Fox want Paul Walker to be their 'Hitman'

Fox are planning to reboot the Hitman series and they want none other than Fast and Furious star Paul Walker to take the lead as the barcode-tattooed assassin. Guess that means he'll be shaving the head again so?

Deadline reports that Walker will take on the role (previously played by Timothy Olyphant in 2007) in the re-titled Agent 47. It's looking as though the script will come from A Good Day To Die Hard's Skip Woods and Michael Finch while ad director Aleksander Bach will be directing.

Don't expect to see this one in cinemas too soon though, they won't start filming until June, but you can catch Walker's latest flick, Fast and Furious 6, in cinemas from May 23rd.

Paul Walker

Paul William Walker IV (September 12, 1973 – November 30, 2013) was an American actor. He became well known in 1999 after his role in the hit film Varsity Blues. However, he was perhaps best known for… more