Based on the top-selling, award-winning videogame franchise, the HITMAN is a genetically-engineered, elite assassin known only as Agent 47. His hallmarks are a lethal grace, unwavering precision, and resolute pride in his work. But even 47 couldn't anticipate a "random equation" in his life of exactitude: the unexpected stirrings of his conscience and the unfamiliar emotions aroused in him by a mysterious Russian woman.
Timothy Olyphant (Deadwood; Live Free or Die Hard) stars in the title role, a mysterious and complex man of profound contradictions: He was bred from the
world’s deadliest criminals, but raised by an exiled brotherhood of the Church. His very existence seems to be a sin, but he wages a quiet war to rid the world of evil. He’s brilliant, charismatic and charming – yet reveals little about himself, has no name, and is known only by the last two digits of a barcode tattooed on the back of his head.
Also starring are Dougray Scott (Mission Impossible II; “Desperate Housewives”), Olga Kurylenko (Paris je t’aime), Robert Knepper (Prison Break), Ulrich Thomsen (Festen), Henry Ian Cusick (“Lost”) and Michael Offei (Casino Royale).
HITMAN is the second feature from director Xavier Gens (Frontier(s)), who imbues the film with a look reminiscent of a graphic novel rich with religious
iconography. Gens’ approach to the material is, like its protagonist, stylized and cool. The producers are Pierre-Ange Le Pogam, Charles Gordon and Adrian Askarieh.
The screenplay was written by Skip Woods (Swordfish). HITMAN’s behindthe-scenes team includes Frontier(s) cinematographer Laurent Barès and Oscar®-
nominated production designer Jacques Bufnoir (Indochine).
HITMAN was filmed during 12 weeks on location in Sofia and at Boyana Film Studios in Bulgaria, with a second unit shooting in South Africa, Istanbul, St.
Petersburg and London.
