Hitman: Absolution Features A Hollywood Cast

Through press release means, Square Enix has announced that, much like Sleeping Dogs before it, IO Interactive’s Hitman: Absolution features a recognizable celebrity cast.

In fact, found within the list of actors who lent themselves to the game through motion capture and recording devices, sits Powers Boothe, along with Keith Carradine, Vivica A. Fox and Shannyn Sossamon. They may not be some of Hollywood’s elite these days, but they’re quality actors nonetheless, and their inclusion should lend a lot of authenticity to the assassination-focused title.

For more information regarding November’s Hitman: Absolution and its voice cast, check out the following release:

COPENHAGEN (October 25, 2012) – IO Interactive A/S, a Square Enix studio, today reveals the stunning main cast of HITMAN: ABSOLUTION. This very talented group of well known Hollywood actors was brought together to fulfill HITMAN: ABSOLUTION’s cinematic storytelling ambition.

Every actor and actress not only lent their voices to HITMAN: ABSOLUTION characters, but they were also fully motion-captured while acting their roles. These full performance captures took place in Giant Studios, the preeminent motion capture facility best known for their work on blockbuster movies like Lord of the Rings, Iron Man, I Am Legend, Avatar and many more.

THE HOLLYWOOD CAST OF HITMAN: ABSOLUTION
Agent 47 – William Mapother (Motion Capture), David Bateson (Voice)
previous work includes: Lost, Another Earth

Diana Burnwood – Marsha Thomason
previous work includes: Lost, White Collar

Benjamin Travis – Powers Boothe
previous work includes: The Avengers, Deadwood, Sin City

Birdie – Steven Bauer
previous work includes: Breaking Bad, Scarface

Blake Dexter – Keith Carradine
previous work includes: Cowboys & Aliens, Dexter, Deadwood

Sheriff Clive Skurky – Jon Gries
previous work includes: Napoleon Dynamite, Get Shorty

Layla Stockton – Traci Lords
previous work includes: Blade, Underworld

Sanchez – Issac Singleton
previous work includes: Planet of the Apes, Pirates of the Caribbean

LaSandra Dixon – Vivica A. Fox
previous work includes: Kill Bill, Batman & Robin, Independence Day

Wade – Larry Cedar
previous work includes: Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, Deadwood

Cosmo Faulkner – Jonathan Adams
previous work includes: Bones, 24, Boston Legal, Burn Notice

Jade – Shannyn Sossamon
previous work includes: 40 Days and 40 Nights, Kiss Kiss Bang Bang

Victoria – Isabelle Fuhrman
previous work includes: The Hunger Games, Orphan

HITMAN: ABSOLUTION is scheduled for release across North America on November 20, 2012 for the PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system, Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft and Windows PC.

Related Links
HITMAN: SNIPER CHALLENGE Official Homepage: www.hitmansniper.com
HITMAN: ABSOLUTION Official Homepage: www.hitman.com
HITMAN: ABSOLUTION Official Facebook® page: www.facebook.com/hitman
Join the HITMAN community: www.barcode-society.com