While critically panned, the original movie (starring Timothy Olyphant) grossed around $100 million so back in 2009 it was already announced that a script for a sequel was being worked on. Today it was revealed that Agent 47 will not be played Timothy Olyphant but rather by Paul Walker, known for several of the Fast & Furious movies (alongside Vin Diesel).
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