Actress Angelina Jolie has decided to drop out of the upcoming “Wanted 2.”
However, the show will still go on says co-creator Mark Millar.
“’Wanted 2′ will be certainly going ahead, because the first one made too much money for them not to do a sequel,” explained Millar. “What I heard was that there’s filming this year for a release at the end of next year, so the plot that they had will have some modifications now. Her character will have to be written out completely. We’ll see what happens, I don’t know, it changes every day. Again, things get so out of your hands with film because 300 people are involved, whereas with comics it’s just you and your artist.”
“What was funny was originally ‘Wanted’ was just going to be one movie, and Angelina [Jolie] dies at the end,” related Millar. “The idea was that it was going to be self-contained, but the movie cost $75 million to make and it made $314 million back just theatrically. At the premiere the tracking was really good and everything, and the producer came up and said ‘What are we going to do for ‘Wanted 2?’’ and I was like ‘I don’t have any ideas!’”
“So they put something together, and it was bringing Angelina back from the dead and everything,” continued Millar. “I don’t know, I think that probably just didn’t sit easily with her, because it has to be a really good reason why somebody comes back from the dead.”
“I think it’s actually more authentic if they keep her dead,” added Millar. “She was the star of the movie really, but how cool is it to have the star dead and bring in another cool character for the next one?
According to the Hollywood Reporter, sources at Universal Studios have also confirmed that “Wanted 2” is still “alive”.
” . . . because it has to be a really good reason why somebody comes back from the dead.” !?!?!
Sometimes I read stuff which forces me to redefine “stupid”. Usually it has to do with politics, but the entertainment industry is a close second.
The most obvious title for 2 is “Dead or Alive?”. That way they could keep us guessing as to whether Jolie’s character is in the picture (or not).
Considering she dies in the first one, I’m not upset by this news. I could see how they could bring her back with that Uber Herbal Bath, but.. whatever. The concept is actually BIGGER than her.