Hitman movie targets filming

By Tim Surette, GameSpotPosted Mar 28, 2007 4:04 pm PT

Xavier Gens to begin shooting game adaptation in Bulgaria this week says Variety; Desperate Housewives star confirmed as villain.

Bulgaria is soon to be the site of many gruesome assassinations...on film anyway. Variety is reporting that Hitman, the upcoming 20th Century Fox film based on the Eidos game franchise, will begin shooting this week in the country's capital of Sofia. Befitting the game's many exotic locales, the movie will also be filmed in South Africa, London, and Istanbul.

As previously reported, Deadwood's Timothy Olyphant will play the lead, the bald assassin for hire known as Agent 47. Dougray Scott, who plays suburban suitor Ian Hainsworth in TV's Desperate Housewives, is locked in as the film's antagonist. Other cast members include Olga Kurylenko, Michael Offei, Ulrich Thomsen, and Robert Knepper, all directed by Frenchman Xavier Gens, who takes his first turn behind the camera of a big-budget Hollywood film.

158 Comments

  • zunit88

    Posted Jun 26, 2007 12:40 pm PT

    The actor is not important...anything related to HITMAN is DAMN GOOD !!!

  • Barachops

    Posted Jun 14, 2007 6:59 am PT

    Dougray Scott is a great actor but I would rather see David Bateson (the voice of hitman in the games) in the role as hitman. Not just because he has the proper voice but he also looks a lot more like him than any of the other actors I have seen being suggested for the role. Have a look.

  • Master_Zandor

    Posted Jun 9, 2007 12:44 pm PT

    man even a shaved Bruce Willis would be better than the guy they got

  • Ocram_Zepol

    Posted Jun 8, 2007 5:48 pm PT

    Yeah I agree with Kingdbev.

  • kingdbev

    Posted May 13, 2007 1:00 pm PT

    They should have the guy from the Transporter be agent 47

  • Truf89

    Posted Apr 8, 2007 12:07 pm PT

    Vin Diesel wouldn't be a serious actor. If he was to be in the movie than it would have to be action oriented. Timothy Olyphant is a good choose.

  • NotAFurry

    Posted Apr 7, 2007 3:38 pm PT

    Maybe they should have mentioned Dougray Scott's previous villain role in Mission:Impossible II, not some stint on TV.

  • anamnawshad

    Posted Apr 7, 2007 5:33 am PT

    Hope it'll be a great movie.....

  • LordLeckie

    Posted Apr 4, 2007 11:36 pm PT

    Hitman has a sophisticated lead and generally compelling if not interesting story so it shouldnt take much to make this into a decent if not great movie.

  • ArkansasBoy91

    Posted Apr 2, 2007 9:57 pm PT

    Wait a Second. I thought Vin Diesel was playing the Hitman

  • smith447

    Posted Apr 1, 2007 7:07 pm PT

    For once i'd like to see a movie that's off a game that's worth seeing.

  • Khnemu23

    Posted Mar 31, 2007 10:42 am PT

    The movie isn't important, although I hope it doesn't flop. I just want another Hitman game. I beat Contracts and Blood Money to death.

  • JCOscar

    Posted Mar 30, 2007 7:06 pm PT

    nice the game series is reeally awsome so i expect no less for the movie!!

  • frozendarkfire

    Posted Mar 30, 2007 6:45 pm PT

    What angered me is the fact that David Bateson auditioned for the lead role, and they wouldn't take him. Bateson would've been perfect for the role, as he is not only the voice for Agent 47, he is the character model, so it would be 47 incarnate. David Bateson is also 47 years old as of February 9th, 2007.

  • kemar7856

    Posted Mar 30, 2007 4:59 pm PT

    Vin Diesel!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1

  • TheGm86

    Posted Mar 30, 2007 4:18 pm PT

    Well it is better then Vin Diesel. Christain Bale could have been a good 47....Well Look wise anyway. I don't know who the hell Ian Hainsworth is. As long as it is more noir not Shoot out after shoot out, It could be ok.

  • interpolred

    Posted Mar 30, 2007 11:16 am PT

    I wonder how it'll turn out.

  • Generic_Dude

    Posted Mar 30, 2007 8:51 am PT

    Timothy Olyphant? Weak... might as well have Howie Mandel play 47. At least he's bald by default these days.

  • everson_rm

    Posted Mar 30, 2007 3:44 am PT

    Jason Statham would do a lot better (Transporter 1 & 2)!!!

  • swat1233

    Posted Mar 30, 2007 3:16 am PT

    lets hope the film wil become a succsess to make more game films

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