The Gunman is a 2015 action thriller film directed by Pierre Morel and written by Don Macpherson, Pete Travis and Sean Penn, based on the novel "The Prone Gunman" (French title: "La position du tireur couché") by Jean-Patrick Manchette.
 It stars Penn, with Idris Elba, Ray Winstone, Mark Rylance, and Javier Bardem appearing in supporting roles.
 The film is about Jim Terrier (Penn), a mercenary who assassinates the Minister of Mining of the Democratic Republic of Congo in 2006 on orders from multinational mining companies.
 Eight years after Terrier has retired from mercenary work, he and the people close to him become the targets of hit squads sent by a powerful multinational security firm, and he must fight to stay alive.
 The film was released on March 20, 2015 by Open Road Films.
 It was a box office bomb, grossing just $24 million against its $40 million budget and seeing a poor critical reception.
Transporter 2 (French: Le Transporteur 2) is a 2005 English-language French action thriller film directed by Louis Leterrier and produced by Luc Besson.
 It is the sequel to "The Transporter" (2002), and is followed by "Transporter 3" (2008).
 The film stars Jason Statham, Alessandro Gassman, Amber Valletta, Kate Nauta, François Berléand, Matthew Modine, and Jason Flemyng.
Kiss of the Dragon ("Le Baiser mortel du dragon" in French) is a 2001 English-language French action thriller film directed by Chris Nahon, written and produced by French filmmaker Luc Besson, and starring an international cast of Jet Li, Bridget Fonda, and Tchéky Karyo.
 The film is based on a story by Li.
Overdrive is a 2017 action thriller film directed by Antonio Negret, produced by Michael Brandt, Derek Haas and Pierre Morel and the screenplay was written by Michael Brandt and Derek Haas.
 The film stars Scott Eastwood, Freddie Thorp, Ana de Armas, and Gaia Weiss.
 Principal photography began on January 4, 2016 in Paris and Marseille, France.
 The film tells the story of Andrew and Garret Foster, young brothers who are skilled car thieves which having expertise in the most luxury cars, they both are sent to steal a Bugatti car at Southern France, but they are getting caught by the car's owner; a ruthless local crime lord.
 In exchange for their life and for apology for attempting to steal his car, the crime lord forces the brothers into stealing a luxury Ferari car from the crime lord's arch-rival.
The Transporter (French: Le Transporteur) is a 2002 English-language French action thriller film directed by Corey Yuen and Louis Leterrier (who is credited as artistic director on the project), and written by Luc Besson, who was inspired by BMW Films' "The Hire" series.
 The film stars Jason Statham as Frank Martin, a driver for hire – a mercenary "transporter" who will deliver anything, anywhere – no questions asked – for the right price.
 It also stars Shu Qi as Lai Kwai.
Taken 3 (sometimes stylized as TAK3N) is a 2015 English-language French action thriller film directed by Olivier Megaton and written by Luc Besson and Robert Mark Kamen.
 It is the third and final installment in the "Taken" trilogy.
 The film stars Liam Neeson, Forest Whitaker, Maggie Grace and Famke Janssen.
 The film is set three years after the second film.
From Paris with Love is a 2010 English-language French action film starring John Travolta and Jonathan Rhys Meyers and directed by Pierre Morel.
 The screenplay was co-written by Luc Besson.
 The film was released in the United States on February 5, 2010.
District 13 (French title "Banlieue 13" or "B13"), is a 2004 French action film directed by Pierre Morel and written and produced by Luc Besson.
 The film is notable for its depiction of parkour in a number of stunt sequences that were completed without the use of wires or computer generated effects.
 Because of this, some film critics have drawn comparisons to the popular Thai film "".
 David Belle, regarded as the founder of parkour, plays Leïto, one of the protagonists in the film.
Katherine Evelyn Anita Cassidy (born November 25, 1986) is an American actress.
 After initially appearing in minor television roles, she made her film debut in "When a Stranger Calls" (2006).
 During the same year, she also had her first starring role as Kelli Presley in "Black Christmas" (2006).
 In 2007, Cassidy gained attention for her role as Ruby on the supernatural-horror television series "Supernatural", during its third season.
 She later had a supporting role in "Taken".
 In 2009, Cassidy became a cast member of the series "Harper's Island" and "Melrose Place", both of which lasted for only one season.
 During 2010, she had a supporting role as Kris Fowles in "A Nightmare on Elm Street" and a recurring role during the fourth season of "Gossip Girl".
Taken is a 2008 English-language French action thriller film directed by Pierre Morel, written by Luc Besson and Robert Mark Kamen, and starring Liam Neeson, Maggie Grace, Leland Orser, Jon Gries, David Warshofsky, Holly Valance, Katie Cassidy, Xander Berkeley, Olivier Rabourdin, Gérard Watkins, and Famke Janssen.

Question: In which year did an English-language French action thriller directed by Pierre Morel and starring among other actors the American actress Katherine Evelyn Anita Cassidy first hit the movie theaters?
Answer: 2008