Wonder Woman (undeveloped film)
| Wonder Woman | |
|---|---|
| File:Wonder Woman Poster.jpg | |
| Directed by | Joss Whedon |
| Written by | Comic Book: William Moulton Marston Elizabeth Holloway Marston (co-creators of the character Wonder Woman) Film: Joss Whedon |
| Produced by | Joel Silver Leonard Goldberg |
| Distributed by | Warner Bros. |
Release date | TBA |
| Language | English |
Wonder Woman is a superhero film based on the fictional DC Comics character Wonder Woman. This is the first feature film about the superheroine, which was co-created by William Moulton Marston and Elizabeth Holloway Marston. Joss Whedon will direct and write the screenplay for the film, which will be produced by Leonard Goldberg and Joel Silver (the producer of The Matrix films).
Background
Early history
On January 24, 2001, Variety announced that producer Joel Silver approached Todd Alcott to write the Wonder Woman screenplay with Silver Pictures backing the project.[1] Early gossip included actresses such as Mariah Carey, Sandra Bullock, and Catherine Zeta-Jones for the role of Wonder Woman.[2] Sandra Bullock was a strong candidate for the project, according to producer Leonard Goldberg in a 2001 Variety interview.[3] The project did not take off for the time being, but instead went through various screenplay drafts written by Alcott, Jon Cohen (Minority Report), Becky Johnston (The Prince of Tides), and Philip Levens (Smallville, Wolf Lake).[4] On 2003-08-12, Levens was replaced by yet another screenwriter, Laeta Kalogridis of Birds of Prey fame.[5] In 2004, another actress, Minnie Driver, expressed her interest in the Wonder Woman role.[6]
2005 Reboot
On March 15, 2005, Warner Bros. and Silver Pictures announced that Joss Whedon would write and direct the film adaptation of Wonder Woman.[7] Since Whedon was busy directing Serenity at the time, and still had to research Wonder Woman's background, the director did not begin writing the screenplay until late 2005.[8] In May 2006, Whedon turned in a draft of the Wonder Woman screenplay to the producers.[9] As of June 20, 2006, Whedon is currently working on writing the second draft of the screenplay to shape Wonder Woman's origin story.[10] According to Joel Silver, when the pre-production process is wrapped up, he will probably film Wonder Woman in Australia.[11] Silver also said at Comic-Con in late July 2006 that he expects the film to develop quickly in the months to come and that "hopefully this year will be the year that we get the script we like, and then next year we can be [at Comic-Con] talking about it."[12]
Cast
Wonder Woman does not have a release date or established cast. Whedon told Now Playing magazine on May 20, 2005, that he is more interested in finishing the script, and that the film's producer, Joel Silver, was equally unconcerned about the casting.[13]
Related interviews
- In an interview which is included in the August 7, 2006 issue of the weekly magazine, Outlook India, Bollywood actress and title holder of Miss World 2000, Priyanka Chopra, said in response to a question about being considered for the role of Wonder Woman, "We're all left to 'wonder' if I'll be the 'woman'!" [14]
- Serenity star Morena Baccarin, when asked in an interview about her interest in the role of Wonder Woman, replied: "I'm not going to say no to a superhero but it's not up to me."[15]
Plot and production details
- Whedon told Entertainment Weekly that Wonder Woman will not wear "star-spangled panties" as Lynda Carter did in the TV series.[16]
Trivia
- A review of the 111-page draft written by Todd Alcott in 2001 is available here.
Footnotes
- ^ Linder, Brian (2001-01-24). "Wonder Woman Scribe Chosen". IGN.com. Retrieved 2006-08-01.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ Stuever, Hank (2001-04-18). "Wonder Woman's Powers". Washington Post. Retrieved 2006-08-01.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ Linder, Brian (2001-05-03). "Estrogen Explosion". IGN.com. Retrieved 2006-08-01.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ Worley, Rob (2003-05-06). "Wonder Woman Scribe". Comic Book Resources. Retrieved 2006-08-01.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ Worley, Rob (2003-08-12). "Wonder Woman". Comic Book Resources. Retrieved 2006-08-01.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ "Driver Eyes Wonder Woman". SciFi.com. 2004-12-04. Retrieved 2006-08-01.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ "Silver Pictures and Warner Bros. Pictures Sign Joss Whedon to Write & Direct DC Comics' Wonder Woman". Warner Bros. 2005-03-17. Retrieved 2006-08-01.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ Kozak, Jim (August/September 2005). "Serenity Now!". In Focus. Retrieved 2006-08-01.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ Lee, Patrick (2006-05-03). "Wonder Still Drafting". SciFi.com. Retrieved 2006-08-01.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ "Wonder Whining". IGN.com. 2006-06-20. Retrieved 2006-08-01.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ "Aussie Wonder Woman". The Age. 2005-05-11. Retrieved 2006-08-01.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ "Movie File". MTV.com. 2006-07-27. Retrieved 2006-08-03.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ Collura, Scott (2005-05-20). "Whedon Talking Wonder". nowplayingmag.com. Retrieved 2006-08-07.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ Khubchandani, Lata (2006-08-07). "Priyanka Chopra:Perched atop her post-Krrish mount, she's in the running for Hollywood's wonder woman". Retrieved 2006-08-07.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ Murray, Rebecca. "Morena Baccarin on "Serenity," Joss Whedon, and "Wonder Woman"". About.com. Retrieved 2006-08-01.
- ^ "Wonder Woman Costume News". SuperHeroHype.com. 2005-03-20. Retrieved 2006-08-01.
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