Comments on: Morning Briefing: Jolie Joins WANTED http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2007/03/20/morning-briefing-jolie-joins-wanted/ The News Blog of Comics Culture Fri, 09 Jan 2009 05:11:08 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.2 by: Jonathan http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2007/03/20/morning-briefing-jolie-joins-wanted/#comment-95892 Wed, 21 Mar 2007 23:11:08 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2007/03/20/morning-briefing-jolie-joins-wanted/#comment-95892 We're missing the main point here folks: one of the selling points is supposedly that a re-write was done by Mr. Tomb Raider. Does no one see how awfully this implies they will ruin one of my favorite recent mini-series??? We’re missing the main point here folks: one of the selling points is supposedly that a re-write was done by Mr. Tomb Raider. Does no one see how awfully this implies they will ruin one of my favorite recent mini-series???

]]> by: Glenn Simpson http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2007/03/20/morning-briefing-jolie-joins-wanted/#comment-95675 Wed, 21 Mar 2007 18:51:17 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2007/03/20/morning-briefing-jolie-joins-wanted/#comment-95675 Regarding Keith's question - I had the same question. I've never read Wanted - are they taking out the word "Super-Villain" and using "Assassin"? In this day and age, why? Regarding Keith’s question - I had the same question. I’ve never read Wanted - are they taking out the word “Super-Villain” and using “Assassin”? In this day and age, why?

]]> by: Keith Phipps http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2007/03/20/morning-briefing-jolie-joins-wanted/#comment-94290 Tue, 20 Mar 2007 18:25:11 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2007/03/20/morning-briefing-jolie-joins-wanted/#comment-94290 Hmmm... Is it just me or does this sound like it's been a bit stripped of the superhero-y stuff: "McAvoy will play a young man who discovers his father is an assassin, only to learn shortly thereafter that his dad has been murdered. The youth is drafted to follow in his father's footsteps. Jolie will play an assassin who teaches the ropes to the wannabe killer." Hmmm… Is it just me or does this sound like it’s been a bit stripped of the superhero-y stuff:

“McAvoy will play a young man who discovers his father is an assassin, only to learn shortly thereafter that his dad has been murdered. The youth is drafted to follow in his father’s footsteps. Jolie will play an assassin who teaches the ropes to the wannabe killer.”

]]> by: Nate http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2007/03/20/morning-briefing-jolie-joins-wanted/#comment-94211 Tue, 20 Mar 2007 16:33:05 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2007/03/20/morning-briefing-jolie-joins-wanted/#comment-94211 Check the Newsarama board for soume mouth droppingly racist discourse. It's kinda funny in a morbid way. Then again the Newsarama always is. Check the Newsarama board for soume mouth droppingly racist discourse. It’s kinda funny in a morbid way. Then again the Newsarama always is.

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