![]() ![]() ![]() And both the comic book and would-be-tentpole-blockbuster traffic in power fantasies seemingly designed to appeal to the men’s-rights demographic.īoth versions of Wanted are narrated by Wesley Gibson, an emasculated, anxiety-ridden, cuckolded wage slave who oozes hatred for the company he works for, especially his boss. Oh sure, the comic involves a secret society of assassins who call themselves The Fraternity, but otherwise, the two premises differ wildly. ![]() That series does not involve a clan of weavers who carry out executions, and unlike in the film version, does not prominently feature a loom with uncanny powers of prognostication. Wanted is based on a comic-book miniseries written by Mark Millar (also the author of the Kick-Ass books, which also made it to film) and drawn by J.G. They silently carried out executions to restore order to a world on the brink of chaos. It opens with the following:Ī thousand years ago… A clan of weavers formed a secret society of assassins. Timur Bekmambetov’s 2008 thriller Wanted was that year’s 18th top-grossing film, bringing in more than $130 million domestically, and another $200 million internationally. ![]()
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