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Variety confirms Hitman getting 'hard R' rating
Variety confirmed that Hitman is not being watered down and will be in theaters with a "hard R" rating Nov. 21. This is following rumors that Fox executives removed director Xavier Gens from Hitman's post-production and would be watering down the hyper-violent film to a PG-13 rating in an attempt to get the kids. An ironic move considering the studio would have been targeting kids with a movie who aren't old enough to play one of the Mature-rated (17+) Hitman games the film is based on.Variety says both a source close to the project -- they wouldn't be Variety if they didn't have one of those -- and a Fox representative both confirmed that "director Xavier gens is still on board, and the movie will absolutely come out with an R rating." Now we wait and see if the violence is reasonable in keeping with the Hitman games (which the scenes shown in the trailer make us doubt) or if it'll all be over-the-top action insanity making us question what Hollywood has done to the "silent assassin."
Rumor: Hitman movie watered down for PG-13
According to website Twitch, Fox Studios pulled the director of the Hitman movie off the project in post-production and will re-edit the film to receive a PG-13 rating. There is no official word yet that this is true, but the story goes director Xavier Gens was yanked off the project because the film he submitted to executives would have guaranteed an R rating. Apparently post-production of the film has now been handed over to Nicolas DeToth, the man who edited the hell out of Live Free or Die Hard to receive a PG-13 rating. Essentially they are turning a hyper-violent (mature?) movie and watering it down for the kids -- if true, there's something wrong in that, on so many levels.Our friends over at Cinematical put it this way: "See, here's how I know Hollywood is a lunatic bin: Whomever hired Mr. Gens for this job had to know two things: 1) The director's first film -- Frontiere(s) -- is so amazingly and powerfully violent that it almost becomes parody. 2) The video game? You know, the one that this new Hitman movie is BASED ON? It's a pretty damn violent game. Like, really violent." Not only is it violent our Cinematical friends, but the games are all rated Mature, the video game industry's version of an R rating. Oh well, guess we'll just skip the movie in the theater and wait for the unrated version on DVD.[Via Cinematical]
Hitman plot publicized, Agent 47 pursues 'damaged' girl
Twentieth Century Fox has released the plot synopsis for the Hitman movie, revealing that a pinch of double-0 instinct has been added to Agent 47's cold-blooded repertoire. In between dodging Interpol and pursuing those who've betrayed him, ol' 47 notices some "unfamiliar emotions" bubbling up from the nether region. Even a supposedly enhanced clone ain't immune to a "beautiful, damaged" girl, it would seem.Hitman is starting to sound a lot like star Timothy Olyphant's last flick Catch & Release, in which he falls for a woman damaged by the death and secrets of her fiancé. Uh-oh Mr. Bullock, you been typecast.
Deadwood star replaces Vin Diesel in Hitman movie
No, not Swearengen! Vin Diesel has been replaced by Deadwood's Timothy Olyphant as star of the upcoming Hitman movie, reports Ain't It Cool News. Bullock as Agent 47? Perhaps Olyphant's range as an actor will lend itself to the role of a brooding sociopath -- more so than what "The Pacifier" could bring to the big screen.Whatever the outcome, Skip Woods has completed his script, and the Hitman project has received the greenlight, with Luc Besson (Transporter 2) recently climbing aboard as co-producer. Hitman could be in theatres as early as next fall. We ain't holding our breath.
Swordfish writer to pen Hitman movie
Skip Woods has been enlisted to write the screenplay for the upcoming movie adaptation of Hitman, which will star Vin Diesel as Agent 47. Woods is best known for 2001's Swordfish, but also penned the 1998 indie film Thursday. He'll receive a modest mid-six figure payment for his work on Hitman. Currently, the movie is scheduled for a 2007 release. [Thanks, bandersnatch]
Diesel meets Hitman
Nope, there hasn't been some tragic attempt on Vin's life. Rather he has signed on to play Agent 47 in the movie version of Hitman. Having mulled it over for a few minutes, this is a pretty good bit of casting. Sure, Vin isn't the greatest actor around, but he's A) bald, and B) suitably badass enough to pull this off. I mean for all it's problems, XXX wasn't bad. *crickets chirping* Plus, if stories are to be believed, Vin is a big gamer, so hopefully he won't want to see the game license messed up. There's also a good possibility that Vin will also become the face and voice of Agent 47 in future games.
