A sequel to 2007’s Hitman is being made to coincide with the release of the next game in the series, Hitman Absolution. The first movie, staring Timothy Olyphant as the famous assassin, was widely panned by critics but made a decent amount of money in the box office. Its unknown if Olyphant will return as Agent 47, but what is known is that the movie will apparently tie in quite closely with the game, both being released in 2012. The game itself is using the performance capture facilities James Cameron used for Avatar.
Via The Hollywood Reporter
“We’ve designed a more stylized, more serious, and darker game this time around in both the story line and the visuals,” Blystad said. “The hope is that the movie will be going in a similar direction, and then when they both come out they will speak the same language. They won’t follow the old Hitman games, but rather go with this newer direction.”
“We’ve seen the grit and texture and the character-driven context that IO Interactive is going for with Hitman: Absolution and it’s our goal to bring Agent 47 back with a vengeance next year in a movie,” said Adrian Askarieh, who is producing a second Hitman film with Chuck Gordon and Fox International. Daniel Casey (Jimmy Six) has written the latest draft of the script.
I actually enjoyed the first Hitman movie. I don’t think it was a good video game adaption, but it was enjoyable to sit and watch with your brain switched off. I’m far more excited about the next game in the series, and how this performance capture and use of established actors may help the experience as a whole.
Any Hitman fans amongst us?
