Rumor Patrol: Stewart Replacing Jolie in 'Wanted 2'?

Was it the terribly underwhelming box office performance of The Runaways that made this seem like a good idea or the fact that when you think action hero, Kristen Stewart's pretty far down on the list? The Most Common Letter in the Alphabet says Bella Swan is rumored to bend the bullet in Wanted 2. Let's back up: Angelina Jolie backed out of the project a month or so ago. At the time, it was thought to be in favor of Gravity, but that movie hasn't exactly experienced smooth sailing, either. Regardless, Jolie's off Wanted 2, and that was thought to doom the project entirely for a while. But Mark Millar and Timur Bekmambetov are still hoping it happens, and Universal - which needs a hit about as badly as Tre's crackhead neighbor needed a fix in Boyz N the Hood - is probably not ready to give up on one of its few successes in recent years. So, assuming for the moment that all responsible parties don't want the series to be a one-and-done, why Stewart? Ted Casblanca reports that Stewart and Bekmambetov have met on more than one occasion, which could mean anything; he's got lots of projects going on. And frankly, even though Millar hinted that the Jolie character could just have her duties split up among new characters, Kristen Stewart in an action movie seems wholly unbelievable to me. "While details are still pretty scarce, gossips Ted Casablanca, "Stewart's character would be a young, ass-kicking assassin in the Fraternity." All of that would stand to reason. Instead of an Alba or a Biel or even a Beckinsale, Stewart might be an option? No thanks. I suppose if the character has to be young, it eliminates those three choices, but what about Angelina 2.0, Megan Fox? At least I buy her using weapons. And having attitude. And looking hot. Even if Stewart is Universal's choice, there's still the matter of when this might shoot. Breaking Dawn is in the fall and Eclipse has a heavy promotional schedule this summer. Odds are Stewart couldn't do it until next year, which would back up the Wanted sequel to 2012. If Universal really wants the movie, will the studio wait that long for an unproven action starlet who can't even pull audience from the Twilight franchise to anything else she does? Seems like a stretch.