CAST THIS… “WONDER WOMAN”

 

I can think of a very few things hotter than Wonder Woman. There… I said it.

Now that that is out of the way, let me explain why. Sure, sure, you have the sexy outfit, but if that were sum of it, there are definitely a lot sexier ones to be seen. It goes beyond that.

Wonder Woman is a Goddess, literally, who felt the need to go beyond paradise to help those that were less fortunate.  She’s the kind of woman who could fly down, gently scoop up a baby in one hand, (punch a train out of the way with the other) and then deliver the baby back to the United Nations.  She’s compassionate, she’s nurturing, and …oh yeah, and she’s smokin’ hot as well.

Superman and Wonder Woman are the Greek Gods of our time, they are the campfire stories, they are the things that cavemen would paint on walls. There is something primal in the need to have them…but before I go into a historical triad, let me just say that in the “Reboot” culture we are living in, I think it’s actually a lot more important to get it right than Hollywood thinking it is.

The state of the world sucks people, let’s just admit it. We need a fantastical release. We need a straight up superhero, dare I say ‘savior’ to let our minds escape from unemployment, recession  and terrorist activity. We need a superhero story that doesn’t include some murderous dark and tragic backstory, or a superhero with alcohol problem or wasn’t hugged as a kid. We don’t need to know why Darth Vader turned bad. We need a straight up “Good Vs. Evil” story, and we need Good to triumph.

This SHOULD have been done in the Superman reboot, but they failed.

“You know what we need to do? We need to make Superman bail on the people he swore to protect  without an explanation …and maybe have a child out of wedlock or something…to make him more human.” – Person Who Makes Decisions for Movies

No… no you don’t.

Wonder Woman is pretty close to all we have to get this right people.

A Wonder Woman movie and a Justice League movie have been in production hell for years, and after hearing some of the directions they were taking her, I’m glad. Joss Whedon gave it a shot, which I thought would have been PERFECT, since he knows how to write a sexy badass on-screen, but disagreements with the studio lead to a scrapping.

Soon afterward, rumor had it that a Wonder Woman TV series reboot was in the works, but would that survive? (See: Bionic Woman Reboot, Dollhouse)

Who would even play her?

It leads me to thinking (as I often do) is it possible to cast Wonder Woman as well as Lynda Carter was in the old show? Who would that actress even be?

Wonder Woman is equal parts Goddess, Humanitarian, Activist, Politician, Warrior, and Babe. Who could embody that perfectly? Lynda Carter might not of have been PERFECT for the role, but is it even possible for Wonder Woman to live outside the page?

Well, let’s give it a shot…

Who we DON’T Want:

1. Anyone under 21. It’s Wonder WOMAN! Not “Wonder Teen” or “Wonder Anyone That Could be on The Hills.” She is all woman. She has to be a diplomat, she has to command the respect of grown men, and she has to look good throwing a car at a bad guy. Any tiny teeny bopper isn’t going to do. They dropped the ball with this with Superman Returns. It’s SuperMAN, not “Super Metrosexual Young Upstart”
2. An established star. Otherwise it’s going to be “Scarlett Johansen as Wonder Woman,” not “Hey look! There’s Wonder Woman!” Christopher Reeve had a career before Superman, but not a HUGE one. To this day he is STILL Superman.
3. Any disgustingly overly muscled steroid Women Wrestlers Like Chyna or the like. She is a Goddess, you have to not be able to take your eyes off of her, not wonder what animal nads she is eating to beef up.
4. Anyone who doesn’t fit the bill. Meaning don’t hire some skinny blonde chick, don’t hire Grace Jones, don’t hire Janeane Garafolo because you want to “Change people’s perception of what a Wonder Woman could be, ANYONE could be a Wonder Woman.” Just shut up and do it right.

 

What we DO want:

1. A WOMAN that you want in every possible way, but you are also afraid to touch. (No Mary Elizabeth Winstead, No Anne Hathaway)
2. Someone who can be taken seriously when they address the United Nations about some International Crisis. (No Megan Fox)
3. When Terrorist have taken over a building, she has to fly in with skimpy underwear and EVERY SINGLE TERRORIST will poop their pants because they are about to get their asses kicked. (No Jennifer Love Hewitt, No Katie Holmes)
4. She has to be compassionate and comfortable holding little starving children in Africa when she isn’t fighting crime because she is a HUGE humanitarian. (No Chyna.)
5. She has to be in the same league as Superman. She has to stand next to Superman and have equal respect and awe. Not just arm candy that can be made to look strong through CG.

 

Some actresses have come and gone past the “Wonder Woman Window of Opportunity…”

So what say you folks? Who would make the best Wonder Woman, rather it be a TV Show or a Movie?

Or Is Lynda Carter possibly as good as it gets?

I refuse to leave this conference room until we have a solution folks…

–          Voodrew