Overview
- Derek Kolstad confirmed to The Direct at SXSW in Austin that the live-action adaptation is "dead in the water."
- The project was first announced in 2017 with Hulu and Fox 21 Television Studios, later rebranded Touchstone Television under Disney.
- Kolstad said he could deliver a script, but no one was willing to buy it or greenlight production.
- The series saw little visible progress for nearly a decade before this definitive status update.
- Previous Hitman films in 2007 and 2015 were poorly received by critics, reinforcing doubts about the IP’s screen prospects.