In the video below, Rupert Friend answers a number of Hitman: Agent 47 related questions, including what drew him to the role, acting alongside Hannah Ware and going up against Zachary Quinto's John Smith. Video game fans of the IO Interactive IP should be pleased to know that Friend confirms that you'll definitely be seeing 47 getting the maximum use out of his iconic Silverballers.
Genetically engineered from conception to be the perfect killing machine, he's the culmination of decades of research, endowed with unprecedented strength, speed, stamina and intelligence. Known only as Agent 47 (Rupert Friend), his latest target is a corporation that plans to unlock the secret of his past to create an army of killers even more powerful than him. With help from a young woman, the elite assassin confronts revelations about his own origins in an epic battle with his deadliest foe. Hitman: Agent 47, stars Rupert Friend and Zachary Quinto and is set for release on August 21, 2015, newcomer Aleksander Bach directs from a script penned by Michael Finch, Kyle Ward and Skip Woods. The film is based on the fictional character Agent 47 from the Hitman video game series from IO Interactive. Paul Walker was originally set to play the titular character prior to his tragic death. A prior live-action Hitman film was released in 2007 which starred Timothy Olyphant.
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