Wanted is a
2008 action film which is loosely based on the
comic book miniseries of the same name by
Mark Millar. The film is directed by
Timur Bekmambetov and stars
James McAvoy,
Angelina Jolie,
Morgan Freeman,
Thomas Kretschmann and
Terence Stamp. Production began in April 2007.
Wanted was released on June 25, 2008 in the United Kingdom and June 27, 2008 in the United States.
Plot
A young man named Wesley Gibson (
James McAvoy) works at a dead-end desk job with an overbearing boss, takes anti-anxiety medication for
panic attacks, and has a live-in girlfriend who cheats on him with his best friend. He speaks of how his father left when he was just one week old. He wonders if when he was born his father looked into his eyes and saw a failure.
