James Gunn Tried Making a HITMAN Movie, but the Studio Passed Due to the Rating
I’m not a big fan of the two Hitman films that currently exist. Those films could’ve and should’ve been so much better. Guardians of the Galaxy director James Gunn recently revealed on Twitter that he tried to make a Hitman movie but the studio passed on his vision of the franchise because of the rating. Gunn explained:
“I tried to make a Hitman movie a few years ago. But the producers at the time didn’t want to make it R rated, so they passed.”
They passed because it was going to be a rated R movie? That’s interesting because both films are rated R! Hollywood is a bizarre place with studio executives and producers who don’t know what in the hell they’re doing.
On top of all that, there’s no way anyone could make a proper Hitman movie and have it not be rated R. The whole freakin’ franchise is based around a contract killer! Then, of course, there are the fans who don’t want to see a watered down version of the ultra-violent game.
Classic Hollywood nonsense. Could you imagine the incredibly awesome film they could’ve had if they did hire Gunn to direct it! I bet those producers are kicking themselves in the ass, especially now that Gunn is a popular director behind one of the best franchises at Marvel Studios.