Paul Walker to Star in HITMAN Reboot, AGENT 47

[Sir Galahad]

Kitsch is box office poison.

No he isn't.

 

[CyberRubberDuck]

Jason statham should be 47.
Amazing acting skills and nearly bald.

 

[CyberRubberDuck]

Kitsch is box office poison.

But he does seem to have contacts in high places. How else does he keep getying work. Its like it has been decided that he is our next big thing, and now hollywood just has to manufacture him into that position whether people like him or not.
I'd be interested to know who he is related to and whether or not he is gay.

 

[Sir Galahad]

Nah, those movies were box office poison. It had nothing to do with him. I don't care who you put in those roles; John Carter and Battleship were god freaking awful, and everybody could tell they were gonna be awful from the trailers. Savages has made back its money. The guy has genuine star power, but I don't think he's a very good actor, and I don't think there will ever again be a role as perfect for him that will hide this fact as seamlessly as Tim Riggins. They haven't yet figured out his star persona. Maybe he'd be better as a villain. The laconic athlete role was just the right porridge, but there aren't a ton of those to go around on the silver screen.

Why does everyone think "Battleship" did poorly at the box office? The film made $302,836,260.00 world-wide so far.

 

[Jing]

Another video game movie that shouldn't be made. Let alone remade.

 

[Jing]

Honestly man, i would put my money that you are a more convincing 47 than Walker.

The fact that you're black may get in the way, but at least the movie would appeal to more, erm, "Urban" audiences.

Worked for Kingpin in Daredevil and Fury in Avengers.

 

[Katsumi Yamada]

Noticed they were filming this horseshit here yesterday. Thats all. I guess it got delayed a year while they recast the lead.

 

[Dragonlordxxxxx]

Update: January 9, 2014

HOMELAND's Rupert Friend to Replace Paul Walker in AGENT 47

Rupert Friend, currently starring on TV’s Homeland, has been tapped to replace Paul Walker in Agent 47 from Fox International. 47 was the movie that Walker was to have starred in after wrapping Fast and Furious 7, but the actor was killed in a car crash Nov. 30. Commercials helmer Aleksander Bach is directing from a script by Kyle Ward, Skip Woods and Michael Finch.

Agent 47 is a bald-headed elite assassin who is the star character of a video franchise. The plot for the new movie is being kept under wraps. The project is a sequel to Hitman, the 2007 action flick that starred Timothy Olyphant.
Friend may be best known to American audiences for his work in British period movies such as The Young Victoria and Pride & Prejudice.


HOMELAND's Rupert Friend to Replace Paul Walker in HITMAN Sequel, AGENT 47

 

[Dragonlordxxxxx]

Update: January 31, 2014

Zachary Quinto Joins the Cast of HITMAN Sequel, AGENT 47

Zachary Quinto, who stars as Spock in Star Trek reboots (Star Trek Into Darkness), will be joining Rupert Friend in Fox International’s Hitman sequel, Agent 47. Quinto will be joining the project straight from the New York stage where he is co-starring to critical raves in The Glass Menagerie. Agent 47 is the project that previously was cast with Paul Walker in the lead. After the actor died tragically in a car crash, the project was postponed from its initial February start date and then recast. Friend (best known for Homeland) came aboard to replace Walker earlier this month.

It will be directed by Aleksander Bach from a script by Skip Woods and Michael Finch. The project will now go before the cameras in March. Chuck Gordon, Alex Young and Adrian Askarieh are producing. Daniel Alter is the exec producer. The original Hitman bowed in 2007 with Timothy Olyphant and Dougray Scott starring. That film went onto gross just shy of $100M worldwide ($99.96M)


STAR TREK Actor Zachary Quinto Joins HITMAN Sequel, AGENT 47

 

[Dragonlordxxxxx]

Update: February 9, 2014

Hannah Ware Lands Female Lead in HITMAN Reboot AGENT 47

Hannah Ware has taken the female lead in 20th Century Fox's upcoming big screen reboot of the Hitman video game franchise, Agent 47. Variety has the news, reporting that Ware will join the previously-attached Zachary Quinto and Rupert Friend (who replaces the late Paul Walker in the title role). The Square Enix title (previously from Eidos Interactive) was turned into the 2007 movie Hitman with Timothy Olyphant in the lead. The Xavier Gens-directed action thriller earned just under $100 million at worldwide theaters.

Ware's big screen credits include Steve McQueen's Shame, Spike Lee's Oldboy and Kevin Smith's Cop Out. On television, she's known for leading roles on Boss and Betrayal. Skip Woods, who wrote the first film, is also providing the script for Agent 47 with Michael Finch. Commercials director Aleksander Bach is attached to helm. Producers include Chuck Gordon, Alex Young and Adrian Askarieh. Daniel Alter will serve as executive producer.


Hannah Ware Lands Female Lead Opposite Rupert Friend in HITMAN Reboot AGENT 47

 

[Dragonlordxxxxx]

Update: February 19, 2014

First Look at Rupert Friend in New HITMAN Movie, AGENT 47

With filming set to begin in Berlin next week on director Aleksander Bach’s Agent 47, 20th Century Fox has gotten a jump on the paparazzi by released the first image of Rupert Friend in character. As it was previously reported, Paul Walker was set to play the genetically engineered and cloned assassin who sports a bald head and a barcode, but with his untimely passing, Friend stepped in to play the role. The new film follows Agent 47 in his task to protect a waitress targeted by a group known as the Syndicate. Agent 47 also stars Zachary Quinto and Hannah Ware.

First Look at Rupert Friend in New HITMAN Movie, AGENT 47

 

[Dragonlordxxxxx]

Update: March 6, 2014

Thomas Kretschmann to Play the Villain Le Clerq in AGENT 47

Thomas Kretschmann, who is playing Baron Strucker in Marvel Studios' The Avengers: Age of Ultron, has signed on to play another high-profile villain. The actor, currently on IMAX screens in the Russian movie Stalingrad, will play Le Clerq in Agent 47, Fox International’s sequel to the 2007 action movie Hitman. Rupert Friend is playing the title character in the movie, which was to have been a Paul Walker vehicle and is based on the best-selling video game.

Zachary Quinto is already on board as another villain. Kretschmann will play the chairman of an organization called Syndicate International, which is set on creating an army of unstoppable agent, in the movie, currently shooting in Berlin under the direction of Aleksander Bach.

Kretschmann is one of Germany’s biggest stars and recently wrapped F2014, a drama which tells of the creation of the FIFA soccer federation in which he plays the founder of Adidas. Stalingrad, in which he is the lead, broke box office records in Europe. Stateside he has appeared in movies such as Wanted, King Kong and Blade 2.


'Avengers 2' Actor Thomas Kretschmann to Play Villain in Hitman Sequel 'Agent 47'

 

[The Clinch]

Watching this right now, the guy playing Agent 47 looks absolutely ridiculous and like one of the most least intimidating assassins, ever.

 

[MadSquabbles500]

Watching this right now, the guy playing Agent 47 looks absolutely ridiculous and like one of the most least intimidating assassins, ever.

LOL no need to necro this. If you want to be an assassin, you dont want to look menacing. You will give yourself away.

 

[The Clinch]

What? I'm currently watching it and able to add to the tantalizing discussion I've missed out on until now.

And this isn't real, it's a movie. Hitman looks like a goober, not some hardcore assassin.

 

[El_Dyablo619]

You can say the same about Paul Walker. He's damn near robotic in every role. I think he can pull off emotionless fairly well.

Especially now...

 

[Jesus X]

R.I.P PAUL WALKER CUZZZZZ

 

[blaseblah]

Has it been long enough to where I can say Paul Walker had no acting ability whatsoever? He lucked into the role of a lifetime. He could've been replaced with any generic blonde guy and would've made no noticeable difference to the Fast and Furious franchise.

 

[Jesus X]

Has it been long enough to where I can say Paul Walker had no acting ability whatsoever? He lucked into the role of a lifetime. He could've been replaced with any generic blonde guy and would've made no noticeable difference to the Fast and Furious franchise.

Nooooooooooos

 

[jkthenatural]

Has it been long enough to where I can say Paul Walker had no acting ability whatsoever? He lucked into the role of a lifetime. He could've been replaced with any generic blonde guy and would've made no noticeable difference to the Fast and Furious franchise.

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