It has been announced that a sequel to the 2007 video game film, Hitman will move forward. According to IESB, up and coming writer, Kyle Ward (Kane and Lynch, Fiasco Heights) has been brought in by Fox to pen the script to Agent 47's second big screen epic. It is likely that the film will be part of a cross-promotional vehicle for the Hitman franchise as a whole, as Hitman 5 (working title) is expected to hit stores for the 360, PS3, and PC sometime at the end of 2010. (Although seeing as they just hired the writer, that seems likely to be pushed back in 2011 with cross-promo in mind.)
Excited? Meh? Personally, I found Hitman to be somewhat entertaining, not terrible, anyway. A sequel is certainly not something that was on a personal wishlist. However, it featured some decent action sequences and Timothy Olyphant pulled off the role competently. Besides the scene where Olyphant smacks around Lost's Henry Ian Cusick (Call Penny now, biatchhh!), the most memorable parts of the film had to be Olga Kurylenko's "sort of" star-making role as a scorned and abused call-girl who accompanies Agent 47 on his quest (for what, I forget.) The image of her sprawled naked on a bed after getting wasted and making a drunken attempt to seduce Agent 47 is one that any guy probably won't forget for a long time. (I don't know what that says about the rest of the film if she was the most memorable part, but...she was.)
I'm sure this will be met with a knee-jerk reaction of "What? WHY would they make a sequel to this inane game film?" Well, the answer is quite simple: nearly $100 million. (Foreign and Domestic Gross.) Hello sequel.
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GreyFac3
Digital Skat!!!!
IBloodstormI
about all I remember from the movie his the naked girl, so I'm not exactly sure why they would really make a sequel. I thought the acting sucked.
big13lak
It was way better than I expected it to be so Ill give the 2nd one a shot.
elcoocooi25
i saw the word 'Hitman' on the feed headlines, and i got excited. i then saw the words 'film sequel' and my excitement fizzled. the only good thing about this article was the mention of a Hitman 5 possibly coming out at the end of 2010.
IcemanMX
What? WHY would they make a sequel to this inane game film?
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mathiasreese
I personally thought Olyphant was terrible. I always thought Jason Statham would play the perfect hitman.
Pyro_XX
I think Olyphant could have been good but the story and direction really didnt allow it.
achillez77
Olga, mmmm
h4x121
One of the better video game film adaptations imo, but not amazing by any means. I'll probably rent it when it hits video, I'm sure it will be worth at least a dollar rental.
Blest
I thought it was an "ok" film, but for me the most memorable thing will always be when my buddy and I went to pick it up from the store. Some old guy saw us pick it up and said in a very seriously manner, "That is a good movie. The world needs more people like him." My friend and I both were thinking "wtf?"
MegaMark26
what the hell? why bother making a hitman sequel when the first one was absolute crap? olyphant was a crap agent 47 and even though olga is a babe she didn't have to be in the film. 47 is a lone assasin with no attachments. if they are making the sequel. at least go through a remake of sorts. no clone origin storyline. just jobs that seem to tie in to a final showdown. just how the games are.
l33t360
i thought it was okay, but the girl was smoking hot from what i remember.
Tmidiman
The first one was good, so why not.
Dredgon
I actually loved the Hitman movie almost as much as the games, but I'd rather have Hitman 5 first than wait two years just to have a sequel to the film.
i_am_HiTMAN
I Hope They Keep The Same Actor, He Made Such A Bad-Ass AGENT 47.
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