Showing posts with label James McAvoy. Show all posts
Showing posts with label James McAvoy. Show all posts

Thursday, April 29, 2010

Comic Attack Looks at Wanted



Top Cow Productions published the comic book called Wanted by Mark Millar in 2003. Wanted focused on a cubicle worker named Wesley Gibson who had been pushed around by almost everyone in his unfulfilled life. He meets Fox, who is part of a super villain organization called the Fraternity.

The Fraternity was formed in the 1980s by super villains who realized that they had greater strength in groups against super heroes. The super villains won the battle against the super heroes, and erased all of the world’s memories of anyone with special abilities. Wesley meets Professor Solomon Selzer, a mad scientist, who leads the North and South American chapter of the organization.

The Professor informs him that his father worked for the Fraternity and was assassinated by an unknown man. In order for Wesley to receive the inheritance left to him by his father, he must join the Fraternity. He is trained by Fox and accepted into the fold later on. When Rictus and Future want to go against the Fraternity’s secrecy policy and rule the world, Wesley and Fox must stop them before it’s too late.

Read the full article here.

Source: Comic Attack

Friday, January 15, 2010

TC Update from MTV Splashpage: James McAvoy Talks Wanted 2 & Jolie's Potential Return



As reported by MTV Splashpage:

Last we heard from the "Wanted 2" camp, director Timur Bekmambetov revealed to MTV News that he had settled on a way to bring Angelina Jolie's character back for the sequel. All that's left is actually convincing her to return for another film.

One character that is certainly planned for a return is world-class assassin Wesley Gibson (played by James McAvoy). When we caught up with him during the junket for "The Last Station" (hitting theaters today), we had to get an update on what he's heard and where "Wanted 2" stands.


Follow the link to watch the interview with McAvoy.

Source: Splashpage



Friday, July 31, 2009

SDCC: Wanted 2 Director Confirms McAvoy Back in Movie and Shoots Down Next Sequel in Watch Series

Director Timur Bekmambetov had confirmed that the sequel to Wanted film is in pre-production stages and will begin filming.

"We want to be ready to shoot in a few months," he said. "James McAvoy will be in the movie."
As for Angelina Jolie's return to the sequel, Bekmambetov said, "We will try to wake up our fox. She is in a bath of wax."

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Tuesday, May 05, 2009

MTV’s 2009 Movie Award Nominations Are Packed With Comic Book Nods — Vote Now!

Voting is officially open for the 2009 MTV Movie Awards, and you’ve never had more opportunities to let your votes do the talking when it comes to comic book movies.

Last year’s wealth of films based on comic book properties is indeed reflected in this year’s list of MTV Movie Award nominees, with 11 nominations spread over 7 categories — from the grand “Best Movie” all the way to the most head-scratching “Best WTF Moment.”

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Tuesday, October 28, 2008

Full Wanted DVD & Blu-ray Disc Details

James McAvoy (Atonement) and Academy Award® winners Angelina Jolie (Mr. and Mrs. Smith) and Morgan Freeman (Dark Knight) star in the sexy, visually stunning, action thrill-ride Wanted, coming to DVD and Blu-ray Hi-Def on December 2, 2008 from Universal Studios Home Entertainment. Visionary filmmaker Timur Bekmambetov, creator of Day Watch and Night Watch, two of the most successful films in the history of Russian cinema, brings his incomparable imagination and innovative cinematic style to bear on the explosive story of an ordinary man transformed by destiny into a powerful assassin. Based on Mark Millar's explosive graphic novel series, Wanted blazes new cinematic trails with double-barreled surprises around every corner. Director Bekmambetov leads his extraordinary cast, which also includes Thomas Kretschmann (King Kong), Terence Stamp (Star Wars: Episode 1 - The Phantom Menace) and Common (American Gangster), through a twisted maze of intrigue packed with twofisted action.

With its visually inventive effects, experience Wanted at its best on Blu-ray Hi-Def. With picture perfect visuals and flawless DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 sound, the high definition version of Wanted can be viewed on any Blu-ray player or PlayStation®3. Only on Blu-ray Hi-Def, fans can get an exclusive look at the film's never-before-seen alternate opening, go deeper into the making of the film's mind-blowing effects in crystal clear high definition, and via the power of BD-Live, host a text chat with friends while watching the movie in synchronization.
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Monday, June 30, 2008

Behind the Scenes: Wanted




The New Yorker talks Wanted

What is it like being Timur Bekmambetov? No artist should be confused too closely with his creations, but anybody who sits through “Wanted,” Bekmambetov’s new movie, will be tempted to wonder if the life style of the characters might not reflect or rub off on that of the director. How, for example, does he make a cup of coffee? My best guess, based on the evidence of the film, is that he tosses a handful of beans toward the ceiling, shoots them individually into a fine powder, leaves it hanging in the air, runs downstairs, breaks open a fire hydrant with his head, carefully directs the jet of water through the window of his apartment, sets fire to the building, then stands patiently with his mug amid the blazing ruins to collect the precious percolated drops. Don’t even think about a cappuccino. READ MORE.




Saturday, June 21, 2008

James McAvoy Is A 'Wanted' Man

Scottish actor James McAvoy is best known for starring in such serious, award-wining movies as The Last King of Scotland and Atonement — which is precisely why the role of pantywaist turned assassin Wesley Gibson in Wanted appealed to him. READ MORE.




Wednesday, June 18, 2008

WANTED: James McAvoy

When approached for the role of Wesley Gibson in “Wanted,” the new Timur Bekmambetov film based on the Top Cow graphic novel by Mark Millar and J.G. Jones, actor James McAvoy had his doubts. “I thought I was probably bad casting for it but I also thought, the action movie can be just really seamy and can be really bad,” he told CBR News. Opening June 27 in the US, “Wanted” co-stars Morgan Freeman, Angelina Jolie, Common and Terence Stamp, and tells the story of a young man who discovers he is the son of a brilliant assassin, who himself had been assassinated, and is given the chance to seek revenge. READ MORE.




Saturday, May 17, 2008

'Wanted' Featurette Shows How Movie Borrows Heavily from the Comic

Despite what you may have heard about the upcoming film adaptation of the Wanted mini-series (due out in theaters from Universal Pictures on June 27), many of the scenes have been taken straight out of the source material.

In a new featurette that debuted on Empire Online, writer Mark Millar, director Timur Bekmambetov and producer Marc Platt explain how scenes in the movie were ripped directly from the comic, which was superbly drawn by J.G. Jones. The movie stars James McAvoy, Angelina Jolie, and Morgan Freeman.

Check out the immensely fascinating clip HERE.