WANTED 2 Moving Forward at Universal Pictures

Universal Pictures is ready to once again move forward with the long awaited Wanted 2, they've hired the screenwriters from the first Wanted film Michael Brandt and Derek Haas to take on the project. A script for the film was written already, but it included Angelina Jolie's character, who ended up passing on the project, so they had to take on the material from a new direction. Haas tweeted the following statement,

We just always loved the 'Wanted' world and loved working with Universal and (director) Timur (Bekmambetov) on the first one, so we're excited.

There's no word on who will direct the film or not but I doubt it will be Bekmambetov but as Haas states, "he's a busy guy." I imagine James McAvoy will be back, Haas also went on to explain where the sequel will pick up saying it's "going to take off after the events of what just happened. Pick up Wesley a few years later and go back in for another round."

I loved the film Wanted, and it would be great to see a sequel just as awesomely action-packed. What are your thought on Wanted 2?

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