Wanted (2008)

Director:

Timur Bekmambetov

Writers (WGA):

Michael Brandt (screenplay) &
Derek Haas (screenplay) ...

Release Date:

27 June 2008 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Crime | Thriller

Tagline:

Choose your destiny.

Plot:

A frustrated office worker learns that he is the son of a professional assassin, and that he shares his father's superhuman killing abilities.

Plot Keywords:

Fraternity | Assassin | Superhuman | Boss | Killer

Awards:

Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 2 wins & 11 nominations

Cast

James McAvoy	...	Wesley Gibson
Morgan Freeman	...	Sloan
Angelina Jolie	...	Fox
Terence Stamp	...	Pekwarsky
Thomas Kretschmann	...	Cross
Common	...	Gunsmith
Kristen Hager	...	Cathy
Marc Warren	...	The Repairman
David O'Hara	...	Mr. X (as David Patrick O'Hara)
Konstantin Khabenskiy	...	The Exterminator (as Konstantin Khabensky)
Dato Bakhtadze	...	The Butcher
Chris Pratt	...	Barry
Lorna Scott	...	Janice
Sophiya Haque	...	Puja
Brian Caspe	...	The Pharmacist

Also Known As:

Se busca (Argentina) (Peru) (Uruguay) (Venezuela) [es]
Особо опасен (Russia) [ru]
O Procurado (Brazil) [pt]
Recherché (Canada: French title) [fr]
Tagaotsitav (Estonia) [et]
Trazen (Croatia) [hr]
Wanted (Japan: English title) [en]
Wanted (Turkey: Turkish title) [tr]
Wanted (Greece) [el]
Wanted - Scegli il tuo destino (Italy) [it]
Wanted - Se busca (Spain) [es]
Wanted: Choisis ton destin (France) [fr]
Wonteddo (Japan) [ja]

MPAA:

Rated R for strong bloody violence throughout, pervasive language and some sexuality.

Runtime:

110 min

Country:

USA | Germany

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital | DTS | SDDS

Certification:

South Korea:18 | Ireland:16 | UK:18 | Finland:K-15 | Singapore:NC-16 | Hong Kong:IIB | Philippines:R-13 (MTRCB) | Malaysia:18SG | USA:R (certificate #44457) | Canada:13+ (Québec) | South Africa:16 | Netherlands:16 | Canada:18A (Alberta/British Columbia/Manitoba/Nova Scotia/Ontario) | France:U (with warning) | Switzerland:16 (canton of Vaud) | Switzerland:16 (canton of Geneva) | Australia:MA | Portugal:M/16 | New Zealand:R16 | Brazil:18 | Germany:18 | Argentina:16 | Japan:R-15 | Sweden:15 | Spain:18 | Ireland:18 (DVD rating) | Singapore:M18 (DVD rating) | Peru:18 | Denmark:15 | Austria:16 | India:A | Iceland:16

Filming Locations:

Barrandov Studios, Krizeneckeho namesti, Prague, Czech Republic

Company:

Universal Pictures

Trivia:

Originally a comic book by Top Cow Productions written by Mark Millar.

Goofs:

Continuity: When Wesley is in his father's apartment having everything explained to him, his hair is wet from the bath. In one shot by the window hair is sticking up on either side of his head, the next shot it is fixed, and the next shot it is sticking up again.

Quotes:

[first lines]
Wesley: [voice-over] It's my anorexic boss' birthday. This means there's a certain amount of inter-office pressure to stand around the conference table, eating crappy food and pretending to worship her. Acting for five minutes like Janice doesn't make all our lives miserable is the hardest work I'll do all day. My job title is account manager. I used to be called an account service representative, but a consultant told us we have to manage our clients, and to not service them. I have a girlfriend who I neither manage or service. That's my best friend Barry fucking her on an Ikea kitchen table I picked up for a really good price. I'm finding it hard to care about anything these days. In fact, the only thing I do care about is the fact that I can't care about anything. Seriously, it worries me. My name is Wesley Gibson. My dad walked out on my mom when I was seven days old. Sometimes I wonder if he ever looked into my baby blue eyes and asked himself "did I just father the most insignificant asshole of the twenty-first century"?

Movie Connections:

Spoofed in Disaster Movie (2008)

Soundtrack:

Every Day is Exactly the Same

The Sage Review: Wanted

Most of the people on IMDb are really bashing this movie and calling it nothing but blood, bullets, and naked women. That its completely boring and has no good action.

I just have to say this:WHAT'S WRONG WITH YOU PEOPLE!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!? C'mon. This movie has top-notch action,interesting and complex characters, amazing and realistic special effects, great casting, and an exciting twist at the end.

James McAvoy is pretty good, but the real stars are Anjolina Jolie and Morgan Freeman, who are constantly gripping through the action sequences.

In my opinion, the only thing wrong with this movie are two much slow-motion in the action parts, which mildly ruins it.

So for all of you people bashing this movie. I gotta say: YOU PEOPLE MUST HAVE NO GOOD TASTE.