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Sniper
Created by
  • Michael Frost Beckner
  • Crash Leyland
Original workSniper (1993)
Years1993–present
Films and television
Film(s)Sniper (1993)
Television film(s)Sniper 2 (2002)
Direct-to-video

Sniper is a series of action and war films beginning with the 1993 film Sniper, which center upon the characters of Master Gunnery Sergeant Thomas Beckett (Tom Berenger) and Gunnery Sergeant Brandon Beckett (Chad Michael Collins), who work as Force Reconnaissance Scout Snipers in the United States Marine Corps.

Films

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Film U.S. release date Director(s) Screenwriter(s) Producer(s)
Sniper January 29, 1993 Luis Llosa Michael Frost Beckner & Crash Leyland Robert L. Rosen
Sniper 2 December 28, 2002 Craig R. Baxley Ron Mita & Jim McClain Carol Kottenbrook & Scott Einbinder
Sniper 3 September 28, 2004 P. J. Pesce J.S. Cardone & Ross Helford Carol Kottenbrook & Scott Einbinder
Sniper: Reloaded April 26, 2011 Claudio Fäh John Fasano Claudio Fäh & David Wicht
Sniper: Legacy September 30, 2014 Don Michael Paul John Fasano & Don Michael Paul Jeffery Beach, Phillip J. Roth & Scott Einbinder
Sniper: Ghost Shooter August 2, 2016 Chris Hauty Jeffery Beach & Phillip Roth
Sniper: Ultimate Kill October 3, 2017 Claudio Fäh David Zelon
Sniper: Assassin's End June 16, 2020 Kaare Andrews Oliver Thompson Greg Malcolm, Vicki Sotheran & Oliver Thompson
Sniper: Rogue Mission August 16, 2022 Oliver Thompson Rhonda Baker, Bay Dariz & Mark Montague
Sniper: G.R.I.T. – Global Response & Intelligence Team September 26, 2023 Bay Dariz & Paul Parker

Sniper (1993)

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Master Gunnery Sergeant Thomas Beckett, an experienced sniper, and Richard Miller are sent on a mission to assassinate a Panamanian General.

Sniper 2 (2002)

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Thomas Beckett and Jake Cole are tasked with assassinating a Serbian general responsible for ethnic cleansing attacks.

Sniper 3 (2004)

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Sniper Thomas Beckett is hired by NSA officials William Avery and Richard Addis to perform a covert operation to eliminate a suspected terrorist kingpin in the People's Republic of Vietnam who was providing support for Jemaah Islamiyah.

Sniper: Reloaded (2011)

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With the assistance of Richard Miller, Marine Sergeant Brandon Beckett, son of Thomas Beckett, takes up the mantle set by his father and goes on a mission of his own.

Sniper: Legacy (2014)

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After military leaders are assassinated, Gunnery Sergeant Brandon Beckett receives word that his father is one. Attempting to track down the assassin, Brandon finds out that his father is not dead, realizing that he is being used as bait.

Sniper: Ghost Shooter (2016)

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Gunnery Sergeant Brandon Beckett is given yet another mission where he is tasked with protecting a Georgian gas pipeline from Arab sponsored terrorists, however, things become complicated when a professional terrorist sniper named Ravshan Gazakov enters the fray.

Sniper: Ultimate Kill (2017)

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Master Sergeant Brandon Beckett is tasked with protecting a DEA agent from a drug cartel sniper, known as "The Devil".

Sniper: Assassin's End (2020)

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Legendary sniper Thomas Beckett and his son, Special Ops Sniper Brandon Beckett, are on the run from the CIA, Russian Mercenaries, and a Yakuza-trained assassin with sniper skills that rival both legendary sharp shooters.

Sniper: Rogue Mission (2022)

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After discovering a human sex trafficking ring working with a corrupt agent, Brandon Beckett teams up with allies from his past, Agent Zeke “Zero” Rosenberg and Yuki "Lady Death" Mifune, to discover the identity of the agent and stop the ring.[1][2][3][4][5]

Sniper: G.R.I.T. – Global Response & Intelligence Team (2023)

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When an international terrorist cult threatens global political stability and kidnaps a fellow agent, Ace Sniper Brandon Beckett (Chad Michael Collins) and the newly-formed Global Response & Intelligence Team – or G.R.I.T. – led by Colonel Stone (Dennis Haysbert) must travel across the world to Malta, infiltrate the cult, and take out its leader to free Lady Death (Luna Fujimoto) and stop the global threat. Ryan Robbins and Josh Brener also star in this globetrotting entry to the Sniper franchise.[6]

Cast and crew

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Principal cast

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Characters Films
Sniper Sniper 2 Sniper 3 Sniper:
Reloaded
Sniper:
Legacy
Sniper:
Ghost Shooter
Sniper:
Ultimate Kill
Sniper:
Assassin's End
Sniper:
Rogue Mission
Sniper: G.R.I.T. – Global Response & Intelligence Team
1993 2002 2004 2011 2014 2016 2017 2020 2022 2023
Master Gunnery Sergeant Tom Beckett Tom Berenger Mentioned Tom Berenger Mentioned Tom Berenger  
Brandon Beckett   Chad Michael Collins
Richard Miller Billy Zane Mentioned   Billy Zane   Billy Zane  
Colonel Chester Van Damme J. T. Walsh  
Corporal Doug Papich Aden Young  
Jake Cole   Bokeem Woodbine  
Pavel   Tamás Puskás  
CIA Agent James Eckles   Dan Butler  
Colonel Dan McKenna   Linden Ashby Mentioned  
CIA Director Bill Avery   Denis Arndt  
Paul "Finn" Finnegan   John Doman  
Detective Quan   Byron Mann  
Lieutenant Ellen Abramowitz   Annabel Wright  
Martin Chandler   Patrick Lyster  
Colonel Ralf Jäger   Richard Sammel  
Major Guy Bidwell   Dominic Mafham  
Gabriel "The Colonel" Stone   Dennis Haysbert   Mentioned Dennis Haysbert
Kate Estrada   Danay García  
Agent John Samson   Joe Lando  
Zeke "Zero" Rosenberg   Ryan Robbins
Yuki "Lady Death" Mifune   Sayaka Akimoto Luna Fujimoto
Gildie   Brendan Sexton III  
Pete   Josh Brener

Additional crew

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Crew/Detail Film
Sniper Sniper 2 Sniper 3 Sniper:
Reloaded
Sniper:
Legacy
Sniper:
Ghost Shooter
Sniper:
Ultimate Kill
Sniper:
Assassin's End
Sniper:
Rogue Mission
Director Luis Llosa Craig R. Baxley P. J. Pesce Claudio Fäh Don Michael Paul Claudio Fäh Kaare Andrews Oliver Thompson
Composer(s) Gary Chang Tim Jones David Safritz
Marcus Trampp
Frederik Wiedmann Patric Caird Oliver Thompson
Writer Michael Frost Beckner
Crash Leyland
Ron Mita and
Jim McClain
J. S. Cardone
Ross Helford
Screenplay
John Fasano
Story by
Ross Helford
John Fasano
Screenplay
John Fasano
Don Michael Paul
Story by
John Fasano
Chris Hauty Oliver Thompson
Characters by Michael Frost Beckner and Crash Leyland

References

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  1. ^ Blu-ray. "Sniper: Rogue Mission Blu-ray". Blu-ray. Blu-ray. Retrieved September 3, 2022.
  2. ^ "Sniper: Rogue Mission - Exclusive Official Trailer". IGN. July 6, 2022. Retrieved September 3, 2022.
  3. ^ "Sniper: Rogue Mission - Full Cast & Crew". TV Guide. TV Guide. Retrieved July 6, 2020.
  4. ^ Simpson, K.T (July 7, 2022). "Trailer : Sniper : Rogue Mission starring Chad Michael Collins". Moviehole. Retrieved September 3, 2022.
  5. ^ Shockey (July 7, 2022). "The Sniper Films Return With Sniper: Rogue Mission New Trailer". LRMonline. Retrieved September 3, 2022.
  6. ^ "Sniper G.R.I.T.: Global Response & Intelligence Team". Sony Pictures. Retrieved 7 September 2023.
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