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post #1 of 457
Thread Starter 
What is the latest scoop on Wonder Woman? Is there a site I can go to check this stuff out?

Last I heard Sandra Bullock is the front runner for the role and Srah Michelle Guellar is interested in the role.
post #2 of 457
Sandra Bullock is not interested anymore. Plus the fact she is 39. Not a good age to start a potential franchise. And with Sandra and Michelle. Neither has the assets for the role.

Here is my choice..Victoria Silverstadt

post #3 of 457
Wonder Woman is supposed to be Greek, and even if the Swedish Victoria Silvstedt could do the accent, she could never look it.
post #4 of 457
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Wonder Woman is supposed to be Greek

So was Elektra...

Jason
post #5 of 457
Jennifer Garner could pass for Greek. But Victoria Silvstedt? Ehhh... No.
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While it would be nice to get a Greek-looking actress for the role, I think it's ultimately more important to get someone who can manage an imposing screen presence and can fill out that costume. That list would be short enough as it is without worrying about ethnicity
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Shannon Elizabeth would be perfect for the role, i cant believe im the first to suggest it. Angelina Jolie wouldnt be bad either.
post #8 of 457
You could always check out Superherohype.com, Here's a direct link to their dedicated page on Wonder woman

According to their latest news, Sarah Michelle Gellar is considered.
post #9 of 457
Oh c'mon, please, I hope SMG doesn't get the role. How disappointing that would be!
post #10 of 457
I agree with Steeve, no SMG for the role please!!!
post #11 of 457
Let me just say this:

Whoever plays Wonder Woman doesn't just need a great body and a large (but not inhumanly large), NATURAL rack. She needs to be able to actually act. After all, some of us (myself included) would be going to see it for a GOOD movie, not just to ogle T&A for 2 hours.

Personally, I have no idea who would work for the part. IMO, they should look for an unknown. I don't think casting a star is a good idea, and the mere idea someone had of casting a porn star like Victoria Silvstedt...let's not even go there.
post #12 of 457
Im suprised no one ever mentions Carrie Ann Moss for the part
post #13 of 457
A few years ago, this woman would have been a great choice. I'm afraid she's getting too old for the role now.
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Carrie Ann Moss doesn't look the part. I think SMG is way too short for the part. Also, whoever takes the roles needs to do some weight training. I would suggest casting someone who isn't already associated with a big action franchise as that will distract audiences.
post #15 of 457
Lucy Lawless would have made a nice WW, but that whole Xena persona is probably too tough to overcome in the public's perception.
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Lucy Lawless would have made a nice WW, but that whole Xena persona is probably too tough to overcome in the public's perception.

If we're talking the Lucy Lawless of the time when she first played the Xena character in Hercules: the Legendary Journeys (this was way back in the early 1990's!), she would have been perfect for the role. I think she's too old to play Wonder Woman convincingly today.

Right now, we need a woman about 5' 10" to 6' tall, naturally black hair and southern European look. Looks like a casting call is in order!
post #17 of 457
More ideas:

One of the tough problems in casting WW is that the actress is going to have to be able to act, and perform action-oriented sequences to sell the audience on her super-human abilities/talents.

Gabriella Reece has the body/face for the part, and the athleticism, but could she act?

Brooke Burke has the body/face for the part, and it's iffy on the athleticism, but could she act?

Angelina Jolie could do the part, but she's already Lara Croft.

From a brunette actress "looks" perspective, I would not have minded Jennifer Connelly getting a shot 3-4 years ago, but I have no idea if she could have pulled off any of the action/stunts that might have been required.

Catherine Bell would not have had any problem filling out the WW costume. But could she do the action stuff?

Elizabeth Hurley is probably getting too old (if you're thinking sequels for a WW franchise).

Monice Bellucci also falls in the same category as Hurley, but she's got of that Euro look to her.

How about a dyed brunette Hudson Leick (Xena's Callisto). You know she can do the action bits, but she's now 34.

Catherine Zeta-Jones is also 34, but definitely looks the part, just slap on the tiara, and you're good to go.

Sela Ward is probably 15 years too late, but that would have been a little interesting.

Krista Allen could fill the costume, but not all that as an actress.

Laura Harring looks the part, but I have my doubts on the action side.
post #18 of 457
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Angelina Jolie could do the part, but she's already Lara Croft.

Harrison Ford was already franchised as Han Solo but that didn't stop him from starring in not one but two other franchises. Angelina could do it if she wants. And hey, she can keep the Lara Croft D-cup prosthetic!

How about Liv Tyler?
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Harrison Ford was already franchised as Han Solo but that didn't stop him from starring in not one but two other franchises. Angelina could do it if she wants. And hey, she can keep the Lara Croft D-cup prosthetic!

Indy started after Star Wars was done. I don't think people would have reacted as well if the series overlapped. I don't think Tomb Raider is over quite yet.

Ganrielle Reece is 33, probably a little too old to start and I'd say too tall at 6'3".

Corey Everson would have been good a while back, but at 44, is also too old to start.

Hudson Leick doesn't really look the part. Despite her considerable musculature, she comes off as emaciated.

Jennifer Garner might work, but I'm drawing a blank on workable people under 30.
post #20 of 457
My god ! Why am i the only 1 that mentions Shannon Elizabeth!!! She looks like wonder woman, not to mention a horrifying similarity to Linda Carter when she was young. For anyone who doesnt know Shannon is the girl from the american pie films who played Nadia.
post #21 of 457
WW is an Amazon, so 6'3" would fit the height criteria well (Gaby Reece).

I don't mind Shannon Elizabeth in her more comedic roles, but I'd have a tough time buying her as WW.

Tsianina Joelson has a nice look about her (WW-wise), but the acting is also suspect, and maybe the height as well.

Eliza Dushku may be a bit too short for the role as well.
post #22 of 457
Let's face it guys. The reason SMG is in the lead is because the executives see this as a spoof and not a serious comic book adaptation. I don't even really find her all that sexy either. Maybe cute, but not va va va voom.

A little bit younger and Carmen Electra would have been, um... er... interesting as WW. Although, even though she's older now have you seen her in her new magazine spread?? :b

Who cares if she can act!

Dan
post #23 of 457
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Indy started after Star Wars was done.

Better check your timeline. "Raiders" was in theaters the year after "Empire".
post #24 of 457
Thread Starter 
I say find an unknown who can act and looks the part.
post #25 of 457
I don't think an actor's height should be a factor. Sure WW is an Amazon Princess but a) Human's were way shorter back then. For all we know, the Amazon were 5'5"
and b) height is relative. If SMG plays WW, cast her alongside Tom Cruise or John Leguizamo and she looks tall...
cast her beside Clint Eastwood and it's a Wizard of Oz remake.
That said, I still think that Leonor Varela could do very well in this part. She is only 31 but looks younger than that.
post #26 of 457
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Let's face it guys. The reason SMG is in the lead is because the executives see this as a spoof and not a serious comic book adaptation. I don't even really find her all that sexy either. Maybe cute, but not va va va voom.

I must have missed where SMG was actually in the running. All I read was that she said she'd like to play the part but that means about as much as Jennifer Aniston saying the same thing a few years ago. Lots of women grew up idolizing Lynda Carter and probably think it would be a blast to follow in her footsteps; that doesn't mean they're actually going to do that

Personally, I think SMG showed on Buffy that she can act a heroic part, and I think she's especially good at keeping her emotional vulnerability separate from the action stuff, which most actresses fail at (either that or they simply don't have any vulnerability, which lessens their resonance), but part of what made her great on Buffy was the irony of the world's toughest person being an ultra-petite valley girl and that's not what you need for characters like WW.
post #27 of 457
Based on what I saw of Leonor Varela in Blade 2, I can't say that she's got a lot of acting ability to offer to the role.

IMHO, 5'4" is not enough height for this particular role.
post #28 of 457
Just a simple question here...how many of you have read the comic book since 1987?

If they, being Warner, were smart, they could take an actress that not only can act, look great and has some action film experience...buy from the "Challenge of The God's" three part storyline and they could have a WW that was in her 40's....

Warning: Spoiler! (Click to show)
In that story, we find that before the Diana/Diana Prince that we know of...there was another Wonder Woman of sorts for which Diana was given her name. That Diana was Diana Trevor, Steve Trevor's mother. It was she who saved the Amazons and Paradise Island when the gates of Hades cracked open, for which the Amazon's were protecting.


If done correctly this could work.
post #29 of 457
They could do an older Wonder Woman, but if they start out with an older Wonder Woman, it really hurts the lifetime of the franchise. Besides, I would think you should start with an origin story and, AFAIK, all versions of Wonder Woman have her first sent out when she's fairly young. Best to start out with a young Wonder Woman and do an older one 20 years from now.

And Richard, concerns about height don't really have much to do with historical Amazons (which probably didn't exist), but with the way Wonder Woman has traditionally been portrayed. In the comics, she looks to be 5'10"-5'11"

Leonor Varela (who's 30 and 5'7") would work if you gave her big boots, I suppose.

Lynda Carter is 5'9" and started playing the role when she was 23 or 24, btw.
post #30 of 457
How about Sean Young, she is 5'10"...LOL?
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