Hitman The Movie.
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Hitman
Hollywood Reporter and Reuters is reporting that Vin Diesel has signed on to star in the movie adaptation of Eidos Interactive's Hitman series.
Diesel is set to play Agent 47, the contract killer hired by "the Agency" to assassinate agitators worldwide.
"Hitman is a project that by the virtue of its DNA can and will reach far beyond its already substancial core audience," said Adrian Askarieh, who will be producing the film. "The canvas on which this adventure takes place is something that movie audiences have embraced for the last 40 years."
Currently working on the latest installment of the series, Hitman: Blood Money, Eidos and IO Interactive are set to meet with Diesel and his company Tigron Studios, to develop the next title in the Hitman series. If the companies decide to do business, Diesel will lend his voice and likeness to the future titles in the series.
If things work out with Tigron, Eidos and IO, audiences can expect tie-in game when the movie is released.
woot. vin diesel is pr0 and hitman should now be alot cooler. altho i did imagine the movie to have a more pale main character.
also :
Dead or Alive
Tecmo today announced that a movie based on its Dead or Alive fighting game series is in the works and has begun filming. The movie is being directed by Hong Kong action film director Cory Yuen, who also helmed The Transporter and Romeo Must Die. Producing the movie will be Jeremy Bolt, who's no stranger to game-based movies with producing credits on Resident Evil and Resident Evil: Apocalypse. The movie's script was cowritten by J.F. Lawton (Under Siege, Pretty Woman), Adam and Seth Gross (the upcoming Devour), and German screenwriter Granz Henman (Harte Jungs).
Dead or Alive has a budget of $30 million from Constantin Film, a major movie studio and distributor in Germany. It is currently filming on location at Yuzi Paradise and Hengdian World Studios in China. From there it will move on to Hong Kong, where it will wrap.
Tecmo also unveiled the movie's cast, which features several up-and-coming thespians. Taking the role of series heroine Kasumi will be the daughter of Benihana Steakhouse mogul (Rocky Aoki), Devon Aoki. Devon's previous credits include Suki in 2 Fast 2 Furious and Miho in Sin City. Action movie star Kane Kosugi, who recently appeared in Godzilla: Final Wars, will take the role of Ryu Hayabusa. Gamers may also recognize Kosugi as the voice behind Ryu in the animated Street Fighter Alpha.
Other confirmed cast members include Natassia Malthe (Electra) as Ayane, Jaime Pressly (Not Another Teen Movie) as Tina, Sarah Carter (Final Destination 2) as Helena, Australian pop star and actress Holly Valance (National Lampoon's Pledge This) as Christie, professional wrestler Kevin Nash as Bass, and Brian J. White, who's also appearing in the upcoming film adaptation of Tekken, as Zack.
you may have already seen these, but thought i would post anyway, sorry if they are reposts.
sources > torrentspy.com
Hitman
Hollywood Reporter and Reuters is reporting that Vin Diesel has signed on to star in the movie adaptation of Eidos Interactive's Hitman series.
Diesel is set to play Agent 47, the contract killer hired by "the Agency" to assassinate agitators worldwide.
"Hitman is a project that by the virtue of its DNA can and will reach far beyond its already substancial core audience," said Adrian Askarieh, who will be producing the film. "The canvas on which this adventure takes place is something that movie audiences have embraced for the last 40 years."
Currently working on the latest installment of the series, Hitman: Blood Money, Eidos and IO Interactive are set to meet with Diesel and his company Tigron Studios, to develop the next title in the Hitman series. If the companies decide to do business, Diesel will lend his voice and likeness to the future titles in the series.
If things work out with Tigron, Eidos and IO, audiences can expect tie-in game when the movie is released.
woot. vin diesel is pr0 and hitman should now be alot cooler. altho i did imagine the movie to have a more pale main character.
also :
Dead or Alive
Tecmo today announced that a movie based on its Dead or Alive fighting game series is in the works and has begun filming. The movie is being directed by Hong Kong action film director Cory Yuen, who also helmed The Transporter and Romeo Must Die. Producing the movie will be Jeremy Bolt, who's no stranger to game-based movies with producing credits on Resident Evil and Resident Evil: Apocalypse. The movie's script was cowritten by J.F. Lawton (Under Siege, Pretty Woman), Adam and Seth Gross (the upcoming Devour), and German screenwriter Granz Henman (Harte Jungs).
Dead or Alive has a budget of $30 million from Constantin Film, a major movie studio and distributor in Germany. It is currently filming on location at Yuzi Paradise and Hengdian World Studios in China. From there it will move on to Hong Kong, where it will wrap.
Tecmo also unveiled the movie's cast, which features several up-and-coming thespians. Taking the role of series heroine Kasumi will be the daughter of Benihana Steakhouse mogul (Rocky Aoki), Devon Aoki. Devon's previous credits include Suki in 2 Fast 2 Furious and Miho in Sin City. Action movie star Kane Kosugi, who recently appeared in Godzilla: Final Wars, will take the role of Ryu Hayabusa. Gamers may also recognize Kosugi as the voice behind Ryu in the animated Street Fighter Alpha.
Other confirmed cast members include Natassia Malthe (Electra) as Ayane, Jaime Pressly (Not Another Teen Movie) as Tina, Sarah Carter (Final Destination 2) as Helena, Australian pop star and actress Holly Valance (National Lampoon's Pledge This) as Christie, professional wrestler Kevin Nash as Bass, and Brian J. White, who's also appearing in the upcoming film adaptation of Tekken, as Zack.
you may have already seen these, but thought i would post anyway, sorry if they are reposts.
sources > torrentspy.com
Comments
Never played the games, but if its a film with hitmen in it can't be TOO bad...
Indeed... I'll not be seeing this movie. Vin Diesel.. Bah...
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Then your fate is decided. Death by Vin Diesel.
Think about it. It's like trying to make a movie based on Thief. Most of the Thief games playing-time is spent sitting in a corner waiting for a guard to pass. It wouldn't translate well to movie.
Never played the games, but if its a film with hitmen in it can't be TOO bad... <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
this guy summed it up
the rest of you are all wannabe critics lol... give him a chance,..
Too right.
has both the looks, of Agent 47, (just shave his head) the skills,he can kick ****, has movie expirience,
Cellular
Collateral
The Italian Job
Mean Machine
The One
Ghosts of Mars
Turn It Up
****
to name just a partial list
And we know he also has video game expirince, doing voices in Red Faction2, and Call of Duty,
I vote for him
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Look he evenhas the trademark Hitman black Suit and tie
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errrrrrrrrrrr what? *quotes and copies post link and then looks at picture* OMG! eek!*hides* Personally i think CplDavis took the cake, Jason Statham looks like agent 47. I mean, look at the picture he posted. Just to back it up,i've posted 2 resembling pictures.
<img src='http://www.allaboutgames.co.uk/images/hitman2/hitman2_ps23.jpg' border='0' alt='user posted image' />
<img src='http://minireviews.com/interviews/statham.jpg' border='0' alt='user posted image' />
oh believe me, Statham has muscles too.
I just like some movies without Vin for a little variety
edit - why is that in the swear filter?
He probably won't even try.
Also, the random Vin Diesel fact generator is down.
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Wait, is Agent 47 supposed to be British? <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif' /><!--endemo-->
If so, disregard my comments about Statham's accent. Not like he'll need to be trying hard.
And yeah . . . bad news for one of my favorite game series. Vin is good in some things, but this game and this film are really not his thing. I think Statham is a much, much better choice.
Yes, I'd love to see him with no hair. Then they could fire him and get in Vin or Jason.
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Dude, don't tell me you've never seen Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas.
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Ok so technically he's "Eastern European", but he DOES have a British accent.
Horrible movie! <!--emo&???--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/confused-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='confused-fix.gif' /><!--endemo-->
Ok so technically he's "Eastern European", but he DOES have a British accent. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
No. No he does not. Go play a Hitman game and you'll see.