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Hitman: Agent 47 is an upcoming 2015 American action film directed by Aleksander Bach and written by Skip Woods and Michael Finch. It is based on the Hitman video game series and its main character, a mysterious assassin known only as Agent 47. The film stars Rupert Friend, Hannah Ware, Zachary Quinto, Ciaran Hinds, Thomas Kretschmann and Angelababy.

An assassin teams up with a woman to help her find her father and uncover the mysteries of her ancestry.

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Cast

Rupert Friend as Agent 47, a secret agent who works for a top secret non-government organization called the International Contracts Agency (known in the video games as either the ICA or just the Agency) which carries out the assassinations of high profile targets worldwide.

Hannah Ware as Katia van Dees

Helena Pieske as Young Katia van Dees

Zachary Quinto as John Smith

Ciaran Hinds as a scientist

Thomas Kretschmann as Le Clerq, the chairman of an organization called Syndicate International. It is described as an international terrorist organization who are responsible for creating a army of unstoppable assassins in fighting against the ICA.

Angelababy

Dan Bakkedahl

Emilio Rivera as Fabian

Rolf Kanies as Dr. Delriego

Jerry Hoffmann as Franco

Production

On February 5, 2013, it was reported that 20th Century Fox is developing a remake of the 2007 Hitman film with the title Agent 47 based on the character Agent 47. Skip Woods wrote the screenplay with Michael Finch, and commercials director Aleksander Bach will direct it as his feature-film debut.

Casting

On February 5, 2013, Paul Walker was attached to play the title role as Agent 47, but on November 30, 2013, he died in a car accident. On January 9, 2014, Rupert Friend was in talks to replace Walker. On January 31, 2014, Zachary Quinto was reported to have joined the film in a supporting role. On February 5, 2014, Hannah Ware also joined the film to play the female lead. On March 6, 2014, Thomas Kretschmann signed on to play the high-profile villain, Le Clerq. On March 13, 2014 Dan Bakkedahl has joined the cast of the film. On March 14, 2014, Ciaran Hinds signed on to star in the film as a scientist.

Filming

Filming was originally set to take place in Berlin and Singapore in summer 2013, later postponed to March 2014. Principal photography began on February 18, 2014; an image from the European set was released. Filming was underway in March 2014 in Berlin.

Marketing

Two images and footage from the film were revealed at the San Diego Comic-Con International on July 25, 2014. The first official trailer landed online on February 11th, 2015.

Similar Movies

Skip Woods wrote the screenplay for Hitman: Agent 47 and Hitman. Ciaran Hinds appears in Hitman: Agent 47 and Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life. Lara Croft: Tomb Raider (2001). DOA: Dead or Alive (2006). BloodRayne (2005).

Release

On June 12, 2014, Fox set the film for a February 27, 2015, release. The films release has since been changed to August 28, 2015, then again to August 21, 2015.

References

Hitman: Agent 47 Wikipedia

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