Wanted 2 Writers Expect Director Timur Bekmambetov To Return To Helm Sequel!

Wanted 2 Writers Expect Director Timur Bekmambetov To Return To Helm Sequel!

Writers Michael Brandt and Derek Haas talk briefly about where we might see lead character Wesley (originally played by X-Men: First Class star James McAvoy) go in the sequel as well as why they expect Timur Bekmambetov to return...

By JoshWilding - Oct 28, 2011 01:10 PM EST
Filed Under: Wanted
Source: Coming Soon



While many fans of the comic didn't take too kindly to the 2008 adaptation of Mark Millar's Wanted (it took a fair few liberties with the source material) it WAS a financial success, and we recently heard that a sequel would be going ahead. So, with the script currently being worked on, what of director Timur Bekmambetov? "Hopefully, Timur will come back on to direct," co-screenwriter Michael Brandt told Coming Soon in a recent interview. "You write it with Timur's sensibility and try to give him the most leeway to do what he does really well."

"We're just writing the script right now. We're hoping that it's going to be Timur directing," added writing partner, Derek Haas. "I think Michael and I are going to strong-arm him into Universal and make him do it. We're writing and basically picking Wesley up a few years after the events of the first movie and throwing him back into that world." For more, be sure to click on the link below. How do you feel about the plans for Wanted 2? Share your thoughts in the usual place.






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ComicBuzz
ComicBuzz - 10/28/2011, 2:02 PM
Third by the time you said it...
AC1
AC1 - 10/28/2011, 2:09 PM
they should only make it if they can get James McAvoy back as Wesley. No recasts!
Supes17
Supes17 - 10/28/2011, 2:15 PM
I actually loved Wanted

Deadmensriot
Deadmensriot - 10/28/2011, 2:24 PM
Loved Wanted... hope the second one is as good as the first one
AlexDeLarge87
AlexDeLarge87 - 10/28/2011, 4:07 PM
Hope Wesley dons the badass killer costume from the comics in this next one.
That was really the main thing i missed while watching the first movie.
whoa123
whoa123 - 10/28/2011, 5:08 PM
Just give him the damn suit in this one :)
dahamma
dahamma - 10/28/2011, 5:19 PM
Wanted was an awesome movie!
superbatspiderman
superbatspiderman - 10/28/2011, 5:27 PM
They should make the sequel a little bit closer to the book because as much as I enjoyed the movie which I did a lot I just couldn't get over how far it was from the book. The original film should be the origin of Wesley and the second he can meet characters from the book.
Bandrews1
Bandrews1 - 10/29/2011, 5:59 AM
I really enjoyed the first movie, even though it ignored the source material. So I could care less if a sequel gets made or not.
joeker
joeker - 10/29/2011, 10:48 AM
I really liked the first one it was entertaining and at the time Mrs jolie was hot :)
lardy101
lardy101 - 10/29/2011, 11:16 AM
i dont think they could stick to the story from the comic it would not work for the general public( thats non CBM fans )they would just not understand whats going on and who was who.
just think of it like the italian job remake totally different except in name and besides i think wanted was a pretty good movie after a couple of watches
SKOne
SKOne - 10/29/2011, 11:23 AM
This movie is not going to happen without Angelina Jolie even if they bring everyone back from the first movie besides her. She is the whole reason the first movie did so well at the box office even though it was pretty good.
redrum010
redrum010 - 10/29/2011, 11:44 AM
Dr. James you have it backwards. The comic was amazing, the movie was pure hollywood shit. I knew it wouldn't even be close to the original storyline, but I couldn't believe it was as bad as it was.
CVTom
CVTom - 10/29/2011, 6:17 PM
As someone who never read the comic, I actually like the movie. I read the comic after seeing the movie, and still enjoyed it.
stormtrooper775
stormtrooper775 - 10/29/2011, 7:10 PM
I was dissapointed with the movie. MacAvoy did a good job, but they really should have stuck to the comic. THAT would have kicked ass.
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