Within the silly absurdity of a thousand year old league of super assassins who can curve bullets (I guess they curved arrows at one point in their history) lay one of the most pure fun times I’ve had at the movie theater in a long time. Wanted to me was just an outstanding movie that just nailed everything it needed to nail to deliver a solid experience at the theater. No, not everyone loved it, and I can totally understand why, it’s not for everyone. But for me, it hit all the right chords.
I thought this movie would get just destroyed at the box office since it didn’t seem to have too much buzz, and it was going head to head with Wall-E, but with it approaching $200 million world wide (on a $75 million budget) we shouldn’t be surprised to hear confirmation that Wanted 2 is being pushed forward.
The good folks over at ComingSoon give us this:
Universal Pictures has reupped Wanted producer Marc Platt for five years, keeping Marc Platt Productions on the lot through late 2012. The deal comes as Platt begins work on Wanted 2 with director Timur Bekmambetov and writers Michael Brandt and Derek Haas.
This fills my dark cold heart with joy. I never thought James McAvoy could pull off “Action Hero”, but holy crap I was wrong about this. The little hobbit totally worked in the action role and convinced me he could kick my ass (not the hardest thing in the world to do). Can’t wait for the sequel.
