We almost got a Hitman movie directed by James Gunn

Agent 47 plus Gunn equals dead fun?

TheHitmangames are often good and usually fun, it’s fair to say, particularly the recent World Of Assassination trilogy. Ian Hitman’s turn in the two films released about his adventures has been rougher to recommend, though. That’s why it’s simultaneously disappointing and awesome to learn that Guardians Of The Galaxy, The Suicide Squad and – shudder – Slither director James Gunn narrowly missed his target when he pitched a Hitman movie.

Gunnrevealedthe existence of his failed pitch for Hitman when he responded to a fan question about what game series would make an awesome film. “Weeks before I got Guardians I pitched a HITMAN movie,” Gunn said. “The studio really wanted to hire me, but a producer on the project did not. I was bummed then, but thank God, because I would have never been able to do GotG if they had said yes!”

You may never get to see James Gunn’s take on Agent 47, but you can step into the assassin’s surprisingly clean shoes inHitman 3onSteam, theEpic Games Storeand PC Game Pass.