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Filming has begun. Get it, gun.

New details of the upcoming Hitman film have loomed up like a red laser spot on the chest of a fat banker.

"In the second half of the year we expect to receive further licensing revenues from the film version of Hitman," said Eidos' parent company SCi in its interim results statement. "It has been reported that Deadwood star, Timothy Olyphant will star as Agent 47 in 20th Century Fox's production of the Hitman film. The film will co-star Dougray Scott and will be produced by Luc Besson."

On top of this, Variety reported that Olga Kurylenko (Paris je t'aime), Robert Knepper (Prison Break), Ulrich Thomsen (Festen) and Michael Offei (Casino Royale) will also star in the film.

It's being directed by Xavier Gens and began filming this week in the Bulgarian capital Sofia. Other locations include South Africa, Istanbul, St. Petersburg and London.

It's based around IO Interactive's Hitman series, which follows Agent 47 as he attempts to carry out a bucket-load of contract killings, making good use of disguises, chicken-wire, and guns.

Apparently this latest film will have him chased by Interpol and Russian military, testing his stealthy skills to the limit.

Creep your way around Eurogamer to find our review of the latest Hitman offering, Hitman: Blood Money, with which Kristan had a delightfully murderous time.

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PlugMonkey #1 5 years ago

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Olyphant, eh? Well, he's a better choice than Vin Diesel, which would have been particularly unpleasant.

I don't know why they don't just cast David Bateson in the roll though.
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oerhoert #2 5 years ago

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Sounds like it could turn out well, even though that would make it the first time a game franchise does that on the silver screen. We'll see.

If anything though, Hitman has been very clearly influenced by movies all the way back to the first game, so maybe that's why I feel it could be a nice fit.

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GitSomE_UK #3 5 years ago

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If Luc Besson is producing it's bound to be similar to the Transporter films.
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Ginger #4 5 years ago

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I don't know why they don't just cast David Carradine in the roll though.

Yeah, I agree with you there
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JackyB #5 5 years ago

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"If Luc Besson is producing it's bound to be similar to the Transporter films."

Or more likely given the subject matter, it will be like "Leon"
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GitSomE_UK #6 5 years ago

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Either way I have high hopes with Besson involved, he usually turns out decent to seminal pieces of work.
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BillGaitas #7 5 years ago

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not vin diesel \o/

i still have hope this will turn out decent, after all an hitman movie script would be the easiest job ever
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Nova5lag #8 5 years ago

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Is that the one where a hitman takes in a little girl whose whole family has been killed....
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GitSomE_UK #9 5 years ago

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@Novaslag

Yep that's Leon
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BillGaitas #10 5 years ago

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i allways though that the last mission on hitman contracts was inspired by that movie

wich is good

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skillian #11 5 years ago

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I like games, and I like films about hitmen, yet somehow I know I will not enjoy this movie.
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Kami #12 5 years ago

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We don't know yet. After Silent Hill (which was still average as a horror film but hey, it was leaps and bounds better than most game-to-movie translations!), I think perhaps the time has come where movie directors and companies have realised that you can't just blatantly milk the franchise any more - the fans bite back hard, and that substance is needed in some form.

That said, the new Resident Evil film is on the way, so perhaps things aren't moving forward fast enough...
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Evil_Badger #13 5 years ago

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Oooh Wow the Trainee Assistant Director from "Double Team" and "Maximum Risk"!!
[link url=http://www.imdb.c om/name/nm1164755/
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They've really put some talent behind this then.
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glaeken #14 5 years ago

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Olyphant is a fairly good actor though he just does not look like agent 47 to me.

Jason Stratham has the look for the part though I am not sure about his acting.
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PearOfAnguish #15 5 years ago

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I don't know why they don't just cast Billy Zane in the role though

I agree.

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PlugMonkey #16 5 years ago

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"I don't know why they don't just cast David Carradine in the roll though."

"I don't know why they don't just cast Billy Zane in the role though"

*is confused*
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space_ace #17 5 years ago

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they are so busy besson was late 1+ hours for the fan meeting! so i skipped it...
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Wite_Noiz #18 5 years ago

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"I don't know why they don't just cast David Bateson in the roll though."

Hear, hear!
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Azazel #19 5 years ago

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Loved Olyphant in Deadwood, bringing barely restrained violence to the role of 'the good guy'.
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Bezzy #20 5 years ago

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He does have the look of 47 to him (eyebrows!), but he's just slightly too pretty.

Stratham has a closer look, but he seems to be stuck in this gruff, cockerney "bloke's bloke" character rut. I hope he can break out of it.
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glaeken #21 5 years ago

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Stratham in the Transporter 2 had the hitman look 100% nailed when he was wearing the black suit.

As said though if he did it in his cockney geezer style of acting that would not work.
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Vin #22 5 years ago

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"Oooh Wow the Trainee Assistant Director from "Double Team" and "Maximum Risk"!!
http://www.imdb.c om/name/nm1164755/

They've really put some talent behind this then. "

For fuck sake, give the lad a chance. Jeezus, some of you chimps don't deserve a voice.
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the_dudefather #23 5 years ago

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if they get Jesper Kyd (same guy as games) to do the music that will make it super sweet
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azwipe #24 5 years ago

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olyphant= meh
zane= too pretty
carradine= too old
stratham= too short, wrong accent, bad actor
diesel= don't even go there

Colin Farrell? Dunno, the role seems to call for a 'minimalist' actor like eastwood or harrison ford.

Edited by 1 at 29/03/07 @ 22:54
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stoopidgreg #25 5 years ago

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piano wire. chicken wire is to make fences
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