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Wanted (2008)

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R | 1 hr 48 mins | Action, Thriller, Fantasy, Adaptation | Now Playing |Box Office Total: $134.2M

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Synopsis:
25-year-old Wes is a slacker who hates his life--with good reason, because it sucks. At work, his ballbuster of a boss lives to torment him in front of his fellow cubedwelling drones. Back home, his skeezy girlfriend is a sexual magnet for everyone except him, including Wes’ supposed best friend. No wonder this loser is on his tenth prescription for panic attack pills, which he downs like candy between cardboard meals of vegan tofu wraps. Wes’ pathetic excuse for an existence might just as well come to an end and save him a lifetime of prolonged misery. Fortunately for Wes, his life is over--his old one, anyway--and all because of a girl. Enter hot Fox, who crashes into Wes on the business end of a smoking gun. Seems Wes’ long-lost and mostly forgotten dad was killed while working for the Fraternity--a centuries-old league of supersensory trained assassins pledged to carry out the unbreakable orders of fate. Their motto: Kill one, save a thousand. Now it’s Wes’ turn to follow in his father’s footsteps and release the caged wolf that’s always lurked inside of him. Killing is in Wes’ blood, and he trains under Fox and a motley-but-lethal crew that includes the Fraternity’s enigmatic leader, Sloan. The neophyte is forcefully pummeled into developing lightning-quick reflexes and superhuman agility. No one said becoming an assassin would be easy. The former slacker is reborn as the golden boy of the Fraternity and Wes starts to relish his new life, even exacting some best-served-cold revenge on tormentors past. But soon, the sweet taste of power sours when he realizes that the intentions of his deadly associates aren’t as noble as first presented. As he wavers between newfound heroism and soul-killing vengeance, Wes will come to learn what no one--neither cold-blooded father nor steaming-hot assassin--could ever teach him: He alone controls his destiny.

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Theatrical Release
6/27/2008
Studio Credit
Universal Studio
Director Credit
Timur Bekmambetov Director
Cast Credit
James McAvoy Wesley Gibson
Morgan Freeman Sloan
Angelina Jolie Fox
Common The Gunsmith
Kristen Hager Cathy
Terence Stamp Pekwarsky
Chris Pratt Barry
Marc Warren The Repairman
Konstantin Khabensky The Exterminator
Thomas Kretschmann Cross
David O'Hara Mr. X
Dato Bakhtadze The Butcher
Lorna Scott Janice
Sophiya Haque Puja
Brian Caspe The Pharmacist
Mark O'Neal Co-Worker
Bridget McManus Check-Out Girl
Production Credits Credit
Mark Millar Co-Producer
Marc Platt Producer
Marc Silvestri Executive Producer
Adam Siegel Executive Producer
Jason Netter Producer
J.G. Jones Co-Producer
Chris Carlisle Co-Producer
Roger Birnbaum Executive Producer
Jim Lemley Producer
Iain Smith Producer
Sally French Co-Producer
Gary Barber Executive Producer
Jared LeBoff Co-Producer
Matthew Stillman Co-Producer
David Minkowski Co-Producer
Production Companies Credit
Marc Platt Productions Production Company
Kick Start Productions Production Company
Top Cow Productions Production Company
Spyglass Entertainment Holdings, LLC Production Company
Relativity Media Production Company
Distribution Companies Credit
Bontonfilm Foreign Theatrical Distributor
Universal Domestic Theatrical Distributor
Tatra Film Foreign Theatrical Distributor
Toho-Towa Company Foreign Theatrical Distributor
United International Pictures (UIP) Foreign Theatrical Distributor
Universal Pictures International (UPI) Foreign Theatrical Distributor
B and H Foreign Theatrical Distributor
Karantanija Foreign Theatrical Distributor
Ro Image 2000 Foreign Theatrical Distributor
Forumcinemas Foreign Theatrical Distributor
Prooptiki Foreign Theatrical Distributor
Locations  
Prague  
Writer Credit
Mark Millar Source Material
Michael Brandt Screenplay
Michael Brandt Story By
Derek Haas Screenplay
Derek Haas Story By
J G Jones Source Material from the comic book series: "Wanted"
Chris Morgan Screenplay
Accounting Credit
Marketa Mutlova Assistant Accountant
Claire Robertson Production Accountant
Neal Pierson Assistant Production Accountant
Monica Perez-Gelbman Post-Production Accountant
Carolyn Hall Finance Manager - Financial Controller
Bridgett Baron Accountant - Payroll Accountant (Chicago)
Sophie Dasic Accountant - Cost Accountant
Eva Nietschova Production Accountant
Lucy Marr Assistant Accountant
Rick Marcena Assistant Production Accountant (Chicago)
Chris Kruize Production Accountant (Chicago)
Katerina Soptenkova Assistant Accountant - Payroll Assistant
Kristyna Zapletalova Accountant - Accounting Clerk
Jana Alice Fabry Accountant - Accounting Clerk
Kristina Kastankova Accountant - Accounting Clerk
Kyle O'Brien Accountant (New York)
Art Department Credit
Temple Clark Conceptual Illustrator - Concept Illustrator
Martin Asbury Storyboard Artist
Bara Bucharova Assistant Set Decorator
John Myhre Production Designer
Eric Rosenberg Scenic Artist - Scenic Arts Supervisor
David Meeking Painter - Dept. Head Painter
Petra Vesela Art Assistant - Art Dept. Assistant
Dean DeMatteis Graphics Coordinator - Graphic Artist (Chicago)
Petra Meisnerova Art Department Coordinator
Jan Soufek Art Department - Art Dept. Assistant
Matthew Tufano Set Dresser - On Set Dresser (Chicago)
Scott Troha Leadman (Chicago)
Steven M Saylor Set Designer
Patrick M Sullivan Jr Art Director
Richard Roberts Set Decorator
Christopher Cleek Assistant Art Director (Chicago)
Tomas Voth Art Director
Kurt Van Der Basch Storyboard Artist
Alice Kheilova Set Decorator - Set Decorator Coordinator
Katerina Koutska Set Designer
John Cloke Painter - Chargehand Painter
Frank Dambra Painter - Paint Foreman (Chicago)
David Baxa Art Director
Trisha McDonnell Set Decorator (Chicago)
David Vondrasek Set Designer
Martin Vackar Art Director
Frantisek Weber Set Designer
Beth Kushnick Set Decorator (New York)
Roman Illovsky Art Director - Standby Art Director
Allan M Fleischman Set Designer
Jan Soufek Art Director (2nd Unit)
Ales Cepelka Art Director (2nd Unit)
Frank White III Art Director (New York)
Casting Credit
Mindy Marin Casting
Karen E Etcoff Extras Casting (New York)
Kara Lipson Casting Associate
Elaine Grainger Casting (UK)
Laura Windows Casting Associate
Nancy Bishop Casting (Prague)
Craft Services Credit
Darryl 'DJ' Johnson Craft Service (Chicago)
Film Camera Credit
George Richmond Steadicam Operator
George Richmond Camera Operator
Jaap Buitendijk Photography - Still Photographer
Mitchell Amundsen Director of Photography
Rick James Camera Trainee
Todd Schlopy Assistant Camera - Assistant A Camera
Steven J Scott Colorist - Supervising Digital Colorist
Michal Krbecek Loader - Camera Loader
Michal Chadima Video Assist/Playback - Video Assist Operator
Michael Kennedy Film Lab - DI Producer
Tim Wooster Director of Photography (2nd Unit)
Martin Schmarc Video Assist/Playback - Video Assist Operator
Marcin Studniarek Assistant Camera - Assistant A Camera
David Emmerichs Steadicam Operator (Chicago)
Chuck Hodes Photography - Still Photographer (Chicago)
Jan Planicka Loader - Camera Loader (2nd Unit)
Mitch Paulson Colorist - Digital Colorist Assist
Miroslav Gabor Camera Operator (2nd Unit)
Jeffery Garland Photography - Still Photographer (Chicago)
John Toll Director of Photography (New York)
Otta Matejka Loader - Camera Loader (2nd Unit)
Jonathan Richmond Assistant Camera - Assistant B Camera
Ronald Telinger Video Assist/Playback - Video Assist Operator (2nd Unit)
asen sopov Camera Operator (2nd Unit)
Glen Weiberg Video Assist/Playback - Video Assist Operator (Chicago)
Jiri Kubik Assistant Camera - Assistant B Camera
David Emmerichs Camera Operator (Chicago)
Simon Heck Assistant Camera - Assistant A Camera (2nd Unit)
Timothy Armstrong Video Assist/Playback - Video Assist Operator (Chicago)
Martin Brych Assistant Camera - Assistant A Camera (2nd Unit)
Radek Skudrna Assistant Camera - Assistant B Camera (2nd Unit)
Zdenek Rudol Assistant Camera - Assistant B Camera (2nd Unit)
Michael Klimchak Assistant Camera - Assistant B Camera (Chicago)
Bill McConnell Assistant Camera - Assistant A Camera (Chicago)
Zachary Gannaway Assistant Camera - Assistant B Camera (Chicago)
Music Credit
Steve Bartek Orchestrations
Danny Elfman Music
Nine Inch Nails Song Performer
Bill Abbott Music Editor
Kathy Nelson Music Supervisor
Mildred J Hill Song
Dennis Sands Score Recording - Score Recording and Mixing
Denis St Amand Music Engineer - Scoring Crew
Michael Atwell Music Recording Facilities - Digital Recordist
Gina Zimmitti