Hitman Drops Diesel

There’s been talk of a movie based on the Hitman video games for some time now, and it looks like it might be about to get off the ground. The screenplay has been completed by Skip Woods (Swordfish), with Luc Besson co-producing. The director however is still TBA.

The thing that might get up a few peoples noses is the fact that Vin Diesel, who has long been attached to the role, seems to have been dropped from the project. It sounds a bit odd, I mean, Diesel would have been a slam dunk in this role since he’s a gamer, a fanboy fave, and, well — he’s also bald.

In reality however, it’s not like a video game character is that hard to cast. In his place, they have brought aboard Timothy Olyphant, who is best known for his work on Deadwood. Since I still have never seen an episode of Deadwood, I can’t really comment on the choice.