Hitman Movie Begins... Shooting

Production has begun for the upcoming Hitman movie adaption. Most of the filming with take place in the Bulgarian capital of Sofia over 12 weeks. After this, shooting will take place in South Africa, St Petersberg and London.

Timothy Olyphant (from Deadwood and Die Hard 4) plays Agent 47 as he faces off against Dougray Scott (MI2, Desparate Housewives). Other actors include Olga Kurylenko, Robert Knepper, Ulrchin Thomsen, and Michael Offei.

The Hitman movie will be directed by Xavier Gens. Screenplay is by Skip Woods (Swordfish). Producers are Luc Besson, Pierre-Ange Le Pogam, Adrian Askarieh and Charles Gordon, with Daniel Alter as a co-producer.