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.