Four more join "Hitman"

By: Karl Schneider
Date: Tuesday, March 27, 2007
Source: Variety

According to Variety, Olga Kurylenko, Robert Knepper, Ulrich Thomsen and Michael Offei have joined the upcoming video game adaptation, Hitman.  They will join Timothy Olyphant and Dougray Scott in the film.

The script, written by Skip Woods and directed by Xavier Gens, is based on the Hitman video game franchise set in the world of Agent 47, a genetically engineered assassin who ends up being chased himself by Interpol and the Russian military.

Variety also reported that Fox hopes to make a franchise out of the title and structured Olyphant's contract accordingly.

The film will begin this week for a possible release late next year.