Hitman 3 in development?

According to Screen Daily, IO Interactive is currently working on the third game in Eidos' Hitman series. The budget for the game is reportedly $43.3 million, and it is scheduled for release in spring 2004. In addition, Screen Daily is reporting that Eidos is currently negotiating with various Hollywood studios to create a feature film based on the Hitman property.

Hitman 2 recently won GameSpot's 2002 Most Improved PC Game Sequel award, as well the overall award for Best Multiplatform Game. We'll post more as it becomes available.