Wanted (2008 film) many scenes. She mentioned Clint Eastwood, who had recently directed her in the film "Changeling", as a possible influence for this aspect of her performance. Furthermore, she asked for Fox to get killed, suggesting that "[i]f she was to find out she had killed people unjustly and was a part of something that wasn't fair, then she should take her own life." Common became interested in the role due to both the script and the prospect of working with McAvoy, Jolie, and Morgan Freeman. Common learned a great deal about firearms as preparation for the role, but said he is
Clint Eastwood in the 1990s life. Eastwood first received the script in the spring of 1992 and remarked that "Its almost as if it's written for me". As of 2012, it is the last time he acted in a film he did not direct himself. The film was among the top 10 box office performers in that year, earning $102 million in North American ticket sales. In 1997, Eastwood directed "Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil" Eastwood's daughter, Alison Eastwood played John Cusack's love interest. In 1999, Eastwood directed "True Crime". He portrayed journalist and alcoholic Steve Everett who is covering the convicted