CW Maybe Developing Wonder Woman Origin Story

Wonder Woman returns to TV again? Let's hope so!!

This would be a dream come true if it comes to pass, but according to vulture.com, the CW maybe developing an origin story type series for Wonder Woman.  It's been more than a year since the last failed attempt to bring Wonder Woman back to the small screen but this is by far, the most promising. 

First of all, I feel better knowing it is being developed for the CW.  Second, this show (if it happens) will give us the origin story that David E. Kelley's failed pilot did not provide.

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Ben Affleck in talks to Direct Justice League Movie

Ben Affleck, Director?

This article scares me, seriously but according to New York Daily News, Ben Affleck is in talks to direct Warner Brother's Justice League movie. I mean, Ben Affleck, the actor.  He's not really known for his directing credentials.

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Warner Bros. Developing Wonder Woman Before ‘JLA' and the Chris Nolan Factor

[Screencrave.com] As I suspected, we will most likely get a Wonder Woman movie and other character origin story stand-alone movies before we get a 'Justice League' movie, following Marvel's film 'Avengers' franchise formula.

DC's Justice League

...which makes sense.

The question is, which movie will come first in the series? Warner Brothers' is willing to give Wonder Woman another shot, but they also have plans for The Flash, Aquaman, Green Arrow, Lobo, Suicide Squad, and Shazam.

And if Warner Brother's follows Marvel's film formula, Wonder Woman fans may have to wait a long to see her.  After all, there was a four year between the first Marvel movie leading up to the Avengers.  Wonder Woman could be first in line, she could be in the middle or the last movie before a Justice League movie.

Left: Director, Christopher Nolan; Right: Justice League

[WhatCulture.com] In other news, Variety hinted that Christopher Nolan maybe approached with the job of spearheading the movies.

Nolan and his wife/producer Emma Thomas will act as executive producers to the rebooting of Batman that will come after this summer’s spectacular.

None of this means of course that Chris Nolan is directing “Justice League” or will have as much creative decision making as Joss Whedon on “The Avengers” but it does indicate he will have HUGE involvement and that will no doubt please fans who might be concerned over DC’s approach with this, considering their recent films made without Nolan’s involvement.

Either way, the situation is expected to be clearer after “The Dark Knight Rises” has left theaters;

Warner Bros. isn’t expected to make any concrete moves on the DC film front until after the third Batpic opens on July 20.

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Warner Brothers Giving Wonder Woman Another Shot...on the Big Screen!

[Digitalspy.com] Yesterday, Warner Brother hired screenwriter Will Beall as the leader writer for a new Justice League movie.  Now, another big bomb: Warner Brothers is giving Wonder Woman another shot...on the Big Screen!

Wonder Woman on the big screen?!

This honestly surprised me, but after reading headline after headline about this, I could not believe it.  Warner Brothers' hired screenwriter Michael Goldenberg to pen the script.

Michael Goldenberg

 His credits include 1997's 'Contact,' Peter Pan in 2003 (which was very good if you haven't seen it), Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix and both Green Lantern movies.

Now, back to why this headline surprised me: David E. Kelley's failed Wonder Woman pilot.

Kelley's Wonder Woman script was not good.  It was the most hyped up pilot of the 2011 fall season, but as soon as the script was leaked and fans got their first glimpse of the costume that Adrianne Palicki never really wore in the pilot itself, it was still doomed to fail.

So, you can understand why this movie is big news and the fact that Warner Brothers is willing to give our gal a second chance after all that bad drama last year says a lot.

Wonder Woman is notable not just for being the single most famous female superhero in existence, but for being one of the most recognizable superheroes of all time, period. It’s surprising that no one’s managed to figure out how to get her her own movie or TV series yet, but I’m glad to see Warner Bros. is going to keep trying rather than let a property that juicy go to waste. Now we just have to keep our fingers crossed that he’ll have better luck grappling with the character than the last several people did…

-- slashfilm


Let's hope Goldenberg gets it right and Wonder Woman make a BIG comeback!

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Why Joss Whedon & Scarlett Johansson Should Do Wonder Woman Next

[CinemaBlend.com] There is no disputing that Marvel's 'The Avengers' directed by Joss Whedon, who I will forever love for creating Buffy: The Vampire Slayer and recently, Firefly, offers 5 reasons why Joss Whedon and Scarlett Johansson should do Wonder Woman next.

Now, back in 2005, Joss Whedon, had the chance to make a Wonder Woman movie for Warner Brothers. But the project was dropped in 2007. Joss's Wonder Woman was more like Tomb Raider's Lara Croft and that the film would explore the romance between Diana and Steve Trevor.

Whedon's recent updated sketches for Wonder Woman's costume were even reminiscent of David E. Kelley's costume.  Also, keep in mind, these updated sketches were long before DC unveiled their updated look.

The success of the Avenger's not only showed an ensemble superhero movie is possible but moviegoers will watch a strong female lead like Scarlett Johansson as Black Widow, kick some serious butt and stand toe-to-toe with her male leads.  And why not even sweeten the deal and cast Scarlett Johansson as Wonder Woman? 

Give Joss Whedon the chance to make Wonder Woman.  Need someone to write a strong female lead like Wonder Woman, I would vote for Joss in a heartbeat.  I mean, just look at his resume of strong female leads: Buffy Summers, Eliza Dushku as anti-Buffy slayer, Faith, Christina Hendricksas Saffron, Zoe in Firefly, now Scarlett as Black Widow...I think he has what it takes to make an amazing Wonder Woman, and not just a pin-up, sexy model.

Marvel is kicking DC's ass in the movie department. Thor, The Avengers, Iron Man -- all huge successes but DC is still lingering on male superheroes to bring in the big bucks: Batman, Superman, why not complete the trio and give us Wonder Woman? If not in a starring role, she can be featured in a 'Justice League' movie and if the fans like her, give Wonder Woman her own movie.

You get the right writer, cast the perfect Wonder Woman, don't screw up the origin story and don't piss of the fans by ruining the costume and a Wonder Woman movie or TV show is possible.

End of rant.

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Why Failed Pilots Should be Available on iTunes

I have access to the Wonder Woman pilot but I have not watched it yet. David E. Kelley's failed Wonder Woman pilot was the biggest, most-amped up, pilot to debut fall last year.

Adrianne Palicki as Wonder Woman (2011)

Unfortunately, after our first sneak peak of Wonder Woman's new costume and script leaks that didn't paint Wonder Woman, the way hard-core Wonder Woman lovers imagined her, the pilot wasn't picked up by NBC.

A year later, you can watch Wonder Woman pilot if you torrent it but that's not how I want to watch it. The Bitter Script Reader, in a recent blog post, talked about how networks should consider putting up failed pilots on iTunes for fans to download.

Just imagine if they'd put it up on iTunes for $1.99.  They could have recouped some of the costs, and the fans would have a legitimate copy rather than resorting to piracy.  It's not as if they can do anything else with the pilot, so why not try to build some kind of revenue stream?

Why NOT put every unordered pilot online?  People worked hard on those episodes, doesn't their hard work deserve an audience?  I think it would also be fascinating to see what didn't get ordered, sort of like playing "Fantasy Network Executive."

It's actually a really good idea, IMO. What do you all think? Would you download failed pilots from iTunes and watch? 

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Wonder Woman #7 Revisits an old episode of Hercules, The Legendary Journeys

According to BleedingCool.com, Wonder Woman #7 is very pornographic and Wonder Woman fans, the picture does not lie!

Then again, Wonder Woman's creator, William Moulton Marston would probably smile since the first series of Wonder Woman comics were borderline pornographic in his day.

And it is really no surprise from previous sneak peaks from older issues from DC's new 52 reboot that the new Wonder Woman, is more sexually charged than in previous incarnations. What with Wonder Woman meeting her father Zeus -- as he stands before her -- totally nude.  That's not awkward at all. And then later, a visibly naked Hera, covered up by a gigantic axe confronts Wonder Woman about her paternity.

Now in the 7th issue, we learn how the Amazon women are able to keep their female status quota, so to speak.

Remember people, it takes a male and a female to make a baby and Amazon women are no different.

The premise of #7 actually draws a lot of parallels from an early episode - mini movie "Hercules and the Amazon Women," starring Kevin Sorbo and guest star Lucy Lawless (who later got her own series, "Xena.")

Hercules and Iolous investigate mysterious "beasts" attacking a small village.  Upon arrival at said village, our heroes notice that there are no women. So you can see where this is going. The "beasts" are actually Amazon women in disguise who continually raid the same village for one purpose: to have sex with the males, kick them out, get pregnant and then probably come back in a few generations to 'rape' men for their seed.  See this wiki entry.

Okay, we basically get the same plot with the new Wonder Woman except there is a dark twist.  After having consensual sex with the men (and in a group but not all together, just look at the picture below), the Amazons kill the men they just had sex with.  Yes, they are like pray mantis' who kill their mates after doing the deed with them. 

Note: An interesting tidbit about Hercules and the Amazon Women, Hippolyta makes an appearance and she is portrayed by 'Touched by an Angel' star, Roma Downey. 

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First Review of Wonder Women! The Untold Story of American Superheroines

It's here! The first review of Wonder Women! The Untold Story of American Superheroines!, provided by Jenn Brown at slackerwood.net. 

"Wonder Women! begins explaining not just the genesis of the character but the evolution of superheroines over nearly a quarter of a century. The interviews include experts from scholars, writers, actresses and even fans, from Gloria Steinem to Jane Espenson and Lynda Carter (pictured at top).  It may be surprising to learn that the original character was written by a man who believed there would be a social shift towards matriarchy -- perhaps despite the titillating appearance of a chesty woman in a bustier."

We all know what a colorful character, William Moulton Marston was, having an open relationship with his wife and his mistress, with both women inspiring elements of Wonder Woman.

The first half of Wonder Women! stays focused on the history and the social and political pressures that changed the title heroine from one helping the Allies defeat Fascism to a nearly helpless fetish figure more in need of rescue than doing the rescuing.

This good! 

Unfortunately, the latter half of Wonder Women! falters as it shifts focus toward young filmmakers, not to mention the scarcity of interviews with men, especially in the comic and graphic novel industry.

I wouldn't expect to see a male perspective in a feminist documentary, but okay.

It also diffuses the focus from comic characters to cinema and television, and not just on characters adapted from comics. It skips over the double-edged significance of Star Trek's Uhura -- especially in the 1960s, which is more relevant that an extended sequence about a filmmaking project for girls (in terms of a cohesive film). 

Okay, I get how Uhuru might be significant as an empowered female on TV  (and she really kicks ass in J.J Abram's new Star Trek reboot), but this documentary is more about female heroines in comic books. And Uhura isn't a comic book character. 

If you wish there were more strong female heroines on TV or in the movies, this might be the documentary for you.  If you're curious about the historical aspect, how superheroines have evolved throughout the decades, Wonder Women! might be right up your alley.

I have not seen the documentary myself, only the preview clips, but even if it isn't the best -- it is doing one big thing: it is putting out there that fact that superheroines are severely underrated in our society again.  And it is more important than ever, especially in this political climate, that we need to see strong females on TV or in the movies. 

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Where to Watch Wonder Women! at the SWSX Film Festival

The Wonder Woman, feminist documentary, Wonder Women! The Untold Story of American Superheroines, will be premiering this weekend in Austin, Texas at the SWSX film festival.

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The New Face of 'Wonder Woman': Lynn Collins

[screenrant.com] It should be a rule: if you are an actress in a new kick-ass blockbuster movie, it automatically puts you in the running for possible casting as Wonder Woman, in a movie that may or may not ever happen.

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Wonder Women! The Untold Story of American Superheroines Debuts This Saturday!!

[vancouversun.com] There's an awesome new documentary making its round in fandom: Wonder Women! The Untold Story of American Superheroines, directed by Kristy Guevara-Flanagan. 

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DC's New 52: A Failure According to Neilsen Survey

[Maid of Might.com] DC put out a survey last year about their comic reboot.  Now, the results are in and they aren't good.

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Wonder Woman! The Untold Story of American Superheroines

[Huffington Post] Two female film makers examine female heroines from fiction and in real-life in a new documentary 'Wonder Women! The Untold Story Of American Superheroines'.

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New Wonder Woman "It" Girl

[collider.com] Sorry Christina Hendricks but there is a new fandom favorite to play Wonder Woman in a live action movie.  Former MMA fighter turned action star, Gina Carano, is the 'new' face of Wonder Woman.

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Entertainment Weekly Reviews Harry's Law episode, "Gorilla My Dreams"

Entertainment Weekly reviewed Erica Durance's episode of Harry's Law, "Gorilla My Dreams." EW is known to be very critical (& sometimes downright nasty about some shows).

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wondercast tumblr blog!

For those who don't know, but you can follow all Wonder Woman related news on tumblr as well! 

http://wondercast.tumblr.com/

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NBC Releases Two Promo Images of Erica Durance as Wonder Woman

[TVGuide.com] & [TVLine.com] NBC has released two promo pictures from Erica Durance's guest spot on David E. Kelley's law-drama, Harry's Law, where she plays a woman who dresses up like Wonder Woman and fights bad guys.

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Official Description For Erica Durance’s Episode Of Harry’s Law

[Ksitetv.com] The official description for Erica Durance’s episode of David E. Kelley's NBC law-drama, "Harry's Law" starring Kathy Bates has been released.

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Actress Leslie Bib Is Wonder Woman

[Comingsoon.net] Actress Leslie Bib will become Wonder Woman for a comedy skit written by the Farrelly brothers. She recently talked about the experience.

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Erica Durance Will Guest Star as...Wonder Woman on Harry's Law

David E. Kelley is not getting another shot at making Wonder Woman again, but he will revisit Wonder Woman in another of his shows, Harry's Law. 

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