Another brand spanking new trailer has turned up that continues to prove that James McAvoy is hard as nails in his new film, ‘Wanted‘.
25-year-old Wesley Gibson (James McAvoy) was the most disaffected, cube-dwelling drone the planet had ever known. His boss chewed him out hourly, his girlfriend ignored him routinely and his life plodded on interminably. Everyone was certain this disengaged slacker would amount to nothing. There was little else for Wes to do but wile away the days and die in his slow, clock-punching rut.
Until he met a woman named Fox (Angelina Jolie).
After his estranged father is murdered, the deadly sexy Fox recruits Wes into the Fraternity, a secret society that trains Wes to avenge his dad’s death by unlocking his dormant powers. As she teaches him how to develop lightning-quick reflexes and phenomenal agility, Wes discovers this team lives by an ancient, unbreakable code: carry out the death orders given by fate itself. With wickedly brilliant tutors-including the Fraternity’s enigmatic leader, Sloan (Morgan Freeman)-Wes grows to enjoy all the strength he ever wanted. But, slowly, he begins to realize there is more to his dangerous associates than meets the eye. And as he wavers between newfound heroism and vengeance, Wes will come to learn what no one could ever teach him: he alone controls his destiny.
Watch ‘Wanted’ trailer after jump
Alright, so there may be a strong hint of ‘The Matrix’ about the whole thing, plenty of slow motion gun fights and a stranger telling the hero to “join them”, but that doesn’t mean we’re still not interested in seeing McAvoy poppin’ fools with his new found skill with firearms – and boy does he have skills.
To curving bullets past the head of Angelina Jolie to using them to actually deflect other oncoming ones, McAvoy is doing things with pistols that would make your eyes melt – but don’t take our word for it.
