Rhondab said:

Me too!!!

OdysseyMiles said:

i used to loooove Black Lightning. i guess i still do....even tho he's now education secretary for President Lex Luthor

OdysseyMiles said:

i used to loooove Black Lightning. i guess i still do....even tho he's now education secretary for President Lex Luthor

Rhondab said:

yes!!!!



altho i'm not a huge fan of hers, but i think Catherine Zeta Jones would be a good looky likey for WW.

Question: Now, I think we all know where you stand on the casting for Joss Whedon's Wonder Woman (Entertainment News 3/17), but I feel obliged to mention my best friend's belief that the one and only (aside from Lynda Carter, natch) choice is Lucy Lawless. If ever the opportunity presents itself, be sure to pass on to Joss this viable second choice (since you would naturally push for Lauren Graham). — Brian Edwards



Answer:I've got good news and bad news for you, Bri. The good news: Such a chance actually did present itself last Thursday, when Joss phoned me during a break from editing Serenity to chat about lassoing Wonder Woman and resurrecting a certain 150-year-old, English vamp on WB (more on that later). The bad news: I never got around to pitching Lawless. I did, however, find out that Whedon is months away from finding his ideal Woman. "Everybody is in agreement that casting is not an issue right now," he says. "It's not a vehicle to be built around a particular star. We want to write the thing, find the right character and then figure out who should play her. There are various famous people whose names have come up, because that always happens, but you know, we're talking about Wonder Woman here. Those are tough booties to fill." That said, it sounds like Whedon knows enough about Lynda Carter's successor to rule out Lawless and (sigh) Graham. "I think we will go a little younger than the traditional idea of Wonder Woman," he says, adding that the new Princess Diana will likely be in her early twenties and played by someone outside the Buffyverse. "It's a movie, not a party for my friends." That certainly bodes well for rumored front-runner Jessica Biel.

Director Joss Whedon also talked to MTV this weekend about the movie and here's a clip:

"I think she sort of sprang out fully formed, much like Athena herself. And, you know, it's a question of really getting behind that. ... In the '40s, when it was first done, she came to the world from Paradise Island and then went about her business, and so that experience, which is really a rite of passage, which is the same as any hero has to go through, has never really been investigated the way I want to. So, to take it back to the beginning and really say, 'Well, really, what was it like for an Amazon princess to come amongst us' ?

XxAxX said:

You're confusing her 70s TV series with that of the 70s Saturday morning live-action show Isis. Isis was paired with a live-action Shazam! TV series. On that show, the heroine found an amulet that bore the powers of Egyptian goddess Isis. She'd hold her hands up, say "oh mighty Isis" and the spirit of the goddess would transform her into a super powered chick in an eyptian outfit.

Wonder Woman is an Amazon (from Greek myth, not from the Amazon river). She was formed out of clay by the queen of the all-woman Paradise Island, Hippolyta. The Greek god Zeus then gave her life. Eventually, no longer content to abide by the Amazon's reclusive society, she leaves Paradise Island to journey to the "world of men" to fight injustice. She takes up the mantle of Wonder Woman (previously belonging to Hippolyta) and adopts the civilian identity of Diana Prince. The TV series altered a few of these points, but the general gist is the same. The show is probably most famous for adding the "twirl", where Diana would spin around and transform into WW. She's never done this in the comic, but any kid who grew up in the 70s remembers this bit only too well.

JediMaster said:

got it! thanks for the explanation. it should be fun to see what whedon does with this. charisma carpenter as WW? hmmm it was intersting to see her morph into someone with a brain on angel, following her work on buffy. but, somehow i don't see her as WW. how about rose mcgowan ?

XxAxX said:

Well, judging by Whedon's comments on the post I did a couple up, it looks like Charisma and Sarah are both out of the running.

In TV Guide's Ask Ausiello, he is asked about the casting of Wonder Woman:

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JediMaster said:

well this'll never happen, imo, but it would be great to have someone powerful and older, like holly hunter or jodie foster play the role. or, write the character so the spirit of WW can pass through ordinary people and have her shift bodies a few times throughout the storyline. that way she could be played by everyone. ok ok sorry. free advice.

XxAxX said:

Hmmm, I don't think I'd care for that. To me, you have to keep a certain level of accuracy to the source material, otherwise, you're creating a new character. Not that your story idea is a bad one, just not for Wonder Woman. The concept is a cool one though. You should create your own storyline around some sort of heroine spirit that passes from person to person.

Personally, I'd like to see a flashback of Hippolyta as WW in World War II, then see it in modern times as her daughter is created and trained, then later leaves the island to take up her mother's mantle. That way, you'd get the wisdom of the mother, and the youthful exhuberance of the daughter. Diana is a great character, full of ripe possibilities. I would love to see her taking on a plot by Ares (especially since he is so quintessentially full of testosterone).

JediMaster said:

i like your idea better. besides, the spirit that passes from one person to another is not terribly original [tales from the crypt 'demon knight'; buffy - concept of the slayer]. anyway i agree it makes more sense to stick to the mythological roots of the legend.

i'm absolutely looking forward to seeing what mr whedon does. i know he's going to do a good job because imo his characters are always interesting and real. i'm still stuck on seeing the strong female character in her different shades/faces of womanhood/existence but your idea about her historical roots would be ideal. she could appear at different times throughout history.