Hitman trailer: being bald never looked so good
by Kevin Kelly 
{ Jun 26th 2007 at 9:00AM }
Check out the trailer over at film site JoBlo.com, and let us know what you think. Timothy Olyphant actually looks pretty decent as Agent 47, especially with that bald head and the barcode tattoo. Combine that with the Silverballer pistols and Ave Maria playing in the background and you get a promising look ... for now.
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Zarile @ Jun 26th 2007 9:09AM
wow...looks really cool, though they used the "pull your arms to both sides and point your guns" thing a few too many times....still, it was a great trailer.
Zsavior @ Jun 26th 2007 9:12AM
Never played the games so I know nothing about the story, so from the trailer alone it didn't look to impressive at all. I mean it had your usual explosion, your usual throw your arms out guns at each end bit, other than that it didn't say "you must watch this" to me at all.
fleisch @ Jun 26th 2007 9:13AM
here's to hoping they'll use the clothe swapping and grotte wire! didnt see any evidence of that in the trailer, was mostly guns and things blowing up! Bring on the cheese wire and knives!
Justin U @ Jun 26th 2007 9:17AM
Do not want...
He doesn't look mean enough for Agent 47. I could be wrong.
Loved the games though...
James Parker @ Jun 26th 2007 10:24AM
Live Free or Die Hard is the US only name, in other territories they've gone for the better, but still stupid "Die Hard 4.0", why couldn't they have just gone with 4, it's not like they're going to release an incremental update anyway
Laggy @ Jun 26th 2007 9:32AM
The actor doesn't look badass enough to be a true Agent 47.
Phaty000 @ Jun 26th 2007 9:55AM
As good as the movie seems from the trailer, that man is NOT Agent 47.
Ugh.
Whatever, I hope its good anyway.
refinedsugar @ Jun 26th 2007 10:05AM
After seeing the trailer, I agree Olyphant doesn't seem to fit the part, but they went to enough trouble and/or effort to make this appeal to fans of the series ... the music, the crossed arms, barcode, etc ... so who knows. Could be alright, dubious casting of 47 aside ... or it could be another video game to movie hack job. I actually give this one hope come October.
Eric @ Jun 26th 2007 10:08AM
For those of you who are having problems with joblo.com, someone has uploaded the trailer to youtube: http://youtube.com/watch?v=r1SeyA7xJn8
Adrian @ Jun 26th 2007 11:00AM
Think it looks great. I don't really have an opinion on Olyphant this way or the other, but there were no clear in your face action segements (Explosions don't mean anything), just Hitman doing what he does best.
Saad @ Jun 26th 2007 10:09AM
what song is that on the trailer? would appreciate it if someone could figure it out :D
Theta @ Jun 26th 2007 10:13AM
Doesn't look like Olyphant is a good visual match for 47, though he can still rise to the occasion. Unfortunately, the rest of the trailer presents the film like a bog-standard morality play-driven textbook action flick, so that doesn't help either.
Here's to hoping that it becomes something a little more than that.
Theta @ Jun 26th 2007 10:17AM
"what song is that on the trailer? would appreciate it if someone could figure it out :D"
That just sounds like "Ave Maria", no? If you don't know it, it's a pretty popular classical/operatic standard.
Jesse @ Jun 26th 2007 5:31PM
The problem so far is that as much as I like Olyphant in Deadwood this character and the Agent 47 from the game look like too different people. And I'm not just talking from physical appearance. I just mean mannerisms. I.E. I swear I saw him smile. Agent 47 is a stone cold emotionless hard-ass. He shouldn't smile ever.
Agent 47 was never the run and gun type. Sure he would gun down a bunch of folks if he had to but the games have always been about being a silent assassin. I know silently killing someone doesn't always make for a thrilling trailer but it can when done right. Look for the trailer for Contracts, that thing gave me chills.
shamowfski @ Jun 26th 2007 10:29AM
I'm just glad Hitman is going to have the opportunity to suck on it's own merits and not because of Uwe Boll.
Deviation @ Jun 26th 2007 10:59AM
He might not be the best visual match but I think Timothy Olyphant can turn in a good performance for the roll. Check out Deadwood to see the kind of violence he can dish out.
Dan @ Jun 26th 2007 10:59AM
From the captions in the trailer, it looks like they are going to try and make agent 47 seem like some sort of saint, and only have him kill bad people.
I guess most of the marks in the game were not the purest of souls, but agent 47 is just a killer for hire, not some kind of rough-justice hero.
And the silverballers look like glocks... why !!!
polly @ Jun 26th 2007 11:04AM
Dude, they didn't even make his eyes blue? I don't know, something looks funny with Olyphant. Too young a face maybe? I kept trying to find a different actor that would look better and all I could come up with was Kevin McKidd, Daniel Day Lewis and Ralph Fiennes.
Really hope this doesn't suck.
ihateemo @ Jun 26th 2007 11:44AM
Anyone who doesn't think Olyphant can do badass should rent Deadwood. Come back to me after that. :)
NukeAssault @ Jun 26th 2007 11:54AM
Looks ok... Dont know if ill see it. Your opinion Reuben?
Zachary Hinchliffe @ Jun 26th 2007 11:59AM
I have a sinking feeling it's going to suck just because it's a video game movie.
Michael K. @ Jun 26th 2007 12:30PM
I'm not impressed with the trailer, and the man that plays the hitman looks like a tool
william @ Jun 26th 2007 12:51PM
ah crap what is 47 doing with a woman in that like 2 second clip that had better not be diana cause that alone will probally destroy the film for me.
Ken Seang @ Jun 26th 2007 12:59PM
Hopefully it is good because i am a Hitman fan... Also, this movie looks like John Woo should direct it and I still think Jason Statman should have been the Hitman, but o well...
Reuben @ Jun 26th 2007 3:20PM
I'll certainly go see it. The Hitman series is one of my favorites, and I hope they don't destroy it. I'm going to give it a fair chance though, and wait until October until I decide whether it's crap or not.
Too bad they didn't show the wire...
Jason @ Jun 26th 2007 1:25PM
Jason Statham would have made the better Hitman (Just take out the kung fu)!
Freeze @ Jun 26th 2007 1:32PM
After watching the trailer, I don't like their choice of Agent 47. He has a baby face. All I kept looking at when viewing the trailer is Jason Stratham.
Sean @ Jun 26th 2007 2:17PM
btw the song is called ave maria. theres a hundred different remakes of it since it's like been around since the dawn of time, so i can't tell you who sings it lol
AoE @ Jun 26th 2007 2:26PM
I agree he's not the best choice for 47... but the whole time I was watching the trailer I was overjoyed it wasn't Vin Diesel at the very least.
Zac @ Nov 24th 2007 10:41AM
personally, i think either jason statham or vin diesel would have made the best hitman/agent 47
Bangbang... @ Jun 26th 2007 2:29PM
"(are we the only ones that still find that title a bit much?) "
It's not too much for an American 80's style action flick. The Die Hard movies have always been coated with the slightest bit of cheese and bursting with over the top 80's style action. So I think the title fits. Plus if you dont like it you could always move to France... pansy (lol Im just kidding)
polly @ Jun 26th 2007 2:41PM
Statham? Are you kidding? You guys have no taste. As worried as I am about this movie and Tim pulling it off, I can guarantee you it's already 10 times better now because Vin Diesel and Statham aren't in it. Hollywood suits may suck, but at least they had enough sense to stay the hell away from those two guys.
L @ Jun 26th 2007 5:00PM
Looks cool, but I was dissapointed with the Ave Maria music. I hope to Mary in Heaven that Jesper Kyd is composing the music for this movie.
miles foreman @ Jun 26th 2007 3:06PM
Gee, I sure am glad Agent 47 is around to save the rest of us po' folk from evil... give me a fucking break. He's an amoral assassin!
Savok @ Jun 26th 2007 3:26PM
Could be worse, could also be a LOT better.
Why not David Bateson (47's voice actor) himself? The devs have been making 47 look more like him in recent years anyway. Granted he's getting on a bit now, but probably the two most important features 47 has is his eyes and voice, get the voice actor and the voice is automatically perfect.
Also, it is Ave Maria, the one by Franz Schubert.
Here it is in German, because everything is better in German.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aQVz6vuNq7s
mark @ Jun 26th 2007 5:02PM
Go fucking watch Deadwood if you don't think Olyphant can pull off being a badass... Transporter / Crank were god awful movies, I would hate to see another video game to movie adaptation go to shit by choosing one of the most typecast actors in recent years. The baby face is deceptive...
Kevin Kelly @ Jun 26th 2007 5:13PM
Yeah, Statham would be a bad choice. It'd be "Statham as Bald Dude Kicking Butt Movie Number 17".
Freeze @ Jun 26th 2007 8:53PM
To Mark #34.
You little douche. I've seen Deadwood. Dead, but ok. Transporter/crank was ok movies. Crank was a bit much. You cheese, it's not all about those movies. it's about the look, style, and how one can pull it off. That fart playing agent 47 has none. He looks like a geek trying to look cool straight out of the jenny jone's show. deceptive? he looks deprived. But we'll see how he'll pan out once the movie hits theatres.
Brandon @ Jun 27th 2007 10:40AM
this guy is nowhere near smooth, or old enough to play hitman. one of the best things about the video game was the way the hitman walked, and they got it wrong. he is supposed to move efficiently, almost machine-like, and he doesn't. nonetheless, i hope they can still make this a good movie.
Brian @ Jun 28th 2007 9:50AM
Transporter wasn't too bad. I don't think many people expected Hitman to be some sort of work of art. The whole storyline and idea is borderline cheezy in the first place. Because Transporter and Crank weren't great movies doesn't mean Jason Statham isn't a good fit for this role. He's got that bad ass look and attitude down pat. As long as the script is good, Jason would've been superb at his depiction of a cold-blooded killer.
Klink @ Jun 30th 2007 2:07AM
Just a heads-up. The official Hitman movie teaser site is up. Nothing new to see apart from the trailer (both in High and Low quality versions; unable to download either).
http://www.hitmanmovie.com/
godahale1 @ Jul 3rd 2007 1:12AM
The song is definitely Ave Maria. It is sung by Christina England and can be purchased on ITunes.
godahale1 @ Jul 3rd 2007 1:15AM
The song is definitely Ave Maria. It is sung by
Christina England and can be purchased on ITunes.
http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?playlistId=115669869&s=143441&i=115669510
Mello182 @ Jul 6th 2007 2:28PM
Agent 47 should be characteristics are follows as the game;
He is a tall, blue-eyed, bald, no-nonsense individual, who wears well-tailored Italian suits.
I'm not a fan of HITMAN game After watching the trailer I was amazed.
I also 1st thought Timothy is not the person for this. But later I realized after reading the characteristics of Mr.47 of the game, he might be the one. But we have to wait until October 12th to see his performance.I think Vin Diesel and other gorilla type actors won't suit this character as they are much macho type.
Babu Yagu @ Jul 7th 2007 11:11AM
"5. The actor doesn't look badass enough to be a true Agent 47.
Posted at 9:32AM on Jun 26th 2007 by Laggy"
Shows what you know. Killers generaly don't look badass. Met a couple of S.A.S soldiers. You probably wouldn't think twice about getting into a fight with them in a bar. But they'd put you through a wall.