First Hitman trailer

The film based on the insanely popular Eidos/IO Interactive video game franchise Hitman (which creeps the hell out of my wife) is finally viewable in trailer form.

The lead role of Agent 47 is being played by Timothy Olyphant, whom you may remember from his appearances on Deadwood as Sheriff Seth Bullock or more recently in Live Free or Die Hard.

The film follows the trails and tribulations of the perfect man-made assassin on the run from an intricately planned set up. The hero, Agent 47, is engineered from the DNA of the world’s five most dangerous criminals. Stronger, faster and smarter than the average man or bear, Agent 47 has starred in video games since 2000. Moving to the multi-platform market in 2002 with Silent Assassin, the character gained new notoriety, earning two sequels; Contracts and Blood Money.

Of particular note to the Hitman franchise appeal is the unique blend of stealth game and first person shooter (or FPS) game. Also, while the game can be terribly violent and bloody, players are discouraged from spreading death in their wake. A perfect score involves only the elimination of the target subject only without alerting a soul that you were ever there.

It’s a wicked hard game. I’ve played it through a few times and am very good at alerting characters that aren’t even part of the game that I’m there.

In one scene Agent 47 is in a train depot. I play so badly that the train conductor asks me what I’m doing there. He’s not even supposed to be in the game! Then my mom shows up and nothing can kill her!
Here’s hoping this guy in the movie is better than me.

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