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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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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Erica Durance Talks About Her "Wonderous" Role on Harry's Law

Erica Durance gave her first interview to TVGuide about suiting up as Wonder Woman for David E. Kelley's (only successful) drama on TV right now, Harry's Law.

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Wonder Woman Checks for Breast Cancer

[NY Daily News] When you think about it, the campaign is genius.  What better way to get women and young girls to check themselves for breast cancer?

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Possible Lynda Carter Cameo Role & WW Costume Preference

Every time Lynda Carter gives an interview nowadays, the subject of her possibly appearing in the reboot always comes up.

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Wonder Woman Featured on This Month's TV Guide: Smallville Cover

I don't know what I'm more excited about: probably the last TV Guide issue to feature an article on Smallville because it's the last season or the Wonder Woman preview. Actually, probably the Wonder Woman preview.

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More Wonder Woman Mythology: New Name Added

For those who thought we wouldn't see much of Paradise Island and Wonder Woman's back story, now it looks like we may. The character, Greek goddess Artemis has been added to the cast.

Thus far though, it looks like only in flashbacks but that doesn't mean she couldn't become a bigger character later. And one would hope that we would also see Diana's mother also somewhere in the flashback (and yes, I hope that role will go to Lynda Carter). Unfortunately, there hasn't been any other news relating to casting WW's relatives.

A fan favorite for Artemis also seems to be actress/model, Daneel Harris.  But since Bridget Regan isn't Wonder Woman (another fan favorite), the role of Artemis could go to a non-fan favorite as well.

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Kelley Finds His Wonder Woman!!

Just one day after the audition video of Tanit Pheonix surfacing auditioning for the lead role in the Wonder Woman reboot, the role is apparently going to actress Adrianne Palicki.

Friday Night Lights star Adrianne Palicki has landed the coveted lead role in the broadcaster’s reboot of the classic 1970s series.

In addition to having won praise for her performance on FNL, Palicki looks, well… spot-on perfect for the part, yes?

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Triple Trouble?

This is a very spoilerish article when you consider the time stamp is for Monday, February 14th (Valentine's Day) but it breaks down what we can expect of her character.

First of all, she doesn't have a multiple personality disorder (although from the description of the article, it certainly sounds that way).

According to TV Guide, the series will give Wonder Woman three separate identities. The first will be that of Wonder Woman herself, while the second will be Diana Prince, Wonder Woman's civilian alter ego from the comic books. Meanwhile, the third identity will be that of Diana Themyscira, the CEO of Themyscira Industries.

In addition, Wonder Woman will have a separate love interest for each identity: Henry Demeter, Diana Themyscira's confidante, Ed Indelicato, a man with ties to the police and Steve Trevor, Wonder Woman's boyfriend in the comics.

Digital Spy

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Casting Sheet For Wonder Woman TV Pilot Released!

The casting sheet for the pilot episode of Wonder Woman has been released, according to ComicBookMovie.com.

In addition to the characters, we also have a show start date. Mark your calendars, Wonder Woman fans:

Television Pilot is currently underway and is set to start on MARCH 15, 2011

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Jeffrey Reiner close to replacing McG on up/down David E. Kelley project

Airlockalpha.com says Jeffrey Reiner is "close" in replacing McG as the pilot's director.  But also says the reason why Wonder Woman almost didn't get picked up was because Warner Brother's expensive licensing fee.  Yet the article is quick to point out NBC's horrible track record when it comes to heroic genres.

NBC also has tried its hand in other shows -- mainly remakes -- like "Bionic Woman" (with its own "Battlestar Galactica" connections) and "Knight Rider," both of which lasted just single seasons. Long before a series pick-up actually, I dreaded Wonder Woman possibly going to NBC specifically for this reason.

The article concludes that:

Last week, an NBC source told Airlock Alpha that even if there is no series pickup, the network expects to air the pilot one way or another, possibly as a telemovie, and maybe even a backdoor pilot.

So, we could end up seeing the pilot picked as a telemovie which could lead to an actual series. Either way, NBC looks determined to bring Wonder Woman to the small screen.

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