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The third-person stealth video game series "Hitman" has seen two big-screen adaptations. The first was the 2007 film "Hitman," starring Timothy Olyphant, followed by the 2015 reboot "Hitman: Agent 47," which featured Rupert Friend in the lead role. Unfortunately, both cinematic attempts were short-lived, each concluding after a single installment. In 2017, there were plans to bring "Hitman" to the small screen as a streaming series for Hulu, but sadly, that project has now been confirmed as dead in the water before ever entering production.
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Derek Kolstad, the screenwriter behind the "John Wick" franchise who was tasked with developing the "Hitman" series, recently revealed at the SXSW festival that the project's development had been terminated. Speaking with The Direct, Kolstad expressed his disappointment, stating that the cancellation felt "like a dagger in the chest." He acknowledged the unpredictable nature of the industry but confirmed that the series was "completely dead." Kolstad added that he genuinely loved the script he had written, largely due to his affection for the game and its characters. He lamented that while he could write the script, the challenge was finding a buyer willing to produce it, noting that despite his efforts, the project had made no progress.
via： The Direct