Apr 17, 2009 by Mushy

Evan Spiliotopoulos to Write Wanted 2

In a story from The Hollywood Reporter, Evan Spiliotopoulos (co-writer of Pooh's Heffalump Movie) will be writing the action sequel Wanted 2 for Universal.

The film will be based on a story by Chris Morgan. The sequel will be based on the comic series created by Mark Millar and J.G. Jones.

Timur Bekmambetov, the director of the first film, will also be writing the sequel.

For Wanted 2, the creative team is working on the challenge of continuing the story after most of the principal characters ended the original in no position for an encore.

Wanted 2 is in development and stars James McAvoy.


Sources: The Hollywood Reporter

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Comments (26)

  1. Illuminati

    Mcavoy was the ONLY good thing the whole production. He has shown good adaptability. WANTED was a 'good looking' pile of sh*t. It was well made, but was extremely corny and cheesy. Lacked the grit of the comic.

    And to make sure the second is going to be even more cartoony they're getting the HEFFALUMP??? makes perfect sense to me!!!

    3 years agoby @illuminatiFlag

  2. Newkill3000

    What is it with these movie studios that constantly f*ck with comic book authors.

    3 years agoby @newkill200Flag

  3. J.A.Ottley.Writer / Director

    LOL i agree with Matix, but this is a hard oncept to adapt to film. and they literally raped Wanted for all its worth.

    Vis, bad news, Millar got dumped ages ago for writing the Superman Reboot. They are still doing pitches, i believe unless its already in pre-production development.
    But i remember that Millar got dropped, because it really f*cked me off too.

    LMAO @ Zz's comment

    Who knows this could be Winnie The Pooh with guns.

    Piglet with a beretta...Tigger with an AK...Could be pretty awesome XD

    3 years agoby @chronicFlag

  4. Shadow Of The Day

    Cool.

    3 years agoby @asifFlag

  5. joekerr2e

    I'll hold judgement until we see more, but agree with most comments on here... for what it was, the first one was fun, funny, and great popcorn entertainment. Wasn't thrilled with James McAvoy being selected for the part, but after seeing it... for an action movie, the humor was slick, not stupid and McAvoy ended up doing a really decent job.

    3 years agoby @joekerr2eFlag

  6. T.Clark

    I hope the only reason Mark Millar isn't writing it is because he's hard at work on his Superman trilogy

    3 years agoby @insertusernamehereFlag

  7. ZanyZap

    Just Evan Spiliotopoulos' name is difficult to take seriously. Then throw in Winnie the Pooh as his most acclaimed writing credit. ....Really?

    However, you have to start somewhere, and first film was awesome.

    So, we'll wait and see.. Best of luck Spils....

    "What the f*ck have you done lately..."

    3 years agoby @zanyzapFlag

  8. Shelley

    I figured this would come about considering how much the first film grossed.

    3 years agoby @shelleyFlag

  9. matix

    and now they want to make a sequel to it, to continue capitalizing on something that they've completely changed. I'm all for the adaptation of comics to movies, inviting new audiences to an amazing art medium usually ignored, but this is one of the instances where lack of artistic integrity has ruined something for the sake of money.

    3 years agoby @matixFlag

  10. Marcus-07

    Reahihihihiheally?...I'm looking foward to this!

    3 years agoby @marcus-07Flag

  11. matix

    I understand that the comic was too crazy to adapt well to a movie, but they didn't even take the base storyline. The assassins weren't trying to protect the world with their killings in the book, they were supervillians fighting more ruthless supervillians. There wasn't anything noble about what they were doing. The only thing that was kept was some character names, and wes's abilities. total bastardization of a cool concept.

    3 years agoby @matixFlag

  12. AnnoyingFilmCritic

    Great summer action movie, look forward to its sequel...or maybe its a prequel since the main characters are gone.

    3 years agoby @annoyingfilmcriticFlag

  13. Draktyr

    Can't wait! :)

    3 years agoby @draktyrFlag

  14. Forrestgump1

    Well i am not so sure look at his backroud heffalump movie come on Nobody better i am now thinking wheater or not to see this will just have to see-LOLZ!!!!!

    3 years agoby @forrestgump1Flag

  15. killahmovieisbak

    i think everyone who watched this movie wanted more so im hyoed for this but James is a must for sure

    3 years agoby @killahmovieisbakFlag

  16. nathan_lease

    Will see.

    3 years agoby @nathan-leaseFlag

  17. Ahraman

    The first one was pure awesome. Great action, story and soundtrack. Loved it. Very glad to hear they're working on a sequel

    3 years agoby @ahramanFlag

  18. zeus

    This is going to be good only if James is coming back,plus i hope he will wear the mask and the costume in this one,Wanted was a good movie,lets see them take it up a level!!

    3 years agoby @zeusFlag

  19. ed_wood

    This first one is great, but if you don't get McAvoy for the sequel just forget it.

    3 years agoby @ed-woodFlag

  20. Newkill3000

    They already just f*cked this whole Wanted thing up with me. They should have just kept the superhero story in there instead of changing it into some secret agent Angelina FatLip ass bullsh*t.

    3 years agoby @newkill200Flag

  21. mb11

    Wanted 2 could be awesome - Get James McAvoy though.... if he dosn't sign up leave it!!!!

    3 years agoby @mbrandon11Flag

  22. The Narrator: The Better Man

    I enjoyed wanted for what it was, a good adrenaline fun popcorn film. But b4 they work on this they should talk to Mark.

    3 years agoby @narratorFlag

  23. -comrade-

    Fun.

    3 years agoby @taberjohnson18Flag

  24. GladWrap

    Meh. The first one was too over the top for my liking. That red sports car chase scene with Jolie and that Wes dude went on far too long...

    3 years agoby @gladwrapFlag

  25. GK

    Cool. It should be awesome.

    3 years agoby @indianajonesFlag

  26. CB Junior

    There are so many ways they can go wrong by doing this. If they do it right, it could be way better than the first one because it wasn't that great. It was okay, but not great. Either way, this one probably won't be as successful as the first one.

    3 years agoby @cbjuniorFlag

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