Wanted (2008)
Mark Millar and J.G. Jones' action-packed thriller comic series arrives on the big screen with Wanted. This story revolves around James McAvoy as Wesley Gibson, an account manager with an unfulfilling and aggravating life that changes drastically when he learns the truth about his family. Discovering that he is the son of an assassin who worked for an organization called the Fraternity, he decides to follow in his footsteps and join them.
Wanted
- Director
- Timur Bekmambetov
- Release Date
- June 27, 2008
- Studio(s)
- Relativity Media , Spyglass Media Group
- Distributor(s)
- Universal Pictures
- Cast
- James McAvoy , Angelina Jolie , Morgan Freeman , Common , Chris Pratt , Terence Stamp , Thomas Kretschmann
- Writers
- Michael Brandt , Derek Haas , Chris Morgan
- Runtime
- 110 Minutes
- Budget
- $75 Million
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