The Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter helmer said that a script for the project is in development, adding that it will shock audiences.
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"An unbelievable thing happened three weeks ago," Bekmambetov told The Playlist. "Because we stopped, we didn't know what to do for three or four years.
"Three weeks ago I came up with a great idea and I pitched this idea and everybody fell in love with it. And now I think we're on track. Right now the writer is working on the script, and it will be shocking."
The original Wanted, based on the comic series by Mark Millar and J G Jones, starred James McAvoy and Angelina Jolie. It raked in $341 million at the global box office, on a budget of just $75 million.
Bekmambetov went on to say that the sequel will continue the story of McAvoy's Wesley Gibson.
"It's a continuation of the story, with Wesley Gibson. Other people are dead, you know, we can't bring them back. The story is the same character, same mythology, but it's got a great twist," he added.
Wanted 2 is yet to be assigned a release date.
Watch a trailer for Wanted below:
