Morgan Freeman In Sci-Fi Action 'Wanted'
[Tuesday, November 7th, 2006]
Morgan Freeman is in final talks to star opposite James McAvoy in the sci-fi action Wanted, according to the Hollywood Reporter. Russian filmmaker Timur Bekmambetov is to make his English-language debut.
Wanted is based on a comic book miniseries by Mark Millar and J.G. Jones published by Top Cow. The story follows a put-upon man (McAvoy) who discovers that his long-lost father is an assassin. After his dad is murdered, the son is recruited into a covert organization of killers and trained to follow in his father's footsteps.
Freeman will play Sloan, the lead assassin who trains McAvoy.
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