: While a direct sequel was canceled, the franchise was later rebooted in 2015 with Hitman: Agent 47 starring Rupert Friend. Description Timothy Olyphant The genetically engineered professional hitman. Dougray Scott Mike Whittier The Interpol agent tracking 47 for years. Olga Kurylenko Nika Boronina A woman caught in the conspiracy alongside 47. Robert Knepper Yuri Marklov A high-ranking FSB agent involved in the hunt. Ulrich Thomsen Mikhail Belicoff The targeted Russian President.

, Russia's secret service, led by Yuri Marklov (Robert Knepper).

Along the way, 47 encounters Nika Boronina (Olga Kurylenko), the President’s mistress, who becomes his reluctant companion and eventually stirs unfamiliar emotions in the normally detached killer. Reception and Legacy

Released in 2007, is an action-thriller directed by Xavier Gens and based on the popular IO Interactive video game series. The film stars Timothy Olyphant as Agent 47, a genetically engineered elite assassin trained from childhood by a clandestine group known as "The Organization". Plot Overview

, who send other high-level assassins to eliminate him.