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'Wanted 2' Writers Say Story Will Feature New Female Lead, Will Be After The Events In The First Film

  • By Cain Rodriguez
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  • October 24, 2012 9:39 AM
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News
Despite “Wanted” running up decent domestic grosses, it’s been an unfathomably long -- by Hollywood standards -- four years with no sequel since its initial run. While creatively speaking it seemed like there was no need, or no way, for a sequel to happen -- most of the major characters were killed in the climax, including (SPOILER) Angelina Jolie -- the studio has steadily pushed forward with their plans, and one of the film’s writers recently spoke about the direction they’re taking the film.
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Timur Bekmambetov Says "Shocking" Sequel To 'Wanted' Will Follow James McAvoy's Wesley Gibson & Features A "Great Twist"

  • By Gabe Toro
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  • June 18, 2012 9:40 AM
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  • 7 Comments
News
EXCLUSIVE: While there has been much talk, a sequel to "Wanted" has been moving slowly. While the original writers were hired to pen a sequel last fall, it remained to seen how they would continue from the blood-soaked finale of the first film, a breakneck comic book actioner from director Timur Bekmambetov that grossed $341 million worldwide. With an ending featuring a bloodbath that killed the most important characters, not to mention the biggest names in the cast, a follow-up looked like a tricky proposition, but it looks like that particular story nut has been cracked.
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More: Timur Bekmambetov, Interviews, Wanted 2, James McAvoy, Moby Dick, 20,000 Leagues Under The Sea, The Current War

5 Unnecessary, Unwanted Sequels That Bit The Dust & 5 More That Are Somehow Getting Made

  • By Oliver Lyttelton
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  • March 13, 2012 3:33 PM
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  • 26 Comments
Features
Earlier today, producer/enemy of quality Neal Moritz confirmed what anyone with a brain and cursory knowledge of the box office charts of early 2011 was aware of: a sequel to "Green Hornet," his Michel Gondry-directed, Seth Rogen led superhero movie of last January, isn't happening any time soon. The film wasn't a giant flop -- it made a good-but-not-great $98 million domestically, part of a total $227 million worldwide haul. Not a bad number, but considering the movie cost $120 million plus whatever they poured into the extensive marketing campaign, the profit margin was likely razor thin.
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More: Features, The Green Hornet, G.I. Joe 2, Grown Ups 2, Silent Hill: Revelation 3D, Wanted 2

'Wanted 2' Moves Forward As Original Writers Hired Back For Sequel

  • By Kevin Jagernauth
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  • September 27, 2011 8:10 AM
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Oh yeah, remember that "Wanted" sequel you uh, wanted? It's still happening. Talk about a follow-up to the hit didn't take all that long to get going with notorious shit talker Mark Millar claiming at Comic-Con in 2009 that production was "set to begin shooting in 8 weeks time with James McAvoy reprising his role." Obviously, that never happened. Through much of last year, rumors continued to circulate with Kristen Stewart being mooted to take over the franchise especially since Angelina Jolie's character takes a bullet to the head at the end of the original. Director Timur Bekmambetov chimed in at the end of last summer and confirmed that development was happening, but that the movie was a way off saying, "We are discussing 'Wanted 2' every month. We are working on it now, but I think it will be after Lincoln because James is working on the 'X-Men: First Class'… It’s why I decided to develop Lincoln without a studio, to keep control. It’s a big movie but independent too." But the wheels on the project have not taken a major turn.
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More: Films, Film Studios, Wanted 2, Universal

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