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Joss Whedon to Write/Direct Wonder Woman

bigbear writes "'Buffy the Vampire Slayer' and 'Firefly' creator Joss Whedon has signed on to write and direct the big screen adaptation of the DC Comics character Wonder Woman. The film is being produced by Joel Sliver ('The Matrix'). No word yet on who will play the "iconic female heroine of our time.""

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  1. I know who ... by WaldoXX · · Score: 4, Funny

    Vin Diesel as Wonder Woman!

  2. Charisma Carpenter by bnenning · · Score: 5, Insightful

    That is all.

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  3. Possible Actresses by PopeAlien · · Score: 5, Funny

    now I know everyone here want to see Natalie Portman as wonder-woman, but what about Angela Lansbury?. It certainly would be unexpected, and I for one have come to expect the unexpected..

    1. Re:Possible Actresses by mshaslam · · Score: 5, Funny

      To hell with that. I say they cast Zombie Kathrine Hepburn! You haven't seen Wonder Woman until you've seen her shambling down the road wheezing "...brains. must eat brains..." in a patrician New England accent. Movie Magic! MSH

    2. Re:Possible Actresses by Anonymous+Custard · · Score: 5, Funny

      Natalie can't fill out the suit.

      You could fill out the missing curves with hot grits.

  4. Wonder Woman's outfit... by Faust7 · · Score: 4, Funny

    ...is just terribly dated no matter how you look at it.

    Therefore, to compensate for that, the outfit needs to be a lot skimpier. Enough skin and we won't notice the datedness.

  5. Re:PERFECT by Tackhead · · Score: 4, Funny
    > Winona Ryder as Wonder Woman!!!!

    Close.

    This is Joss Whedon we're talking about.

    "Natalie Portman as lesbian supporting character!"

    Now it's perfect.

  6. Great news by Predathar · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Joss has a real talent for writing amazing scripts and making characters memorable. Buffy was amazing, so was Angel, and the little bit I have seen of Firefly, I liked. Characters like Willow, Spike, Darla, Drusilla will live on forever, great writing is key, and Joss is a master. I have faith in Joss to make this a good movie, safe to say, way better than Catwoman

  7. Re:Bomb by techno-vampire · · Score: 4, Interesting

    That was Linda Carter, and she was such a sweet little goody-two-shoes I'm still amazed she didn't end up with diabetes. (Not her fault, but the scripts and direction. The only thing about her that wasn't wasted in the role was her good looks.)

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  8. Re:Political Correctness by mausmalone · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Political Correctness... like the mentality that drives sales of Maxim, Playboy, and Dead or Alive: Extreme Beach Volleyball. I don't think we need to worry about her losing the skimpy suit, since the only people complaining about "decency in entertainment" are the conservatives who complain about politcal correctness.

    On the good side, though, it's not being directed by Uwe Boll. So, uh... thumbs up on that one.

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  9. I dont care who plays her by Timesprout · · Score: 4, Funny

    As long as she is well fit and they include an explicit lesbian scene with catwoman which occupies say the middle third of the movie.

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  10. "iconic female heroine of our time" by JohnGrahamCumming · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Tank girl is in it?

  11. I thought *Buffy* by Black+Parrot · · Score: 5, Insightful


    was the "iconic female heroine of our time." Wonder Woman was your grandparents' Buffy.

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  12. The Simple Choice to Star by Jedi+Holocron · · Score: 4, Funny

    Lucy Lawless and Bruce Campbell

    Need any more names be offered? I don't think so.

    1. Re:The Simple Choice to Star by schon · · Score: 4, Funny

      Lucy Lawless and Bruce Campbell

      Bruce Campbell as Wonder Woman?!?

      I like it!

  13. I'd say... by SmokeHalo · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Charlize Theron, but she's already playing Aeon Flux.

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  14. Re:Political Correctness by Lord+Kano · · Score: 4, Insightful

    I realize that you're joking, but lets talk about this for a moment.

    Movies have changed. And not always for the better. Remember the horror/slasher and sex-comedy movies of the 80s?

    You had boobies and bush EVERYWHERE! Porky's? Yes! Porky's 2? Yes. The various Friday the 13ths? Yes! The Nightmare on Elm Street series? Yes! The police academy series? Yes!

    We had a gratuitous boobie genre. Stewardess School. Up The Creek. Hardbodies. Valley Girl. The Last American Virgin. Bachelor Party. The list goes on and on.

    Where have our boobies gone? The best boobie scene in a recent hollywood movie was the topless sunbathing in Swordfish.

    I couldn't tell you the last time I saw bush in a hollywood movie. And it's damned unfair!

    LK

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  15. Re:It's obvious by Maradine · · Score: 4, Funny
    You, sir, are a bastard.

    My eyes are bleeding.

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