The dreams and fantasies of a fanboy are often filled with hot chicks, big weapons, comics and non-stop action enhanced annually by the nerd-glory they take in at Comic Con. Last weekend at New York Comic Con, the Wanted panel sent fanboys into fantasy overload when they got an exclusive sneak peek of tattooed, scantily clad, hot-chick warrior woman Angelina Jolie toting some very heavy artillery. Wanted, based on the 2003 Mark Millar comic book of the same name, is hitting the big screen courtesy of director Timur Bekmambetov, of Night Watch and Day Watch fame. According to Bekmambetov, Universal contacted him after he finished Night Watch, to direct an all-star cast--including Jolie, Hollywood veteran Morgan Freeman and the red-hot rising star James McAvoy--in an action-packed adrenaline ride.

The Car Chase
Initially screened at Wonder Con, the car-chase scene gives us a taste of the visual style of Wanted. The scene starts off in a supermarket pharmacy at which point we meet push-over Wesley Gibson (James McAvoy). And before long, super-assassin Fox (Angelina Jolie) shows up protecting the hapless lad from a shooter hiding in the dry foods isle.

Our surroundings, even in a supermarket, automatically give us the feel of a shoot-'em-up comic adapted to film, while the signs hanging above Wesley and gun-firing Fox in the isle read ?Don?t Miss? and ?Last Chance.?

Visually, the clip features some stunning representations of how Bekmambetov has created a comic-book stylized world in our own. In one scene a man jumps out of a window causing the glass to shatter. Bekmambetov?s style in this scene employs the use of comic visuals causing the glass to crack in a mosaic-like pattern, outlining the plunging man?s face.

Super-Assassin Lair
Bekmambetov followed up the pre-screened car chase with an exclusive
first-look at a clip which takes place directly after the chase in what
we can assume is the super-assassin?s lair. In this never-before-seen
footage, Sloan (Morgan Freeman) forces Wesley (James McAvoy) to shoot
the wings off of flies buzzing in a trash can. And just after he blows
the wings clear off the flies? bodies, Sloan tells Wesley he must kill
the man who killed his father?and who just tried to kill him.

In this scene Bekmambetov evokes that iconic comic style once more, and
shows Wesley shooting the wings off of the flies in a close-up,
slow-motion, almost animated manner, lovingly looking at the bullets
as they slice the wings off of each fly?s body.

Wanted: The Comic
Though Wanted is now a film starring some of Hollywood?s greatest talent, it was, just 5 years ago, only a six issue comic written by Mark Millar. When asked if Millar had seen or been involved with Wanted, Bekmambetov replied, ?He saw the script first. Then when we were shooting, he was on the set... He seemed to like it. It was very scary because we changed a lot.?

Bekmambetov didn't want to revamp the entire Wanted story, because he truly enjoyed it. ?I like this comic book,? said Bekmambetov. ?I liked Wanted. I tried to be careful with tone and the character, because I liked the character. We just changed the elements but the basis is the same.?

Wanted: The Cast
"The hero, Wesley is very self-ironic," says Bekmambetov, which provides a lot of humor in the film. Most importantly, Wanted doesn?t seem to take itself too seriously; an important quality in a comic-book-based film that features fly-killing and hanging off the hood of a car for a high-speed car chase/gun fight. ?Everybody wanted to do something new, something original,? he said about the all-star cast, adding, ?Because I was not from the United States, it was important for me to have good actors. They have different schools, different education, but very, very talented. They were uncompromised. That was very, very important.

Inspiration

?My life inspires me,? he said, ?Fans inspire me.? A statement that's bound to make admirers of Night Watch and Day Watch feel pretty darn good about their contribution.

No costumes?
Bekmambetov denied rumors of Wesley appearing in his famous costume from the comic book at the end of the film, and explained that because Wanted is set in the real world, we would know who a super-assassin was if they were wearing a costume. For this reason, none of the characters will be costumed. The importance of being a super-assassin, he says, is anonymity.

Wanted: the Sequel
Responding to questions about the already-rumored Wanted sequel, Bekmambetov--whose film is set for release in theaters on June 27--said, ?Ask me in July.?