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    Video Game Hitman Going to the Big Screen

    This sounds like it could be really cool... too bad Paramount is probably picking it up. (Tomb Raider comes to mind)

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    You can add another one to the growing list of projects going from game to film. Scooper 'Hellhamster' alerted us to an article in Danish Financial newspaper Borsen which talks about Hitman heading for the big screen. Here's a translation of the article...

    The Danish computergame 'Hitman' is facing its big breakthrough. As we are speaking, serious negotiations are taking place between several production companies in Hollywood and representatives from the Danish company 'IO Interactive', who developed the game, about turning the franchise into a feature film.

    The game, that has so far been released in two versions, has already made IO Interactive worldfamous among computergamers.

    'Hitman - Codename 47' has sold more than 600.000 copies and was nominated as 'best computergame' in 2001 by The British Academy of Film & Television Arts.

    'Hitman 2 - Silent assasin' has sold more than 1.750.000 copies and was recently nominated 'game of the year' by The Academy of Interactive Arts and Science.

    "Its not a question of whether or not we are going to Hollywood. It's a question of when," says the Director of Finance Morten Borum from his office at IO Interactive in Copenhagen.

    He refers to the fact that it is the company's international distributor EIDOS who is doing the negotiations in Hollywood, but points out:

    "EIDOS has made movies with Paramount before, so I guess there is a good chance that they'll produce this movie as well".

    Eidos Interactive and Paramount of course brought Tomb Raider to the big screen and the sequel will hit theaters this summer. We'll stay on top of this and look for more updates soon!

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    Could be good.
    I don't know why but I just get the feeling that Sam Neil could be good as the Hitman. It's just a case of whether or not the bald head would suite him, but I can see him doing it well.

    Fingers crossed Vin Diesel isn't chosen.

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    i think jason statham from "The Transporter" would make a perfect Hitman

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    Clive Owen or Jason Statham. No one else will do.
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    The Hitman 47 games are pretty cool. But I don't think we need another gun-for-hire, hitman movie. It's been done so many times. Rarely do they make an attempt to go beyond the stoic cookie cutter characters.

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    Jason Statham -- agreed!

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    yeah i can see the resembelance :big grin:


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    WTF..... lol ...good one rich :big grin:
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