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Dino Bosco (also known as "The Thespian"), is the target of the HITMAN™ mission The Icon and a minor character in the Elusive Target mission The Badboy.

Background[]


The legendary Dino Bosco has hit hard times in the recent years.

Raised in an artistic family, he has always rebelled against conformities. Although born to a wealthy family, he has always gagged on whatever silver spoon he was fed with, believing that to obtain greatness, "you needed to earn it," and no one can deny that Bosco hasn't paid his dues, starting in the early 80s in low budget horror and erotic films. 

By the start of the 1990s he began to gain attention from a new breed of film directors who embraced exploitation as art and not trash, and he quickly became a rising star on the world cinema scene.

But true success didn't arrive until his award-winning performance in Sergio Tinto's, a throwback to Italian neo-realism which secured his star status.

Bosco had the world in his hands, and he was allowed to star and direct in the film series that propelled him into international stardom, the Tony Dan films, based on I. E. Sturgess' 60s cult novels. The films were huge hits globally and for a long time it seemed that Bosco could do no wrong.

However, it was not to be. The cliché lifestyle of drugs and alcohol soon took its toll, and his downfall was finally sealed. During the premier of the last Tony Dan film, Il Brute, at Cannes, he urinated on the screen because the producers had re-edited his "masterpiece". He became persona non grata with a reputation for being "difficult", and his life went into a void of drugs and scandals.

So it was a surprise to many when L'Avventura Pictures had hired him to direct and star in the big-budget film adaptation of the comic book "The Icon".

However, the shoot turned into something quite troublesome, and he hijacked the whole production to Sapienza "to get away from those greedy producer capitalists who know nothing about art". His unrestrained spending quickly put L'Avventura Pictures deep into debt. Unable to remove Bosco from the director's chair without violating their contract, L'Avventura managed to hire the ICA out of desperation in order to have Bosco eliminated before he destroyed the company.
― Target Intel

Description and Behavior[]

Dino spends the mission between the set and his trailer. If the player completes the "Meet the Fans" challenge, he will momentarily leave the set to engage in a Question and Answer session with some onlookers at a table outside the café. When filming, he frequently interrupts to bark orders to the crew over loudspeakers.

He also does his own stunts, and the presence of flammable materials and heavy machinery on the set presents opportunities for the player to arrange accidents.

Dino's costume suit is thick enough to function as authentic armor and grants him a certain degree of protection from firearms, though it is not completely impervious to physical attacks. There is a small opening in his helmet that allows for a headshot.

Behind the Scenes[]

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One of the promotional posters in the alpha build for Dino Bosco.

In the alpha build, Dino Bosco's original model was a placeholder Agency Heavy Trooper from Hitman: Absolution[1]. Unlike the original model, the placeholder was silver with a grey cape with most of the attachments on the helmet being entirely removed. Although the placeholder eventually turned into his costume, the placeholder model is unique as Agency Heavy Troopers were rumored to appear in the canceled Absolution sequel.

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Trivia[]

  • Dino Bosco is voiced by William Mapother, who was originally intended to replace David Bateson as Agent 47's voice actor in Hitman: Absolution before David returned for the role.
    • This is referenced in the mission itself, where a civilian suggests that an actor called Dave Bateson should have been cast instead of him.
  • Dino is mentioned several times throughout the trilogy.
    • His death is mentioned by Marco Abiatti in Landslide. A tourist couple in the plaza discusses about him and the town's lack of a memorial for him.
    • A woman talking to her friend in A House Built on Sand mentions stalking Bosco.
    • A crew member near Jordan Cross's cake in Club 27 asks his friends if Bosco or Julian Wakefield played The Icon better.
    • The news report seen in Another Life mentions a film festival in honor of Bosco is held in Sapienza every year.
  • The design of a weapon called The Iconator is based on Dino Bosco himself.
  • A contract named "Grand Theft Bosco" involves getting Dino's car keys inside his camper van, and escaping the level.
  • Posters of Dino in his movie can be found inside many rooms across the trilogy.
  • A poster for Dino's film can be placed in the Safehouse in Freelancer mode.
  • All alpha build screenshots/textures are used by Youtuber, TJGM[2].

References[]

  1. Dino Bosco's placeholder model in the leaked build: https://www.hitmanforum.com/t/things-about-hitman-you-just-found-out/588/1915
  2. TJGM's YT channel https://www.youtube.com/@TJGM
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