Timothy Olyphant Accepted 'Pile of Sh-t' Hitman Movie Gig Because He Needed The Money

The movie adaptation of the video game Hitman isn't the most critically adored, but it is valuable to Timothy Olyphant, who played lead character Agent 47.

In an interview with Rolling Stone, he revealed that he had to make some money to be able to afford the new house he bought after Deadwood, a movie revival of which with the original cast is coming this year, was unexpectedly cancelled by HBO.

He mistakenly thought that the show would stay on the air longer than it did because not long before the cancellation, he and co-star Ian McShane were given a raise. He decided not to sell the house, but had to take some gigs to be able to pay it off. This led to him playing Agent 47 in Hitman.

What we have to thank for this is the villain in [Live Free or] Die Hard and a f---ing bald head in Bulgaria shooting Hitman. That's what that phone call led to. 'How about the villain of Die Hard?' I said, "Sure."

And they're like, "Do you want to read the script?" I said, "I get it. I'm in. I just bought a house. Did you not hear? They just canceled my f---ing show. Yes, I'll do it." "What about this video game adaptation?" "Yes to that too. I'm in. I've got to make up some TV money."

While Olyphant only accepted the gigs because he needed a job, he considers the whole experience as valuable. Even then, this doesn't change the fact that he still thought Hitman was a horrible movie, at least based on how he described the film.

"You know what, though? Those experiences were equally valuable. Oddly enough, those kinds of experiences, perhaps arguably more valuable than these. You know? Find yourself bald in Bulgaria doing some pile of sh-t, that will get you up a little earlier in the morning and make you work a little harder."

Olyphant is set to appear in Quentin Tarantino's star-studded ninth film, Once Upon A Time in Hollywood releasing July 26.

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