Homeland co-star Rupert Friend will replace Paul Walker as the lead--Walker was slated to star in this do-over once he wrapped James Wan's Fast & Furious 7 but he was killed in a tragic car crash half way through production.
Zachary Quinto will do the project after his stage commitments on "The Glass Menagerie"
Action pic scribes Skip Woods Kyle Ward, and Michael Finch have written the script, from which commercials director Aleksander Bach will make his big screen debut.
The games were previously translated to film in 2007 starring Timothy Olyphant, Olga Kurylenko and Dougray Scott, The film took in $100 million worldwide despite negative reviews. Woods also wrote that film as well
Over twenty million copies of the five game series have sold since it began back in 2000. The most recent game, "Hitman: Absolution," was released late last year to solid reviews. An HD trilogy re-release of the second through fourth games was released as well.
Chuck Gordon, Alex Young and Adrian Askarieh will produce the new film.
Production begins later this month in Berlin and Singapore.
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