35 New Images to Prove that Wanted Will Kick Ass

Posted by Neil Miller (neil@filmschoolrejects.com) on June 5, 2008

James McAvoy, Common and Angelina Jolie in Wanted

As if we needed any more inclinations as to whether or not the upcoming graphic novel adaptation Wanted is going to kick serious ass when it hits theaters on June 27th, the folks at Universal have released a huge lot of great images from the flick. With the release around the corner, the hype is growing — director Timur Bekmambetov is being heralded as the next big thing in Hollywood, James McAvoy may finally be recognized as an action star and Angelina Jolie — well, she is still smoking hot despite pregnancy.

In the photos below you will see all of the aforementioned participants, as well as supporting cast members Morgan Freeman, Common and Thomas Kretschmann. This highly-stylized action thriller, based on the work of comic legend Mark Millar, hits theaters later this month. Stay tuned for more coverage as the release gets closer.


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  • I don't see any proof that Wanted will kick ass. I see an over-reliance on CGI, cartoonish stunts, and a tattooed and too-skinny Bobblehead Jolie.
    Maybe you meant proof that Wanted will suck ass.
  • Nate
    I agree with Rob. Good cast, but every action clip I've seen from the trailers have been absurd.
  • You guys realize this is based on a graphic novel about super-villains who have brainwashed superheroes and now run the world right? the movie doesn't follow the same plot, but nonetheless it is based on a graphic novel
  • You guys are also aware that this is a movie, right? And that in a movie, if a storytelling creates a universe where the action can be "absurd", then as long as they are true to the universe they've created, there is nothing really absurd about it...

    As in, saying the action in this movie looks absurd is like looking at the Shire and saying, "Nope, that's dumb -- Orcs do not exist."
  • Two completely different things Neil... Orcs and the Shire are part of a fictional world where more than just the rules of physics have changed. Wanted hues a little too close to the ridiculousness of Shoot 'Em Up or Crank. Its not simply a matter of being realistic or believable, the rules of the "universe" need to have a solid base... they just seem too flexible and willy-nilly in these movies. The effects have to work that much harder to make me believe... and those car scenes just aren't looking that good.

    And there have been plenty of great movies based on graphic novels Brian... Wanted just doesn't look to be one of them.
  • Nate
    Unless the plot takes place within The Matrix, I think the stunts should at least abide by the laws of physics
  • 790
    35 reasons this film will suck. This film looks like a total piece of crap.
    I guess if your into eating disorders and tats.
    Some people like marking up there body with GPS coordinates and other bs that means nothing, but not me.

    Funny how one picture crops off Jolies forhead so you just get those dsl lips.
    Work it baby work it!!
    What does Pitt see in this mess??
  • @790

    It is true -- I am into eating disorders and tats.

    As well, I like remakes of 60s TV shows that are allegedly "not like the original"... :P
  • 790
    Get Smarts gonna bomb Neil you know it!!
  • I love eating disorders and tattoos, but I hate Angelina Jolie, so obviously I'm conflicted.

    As for the movie, while I recognize its comic roots (and read a lot of comics), I also think their is too much CGI going on and, as a weapons fan, putting designs on your bullets totally ruins your flight stability, I mean come on!
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