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Oscar - nominated director Richard Linklater is set to helmHitman , a dependable taradiddle about an undercover police detective . Aside from mastermind , Linklater will co - write the screenplay with Glen Powell , who will also play the leading . Powell star as Hangman in Paramount ’s upcomingTop Gun : Maverick , and he has previously bring with Linklater onEverybody Wants Some!!andApollo 10½ : A Space Age Childhood .
As reported byVariety , Linklater is directingHitman , which tells the truthful story of Gary Johnson , which was chronicled in a 2001 article by diary keeper Skip Hollandsworth inTexas Monthly . While serving as an investigator for the Harris County dominion lawyer ’s office , Johnson was call for to go undercover by the police , posing as a hitman . In the Houston area , Johnson became one of the most sought - after professional killers , being hire for more than 60 jobs , only to inform on each guest to the police .
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Linklater is no stranger to telling reliable floor , having previously directedThe Newton Boys , about a substantial family unit of banking company robber , andBernie , the story of a hustle world convicted of murder . The director is also presently working on two untitled biopics for John Brinkley , a con valet who scammed his path to celebrity and fortune while pose as a doctor , and Bill Hicks , the glorify suffer - up comic who go on away in 1994.Hitmanwill also go on Linklater ’s loving relationship with Texas , where he was born , and many of his films are pose . Currently , the film is in development , with info about its release still scarce . Further particular on Linklater’sHitmantrue taradiddle will be approaching as the undertaking develops .
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