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Exclusive: Might Olyphant Be Back for Hitman 2?

Source:Edward Douglas
August 1, 2009


There's been talk lately of 20th Century Fox doing a sequel to their hit action movie Hitman, but as they work on figuring out a script, ComingSoon.net caught up with the movie's lead actor Timothy Olyphant at the junket for David Twohy's A Perfect Getaway and asked whether we might see him returning as Agent 47 in the proposed Hitman 2.

"It's not on my schedule," he said diplomatically. "If they want me to do another one, I supposed they could have me, yes," he suggested when asked whether he signed on to do more than one movie. "The things that I've got in front of me right now I'm really excited about the television show. What I can tell you about 'Hitman' is that I'm thrilled that it was as successful as it was and it was a really nice opportunity and I appreciate that opportunity."

That television show Olyphant refers to his next big project, the new FX series "Lawman" based on Elmore Leonard's U.S. Marshall character Raylan Givens, who appeared in the novels "Pronto" and "Riding the Rap," the pilot being based on the short story "Fire in the Hole." It will air in the spring of next year. "We shot the pilot and it's been picked up. I start shooting in October or November." Olyphant hasn't met Leonard yet but being that the novelist is an executive producer on the show, he's expecting to have a chance and he's looking forward to it.

In the meantime, Olyphant has A Perfect Getaway coming out next week and then early next year, he's starring in the Overture Films remake of George Romero's 1973 thriller The Crazies.

We asked him how much of Romero's anti-military sentiment from that era of his career was being carried over to the remake. "Participant is behind it and Participant doesn't do anything that doesn't have a real message to it, so it's kind of an unusual film for them. Participant does like 'Syriana' and 'Inconvenient Truth' - it's a nice marriage and a nice twist to the kind of movies they do. I think that if there's anything worth keeping from the original, it's that intelligent metaphor where it was a horror film, but it was really a commentary on the Vietnam War. Oddly enough, that metaphor is still relevant in a very contemporary point of view."

Look for more with Olyphant over on ShockTIllYouDrop.com, talking about David Twohy's A Perfect Getaway, sometime next week.

COMMENTS (30)

Posted by:
ChiefBL
August 2, 2009
Ya, I was actually a huge fan of the first movie, despite getting fairly poor reviews, I thought it was actually a very well made movie. And I've been a fan of Olyphant ever since Scream 2 and Dreamcatcher, but he really surprised me in Hitman. As long as he will be along for the ride, I'm all for Hitman 2.
Posted by:
Luke
August 2, 2009
I didn't think Hitman was all that successful.

But I think it was a good but not great action movie.

Olyphant was great. Although I always saw Diesel in the role.
Posted by:
movierich
August 2, 2009
Tim Olyphant was the best thing about the Hitman movie....I hope he comes back!
Posted by:
damn
August 2, 2009
Hitman movie was terrible! Could've been alot better.
Posted by:
Pro
August 2, 2009
I thought Timothy Olyphant and Olga Kurylenko were good in the movie, but the direction was too Euro Trashy. They should get the guy who did Max Payne to direct it, but not hire the same writer. I think the sequel has a chance...
Posted by:
Ox 45
August 2, 2009
Straight to dvd!!!!
Posted by:
GOD
August 2, 2009
"There's been talk lately of 20th Century Fox doing a sequel to their hit action movie Hitman"

this movie was a hit on what effen planet, not the one i created in 7days, u must be speaking of another planet i kno nothing about. please dont read anything written by edward douglas. hes dumb i read the very first sentence n skipped everything he wrote, right to the comment portion, he will be joining satan after he passes for lying.,...
Posted by:
noob
August 2, 2009
lol i mean like the guy and all, but now he goes by Tim instead of Timothy? Tim Olyphant. now that is hilarious. he's too good for Timothy now that he's a big shot movie star?
Posted by:
YouKnowTheName
August 2, 2009
As a fan of the games I though Hitman worked as a movie, just. I was happy with Olyphant in the role, although I was just glad Vin Diesel didn't get it, THAT would have sucked. The movie has a terrible story though, nothing to do with Hitman at all, but it got the feel, which is more than 99.9% of game movies do. And Olgka Kurylenko was outstanding.

I'm looking at you, Prince of Persia, and I'm waiting...
Posted by:
WikusJ
August 2, 2009
No Tim would be like a no-Bale Batman

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