Hitman: Agent 47 (2015)
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A genetically-enhanced assassin must track down the daughter of the scientist who created him to prevent a corporation from weaponizing their abilities.
The story
Agent 47 is a genetically-enhanced super soldier working as a hitman for the International Contracts Agency. He has spent years tracking down Katia, the daughter of Dr. Piotr Litvenko, the scientist who created the Agent program but abandoned it out of guilt. Katia, who possesses superhuman awareness and anxiety, is currently on the run in Berlin. She is approached by a man named John Smith, who claims to offer her protection from 47 while hinting at information regarding her father. However, 47 soon attacks them, leading to a high-stakes pursuit involving a shadowy corporation seeking to recreate the Agent program.
Full plot (contains spoilers)
47 is a genetically-enhanced super soldier created by Dr. Piotr Litvenko. After Litvenko abandoned the project, 47 began working for the ICA, eventually tracking down Litvenko's daughter, Katia. In Berlin, Katia is approached by John Smith, an operative for Syndicate International, who offers protection from 47. After a skirmish where 47 grazes Katia, they hide in a hotel. 47 eventually captures Katia, revealing she is also an Agent designed to be superior to him. He trains her in combat, and they fight off Syndicate forces and Smith, who possesses subdermal titanium body armor. Katia reveals Litvenko is in Singapore. 47's handler, Diana, coordinates with another Agent. In Singapore, 47 and Katia find Litvenko, who is captured by the Syndicate. 47 infiltrates the Syndicate headquarters disguised as a firefighter while Katia crashes a helicopter into the building. 47 defeats Smith by electrocuting him. On the rooftop, Le Clerq escapes with Litvenko, but Litvenko detonates an explosive inhaler, killing himself and Le Clerq. 47 confirms the target's death to Diana but remains ambiguous about Katia's fate. In the mid-credits, Smith is shown alive.
- First release year
- 2015
- Runtime (minutes)
- 96
- Production countries
- United States; Germany; Singapore; United Kingdom
- Original languages
- English
- Directors
- Aleksander Bach
- Writers
- Skip Woods · screenplay; Michael Finch · screenplay; Skip Woods · story
- Cast and characters
- Rupert Friend · Agent 47; Hannah Ware · Katia van Dees; Zachary Quinto · John Smith; Ciarán Hinds · Piotr Litvenko; Thomas Kretschmann · Antoine Le Clerq; Angelababy · Diana Burnwood; Jesse Hergt · Young Agent 47; Helena Pieske · Young Katia
- Genres
- action; thriller
- Themes
- human experimentation; identity; genetic engineering
- Tone and mood
- action-packed; tense; unrealistic
- Premise and plot tags
- reboot; video game adaptation; techno-thriller; assassination
- Source material / true-story basis
- Hitman video game series
- Franchise connections
- Hitman
- Content notes
- violence
- Reception
- The film was panned by critics for its screenplay, visual effects, and lack of faithfulness to the source material, though its action scenes and score received some praise. It was a commercial success, grossing $82.3 million against a $35 million budget.
- Reported review scores
- Metacritic · score: 28 · scale: 100 · review count: 27; CinemaScore · score: B · scale: A+ to F; IGN · score: 6.0 · scale: 10
- Production trivia
- Paul Walker was originally attached to play Agent 47 but died in a car accident before filming began.; The film was originally intended to be filmed in Berlin, Potsdam, and Singapore in 2013 but was postponed to 2014.; A sequel was planned but was scrapped in 2019 following Disney's acquisition of 21st Century Fox.
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