WANTED 2 (In Development)

• WANTED 2

It appears that Wanted 2 is finally moving forward atUniversal Pictures. Derek Haas, who, with writing partner Michael Brandt,adapted the 2008 original, tweeted the following:

“Michael and I were just hired by Uni to write WANTED 2.”

Following the post, The Wrap caught up with Haas, who saidthat the film is currently without a director but that the storyline will,"take off after the events of what just happened. Pick up Wesley a fewyears later and go back in for another round."

Though unconfirmed, the implication is that James McAvoywill return to the role of Wesley Gibson, an accountant-turned-assassin. Theoriginal also starred Morgan Freeman and Angelina Jolie, but at least thelatter does not plan on returning.

"Being dead makes it difficult," she said lastyear, "They were [trying to bring me back], but I kind of feel like if Idie in a movie, I should die actually... It would just be doing the exact samething in another movie, so it's not that interesting to me."

Mr. Haas then took to twitter and he said:

"To answer 2 questions I've been asked today: our draftof W2 will be Fox-less and Loom-less."

Fox, of course, refers to Jolie's character and the Loom tothe mystical device that dispensed assassination targets in the original.