CBR has an article on the proposed Hitman TV show.
A very baā¦ i mean bold decision by the directors.
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Iāve been looking forward to this show, and good to hear itās not dead! Itās an interesting and bold decision, hoping it gets executed well as a fresh take on the character.
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So theyāre kind of implying heās had his memory erased in the show, yes? As in, he doesnāt remember having the barcode tattooed underneath his hair? Orā¦is that he will see the tattoo and have a crisis because he just remembered itās there?
Iām cautiously looking forward to this show if it ever happens. But itās disappointing hearing they want to rewrite things. The movies rewrote a lot of things and ultimately it made them flop
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Unfortunately this doesnāt give me a lot of optimism about how this show will approach the character. I donāt think a change in the back story is an inherently bad thing, but Iām worried the protagonist is going to be some charismatic yet brooding antihero and 47 in name only.
As far as the missions and hits themselves, Iām expecting something more along the lines of John Wick but a bit more creative, definitely incorporating a lot of accidents. Could be entertaining, just a bit of a shame its not the character and world we love.
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This one seems to be the original:
Maybe theyāll do a build-up to where he shaves his head at the end of the season and puts on a suit and gloves.
Kolstad assured fans that the change in appearance is important to Agent 47ās journey in the show. "Youāre introduced to a guy whoās very much the hitman we know from the games, but heās got a full head of hair, and heās independent. He has a handler, heās got a life, heās very much that early '80s, late '70s assassin we read about in the books, right?"he explained. āBut at a certain point, he gets a gig, and that gig unveils the reality that no choice heās ever made has been his own. And of course, the show ends with him at a mirror, finding hidden under his skin, the barcode. So suddenly it becomes a mystery of āwho am I, really?āā
This really doesnāt sound like it has anything to do with Hitman as we understand it to be honest. Also, thanks for spoiling the ending so now I donāt have to bother watching it.
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I assume/hope that happens at the end of the first or second episodeā¦ iām not sure I want to watch a whole season of faux-47 being āsuaveā.
Plot twist, the barcode ends with a 48 instead.
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I would watch a show where each episode was just another mission for 47. They wouldnāt need character development, excessive plot, etc. TV today though has to be edgy with twists and cliffhangers and through lines that make things way too complicated.
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