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1001 Ridiculous (but Possible) Upcoming Video Game Movies

Paul Young — Thu, 03 Jun 2010 14:46:13 +0000

“Insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results”. – Albert Einstein

Mr. Einstein could have very well been talking about Hollywood and all of the video game movies turds it has squeezed out in the past 27 years. Some people incorrectly think the wretched Super Mario Brothers kicked off the video game movie trend in 1993 but actually it started way back in 1984 with the thriller Cloak & Dagger, based off the Atari game, starring a young Henry Thomas (E.T.) and Dabney Coleman.

Regardless of which year we start from, there have been dozens of movies made from video games and, although some have come close (Mortal Kombat, Tomb Raider), NONE have actually been good. There have been some financially successful video game films but a large box office draw ...

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Director Chosen For Hitman 2?

Rob Keyes — Tue, 25 May 2010 10:54:03 +0000

Fox is moving forward with a sequel to 2007′s awful adaptation of the Hitman video game franchise. Last August it was reported that writer Kyle Ward was chosen by the studio to pen the script for a sequel and now they’re looking at a director.

Timothy Olyphant played the title character, known as Agent 47, in the first but there’s no word yet on whether or not he’ll return. There may be an option in his contract and when asked about the idea of playing the part again, Olyphant seemed partially interested in Hitman 2.

Deadline has the scoop on Fox’s top choice to direct Hitman 2. They’re reportedly interested in Spanish commercial director Daniel Benmayor to work the latest script treatment by Daniel Casey.

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Timothy Olyphant Open to Hitman 2

Paul Young — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 14:30:52 +0000

A couple of months ago, Screen Rant talked about 20^th Century Fox hiring Kyle Ward to write the script for Hitman 2 – the sequel to their 2007 action film Hitman. Now Coming Soon had a chance to sit down with Agent 47 himself, Timothy Olyphant, during a junket for his upcoming movie A Perfect Getaway. When asked if he was signed on to do future Hitman movies, Olyphant responded:

“It’s not on my schedule. If they want me to do another one, I supposed they could have me, yes. What I can tell you about ‘Hitman’ is that I’m thrilled that it was as successful as it was and it was a really nice opportunity and I appreciate that opportunity.”

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Hitman 2 Has a Writer in its Crosshairs

Paul Young — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 17:39:26 +0000

It would seem that video games, classic toys, board games, sequels and reboots are all the rage in Hollywood right now. They are also the subject of much malcontent among audiences and bloggers. I even wrote an article recently discussing some of the video games-to-movie ideas being pitched by the studios as of late.

Well, 20^th Century Fox is killing two birds with one stone with Hitman 2, which will be both a video game AND a movie sequel. 20^th Century recently announced the hiring of Kyle Ward to write the script for Hitman 2. A sequel to this video game movie may not be a bad thing. 2007′s Hitman was, by all financial marks, a huge success. It only took $30 million to produce Hitman but it eclipsed the $100 million mark worldwide, ...

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New Hitman Trailer

Vic Holtreman — Thu, 15 Nov 2007 18:26:31 +0000

There’s a new trailer for the upcoming video game-based movie Hitman.

This new trailer actually gives a bit more information about the story in addition to the scenes of people being executed by the lead character “47,” and tons of artsy shots in slow motion. And the lead character actually talks in this trailer. Not much, but hey, it’s something.

After watching this trailer, if it hadn’t been based on a video game I would swear they took the idea from the Bourne series. Of course the books have been around for a while, so maybe they did get the idea from the Ludlum novels. Any way, the trailer follows after the jump.

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Hitman Backstory In 5 Minutes

Vic Holtreman — Tue, 13 Nov 2007 20:09:52 +0000

If like me, you don’t know anything about the backstory of the lead character in Hitman then this is for you.

Below you will find two short comic book-style animated clips which give the background of “47,” the mysterious genetically engineered assassin who is the star of the upcoming film based on a popular video game.

Hitman hasn’t been without it’s share of controversy: The original director was supposedly fired from the film only a couple of months before it’s release date and then there was a rumor that Fox was trying to scrub the movie down to a PG-13 rating from it’s original R. The studio denied the PG-13 story but apparently director Xavier Gens was booted from the director’s chair.

These sorts of things usually don’t bode well for a movie, but I guess ...

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Fox Sanitizes Another Movie: Hitman

Vic Holtreman — Wed, 10 Oct 2007 14:50:59 +0000

[UPDATE: According to IGN.com Fox is denying that they're cutting the film down to a PG-13.] (Thanks to Jedisprite for the update!)

Can someone please explain to me why in the heck a studio greenlights a movie based on a hyper-violent video game and then wants all explicit violence removed?

Ok. Fine. Yes, I know why: the anticipation of bigger box office and more money.

Hitman, the upcoming film based on a video game (not a concept I get excited about) is set to open in less than a month and a half. Despite this, it has been taken away from director Xavier Gens, who has reportedly created a very violent and bloody film which would match the tone of the video game and have turned it over to Nicolas De Toth for re-cutting and editing.

Big deal, you say? Who ...

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