The movie - adapted from Top Cow's 1996 comic of the same name - is being developed by Top Cow, Platinum Studios and Threshold Entertainment with a view to being an ongoing franchise. Threshold's Larry Kasanoff gives a hint as to what kind of movie we should be expecting:

This is just the kind of franchise we love: a visually stunning world, amazing effects, a great story and a hot, kick-ass babe in the lead... What could be better?

Suddenly, I'm imagining the Resident Evil series meets Dollhouse starring Painkiller Jane's Kristanna Loken. In 3-D. Which, to be honest, doesn't sound like the worst thing in the world...

'Aphrodite IX' comic going 3-D for big screen [Hollywood Reporter]

While some critics may bemoan Timur Bekmambetov's movie adaptation of Wanted a beautifully-filmed piece of misogyny, they're apparently unaware that the movie's casual hatred and disdain for women is simply a more targeted version of the contempt that the original comic had for its own readers. Under the jump, two of the greatest, most over-the-top, pages of ending any comic has ever had. Potential spoilers, so be warned.

Charlie wasn't alone in noticing that Wanted was lazily misogynistic, forcing its hero Wesley to be "surrounded by dumb bitches... dragging him down. If only he could meet a woman with a killer bod and no personality whatsoever, apart from a vapid smirk"; Peter Bradshaw, of the British Guardian newspaper went much further in his scathing review:

This is a film where womankind is represented by irrelevant sleek babes and obese comic foils, an ugly whorehouse aesthetic which really does sock over its contempt for femaleness very, very powerfully indeed.

In slight defense of the movie, however, it's worth pointing out that for true contempt, you can't get better than the original comic's literal "fuck you" to its own readers climax:

The best part of this sub-Fight Club conclusion may have been the fan reaction at the time, which seemed to largely range towards "Yeah! We are assholes! Thanks for telling it like it is!"

Wanted [Top Cow]