April 2015


Warner Bros. has found a replacement for Michelle MacLaren, who left as director of the Wonder Woman feature earlier this week over creative differences.

The new director is Patty Jenkins, according to The Hollywood Reporter. This isn’t the first superhero movie to which Jenkins has been attached.

She was signed to direct Thor 2 back in 2011 but left after “creative differences”, just as MacLaren left Wonder Woman. Although at least one of the stars was upset about the change, the film was completed on schedule.

The quick replacement of MacLaren means that barring new problems, Warners is likely to finish Wonder Woman in time to make its scheduled release on June 23, 2017.


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So we have a director who bailed on a sueprhero movie replaced by a director who bailed on another superhero movie.

If you decided to plunk down your money and watch this movie, don't say I didn't warn you. There's no way this can be good.

Unless Josh Whedon is involved, I'll pass.

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She's a wonder...woman.

^Horrible casting.

I'm going to withhold judgment on every aspect of the film until I've seen it (in 2017, God willing).

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iZsaZsa said:

Identity said:

She's a wonder...woman.

This outfit looks more like it belongs to Xena, Warrior Princess. Xen's boots are more practical though...

daingermouz2020 said:

I think Gal could pick up a bit more muscle mass, but I don't mind that she's not altogether buff. I like the idea Wonder Woman's... well... wonder comes from things beyond her mere physicality.

Lammastide said:

I think Gal could pick up a bit more muscle mass, but I don't mind that she's not altogether buff. I like the idea Wonder Woman's... well... wonder comes from things beyond her mere physicality.

Sorry, but an anorexic Wonder Woman doesn't work. WW is close to Supes in terms of raw, physical power - cast someone who fits the part.

uPtoWnNY said:

Lammastide said:

I think Gal could pick up a bit more muscle mass, but I don't mind that she's not altogether buff. I like the idea Wonder Woman's... well... wonder comes from things beyond her mere physicality.

Sorry, but an anorexic Wonder Woman doesn't work. WW is close to Supes in terms of raw, physical power - cast someone who fits the part.

Wonder Woman and Superman can lift several tons. I'm gonna go out on a limb and say that's probably not owing to their mere muscles. Let's have some imagination.

As it were, Gal may not look like some teenage fanboy's wet dream of a drawing, but as a trained athlete, soldier and weapons expert, she more than fits the part of... a trained athlete, soldier and weapons expert.

I think she'll be fine.

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uPtoWnNY said:

^Horrible casting.

Oh, you've seen Batman vs Superman already?

Only Lynda Carter could wear this:

ScarletScandal said:

uPtoWnNY said:

^Horrible casting.

Oh, you've seen Batman vs Superman already?

Gal Gadot and Ben Affleck....nuff said. Let them prove me wrong.

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uPtoWnNY said:

Lammastide said:

I think Gal could pick up a bit more muscle mass, but I don't mind that she's not altogether buff. I like the idea Wonder Woman's... well... wonder comes from things beyond her mere physicality.

Sorry, but an anorexic Wonder Woman doesn't work. WW is close to Supes in terms of raw, physical power - cast someone who fits the part.

This!!

Gal is gorgeous no doubt about that, but Wonder Woman is meant to be a tall, toned, Amazonian woman. Unless Gal is going to grow and few inches and hit the gym Hugh Jackman style, I can't see this working from a visual point of view.

DaveT said:

uPtoWnNY said:

Sorry, but an anorexic Wonder Woman doesn't work. WW is close to Supes in terms of raw, physical power - cast someone who fits the part.

This!!

Gal is gorgeous no doubt about that, but Wonder Woman is meant to be a tall, toned, Amazonian woman. Unless Gal is going to grow and few inches and hit the gym Hugh Jackman style, I can't see this working from a visual point of view.

I've read that Gal was hitting the gym all during production. But I think the direction was more to tone rather than to bulk. As for height, Gal is reportedly 5-foot-10. Not quite the 6-foot Amazon of the books, but closer than Linda Carter's classic 5-foot-9.

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