Mark Miller Squeezed Out Of Wanted 2

Mark Miller Squeezed Out Of Wanted 2

The writer of Disney's 'Pooh's Heffalump Movie' and 'Pooh's Heffalump Halloween Movie' Evan Spiliotopoulos will pen the sequel to last years Wanted.

By jman1977 - Apr 17, 2009 09:04 AM EST
Filed Under: Wanted
Source: mania.com

Evan Spiliotopoulos will be working with concepts created by Chris Morgan. No word on why Michael Brandt and Derek Haas, who co-wrote the original are not returning. When the news dropped last May of the Wanted Sequel the trades announced that they were attached to part 2.

Timur Bekmambetov is reported to be on board as director and producer of Wanted 2. Marc E. Platt and Jim Lemley are said to be Producing as well.

The original Wanted was based on a comic book by Mark Miller and J.G. Jones. Kick Ass will be Mark Millers next ComicBookMovie due out in theaters later this year.

Spiliotopoulos has penned another comics adaptation, 'Agnes Quill', based on the graphic novel by Dave Roman.

Should we all join together when we all let that "Why in the world" sigh, after reading this news. What in the Hell? Really, what the Hell? Pooh? Why is the writer from Pooh being attached to the anticipated Wanted sequel? Why isn't Mark Miller contributing in any way? It's almost like the studio sat there and thought up ways to ruin Wanted 2. Lets see we will take the most successful elements out of the first Wanted and replace them with elements from Pooh's Heffalump Movie'. Nothing against Pooh, it is successful in its own franchise, I'm just trying to figure out how writing for Pooh qualifies anyone to helm what is to be a sure box office success especially if they bring back Jolie.

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saymekian
saymekian - 4/17/2009, 10:21 AM
HAHAHAHAHAHAHA

That is all
adamant877
adamant877 - 4/17/2009, 10:28 AM
Oh...my...gawd...?
TucsonRican
TucsonRican - 4/17/2009, 10:36 AM
You know, the first Stuart Little movie was written by M. Night Shyamalan. He then did the Sixth Sense. I know, most people will say that "the movie sucked" or " he sucks". intelligent points, I know, but I'm just saying that most writers can write almost anything.



Unless your the guy that wrote Forrest Gump/Benjamin Bunton..
Franzacon
Franzacon - 4/17/2009, 10:43 AM
I cant wait to see when Pooh curves a bullet. That should be a sight to see.
SpiderBat209
SpiderBat209 - 4/17/2009, 10:46 AM
@ Franzacon--- LOL I can sooo see Pooh going ape-sh*t and busting out two pistols in slo-mo, when his jar of honey gets blasted! LMAO :)
GameAnime45
GameAnime45 - 4/17/2009, 10:47 AM
LOL, Pooh curving a bullet would be FTMFW.
MarkCassidy
MarkCassidy - 4/17/2009, 10:51 AM
I hated the first movie anyway so bring on another crappy sequel! If Jolie is in it i might rent it
Osiris
Osiris - 4/17/2009, 11:01 AM
the first movie was far off from the comics, there were a few elements in there from the source material but the majority of it was not.

I'm getting kinda tired of these comic movies having to be based in our reality, by doing this they take out a lot of stuff that makes the comic what it is, now the reality concept works for batman but that is only because his world can easily transfer into ours, by taking out the creatures of the underworld and stuff from Wanted it took away plot elements from the main story which basically made it nothing like the comic.

comics are based in a fantasy realm and the movies should follow that if the live action movies can't follow the simple concept of sticking to source material then they should just make all comic movies in CGI.
LastSon1027
LastSon1027 - 4/17/2009, 11:04 AM
I cant wait to see the Heffalump kick someones ass.
Osiris
Osiris - 4/17/2009, 11:05 AM
also this is why we will never see the shi-ar in the X-Men movies and also why the phoenix story line was ruined in X3
CaptainAmerica
CaptainAmerica - 4/17/2009, 11:18 AM
omg moar bitching by little bitches
Coats
Coats - 4/17/2009, 11:24 AM
What a let down. First they rape the original story by making the lead character and his friends "good guys" that look out for the world, completely stifling the real originality that the story had brought to comics, and now they hire poo bear to write the new one.

You never know, can't judge a writer with apples and oranges. He could be a bad ass writer just waiting to break out of those cartoon chains. I won't judge the new guy, but hell am I glad they got rid of the original screen writers. Talk about missing the point. The movie was fun in and of itself, but it was a tame ball-less remake of the comic. Here's hoping the second one is better.

Name is Mark Millar by the way, he's a scott, not a brit :)
GUNSMITH
GUNSMITH - 4/17/2009, 11:26 AM
MAYBE HE'LL HAVE THEM IN THE BLACK GOOGLY EYE SUITS..
MarkCassidy
MarkCassidy - 4/17/2009, 11:36 AM
Keven i did indeed watch the whole thing(hard as it was to) but theres talk of her returning for the sequel. Sure that wouldnt even be the mosr ridiculous thing about the movie.
jonluthor
jonluthor - 4/17/2009, 11:37 AM
hahahahaha.........pooh....
Coats
Coats - 4/17/2009, 11:42 AM
yeah. I'm pretty sure that the most ridiculous thing was that d@mned loom.

Maybe Jolie curved the bullet so that it went around her brainpan when it entered her skull like a skateboard in a pool, then it came out of her other ear.

I would believe that s#!% over a loom of fate any day.
Tobuttica
Tobuttica - 4/17/2009, 11:53 AM
This is BS. They need the guy that did the first one. It was super bad ass.
answer
answer - 4/17/2009, 12:00 PM
I have a signed copy of the DVD but Millar was drunk when he signed it and got my birthday wrong.

Yay for Drink!!!
InSpace
InSpace - 4/17/2009, 12:05 PM
OMG this going to be like "Saturday Morning Wathmen" LOL
answer
answer - 4/17/2009, 12:06 PM
This is the Climatic Scen


http://media.photobucket.com/image/gun%20pooh/1JALISCO909/POOH.jpg
Betty
Betty - 4/17/2009, 12:36 PM
You know these days its pretty easy to recover from a bullet to the head. First, denial. Then just take some aspirin and you're fine!
LastSon1027
LastSon1027 - 4/17/2009, 1:08 PM
I must admit I see no reason why they need to make a sequel to Wanted. Hell after the first movie all I "Wanted " was my money back. What a piece of trash.
takknd22
takknd22 - 4/17/2009, 1:19 PM
hahaha I thought that was a belated April Fool's joke.........Pooh????
Coats
Coats - 4/17/2009, 1:27 PM
I honestly would have been ok with gettting rid of the hero/villian thing, and just making them a secret order of assassins that no one can touch. But they needed to be BAD GUYS. The whole point of the comic was that some kid who grew up without his father was looking for some kind of validation in his useless life, and chose to become something great and terrible to live up to a dead father's expectations, rather than being good and normal.
Being the king of the bastards was better than being a "nice guy". He wanted his father's love in the end... words from the author himself. The end of the story in the book was him finally getting that validation, but deciding that he still wants to be an evil bastard, because... lets face it, his life was pathetic before.

The post-modern take on morality vs. gain in the superhero world was important and frightening. The movie was a normal zero to hero action flick with cool FX. It just reaffirms that hollywood is no where near as modern in their story telling as comics are. Yeah, I said it; Comics are a more germane, culturally relevant medium than Hollywood films are. I'm not saying that indie films don't up the bar in their own corner, but Wanted was not an indie comic. Top Cow books make tombraider, they make Darkness and witchblade... but they were willing to take a chance on a tough story like Wanted... Hollywood passed and made an action flick with attitude... Just saying.
Coats
Coats - 4/17/2009, 1:53 PM
Loved that. If only he would have put a bullet in her head like he did in the book. sigh....

Does this mean I'm completely deranged?
Coats
Coats - 4/17/2009, 1:59 PM
Haha. BTW, sorry for the rant, grif.
loganaspatch
loganaspatch - 4/17/2009, 2:09 PM
great comment Coats i agree fully.

haha whats strange is i didnt know what this article was about untill someone mentioned jolie and the curved bullet dont think i finished watching this movie and probaly wouldnt see a sequel

i would watch winnie the pooh as an assassin though :] lets see someone try n steal his honey once he is equipped with 2 desert eagles
shibazz
shibazz - 4/17/2009, 2:17 PM
didnt really like wanted Either, soooo i dont care much but the Idea of seeing some fan make a WAnted the Pooh animation will be great.Stupid execs you have to at least honor the creator , but i guess the pay check will help millar deal with his grief. It sucks having your baby taken from you though.
adamant877
adamant877 - 4/17/2009, 4:53 PM
"Dingo stole my baby!"
darthstern
darthstern - 4/17/2009, 5:49 PM
nick cage for the dingo that took mark millars baby
Grizzly
Grizzly - 4/17/2009, 6:06 PM
I wasnt familiar with the comic i thought the movie stood on its own ok, kinda reminded me of crank, i went in expecting a movie with a lot of action and little plot so i wasnt dissapointed. As for sticking to source material, come on people its hollywood, how many times are we gonna have this discussion. Any one ever heard of a graphic noval called I Am Legend? If you read it and went to see the movie then i bet you said WTF? just like i did. If you want to talk about not sticking to source material, the only thing that was the same was his [frick]ing name. Dont get me wrong, the movie was good. They just should have not called in I AM Legend. If you have not read the novel you are truly missing out, also check out a band called He Is Legend which takes their name from the novel. bottom line hollywood doesnt have to stick to source material to make money, so why would they, in their minds they are making it better. So i doubt the sequel for wanted will stick to source material either, lets all just come to terms and save ourselves the trouble
LEEE777
LEEE777 - 4/17/2009, 6:06 PM
I liked WANTED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I supposed i liked it coz i never got round to reading the comic book! I SAY YAY TO WANTED 2!!!!!! ; ) Um yeah GRIZZLY lol!
LEEE777
LEEE777 - 4/17/2009, 6:11 PM
You lot make me laugh!!!! : D ... You moan about WANTED but dont care that the ULTIMATE FURY is F'ing up THE AVENGER MOVIES???? GO FIGURE!!!! : D
Osiris
Osiris - 4/17/2009, 6:19 PM
@LEEE777

I actually don't mind the ultimate universe, and all the marvel movies have some aspect of that universe in them now a days anyways, they combine the original stuff with the ultimate stuff.
Osiris
Osiris - 4/17/2009, 6:20 PM
oh and who else do u want to play as Nick Fury, David Hasselhoff? cause let me tell you that worked out great the last time............. >.>
Coats
Coats - 4/17/2009, 6:31 PM
Grizz, you should check out the book they made the comic from. I am Legend is a classic. Definitely worth the read if you enjoyed the comic.... and yeah, waaaay better than any of the three movies they've made from it.

This is a great copy, and cheap! -
http://www.amazon.com/I-Am-Legend-Richard-Matheson/dp/B000TZCSE2/ref=sr_1_6?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1240014482&sr=1-6
Grizzly
Grizzly - 4/17/2009, 6:38 PM
Thanks Coats, i had heard it was originally a novel, then turned into a graphic novel, i'll def check that out.
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