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3 | !![[Film/{{Wanted}} The Movie]]: |
4 | * DevelopmentHell[=/=]StillbornFranchise: The film was supposed to get a sequel, yet everyone involved in it got so busy that the producer has since said the movie "will not happen any time soon if at all." Creator/JamesMcAvoy then admitted that while he is still interested, the time in development hell and the studio's struggles to find a suitable script are all red flags. |
5 | * DyeingForYourArt: Creator/JamesMcAvoy worked out to improve his physique for the film's action scenes, and suffered several injuries during shooting, including a twisted ankle, and an injured knee. |
6 | * PlayingAgainstType: |
7 | ** Be honest. [[spoiler: When was the last time you saw Creator/MorganFreeman play the BigBad?]] |
8 | ** You wouldn't expect a slim, 5'7", non-macho actor be the jacked-up star of an action movie, but Creator/JamesMcAvoy got to do just that. |
9 | * PlayingWithCharacterType: Freeman initially appears to be playing the same kindly, wise old man character he always plays. [[spoiler: Turns out he's the villain.]] |
10 | * ProductionPosse: As the movie was produced by Timur Bekmambetov, Creator/KonstantinKhabensky appearing in it in '''some''' capacity was pretty much a given. When the movie was released in Russia, a popular joke was that the entire movie was made just so that Khabensky would see Creator/AngelinaJolie naked. |
11 | * ReferencedBy: In ''Film/XMenFirstClass'', the camera angle when we first see a close-up of Charles Xavier (portrayed by Creator/JamesMcAvoy) holding a gun is reminiscent of ''Wanted'''s final scene. |
12 | * WhatCouldHaveBeen: |
13 | ** Creator/RyanPhillippe was attached to the role of Wesley. |
14 | ** Creator/HalleBerry (upon whom the character was modeled in the comics), Creator/JessicaBiel, Creator/JadaPinkett and Music/{{Beyonce}} were considered for the role of Fox. |
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16 | !![[ComicBook/{{Wanted}} The Comic Book]]: |
17 | * FlipFlopOfGod: The comic itself implied through {{Lawyer Friendly Cameo}}s that the pre-CosmicRetcon universe was an approximation of the Franchise/DCUniverse, with varying degrees of ExpyCoexistence happening. Later, Creator/MarkMillar revealed that the superhero universe was that of his later comic ''ComicBook/JupitersLegacy'', and the red cape Seltzer kept hold of actually belonged to the Utopian, not Superman. However, ''ComicBook/BigGame2023'' {{Retcon}}ned this so the FlyingBrick that was Seltzer's ArchEnemy was still implied to be Superman, while the Utopian was an AlternateSelf that existed in a ShowWithinAShow in the Millarworld. |
18 | * InspirationForTheWork: The series was born as a practical joke by Mark Millar's older brother who told him that comic books were once real, but the villains won and rewrote history into the world we live in. |
19 | * WhatCouldHaveBeen: |
20 | ** The comic started life as a rejected pitch for an {{Elseworlds}} featuring the Secret Society of Super-Villains. Elements of this are still visible, such as basically the entire cast being [[{{Expy}} Expies]] of various DC villains and heroes. |
21 | ** The original Killer was initially designed to be bald with a goatee, and a heavily scarred scalp. He was redesigned to resemble Creator/TommyLeeJones. |
22 | ** Mr. Rictus was originally known as "The Martyr" and had lips. Removing them and giving him his eponymous rictus grin might've been to make him more PracticallyJoker. |
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