Speaking with Hollywood.com, Wanted co-writer Derek Haas offered a small update on the upcoming sequel to big screen adaptation of Mark Millar’s Wanted. Haas and Michael Brandt are currently getting ready to send out a second draft of the script to Universal.
The team had actually left the sequel after creative differences between them and Universal. Universal then hired multiple writers to tackle the Wanted 2 script after Haas and Brandt departed but in 2011, the studio reapproached them for the job.
While he didn’t give much away about the sequel a small bit of what to expect in the film was revealed. According to Haas, the film will see an introduction to the new female character that will be teaming up with Wesley.
“The only thing I can tell you is that Wesley [James McAvoy] is now, four years later, recruiting a young woman who is in his situation in the first movie. She’s got a sh**ty life. He’s sort of in the Fox role. This new girl is brought into the world.”
I’m actually glad that they won’t be bringing back Angelina Jolie, who was rumored to be returning for awhile, in the sequel. While the film strayed away from the comic it was based on it was definitely fun and I hope that the sequel is just as fun and action-packed.