In 'Wanted,' a born assassin finds his calling

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.

By John Horn

May 4, 2008