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UPDATE: ‘Kick-Ass’ too Kick-Ass for Studios

August 22nd, 2008 · 6 Comments

Here’s some news that made me pay attention this morning.  Apparently the studios are proving, once again, that if it’s not a surefire way to make some quick cash, they’re going to pass.  The latest victim of this is Matthew Vaughn’s upcoming adaption ‘Kick-Ass’ based on the comic by Mark Millar.  Negotiations are continuing to [...]

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Wanted (2008) - Morbid

June 29th, 2008 · 3 Comments

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Wesley Gibson (James McAvoy) is pathetic loser living a pathetic life. His day to day existence consists of working a miserable job as a desk jockey in a sea of cubicles. After being consistently berated by the boss who hates his guts, he returns home to his skank girlfriend who constantly demeans him while [...]

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Wanted (2008)

June 27th, 2008 · 2 Comments

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I’ll admit that I’m a bit ignorant when it comes to comics in general (especially since most of my knowledge of superheroes comes from cartoons), but I consider Wanted to be one of the best modern series. The comic tells the story of a Wesley, an ordinary and seemingly unimportant man who discovers he [...]

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What Is Wanted

May 20th, 2008 · 5 Comments

With the film Wanted about to hit theaters, I thought I would give people some background on the film and the comic it is based of of. Directed by Timur Bekmambetov (Night Watch, Day Watch) and starring James McAvoy, Angelina Jolie and Morgan Freeman, Wanted details Wesley Gibson (James McAvoy), a working schmoe who is [...]

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