Video Game to Capture ‘Wanted’ Action
As the convergence between digital
gaming and the movie markets is fast gaining momentum,
Universal
Pictures Digital Platforms Group is creating a video game based on
Universal Pictures' action-thriller "Wanted", starring James McAvoy,
Morgan Freeman, and Angelina Jolie.
The game will be published worldwide by Warner
Bros. Interactive Entertainment and is being developed by game developer
GRIN, known for its work on the Tom Clancy: Ghost Recon Advanced
Warfighter series and the upcoming Bionic Commando.
Based upon Mark Millar's graphic novel series
and helmed by visualist director Timur Bekmambetov, Wanted" tells the tale
of one apathetic nobody's transformation as he is introduced to a new life
and new powers that he never knew existed. The film, which was released on
June 27 this year, has earned $192 million in worldwide box office to
date.
The "Wanted" video game, according to
Universal, will feature intense third-person action, taking combat to a
new level with iconic moves -- such as "curving bullets" and "Assassin
Time" drawn directly from the film.The storyline of the game will pick up
where the movie leaves off, providing fans with another chapter to explore
both Wesley's journey into becoming an uberassassin and the epic fiction
of the Fraternity.
The project also re-teams UPDPG with executive
game producer Pete Wanat, who has previously collaborated with the film
studio on movie-based games The Thing, The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape
from Butcher Bay, and Scarface: The World is Yours.
The 'Wanted' game, in development since early
2007, will be available later this year for consoles and PCs.
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