In 'Wanted,' a born assassin finds his calling
Published 5/3/2008 at L.A. Times - Movie News
A mild-mannered accountant learns that he s a born killer.
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UNIVERSAL was always going to make "Wanted," but the R-rated assassin drama originally was penciled in for a March release. Once the studio began assembling the film's Super Bowl commercial, though, Universal had a change of heart: Maybe this movie was good enough to compete against "Hancock," "The Dark Knight" and all of the season's biggest kahunas.
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