Info/casting/pics thread

[Ultimate_Superman]

I mean seriously this movie is shaping up to look like Catwoman. I tell you want if they don't have that speech Wes gives when he is killing all the Super-Villians I am going to be pissed.

 

[Hunter Rider]

http://www.superherohype.com/news.php?id=4869

The Official Wanted Synopsis
Source: ComingSoon.net
November 3, 2006


ComingSoon.net has posted the official synopsis for Universal's adaptation of Mark Millar's Wanted, starring James McAvoy, and it goes something like this:

Based upon Mark Millar's explosive graphic novel series and helmed by the stunning visualist director Timur Bekmambetov--creator of the most successful Russian film franchise in history, the "Night Watch" series--"Wanted" tells the story of one invisible drone's transformation into a dark avenger. In 2008, the world will be introduced to a superhero for a new millennium: Wesley Gibson.

25-year-old account manager Wes (James McAvoy) was the most pathetic, cube-dwelling hypochondriac the planet had ever known. His boss chewed him out hourly, his girlfriend cheated on him daily and his life plodded on interminably. Everyone was certain this weakling would never amount to anything. There was little else for Wes to do but wile away the days and die a slow, clock-punching death.

Until he became Wanted.

After the murder of a father he never knew, Wes discovers powers beyond his dreams. He becomes the latest recruit in the Fraternity--a secret society of assassins--and develops lightning-quick reflexes with superhuman agility. Wes soon learns his league of henchmen has but one mission: carry out the death orders of the mythological Fates, weavers of every man's lifeline.

With wickedly brilliant tutors, he morphs into a killing machine and starts erasing one bad guy after another. But as Wes grows into the mantle passed down by his father...he discovers his clan members are not exactly the enforcers of justice they claim to be. Just as he gets everything he ever Wanted, Wesley Gibson will learn that with the ability to deliver death comes an even more difficult power...controlling your own life.

 

[Capt. Jack]

Dear Hollywood Powers That Be,

**** You. Why do you feel inclined to ruin every sacred thing to people of which you obviously have no understanding of? Wanted is an amazing book and it is mainly because of its concept of SUPERVILLIANS KILLING ALL SUPERHEROES and if i do not see that i don't know what i will do but i will expect an explanation as to why you think everything great needs to blow ass and how that makes you more money?

*******s.

Love,

Capt. Jack

 

[K.B.]

They are wiping there asses with the pages from the book is what they are doing lol.....honestly..how HARD is it to adapt this comic? Not very.
And this whole Morgan Freeman casting..what the hell is that about?

 

[comicman]

I recently read Wanted for the first time. I thought it was fantastic.

Then I read the above synopsis of the movie. Needless to say, my response is as follows: What the.....?!

Hollywood does it again. Way to go folks! Any other stories you'd like to change completely while your at it?

 

[K.B.]

Yes it's called WE3.

 

[Ultimate_Superman]

I was happy when I found out this was becoming a movie now I feel nothing but anger and sadness.

 

[OtepApe]

from 411mania.com

Morgan Freeman is in talks to star in Wanted, the comic-based sci-fi actioner that will mark the Hollywood filmmaking debut of Night Watch series helmer Timur Bekmambetov. James McAvoy has already accepted a role in the film.

The film is based on the Top Cow comic book miniseries by Mark Millar and J.G. Jones. The story centers on white collar worker Wesley Gibbons (McAvoy) who finds that his long-lost father is an assassin -- one of the world's most evil men. When the father is killed, the son is then recruited into a covert organization to be trained to pick up where his father left off.

Freeman would play Sloan, a lead assassin who trains McAvoy's character.

Shooting is expected to begin in the first quarter of 2007.

Credit: The Hollywood Reporter

 

[KenK]

I guess the movie's not gonna end with Wesley bangin' a chick doggiestyle while screaming at the camera: "F*** YOU, A$$HOLES!" (I'm not sure if that's the right dialogue in the comic, but it was along those lines.)

 

[K.B.]

Like i said..this is an easy thing to adapt but nooo..god forbid hollywood try anything different or smart.

 

[Chaos Bringer]

I'll do all I can personally to boycott this film.
I'll go out of my way to ensure every member of my family, extended or otherwise, friends, co workers the works...no one I know and hopefully no one they'll know will see it. I'll blog it, I'll hit my radio show with it, I've even debated doing up some black and whites around the city.

I'm casting stones. This sounds craptacular. I'm angry.

 

[SoulManX]

Why is this such big news...when has Hollywood ever got anything right?

 

[Hades]

I've never heard of this before, but it sounds like a really interesting story.

Anybody have any scans from the graphic novel or anything

Edit: Wait, Ihave heard about this.
Always wanted to check it out, but was neve able to. Interesting.

 

[Hourman]

I can't wait for the Wanted film. Really looking forward to it.

 

[K.B.]

So I guess your the one who liked Catwoman?

 

[Chaos Bringer]

LOL some people did pay $ to see it.

 

[chamber-music]

Director Timur Bekmambetov said his taking away the superpower stuff cause he don't like it

 

[Ultimate_Superman]

Like i said..this is an easy thing to adapt but nooo..god forbid hollywood try anything different or smart.

Once again I have to agree. This movie is not to hard to adapt to the big screen but some how some way this movie got turned into Catwoman 2 and it upsets me. I mean this book was a classic and had people demanding for it to be ongoing and now; well now the movie killed any hopes of that. This just pisses me off everytime I hear about this.

 

[K.B.]

I think that this and the original Sentry mini are modern classics in the way of Watchmen and year one etc.
I just can't believe that Mark Millar did the old "get the check and run" on his baby.
This has now made the list of films I gotta remake.

 

[Ultimate_Superman]

I mean they are making Wes, into a superhero and thats not right at all. I mean the guy killed his best friend for ****ing his girlfriend for christ sakes but I guess that part will be left out as well and turned into something more happy.

 

[Joker]

I guess the movie's not gonna end with Wesley bangin' a chick doggiestyle while screaming at the camera: "F*** YOU, A$$HOLES!" (I'm not sure if that's the right dialogue in the comic, but it was along those lines.)

the last panel was a close up of his face screaming, and the thought baloon was "This is my face while I f**k you in the ass"

 

[K.B.]

I think mainstream super hero books such as batman,spider-man,x-men etc need to be adapted to the screen but books such as We3,Wanted or the Sentry, smaller books are easier and should just be straight up book to screen like sin city.
(Now of course in the case of the sentry we need alot of time and Marvel to be smart. Time for the charecters to revert back to marvel so they can be included.)

 

[RedIsNotBlue]

the last panel was a close up of his face screaming, and the thought baloon was "This is my face while I f**k you in the ass"

That is romantic as ****.

 

[ang_hulk]

I want to hear it,infact im going to comicon whenever theres a panel on this just to hear it,WHY? WHY would you take a story written and drawn like and re write it to the point where its almost unrecognizable????? and i wont leave without and answer unless security drags me out.I couldent wait after i heard about it getting green lit and now,who the f cares,its not the same story at all and most of the characters are missing.

 

[K.B.]

Yeah I can see them getting ripped to s--t at the cons this year.