ROTTEN TOMATOES: Fox Assures Hitman Will Be Rated "R"

Fox Assures Hitman Will Be Rated "R"

Contrary to the PG-13 reports yesterday.

by Alex Vo | October 12, 2007

Once again, the Internet had us worried there for a minute. After yesterday's report that Fox would be retooling an "explicitly violent, very bloody cut" of Hitman for the Live Free or Die Hard crowd, Fox has jumped in for some much-appreciated damage control.

Getting in touch with Rope of Silicon, Fox representatives are stating that Hitman "has intense action and will definitely be rated 'R'." And Nicholas De Toth, who previously edited Live Free or Die Hard and was reported to be cutting Hitman for a PG-13 rating, is only a consultant, not the film's lead editor.

Timothy Olyphant and Olga Kurylenko in Hitman. Click the image for hi-res pictures!

Below is the rest of the excerpt from Fox's email:

"As you can imagine, we are upset to see this inaccuracy about the rating be spread around. We really are putting out an 'R' rated movie, which as you may know really limits us/challenges us in alot of ways in our marketing. [Fox] knows that to capture Agent 47's essence, this film needs to be an 'R'.

By the way - AVP-R will also be a hard 'R' a month after Hitman. It's not fair to say that Fox waters down/softens all their films for PG-13 ratings..."

Sounds like we hit a nerve with Fox. Check out Hitman, in all his R-rated glory, on November 21^st at theaters everywhere.

Source: Rope of Silicon

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knowingtoast85 writes:
on Oct 12 2007 02:22 PM

"Hard R" press release statements timed to hit the press after unsubstantiated PG-13 rumors. A little calculated, methinks.

Studios understand the power of releasing a red band trailer online, and pushing a violent flick as a "Hard R." That terminology hasn't even really gained prominence until recently. As long as it makes money without necessitating a good script, director or cast.

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Impavido writes:
on Oct 12 2007 03:58 PM

So....are they going for the Soft R?

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hewpot writes:
on Oct 12 2007 04:44 PM

nah, they tried the "hard r" with pathfinder, saying "this film is rated R for" then like--massively bloody scenes or some ****, and that movie failed like a mother ****er

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alsanali writes:
on Oct 12 2007 04:50 PM

Hitman doesn't even need to be R. PG-13 can be violent enough if done right like Casino Royale and I'd rather see action like the bathroom scene than all-out violence that they seem to be going for.

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Tyrant writes:
on Oct 12 2007 04:56 PM

R rating eh? you know what this means?.......

oh it means nothing. This movie is still going to suck.

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lavatory love machine writes:
on Oct 12 2007 05:19 PM

so, why did they fire the director then?

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PatrickBateman writes:
on Oct 12 2007 05:37 PM

In reply to this comment (#1186746)
Wow what a prediction Tyrant. Please make more for movies in the future that you haven't seen yet.

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tawo writes:
on Oct 12 2007 06:44 PM

I dont think it's going t'be a bad movie, maybe for the gamers( I think the game wasn't that good by the way), but compared to the game, this movie's gon do more justice. Then again there's always gonna be whinners crying like *itches regardless of the outcome.

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Cimmerian writes:
on Oct 12 2007 09:24 PM

Even though it's going to be rated R, I still think their heads should explode into confetti.

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ManofStee1 writes:
on Oct 12 2007 10:39 PM

In reply to this comment (#1186944)
Genius.

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deneco4 writes:
on Oct 13 2007 12:19 AM

Hurray!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! So glad we bitched enough to make them change their minds. Now ill see this movie with my girlfriend!!

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unbreakable_samurai writes:
on Oct 13 2007 09:54 AM

Sweet, very happy to hear that this and AVP-R are going for a solid R rating.

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Man_Of_Iron8905 writes:
on Oct 13 2007 11:03 AM

History tells that this, like all other "videogame adaptations", will be terrible. But, I liked this game and am willing to give the movie a chance. At least it isn't directed by Uwe Bole.

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bribios writes:
on Oct 13 2007 02:39 PM

Woo hoo! Now I'm back on the fence about seeing the movie.

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EmmG389 writes:
on Oct 13 2007 07:31 PM

This is the new trend now? Now movies are pushing for R-Ratings instead of PG-13? Its kind of weird. Now I am skeptical of R-rated movies. AVP and Hitman look like ****.

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Codious writes:
on Oct 13 2007 10:57 PM

fox is still very gay

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TheAncientEnemy writes:
on Oct 14 2007 02:22 PM

Fox is gay because it is sexually attracted to other companies of the same gender.

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damvbat writes:
on Oct 14 2007 05:18 PM

Hulk smash

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walkingdead09 writes:
on Oct 14 2007 05:28 PM

R rating or not, this will be bad. There are numerous movies about hitmen so this is nothing ground breaking or original.

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pota1967 writes:
on Oct 14 2007 08:10 PM

Who cares what the rating is going to be--How about a good movie?????

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