Olga Kurylenko ("Paris je t'aime"), Robert Knepper ("Prison Break"), Ulrich Thomsen ("Festen") and Michael Offei ("Casino Royale") have joined the cast of 20th Century Fox's film adaptation of hit video game "Hit Man".

Timonthy Olyphant will play Agent 47, a hitman who ends up being chased himself by Interpol and the Russian military. Dougray Scott plays the villain of the piece.

Xavier Gens begins helming the thriller this week in the Bulgarian capital of Sofia reports Variety. Locations in South Africa, Istanbul, St. Petersburg and London will also be used.

Luc Besson, Chuck Gordon, Adrian Askarieh and Daniel Alter are producing.