Showing posts with label DC Comics. Show all posts
Showing posts with label DC Comics. Show all posts

Thursday, June 7, 2012

Wonder Woman: Writer hired for Wonder Woman movie

Wonder Woman CoversWonder Woman Covers (Photo credit: jooleeah_stahkey)
DC has more than a Justice League movie up its sleeve. It's pushed ahead with Wonder Woman, too...

Along the breaking news of a Justice League movie pressing ahead at Warner Bros, a further nugget of information also appeared. And that's that a writer has been hired for the long-mooted Wonder Woman film. The writer in question? Michael Goldenberg, who previously penned Green Lantern. He doesn't appear to be working to a planned release date at the moment, as the project is very much in its infancy. But it's interesting news nonetheless, especially given that the recent attempt to bring Wonder Woman to the small screen didn't get very far at all.

If the film does go ahead, which now it looks increasingly likely to, you'd feel that it would be silly not to cast Christina Hendricks in the lead role. Even better: have Nicolas Winding Refn direct, as both were far from shy about discussing the project last year when publicising Drive.

http://www.denofgeek.com/movies/21593/writer-hired-for-wonder-woman-movie

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Tuesday, April 24, 2012

Wonder Woman: Is Wonder Woman Cursed to stay in print media forever?

Lynda Carter as Wonder Woman, displaying her a...Lynda Carter as Wonder Woman, displaying her ability to deflect bullets using her bracelets. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
Of all the DC Comics superheroes, Wonder Woman is currently the most underused property in the comic book industry. After many failed attempts to bring the Amazon Princess to television or movie theaters, fans have begun to think that Wonder Woman is cursed.

Over the years, almost every major Hollywood studio had a Wonder Woman project in progress with big names attached to write and direct such as Joss Whedon and David E. Kelly. In fact, Wonder Woman came close to having another TV series air this season, when NBC hired Kelly to create the new show. Ultimately, due to bad reviews and fan backlash to changes in Wonder Woman’s backstory and personality, NBC was forced to pass on the series. Perhaps the problems do not lie with the studios, but the inconstant source material and the fans’ expectations.

Any faithful follower of Wonder Woman could state all the inconsistencies to her characterization, such as a naïve hero, a powerless spy, an ambassador for peace and a cold-hearted killer. While Wonder Woman has found some stability during her latest reincarnation, Brian Azzarello and Cliff Chiang’s version is very different from the beloved feminist icon made popular by the 1975 TV series starring Lynda Carter. This new Wonder Woman is a brutish demigod from a race of Amazons that murder and rape men to continue their race of women warriors.

In addition, fans are far too critical about writers sticking to the source material as well as creating a serious take on a character with many fantasy elements. Most of Wonder Woman’s stories feature her fighting giant talking gorillas on waterfalls or storming Mount Olympus to stop the Greek Gods. The source material does not allow for a realistic take fans want to see on the silver screen.

http://www.csusignal.com/is-wonder-woman-cursed-to-stay-in-print-media-forever-1.2856349#.T40U37Mtjp8

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