Who Should Play Wonder Woman?

March 18th, 2005

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Who Should Play Wonder Woman?

I see, via Slashdot and various other places, that Buffy auteur Joss Whedon is going to write and direct an adaptation of Wonder Woman:

“There’s no one better than Joss to adapt the legendary Wonder Woman comic book character created in the 1940s into a dynamic feature film for 21 st century audiences,” producer Joel Silver added. “Wonder Woman was the first great female superhero to emerge from comic books and later inspire millions of fans in her television incarnation, but unlike her counterparts Batman and Superman, this groundbreaking heroine has yet to be reinvented for the feature film arena.”

I’m a big fan of Whedon, and am glad he’s writing the screenplay as well. But who will play Wonder Woman? Here’s a short list of potentials (heh), in descending order of preference:

Carrie Anne Moss
Sarah Michelle Gellar
Jennifer Garner
Catherine Zeta Jones
Angelina Jolie
Winona Ryder
Lucy Lawless

Ms. Moss would be a great choice, because she’s mature (as I’ve always thought of Wonder Woman as 35 or so) and has that wonderful haunted quality.

Comments: 14 Responses so far

spike
March 18th, 2005
1:39 pm

I read somewhere recently that Charisma Carpenter of Buffy/Angel fame was/is being considered. http://www.imdb.com/gallery/scrapbook/60/Sbk/60/6033200_2_12.jpg?path=pgallery&path_key=Carpenter,%20Charisma

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Martine
March 18th, 2005
1:53 pm

The same discussion has been taking place here:
http://www.lightspeedchick.com/archives/003071.html

I vote for Lucy Lawless. Moss is way too skinny to play Wonder Woman.

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Paul Short
March 18th, 2005
3:43 pm

Not sure if she’s being considered or not, but a qualified addition to your list may be Jennifer Love Hewitt.

Jennifer in that stars and stripes Wonder Woman costume would transform me into an avid moviegoer again… ;-)

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Heather
March 19th, 2005
2:12 am

What about Eliza Dushku? I think her attitude would make a fine addition to Wonder Woman’s accessories.

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Laura
March 19th, 2005
6:32 pm

I agree about the ‘35-ish’ comment, and because of that think Lauren Graham would be great. Apparently she even did some stunts in The Pacifier, and she’s got a great figure for WW.

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