E3 2008: Warner Bros. GRINs at Wanted

Universal's Angelina Jolie action blockbuster heads to unnamed consoles, PC courtesy of Swedish developer later this year.

Universal Pictures' Wanted hit theaters on June 27, and upon its release, celebrity film critic Roger Ebert said, "That Wanted will someday be a video game, I have not the slightest doubt. It may already be a video game, but I'm damned if I'll look it up and find out." Had the critic done a search at the time of writing, he would have come up empty, but now his comments have turned out quite prescient.

No word on whether Jolie's likeness will appear in the game.

Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment announced today that it will be adapting the Timur Bekmambetov-helmed Wanted to the interactive medium. Swedish outfit GRIN--developer of the PC editions of Ubisoft's Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter series and Capcom's upcoming Bionic Commando games--has been tasked with creating the title for unnamed consoles and PC since early 2007, and WBIE expects Wanted to be released later this year.

Itself an adaptation of Mark Millar's graphic novel series, Wanted drew young men in droves to the box office last month, thanks to the thespian stylings of Angelina Jolie as well as Morgan Freeman and James McAvoy. The film tells the tale of an utterly unremarkable man with an office job who is conscripted by a secret order of assassins to kill a former member of their guild.

Running with this setup, the third-person shooter will drop players into the shoes of the film's protagonist, Wesley Gibson, and pick up where the movie left off. Players will be able to utilize many of the abilities Gibson developed throughout the course of the film--such as curving bullets and slow-motion "Assassin Time."

57 Comments

  • turgzz

    Posted Aug 12, 2008 6:18 am PT

    I played the mobile game. It was fun I hope this one turns out the same

  • Jackyll87

    Posted Jul 28, 2008 1:25 am PT

    Did 300 got made into a game? If it hasnt then that would be the best graphic novel-movie to make into a game.

  • never-named

    Posted Jul 20, 2008 11:56 pm PT

    GRINs doing it...at least give it some credibility. I thought the movie itself was a bad idea, the comic books were great but another Eastern European director adapting a graphic novel/videogame into a movie wasn't really a recipe for movie magic, but to my surprise it turned out great! So why not give the 'game' a chance?

  • leofiregod

    Posted Jul 20, 2008 7:47 pm PT

    best movie of the year into a game? sign me up.

  • ognen

    Posted Jul 20, 2008 9:23 am PT

    not satisfied with this...

  • Will47

    Posted Jul 19, 2008 8:29 am PT

    I am with thenepheriouson on this one, will they ever learn???????

  • thenephariouson

    Posted Jul 19, 2008 2:18 am PT

    OMG! not another one. Here comes another movie/game tie-in! Do they never learn!?

  • CVM_123

    Posted Jul 18, 2008 5:15 pm PT

    you can bet it will be awful...

  • grigjd3

    Posted Jul 18, 2008 1:48 pm PT

    Granted, I found the movie entertaining (and that I found it entertaining disturbed me because the movie should really suck) but I can't imagine a game based on it being anything but suck.

  • TehFuneral

    Posted Jul 18, 2008 12:29 pm PT

    Yeah, the game will probably suck.

  • Macgyver40

    Posted Jul 18, 2008 12:06 pm PT

    love angelina cant wait to see the movie and i can wait on the game

  • akiwak

    Posted Jul 18, 2008 11:05 am PT

    This game won't just probably suck, it will for sure suck. Won't keep me from buying the game to mod angelina jolie in the game.

  • cooldude03

    Posted Jul 18, 2008 6:01 am PT

    Nude patch please.

  • lettuceman44

    Posted Jul 17, 2008 2:29 pm PT

    Game will probably suck.

  • gbrading Site moderator

    Posted Jul 17, 2008 1:27 pm PT

    Yet again, a movie studio decides that it can cash in on a film by releasing a tie-in game. Still, at least this time they have some actual time to develop it.

  • ChuckNorris82

    Posted Jul 17, 2008 12:57 pm PT

    .....kind of scary... I loved the movie, but im not to sure about this.

  • grambyte

    Posted Jul 17, 2008 6:23 am PT

    Love the chick, hate the flick

  • BEEREAL187

    Posted Jul 17, 2008 4:02 am PT

    it will no doubt suck !!

  • jakeboudville

    Posted Jul 16, 2008 11:37 pm PT

    Doesn't sound something that exciting but yeah, maybe that's because i didn't like the movie

  • FAcorp

    Posted Jul 16, 2008 8:40 pm PT

    Is this going to be any better then the Jumper game?
    Let's hope so.

  • IKKF

    Posted Jul 16, 2008 8:21 pm PT

    This movie deserves a game... only if it's good.

  • kaizerkakai

    Posted Jul 16, 2008 6:24 pm PT

    i saw SS of the game already...it ACTULLY looks good...gameplay and graphic-wise

  • Thorpe89 Site moderator

    Posted Jul 16, 2008 5:54 pm PT

    Well, usually we see these games when the movies release. I just hope they can make this a quality experience.

  • lovea218

    Posted Jul 16, 2008 5:52 pm PT

    The movie was on point but I will have to see about the game...also how can Angelina be in it? Didn't they see the movie?

  • Hungry_bunny

    Posted Jul 16, 2008 5:19 pm PT

    So grin will be working with Wanted After "Bionic Commando" or simultaneously? ...I'm interested...

  • chechak7

    Posted Jul 16, 2008 5:06 pm PT

    Angelina Jolie in game ...3dperson shooter .. with guns and gear .ohhhyaaaa ...and here look she is so so ***** ***** ****
    i love it

  • WizengamotX

    Posted Jul 16, 2008 2:36 pm PT

    I am going to call a phail on this one. I haven't seen the movie, and I am totally on the same page as Cube_of_MooN, at least as far as I read.

  • ivanfred

    Posted Jul 16, 2008 2:27 pm PT

    The game may be good. Don't forget that the developers don't have to rush to finish the game to coincide with the movie release.

  • Cube_of_MooN

    Posted Jul 16, 2008 1:40 pm PT

    I have never see nthe movie, so it's hard for me to comment on the game, except to remember the fact that movie to game transitions don't go well 3/4 times.

  • Viral-venom13

    Posted Jul 16, 2008 1:27 pm PT

    The developers have a lot of room to fill, i hope this game doesn't fail as failing videogames based on movies is one of the biggest reason i rarely really play games made from movies!!

  • jrabbit99

    Posted Jul 16, 2008 1:19 pm PT

    i hope i doesn't share the same fate as most movie games.

  • drummer131

    Posted Jul 16, 2008 1:14 pm PT

    Well, most movies get turned into games, especially the action and animated ones. We'll have to see how this one goes, though the odds are definitely against it.

  • kenkashijd

    Posted Jul 16, 2008 1:06 pm PT

    well delongman said some true stuff if u gonna come out with games after movies then they need to be similar a good with not more then 5 flaws in the game. And one big one No Crappy graphics either!!!

  • ryo_strife24

    Posted Jul 16, 2008 1:03 pm PT

    NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
    Have people not learned anything?!
    Movie to games or games to movies usually fail. There are some exceptions but the success to fail rate is horrible. After reading this there is some sort of hope for this game, being as they are taking a page from Scarface and starting from the end of the movie. That way there won't be "That didn't happen in the movie! Q.Q", hopefully there will be a good storyline and gameplay to back this. Other than that this will end up on the list of failed movie to games. E.T anyone?

  • Delongman

    Posted Jul 16, 2008 12:48 pm PT

    No movie-based game can rival Riddick... The day that happens we should have a "forum party" and make a "thank you...finally"-blog for the successful developer... Nowadays it's all about the cash... I hate it every time i watch a developer interview where a representative say a whole lot of crap-filled lies (oh there will be suprises....this is a unique experience...ok they may not say this but you get what i mean, right?). Then when the game comes out (for 60 bucks!!!!!!!) it get's between 4.5 or 7.5 but mostly 5.5. The devs should take their jobs seriously or not do the job at all... it's annoying to see potential thrown at us in trailers then to have nonsense polluting our consoles... I beg thee to differ

  • randomfulness

    Posted Jul 16, 2008 12:46 pm PT

    such a jks movie

  • Chris_555_TK

    Posted Jul 16, 2008 12:42 pm PT

    Ugh, who let Roger Ebert out of his cage?

  • Lone_Wolff

    Posted Jul 16, 2008 12:35 pm PT

    Roger Ebert needs to die in a fire. Seriously. Anyways, the movies action scenes were excellent and if they translate any of it successfully over to a video game, i'll be impressed.

  • polsci1503

    Posted Jul 16, 2008 12:34 pm PT

    I want to see an Angelina Jolie dating sim.

  • Ballroompirate

    Posted Jul 16, 2008 12:01 pm PT

    Its based on the movie and the graphic novel (you can get the suit in the game which was in the GN).

  • T3h_M3tal_Biggz

    Posted Jul 16, 2008 12:00 pm PT

    @Alf

    make that a cheat code

  • Alf

    Posted Jul 16, 2008 11:50 am PT

    i want Jolie with less cloths please >.

  • playstation_wii

    Posted Jul 16, 2008 11:49 am PT

    This may actually be good, compared to any other movie game.

  • combatsoldier

    Posted Jul 16, 2008 11:42 am PT

    Wow this one can go either way. I hope this one is an actual game and not trying to knock anything from the movie plot because those generally dont turn out good. I hope the game has voice acting from the amazing morgan freeman. Mr. Freeman is awsome and I have so much respect for him. he would be a great monologue for the video game. If they do this right then it could actually be a series of games that fans would definitely stand in line for. However if it is box office thing then it could go in the complete opposite direction. Only time will tell so we shall just wait and see.

  • nemesi609

    Posted Jul 16, 2008 11:34 am PT

    i just got my gameinformer, and this game is supposed to take place after the movie ends, so im pretty sure angelina wont be in here. but i hope this isnt another terrible movie game, i really hope this is gonna be a sweet game, because the movie was awesome. also there is an awsome costume that gibson wears from the original comics, its awesome

  • unreal_master

    Posted Jul 16, 2008 11:25 am PT

    at least it isnt a adaptation of the film,
    alot of film movies come out during the film and the game isnt allowed to spoil to much. This is a much smarter move to relese the game after the movie

  • ctg867

    Posted Jul 16, 2008 11:19 am PT

    I wonder how the hell this is gonna turn out. Traditionally, movie games that aren't forced to come out on the movies release end up being a lot better. Ie: The Chronicles of Riddick. But then again this could be nothing like that.

    Even though the action in this is extremely over exaggerated, it reminds me a tiny bit of some of the things that Eight Days could of been if it wasn't canceled. Not really sure why though....

  • normsta

    Posted Jul 16, 2008 11:03 am PT

    lol, oh god! i hope whoever came up with this idea is struck by lighting.

  • necronaux

    Posted Jul 16, 2008 11:03 am PT

    I'm sure the game release "someday" will be just before the Wanted 2 movie comes out.

  • acsam12304

    Posted Jul 16, 2008 10:23 am PT

    an other game based on a movie

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