In 2007, Diesel was set to produce and star as Agent 47 in the film adaptation of the video game Hitman, but eventually pulled back and served as executive producer on the film instead.
I 2007 blev han sat til at producere og spille hovedrollen som Agent 47 i filmatisering af Computerspillet Hitman, men trak sig tilbage til sidst og fungerede i stedet som executive producer på filmen.