Bulgaria is the site of what will be many a murder scene. The upcoming 20th Century Fox film based on the Eidos game franchise Hitman, will begin filming this week in the country's capital of Sofia, with Xavier Gens at the helm.

The film will also be shot in South Africa, London, and Istanbul, and star in the lead role of the bald assassin, Agent 47, Timothy Olyphant, better known for his part as Sherriff Seth Bullock in Deadwood.

Dougray Scott, who plays Ian Hainsworth in Desperate Housewives, is cast for the part of the bad guy, and other cast members include Olga Kurylenko, Michael Offei, Ulrich Thomsen, and Robert Knepper.

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