Wanted surprised me. After seeing the over-the-top action and the unlikely choice of James McAvoy as an action star, I really wasn’t that eager to line up. But after viewing the movie I ate my words and found it to be a great popcorn flick that I really liked.
Now word is that there will be a sequel based on a story idea by the original screenwriter.
Evan Spiliotopoulos, co-writer of “Pooh’s Heffalump Movie” and its DVD Halloween spinoff, has been hired to write Universal’s action sequel “Wanted 2,” based on a story by Chris Morgan. Like the original 2008 film, the in-development sequel is based on the comic series created by Mark Millar and J.G. Jones.
Now I liked Wanted, and though it was based on the comic book it took some liberties it still made for a pretty fun movie.
Oh, and Angelina Jolie lookin all hot and sweaty with trashy makeup on… yeah. Good movie.
So the natural choice to lead this sequel is the guy who wrote Winnie the Pooh. Clearly.
Now I won’t hold that against him. I know my personal writing might be better suited to science fiction and fantasy, but I would gladly take a job writing any movie out there, so I can’t rightly hold it against him.
Without spoiling anything it will take some good writing to come up with a sequel after this chapter’s ending. There are some bridges that cannot be uncrossed.
