He's got a date with an Angel... Chris Pine IS Steve Trevor!

[I SEE SPIDEY]

Just wait and see, Snyder is going to cast some really odd choice as Hal and fans will be up in arms about that choice. That's the DC way.

 

[Jake Cassidy]

I love it. It's so unpredictable. Cavill/Superman and, maybe, Davis/Waller are the only castings so far that people predicted. The rest have come out of nowhere. It's exciting. t:

 

[I SEE SPIDEY]

Chris Pine as Steve Trevor is one of the most normal DC castings yet. I mean come on everybody can see him in the role.

 

[Jake Cassidy]

Well, yeah. Him too.

My point still stands!

 

[I SEE SPIDEY]

I get you Jake. Overall DC/WB bat**** crazy casting makes things interesting.

Who would have ever thought that 30 year old Jesse Eisenberg would play Lex Luthor, thought that Ben-Daredevil-Affleck would play Batman, that Jason Momoa would play the traditionally blond haired blue eyed Aquaman or that a model turned actress with a small role in the Fast and Furious films would play Wonder Woman? And I shouldn't forget to mention that a talented but quirky indie actor is playing the Flash and an unknown stage actor is playing Cyborg.

Let's face it, Pine as Green Lantern is far to on the nose for the DCEU.

 

[Jake Cassidy]

^ All of the Suicide Squad. Joker. Did anyone see that coming?

 

[I SEE SPIDEY]

I think Robbie and Leto as Harley and Joker are on that list of conventional casting choices.

There is some conventional casting but a lot of it is not.

 

[Jake Cassidy]

Yeah, I suppose. What I was getting at is that I never saw them mentioned here for those characters. It wasn't until after the stories about the casting come out that a lot of people started going, "Oh yeah, he/she would be great as Joker/Harley."

 

[I SEE SPIDEY]

I don't think that they were fancast a lot. I certainly don't recall seeing their names brought up.

 

[Jake Cassidy]

They were those, "I can't believe I never thought of that" things.

 

[I SEE SPIDEY]

They were those, "I can't believe I never thought of that" things.

Yeah, I think that's how it should be described.

 

[Bwahaha!]

Glad to hear the Pine news. I was beginning to think the lack of casting news for key roles might mean the WW production was troubled, possibly delayed. I still won't believe this movie is being made until they actually start filming.

 

[Loki882]

Casting lesser-known/up and coming actors/actresses to play the title role and then surrounding them with "bigger names" playing supporting roles/villains is par for the course in superhero films going all the way back to STM. This seems little different in that regard. I hope that we find out who's playing Hippolyta next.

 

[Lencho01]

Interesting bits...

Chris Pine Signs On To Be Wonder Woman’s Love Interest
It's an equal opportunity move!
By Devin Faraci Jul. 28, 2015

A couple of weeks ago a source told me that Chris Pine had the option to take either Steve Trevor in Wonder Woman or be Hal Jordan in Green Lantern Corps. That source said we would know what happened if Pine walked out on stage at Comic-Con as part of the GLC announcement... and he didn't. In fact the announcement of the movie came only in the form of a title treatment flashed onscreen. Almost like Warner Bros thought they might have more to share that day when they planned their panel.

Whatever the behind the scenes process was, Chris Pine has made his choice - he has officially signed on to play Steve Trevor in Wonder Woman, and I love it. I love the idea of the handsome leading man taking the love interest role, the sort of part to which we see so many talented woman actors reduced. I also like having Pine not be Hal Jordan, but then again I have a very Silver Age vision of Hal and Pine doesn't fit that at all.

The intriguing part of the confirmation story at The Wrap: Pine has a sequel option! I had heard (a director or two ago) that the plan was to have Wonder Woman be set in the past, and Wonder Woman II to maybe be set in the less farther past and Wonder Woman III to be set in the modern day. It sounded like the trilogy could span a hundred years, which would be neat. But if Trevor is going to be in more than one of these films it either means a) they're all taking place in the past in the same time frame or b) they're all happening in the modern day.

In the comics Steve Trevor is a pilot who crash lands on Paradise Island in WWII, bringing Man's World to the Amazonians. Wonder Woman falls in love with him and they go off to fight Ratzis and stuff. Some of the talk about the first film's time period would have it set well over 100 years ago, but it would be cool if the movie were in WWII, and if Steve became the Peggy Carter of the series, being all old and **** in the sequel.

 

[DlAMONDZ]

Pinedot will do?

Lawd.

Yes, yes it will

 

[DlAMONDZ]

Glad to hear the Pine news. I was beginning to think the lack of casting news for key roles might mean the WW production was troubled, possibly delayed. I still won't believe this movie is being made until they actually start filming.

I honestly can't blame you. Previous WB management handling of their DC properties was awful

 

[I SEE SPIDEY]

It's difficult to not be cynical because WB has endlessly dragged their feet on making a Wonder Woman film.

 

[Bwahaha!]

It's difficult to not be cynical because WB has endlessly dragged their feat on making a Wonder Woman film.

QFT times infinity!

 

[Jake Cassidy]

Yeah, I think that's how it should be described.

It takes me a while to get across what I mean, sometimes.

 

[Primal Slayer]

I dont know why any source would be surprised that they signed him to more then 1 picture. That is the most common thing in the world for hero movies especially for love interests and big characters.

 

[Dark Raven]

The title of this thread always rubs it in my face that Steve Trevor has a date with the angelic Wonder Woman.

 

[Bullseye1]

Love this casting. Hopefully more to come soon.

 

[Lencho01]

I dont know why any source would be surprised that they signed him to more then 1 picture. That is the most common thing in the world for hero movies especially for love interests and big characters.

I think its just adds to the speculation since most people seem to just think of Trevor as a one time character if he's used in the past. But, if he's in the present, he could be used for ARGUS and whatnot like the New 52. Probably why there was on-going speculation of Eastwood being Trevor instead before word of Pine came into the picture.

Anyway, if the GL stuff is true, it's cool that he chose Trevor over Jordan.

 

[Axl Van Sixx]

My primary reservation is whether their choice to cast an ... A-List (or close to A-List) actor in what would ordinarily be a "supporting" role indicates that Wonder Woman will essentially be the co-star in her own film.

Then again, if memory serves me correctly, at the time of casting Man of Steel, Amy Adams' star power completely eclipsed Henry Cavill's own star power and Man of Steel certainly wasn't about the exciting adventures of "Lois Lane, plus some dude who can fly".

I think that's because of the gender double standard though. Lois Lane, despite being one of the most famous female characters in comics, is still basically a love interest, the template for every female superhero love interest ever. So there was never any chance that Lois would had that kind of a "co-starring" role in what was first and foremost a Superman movie.

And while I hope I'm wrong, there's a chance we might see that double standard rear its head in Wonder Woman. The story from TheWrap that broke the news of Pine's casting noted (emphasis mine):

Steve Trevor will be no mere love interest for Gadot’s Diana Prince, as there will be plenty of action to keep him busy, though plot details remain under wraps.

While actresses have to play the role of "love interest" all the time, Hollywood seems to have an aversion to showing a male actor in that same kind of reductive role. My worst fear would be similar to what happened in the film Insurgent, where Shailene Woodley's character, despite being the main protagonist of the Divergent series, is effectively sidelined while Theo James' character gets all the action and drives the story.

Granted, that's a worst-case scenario, but I wouldn't be surprised if they try to make Steve Trevor into something more than a "damsel in distress". I haven't read any of the ARGUS stories, but just speaking personally, I would be more interested in seeing a male character take on that role, rather than taking attention away from Gadot's Wonder Woman in a misguided attempt to appeal to young male audiences (as if it were impossible for them to root for a female action lead). Save the ARGUS stuff for sequels.

(Note: A lot of these points were made by Scott Mendelson in his typically excellent analysis of this casting news.)

 

[I SEE SPIDEY]

Scott Mendelson analysis aren't that excellent to me. Also all analysis of DC films are doom and gloomy, worst case scenario ********. I think it is flat out silly that anyone is worried. Worried about the film getting made? Sure that's a realistic worry, worried about Steve Trevor starring in a Wonder Woman movie? No, not a real worry.