Someone Fill Me In

[Neto Magnus]

I'm not too familiar with the GN's so I need some ideas for teaser poster concepts.

[xwolverine2]

according recent reports its nothing at all like the GN


so ur safe.......

[bored]

I read that ****head won't be in it. That makes me sad.

[Tempest19]

Everything about this film makes me sad, the director and writer raped one of the greatest graphic novels out there.

[TheVileOne]

What the hell, when did this happen?

Is that IMDB listing all legit?

I'm so confused.

[Cinemaman]

If anybody is intersted, Beckmambetov already worked on Hollywood movie (though it had very very low budget and was released only on VHS), which was produced by Roger Corman. So he has some experience in talking to movie studios' bosses (at least I hope so).

[miltonh]

Everything about this film makes me sad, the director and writer raped one of the greatest graphic novels out there.

It's also my opinion... :cmad:

[The Lizard]

Something tells me this forum isn't going to get a huge amount of traffic.

[C. Lee]

Everything about this film makes me sad, the director and writer raped one of the greatest graphic novels out there.

What is extremely saddening is.....equating the most vile attack upon a person with the making of a movie.

Let's not continue to write things like that people......it has no place here.

[Tempest19]

This is the only case where it's true though. This guy (the director) is the next Joel Shoemacker of the superhero genre.

[Antonello Blueberry]

Strange how everyone is so upset about the changes but Mark Millar, who read the script and saw the designs for sets and costumes and the animatics.

[Antonello Blueberry]

Btw, Millar is flying to Prague to meet director and cast.
http://forums.millarworld.tv/index.php?s=&showtopic=71388&view=findpost&p=1611367

[Arkady Rossovich]

What is this novel?

[Cristo]

Ohh...just noticed this.

What is it?

Oughta be fun...

[Cristo]

The premise of Wanted is that all the world's super-villains decided to band together in 1986 and use their vast collective powers — including mad science, magic and mind control — to eliminate all the world's superheroes and rewrite reality in their own dark image; prior to this the world was a brighter, more hopeful place (a clear reference to the end of the Silver Age). Superheroes are remembered as fiction (as they are in the real world), and behind the scenes a cabal of the leading super-villains run the entire world.

Mama's boy Wesley Gibson discovers that his recently-assassinated father was a super-criminal called The Killer, and that Wesley has inherited his perfect aim and uncanny skill with any weapon. Wesley enters a new life, and must deal with the most dangerous and evil people in the world — whose ranks now include Wesley himself.

[Tempest19]

The premise of Wanted is that all the world's super-villains decided to band together in 1986 and use their vast collective powers — including mad science, magic and mind control — to eliminate all the world's superheroes and rewrite reality in their own dark image; prior to this the world was a brighter, more hopeful place (a clear reference to the end of the Silver Age). Superheroes are remembered as fiction (as they are in the real world), and behind the scenes a cabal of the leading super-villains run the entire world.

Dude, chances are they deleted all that... in a recent quote by Millar stating, more or less, that everything in and revoling around a superhero costume is GONE. :wow::cmad:

Those who haven't read the graphic novel, like xWolverine, for example don't realize how big of a change this is. At least, imo.

[The Joker]

Dude, chances are they deleted all that... in a recent quote by Millar stating, more or less, that everything in and revoling around a superhero costume is GONE. :wow::cmad:

Those who haven't read the graphic novel, like xWolverine, for example don't realize how big of a change this is. At least, imo.

It's Wino, because without all the super hero stuff, it loses it's entire point...

[Spider-Bat]

It's a shame from what I'm hearing that once again a graphic novel/comic gets ruined by Hollywood.:cmad:

[chesslover]

Sounds like it should be named Unwanted.

[3dman27]

Sounds like it should be named Unwanted.

i concur ithink i'll take a pass on this movie

[shinlyle]

It's Wino, because without all the super hero stuff, it loses it's entire point...

Exactly.

It may be a good film in it's own right, but "WANTED" is my favorite graphic novel of ALL TIME...and it's because of the way it handled superheroes and villians.

No *****head and no &*^%wit and a PG-13 rating...? Screw that.

This isn't Wanted.


Looks like, after years or dormancy, I now have anew film on which I can hate...and it's the one I most wanted to love....

[Jack Rabbit]

Looks like, after years or dormancy, I now have anew film on which I can hate...and it's the one I most wanted to love....

It's like you read my very soul.:csad:

WINO it is.:csad:

[shinlyle]

I remember hearing this movie announced, and cheering gleefully...

Then it was announced that it would be PG-13, and I died a little inside...

Then it was announced that it wouldn't involve superheroes at all, and I gave up on it...

Angelina Jolie's luscious lips can't even save this sinking ship.:csad:

[Spider-Bat]

I don't know anything anout this GN, but from what I've heard you guys saying it is a shame, my condolences to you fans.

These filmmakers that ruin these movies are going to destroy comic book movies to the point where no ones going to make them any more, the moron filmakers with no imagination should not make them for other people, make them for the fans, and don't do your own thing, do the comic as it is, if those idiots wanna' do their own thing then they should write theior own thing and leave our beloved books out of this!!!!!!!

[Spider-Bat]

I found out what this comic's about, and what the hell is the point of taking all that stuff out, why even do these things anymore?

I have had it with, we'll make a movie of this comic but we won't put anything in from the comic and make it all different and take out all the superhero comic book stuff, WTF! If you have no imagination then don't make a comic book movie.

Man, I'd like to find out one of these idiot director's favorite books or something then make a movie of it and totally ruin it and take out everything they cared about in it in the first place and see how they feel.

I think I'll make a movie about Santa Claus but he won't be called Santa claus, and he won't have elves, and he won't drive a flying sleigh, and he shouldn't wear a white beard, that's not realistic, and I wanna' take away all the hopes and dreams of children and the adults who even can still feel that magic, and cherish those memories of Santa from when they were children.

Then I'll make a movie about Elvis, but he'll be played by a really tall mexican guy, and he won't sing, he'll play the tombone, and he'll be gay, and he won't be called Elvis, he'll be called Elvin, yeah that is more realistic.:cmad:

[shinlyle]

I like you, man. Well said.

See, the thing is, they may get the first half-hour right...but it's ABOUT SUPER HEROES AND SUEPR VILLIANS. Take them out, and you have an entirely different concept with the title of "Wanted" slapped across it...kind of like having a movie that rips off the Crow, but has a woman as the heroine, and slapping the name "Catwoman" on it.

Same difference.

[Antonello Blueberry]

I like you, man. Well said.

See, the thing is, they may get the first half-hour right...but it's ABOUT SUPER HEROES AND SUEPR VILLIANS. Take them out, and you have an entirely different concept with the title of "Wanted" slapped across it...kind of like having a movie that rips off the Crow, but has a woman as the heroine, and slapping the name "Catwoman" on it.

Same difference.
I don't know. From what I heard they're just changing the focus from superpowers to magic, but the basic plot and the spirit of the characters should be the same.
And if it's good for the creator, I'll give it a look. I'm not like some people here who never read the book and still feel the need to protest for the unfaithfulness of the adaptation.

[shinlyle]

I don't know. From what I heard they're just changing the focus from superpowers to magic, but the basic plot and the spirit of the characters should be the same.
And if it's good for the creator, I'll give it a look. I'm not like some people here who never read the book and still feel the need to protest for the unfaithfulness of the adaptation.

Heh...I've noticed that, too! There are people rallying against it because it's so different from the book....a book they've never read! Too funny.

Me, I'm going to wait and see a preview or a poster or something before I cast my final judgement on this film. I want it to be good....but I just have a hard time seeing how they expect it to be an accurate depiction of the comic, when they changed the main aspect of it.

Millar's enthusiasm eases my mind...but only a little.

[Conan]

I remember when I (old poster name was All-Star Superman) first read this book back when it first came I was thinking how cool it would be if they turned it into a movie because there was no way you could f this up. I mean the script is the comic itself but I was wrong. Shinlyle do you remember back in the days of CINO when we had that If Pitof Directed ______-Man (http://forums.superherohype.com/showthread.php?t=100646&highlight=Pitof) thread? I think one of them is coming true. Its shame not to many people read the GN because if they did the director might have a full riot on his hands like how there was with CINO.

[shinlyle]

I remember when I (old poster name was All-Star Superman) first read this book back when it first came I was thinking how cool it would be if they turned it into a movie because there was no way you could f this up. I mean the script is the comic itself but I was wrong. Shinlyle do you remember back in the days of CINO when we had that If Pitof Directed ______-Man (http://forums.superherohype.com/showthread.php?t=100646&highlight=Pitof) thread? I think one of them is coming true. Its shame not to many people read the GN because if they did the director might have a full riot on his hands like how there was with CINO.

I remember that thread...so much time spent there.

I wish just as many people had read the Graphic novel and loved it the way people did Catwoman. I wish there was a full-fledged riot going on. Sadly, Hollywood takes a lesser known comic and they figure, "We can run this into the ground....even the fanboys don' know what it's about".

Looks like they were right. Angelina Jolie, Morgan Freeman, and the rest of the cast almost ensure an opening weekend of about 20-30 million...

Unless....unless the Haterz League were to reform....:ninja:

[Brian Braddock]

Strange how everyone is so upset about the changes but Mark Millar, who read the script and saw the designs for sets and costumes and the animatics.


And was given a ton of money.

It's amazing how a wad of cash can keep a person sweet.

[Chaos Bringer]

Something tells me this forum isn't going to get a huge amount of traffic.


or it will for the right reasons.
power to the people.
bunr this film to the ground.

[Tanin]

This movie sounds nothing like the comic I just read.

I don't even think I'd like this movie without the title Wanted.

[Brian Braddock]

I was thinking the same thing.

The whole 'Supervillains that have taken over the world' stuff is what got me interested in the title in the 1st place.

[Johnichi Chiba]

Ok I'm reading the comic right now, and I have no idea how in the hell they're hoping to make this into a PG-13 movie. I honestly can't see it. The violence and language and crudeness is one of the things that makes this book so unique.

[Johnichi Chiba]

Just finished reading it. No ****ing reason to even try to adapt this into a PG-13 movie about ****ing "magic". I'm not watching that piece of ****. On the other hand, everyone and their mother needs to read this book. Its a great addition to the classic graphic novels of all-time. It also makes 300 look like Sailor Moon.

[FatalEnergy]

It's funny because I bought this GN because I wanted(heh) to read it before the movie, and while I was reading it, I was thinking to myself, "man this could be adapted perfectly onto the big screen." Now I come and read this stuff about magic and no super heroes. Dissapointing to say the least.

[lollycop]

I hate to say this but, I have never even heard of Wanted.

[RDK]

Just finished reading it. No ****ing reason to even try to adapt this into a PG-13 movie about ****ing "magic". I'm not watching that piece of ****. On the other hand, everyone and their mother needs to read this book. Its a great addition to the classic graphic novels of all-time. It also makes 300 look like Sailor Moon.
Yeah, I gave a copy of Wanted to my mum for Mother's Day. She read six pages, then wondered what she did to raise me so wrong.

[Brian Braddock]

Lol. I know what you mean.

Somehow, I think I'd get the same reaction.

[Valorman]

okay, i've just finished reading wanted.

and this movie, from what i can tell, really seems to have no connection to the actual book as far as i can tell. i mean, what the hell is up with the fabric of reality witches and gunsmith or sloan? who i know they made up entirely without thinking.

i don't know, this just doesint seem to be going anywhere good as far as i can tell.

[ChicageauxTiger]

Is there ANY word on street closures or film locations AT ALL for this movie (like there has been for Batman)?

Because I live in Chicago and would like to see some filming of "Wanted."





P.S. And by liking to see some filming of "Wanted" I mean "Angelina Jolie." :cwink: :word: