''[[John Wick]]'' series, for which Leitch was an uncredited co-director and producer of the [[John Wick (film)|first film]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2017/07/17/atomic-blonde-review|title=Atomic Blonde Review|last=Welch|first=Alex|date=July 17, 2017|work=[[IGN]]|publisher=[[Ziff Davis]]|access-date=July 29, 2017|archive-date=July 27, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170727060204/http://www.ign.com/articles/2017/07/17/atomic-blonde-review|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/atomic-blonde-review-985469|title='Atomic Blonde': Film Review {{!}} SXSW 2017|work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|publisher=[[Prometheus Global Media]]|access-date=July 29, 2017|first=John|last=DeFore|date=March 12, 2017|archive-date=July 31, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170731052436/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/atomic-blonde-review-985469|url-status=live}}</ref> As of April 2020, a sequel was in development.