leacha

It's gotta be wrong. She's going to have 6 inch heals on her boots to at least be tall enough!

Iron_Giant

5' 3½" Tall, now that is not the Wonder Woman I know of in the Comics or on TV in the 70s.

Iron_Giant

She does has the Size for the role and would fill out the custome in a nice way, and I say that as a complement to her.

No would take her serious in the role, it would be the Kiss of death for the movie (dare I say Catwoman type of Death).

It should be somewhat unknown for the role.

Patman

Maybe in "Wonder Woman: The Musical" would McPhee be a viable candidate.

clemente

If they cast the entire with midgets than maybe....I'm not a member of the comic book-istas who insist that every detail be perfect (get over the fact that Hugh Jackman is tall, he owns that role), but that chick is to short.

Wonder Woman has to be a physical presence. You can cheat thing some, see any Tom Cruise action movie, but you can't cheat 5'3" - unless you have lots of midgets.

devilshalo

February 03 2007
SATIN TIGHTS NO LONGER. Joss will not be fighting for our rights after all.

You (hopefully) heard it here first: I'm no longer slated to make Wonder Woman. What? But how? My chest... so tight! Okay, stay calm and I'll explain as best I can. It's pretty complicated, so bear with me. I had a take on the film that, well, nobody liked. Hey, not that complicated.

Let me stress first that everybody at the studio and Silver Pictures were cool and professional. We just saw different movies, and at the price range this kind of movie hangs in, that's never gonna work. Non-sympatico. It happens all the time. I don't think any of us expected it to this time, but it did. Everybody knows how long I was taking, what a struggle that script was, and though I felt good about what I was coming up with, it was never gonna be a simple slam-dunk. I like to think it rolled around the rim a little bit, but others may have differing views.

The worst thing that can happen in this scenario is that the studio just keeps hammering out changes and the writer falls into a horrible limbo of development. These guys had the clarity and grace to skip that part. So I'm a free man.

Well, sorta. There is that "Goners" movie I can finally finish polishing, and plenty of other things in the hopper I've wanted to pursue. I'm as relieved as I am disappointed, and both of those things lead to drink, so that's a plus. Truly, you may be hearing some interesting things brewing in the coming months. But all potential jets therein will be visible.

But most importantly, I never have to answer THAT question again!!!! And you don't have to link to every rumor site! Finally and forever: I never had an actress picked out, or even a consistant front-runner. I didn't have time to waste on casting when I was so busy air-balling on the script. (No! Rim! There was rim!) That's the greatest relief of all. I can do interviews again!

Thanks for your time. You are the people who make the world go 'round. Or, no, science does that.

-j.

ps All right, it was Cobie Smulders. Sorry, Cobes.
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Mods, I guess we can remove the Joss Whedon part from the thread title...

RichC2

Can't say I'm too sad, always found the guy's writing a bit... amateurish.

But do realize he has his fans.

Rizor

Hmmm. Interesting. I like Whedon's work. No, actually I love most of his stuff, I'm just not as rabid as some of his other fans. Anyway, the sense of loss has not really hit me since I never really heard any rumors regarding plot or anything. It just sounds like something that didn't pan out. It would've been interesting to see Whedon's take, but it's all good. Hopefully they don't bring someone like Brett Ratner in though.

DVD Josh

I find it funny that someone could be looking forward to "wonder woman" and have the complaint that the writer is "amateurish".

Patman

I wouldn't mind Cobie Smulders as WW, she was on my short list as well. She's got a good face for WW (with proper make-up, etc.)

RichC2

I'm actually not particularly looking forward to it :P Just commenting that it doesn't sway me in either direction.

Giantrobo

No loss to me.

madcougar

I seriously thought I was the only person who thought Smulders would be an incredible WW.

Ranger

When I first heard that Whedon was on the project, I always had a hard time believing that he would be able to pull it off somehow.

Whedon has more important things to work on - his comics.

riley_dude

And what are you basing this opinion on? I am curious? Have you watched other projects of his or is this just an assumption?

Sorry to hear Joss won't be involved with the project. I am sure the studio will be more comfortable with some conventional stuff like Fantastic 4 or Daredevil. Stuff that plays better to the mass markets.

Kal-El

No big loss.

devilshalo

Whedon exits 'Wonder' picBy Borys Kit and Tatiana Siegel

Feb 5, 2007

Joss Whedon, who had been developing a big-screen adaptation of DC Comics superhero Wonder Woman for Warner Bros. Pictures and Silver Pictures, parted ways with the studio and production company on the project.

Whedon announced the news Friday on a fansite, chalking it up to creative differences. "I had a take on the film that, well, nobody liked," he wrote on www.whedonesque.com. Studio and agency sources confirmed the development.

The latest setback on "Wonder Woman," which has gone through a long gestation process, underlines the difficulties studios encounter when developing such marquee pop culture titles.

Over at Paramount Pictures, for example, there is now a question whether J.J. Abrams will direct "Star Trek XI." The studio insists that the "Lost" creator was never officially attached to direct the film, only to produce it. However, in July, upon announcing Abrams' film production pact with Paramount, then-studio president Gail Berman said Abrams was on board to direct the next installment in the sci-fi franchise and that it would be his first project under the new feature deal.

Although Paramount is hopeful that Abrams will captain the Starship Enterprise, sources said the director likely will make his decision later this week.

Several directors -- Tim Burton, Brett Ratner and McG -- were involved in developing what ultimately became "Superman Returns" before Bryan Singer took the helm. More recently, Jon Favreau surrendered the reins of Paramount's "John Carter of Mars," which has since landed at Pixar, in favor of Marvel's "Iron Man." And Shawn Levy has just stepped in to direct "The Flash," with which David Goyer had been involved.

In the case of "Wonder Woman," "We just saw different movies, and at the price range this kind of movie hangs in, that's never gonna work," Whedon said in his post to his fans. "Non-sympatico. It happens all the time. I don't think any of us expected it to this time, but it did. Everybody knows how long I was taking, what a struggle that script was, and though I felt good about what I was coming up with, it was never gonna be a simple slam-dunk. I like to think it rolled around the rim a little bit, but others may have differing views."

Whedon, who came on board the project in March 2005, was paid $2 million-$3 million to develop and write the adaptation, which Joel Silver is producing. He also was attached to direct. His involvement had looked like it would finally move the project forward. Whedon, the creator of "Buffy the Vampire Slayer," was seen as someone who could crack the challenge of making a female superhero movie work, especially one that involved a magic lasso, bullet-deflecting bracelets, an invisible jet and a bathing suit-like costume.

But rumors of script issues intensified last week when Warners bought a "Wonder Woman" spec script from newcomers Matthew Jennison and Brent Strickland that the two wrote on spec as a writing sample to win other assignments. Even though the studio said it was taking the spec off the market to protect itself against the possibility that any similarities between the scripts could be fodder for future legal action, it clearly liked certain elements in the new screenplay (HR 2/1).

Whedon's take on the Amazonian princess set the tale in the present. In contrast, Jennison and Strickland's script is set during World War II, the era when the character was created. However, sources said that Silver and the studio are not interested in making a period picture.

"The worst thing that can happen in this scenario is that the studio just keeps hammering out changes and the writer falls into a horrible limbo of development," Whedon wrote. "(Warners and Silver) had the clarity and grace to skip that part. So I'm a free man."

CAA-repped Whedon still has plenty to keep him occupied. He is working on "Goners," a thriller he is attached to direct for Universal Pictures; will be taking over writing chores on "Runaways," a comic series about super-powered teens, for Marvel Comics; and is overseeing a new story line of "Buffy" for Dark Horse Comics.

Puzznic

I hope whatever Joss wrote up to this point is leaked somehow. I would love to read it.

Groucho

I like the WW2 era idea a lot.

MrE

Think "Sky Captain ..." and you're halfway there.

JIF

I hope that they seriously think about Cobie Smulders for Wonder Woman. She definitely has the look. So does Rachel Weisz for that matter, but she comes with a big price tag.

Breakfast with Girls

That's what Captain America is for.

devilshalo

Beyonce: I Want To Play Wonder Woman!
November 7, 2008
LOS ANGELES, Calif. --

Beyonce wants to be a superhero.

The pop star, whose new album, “I Am… Sasha Fierce,” is due Nov. 18, has told the Los Angeles Times that she wants to play Wonder Woman on the big screen.

“I want to do a superhero movie and what would be better than Wonder Woman?” she asked the newspaper. “It would be great. And it would be a very bold choice. A black Wonder Woman would be a powerful thing. It’s time for that, right?”

And she’s not just talking about it – the “Cadillac Records” and “Dreamgirls” star has reportedly met with representatives of DC Comics and Warner Bros. regarding the iconic comic book character, an Amazon warrior who wields a golden lasso that makes tied-up villains tell the truth.

“I love Wonder Woman and it’d be a dream come true to be that character,” she said. “It sure would be handy to have that lasso. To make everybody tell the truth? I need that. It would come in very handy.”

According to Beyonce, her recent dramatic roles have made her interested in donning Wonder Woman’s red-white-and-blue bathing suit.

“After doing these roles that were so emotional I was thinking to myself, ‘OK, I need to be a superhero,’” she said. “Although, when you think about the psychology of the heroes in the films these days, they are still a lot of work, of course, and emotional. But there’s also an action element that I would enjoy.”

While Wonder Woman has never reached the big screen, Beyonce said the Lynda Carter-starring ‘70s TV series inspired her.

“I would definitely have to keep it right for that costume,” she said of Lynda’s legendary outfit.

Getting Wonder Woman to the movies would be another breakthrough for Beyonce — while “The Dark Knight” broke box office records this year with another DC hero, Batman, the superhero genre has been dominated by men, with “Catwoman” and “Elektra” both box office disappointments despite star power from Halle Berry and Jennifer Garner, respectively.

The Valeyard

Sanjuro37

“I would definitely have to keep it right for that costume,” she said of Lynda’s legendary outfit.


Yes, Beyonce, the costume is what makes the movie.