Vin Diesel has signed on to star and executive produce 20th Century Fox's upcoming adaptation of "Hitman," the best-selling video game franchise from Eidos and developer IO Interactive says The Hollywood Reporter.

Charles Gordon and Adrian Askarieh are producing through their respective companies, Daybreak Prods. and Prime Universe Prods. The vidgame's story centers on an international assassin known as Agent 47 who works for a mysterious org dubbed the Agency. The first three games in the series have sold over 10 million copies.

"Hitman' is a project that by the virtue of its DNA can and will reach far beyond its already substantial core audience. The canvas on which this adventure takes place is something that movie audiences have embraced for the last 40 years. We obviously are delighted to have Vin Diesel on board, too -- he and Agent 47 are a match made in heaven" said Askarieh.

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