who is tired of the movie makers stalling wonder woman

[Silver Lantern]

For years now there has been talks and alot of other things about the live action wonder woman. Why doesnt the studio just understand they will never find anyone like Lynda and there are alot of women in films today that would make a great version of her based off the animated series. The movie should be about the origin of Diana and meeting Steve Trevor on Paradise island then going back and joining the service to stop a evil threat that arrives on US soil created from a source of the war in iraq or something. A young woman with new design and leather costume and kick ass effects with great acting. If i had the chance and the proper support I can create a great plot and casting and more faster than they can. I am working on one already.

I need support on this.

 

[TheComicbookKid]

I love how simple you made it seem. Make a good movie!!! Yay

Seriously, look at the product Hollywood makes.

How many good films in the last two years starred a female actress under thirty that incorporated the personality traits of a perfect Wonder Woman film? Either it's a sappy love story, Atonement, or a balls-to-the-wall action flick like ?(Wanted I guess).

On top of that, you're adding a mythological/fantasy element that's very hard for Hollywood to understand how to incorporate unless it's a book( Harry Potter/LOTR) and even then they still make crappy flicks, Inheart etc.

Cating an animated film is something different. Even then, they cast two actors (Fillon/Russell) based on chemistry from Waitress. Catching the chemistry for a live action film is a toss-up.

Just cool your heels and enjoy the animated flick and the comics. It's going to come. And if it sucks you guys will the first ones saying how they should have waited until they got a good script, etc.

 

[Lane & Kent]

I am, it's sad Batman's has got 6 movies so far Supman's got 5 not to mention the many animated & live action shows they have had between then. What's Wonder Woman 1 live action series nerely 30 years age a few apperiaces in a few cartoons and 1 70 minute animated movie this year. a live action WW movie is overdue.

 

[Hellrider]

I'm tired to... WW is a piece they should be pushing. DC and WB are just not willing to take the risk and TCK said, but sometimes, no risk no rewards.

 

[Keyser Soze]

DC need to work on putting together a consistently great Wonder Woman comic (though admittedly Gail Simone is getting there) before they can worry about WB producing a great film.

 

[Octoberist]

I've got a funny feeling that they're hesitating on it because it's a female superhero film.

 

[TheComicbookKid]

DC need to work on putting together a consistently great Wonder Woman comic (though admittedly Gail Simone is getting there) before they can worry about WB producing a great film.

Thank you, Keyser.

Wonder Woman, for all her fame, isn't really deserving of a live action movie quite yet. Batman and Superman proved themselves on multiple formats for decades before Reeve and Keaton. Lynda Carter's Wonder Woman was almost cancelled after its first season and then fully after its second. The comics sucked until Perez came and hasn't really been back at the top since, but has had a good run under Rucka(possibly Simone).

I would rather they make a kick ass cartoon series to get people familiar with the Perez updates and get her a good rogues gallery before launching the movie. Between the JL series and new movie, you'd think Ares was the only villain she had worth a crap. (Kinda true actually)

 

[Webhead2006]

Yea i have been saying this for a few years it sucks wb just cant get things moving right for other dc characters who are not batman. I dont really see what is such a hold up with ww, flash, etc.......

 

[protocida]

Get the Wonder-Woman animated movie Script. Add more 40/45 minutes, find the right cast and voilá!

 

[ClarkLuther55]

I'm also frustrated that a WW movie still hasn't been made yet. That said, I also understand that all sorts of blockbuster movie projects often end up in developmental hell for years. Not just DC superhero movies.

What does annoy me is how we lost the last 2-3 years because of Superman Returns's financial disappointment, and the WB's massive and simplistic overreaction to that in their rush to make an action-packed, teeny-bopper Justice League movie. That Green Lantern project that sounds promising right now could have been completed and released in that time. So could Wonder Woman.

 

[Saint]

Wonder Woman just seems like a no-brainer, too me. You've got a warrior princess who puts the beat down on demi-gods and comes from the DC Universe equivalent of the Spartans. If Wonder Woman was a dude, you can guarantee we'd be watching this movie already. Sadly, though, the "Woman" part seems to cause some sort of ridiculous Hollywood brainfreeze. They should have kept Joss Whedon on the project; he doesn't just stare stupidly into space when asked to produce a viable female action hero.

 

[jmc]

Get the Wonder-Woman animated movie Script. Add more 40/45 minutes, find the right cast and voilá!

Easier said than done.

 

[haephestus]

Also definitely frustrated, but one could say the same about any number of movies in development hell - including another Superman film (whether it's another reboot, a sequel, a prequel or whatever).

As much as the wait may be annoying, I would prefer them to take their time and get it right, rather than release some T&A focused film that is Wonder Woman in name only (WWINO).

The Joss Whedon happenings certainly seem odd from my perspective, but then judging from Whedon's limited comments on the issue, the actions/reactions of the power-players at DC also seemed odd to him (and in direct opposition to the notion of making a good film or any film at all).

Hopefully if the animated movie does well enough, that *may* encourage progress to move a little faster, but I'm not holding out much hope. If DC can produce a number of quality comic-book movies over the next few years, then that may give them the confidence they need to tackle a "female" super-hero. At the same time, if any number of the rumoured/planned other female super-hero movies (Fathom, Magdalena, Tomb Raider, Red Sonja, XENA (I still live in hope)) actually happen and are judged to be a success then that may also encourage a Wonder Woman film to progress at a faster rate.

Cheers.

 

[Metamorpho1977]

I kind of have this theory that the animated Wonder Woman coming out is Warner Brother's way of testing the water. If it's successful, I think we may get the live action WW movie.

 

[Prognosticator]

I've got a funny feeling that they're hesitating on it because it's a female superhero film.

It's not a funny feeling.

You guys are really clueless about this issue, no offense.

There are so many issues that are never even brought up, let alone discussed. There are real reasons this movie isn't anywhere near production, and the last thing the movie studios or DC Comics will do is tell the truth on the matter.

 

[Saint]

no offense.

Translation: "This is an offense."

 

[jmc]

I kind of have this theory that the animated Wonder Woman coming out is Warner Brother's way of testing the water. If it's successful, I think we may get the live action WW movie.

The problem with that approach is that it's not a logical way to determine the future of a live action film, what if the DVD isn't successful? That doesn't necessarily mean the character can't work for the screen, after all it is only an animated, straight to DVD release, it's only a small market to begin with.

 

[Prognosticator]

Translation: "This is an offense."

hahahaha, well I would hope so. t:

 

[ClarkLuther55]

Joss Whedon is overrated for Wonder Woman. Don't forget that he sat on this project for over a year with almost nothing to show for it. It's partially his fault that WW is in developmental hell right now. He gave me the impression that he didn't know much or really care for the character's history, between his complaints about how there were no good WW stories to draw from, how he didn't like her costume with its "star spangled panties," his desire to make up his own original villain, and his seeming lack of imagination beyond the Lynda Carter show (WW wouldn't fly, but would have invisible plane). Just because a guy has geek cred from something else in the genre doesn't mean he's the right man for the job. See Bryan Singer.

 

[dnno1]

The problem with that approach is that it's not a logical way to determine the future of a live action film, what if the DVD isn't successful? That doesn't necessarily mean the character can't work for the screen, after all it is only an animated, straight to DVD release, it's only a small market to begin with.

If consumers bought twice as many copies as the did DoS or "Gotham Kights" that would indicate an intrest in the character (regardless of live action or no). How else were they even willing to start the Superman or Batman film franchises? It was because of intrest in the franchises outside of the live action film. Granted, Iron Man's DVD didn't sell well, but that doesn't mean that very good sales of a comic or a DVD doesn't mean that there isn't a strong interest in the character.

 

[TheComicbookKid]

If consumers bought twice as many copies as the did DoS or "Gotham Kights" that would indicate an intrest in the character (regardless of live action or no). How else were they even willing to start the Superman or Batman film franchises? It was because of intrest in the franchises outside of the live action film. Granted, Iron Man's DVD didn't sell well, but that doesn't mean that very good sales of a comic or a DVD doesn't mean that there isn't a strong interest in the character.

Supes Doomsday came out a year after Superman bombed. GothamK was a tie-in to the sequel to Batman Begins.

Superman and Batman proved themselves as profitable in comics,radio shows,and etc for multiple years before they got tv shows in the 40s and 50s.

Don't you find it interesting that Green Lantern is moving along at the same time his comic is getting more and more press for the pass two years under John's Blackest Night? Even managing to launch a second title, Green Lantern Corps, with the interest from the main title. Hal as never even been in a live-action role before and was even replaced in the JL/JLU line-up.

 

[REDophile]

WW has been in development hell for too long. Than again, Superman spent a long time in development hell too, we could have seen a Tim Burton or JJ Abrams incarnation. It took a while for WB to figure out how to do a serious Batman, than when the Burton/Schumacher series collapsed they spent almost a decade to reboot with what ended up as Nolan's series. Spider-Man went through all those legal battles and we never got to see James Cameron's incarnation.

But as for WW, the way superhero movies are popular in Hollywood these days and she being an iconic character is too much to sit on. Hopefully with this master plan WB/DC has supposedly come up with, WW can emerge. Right now they should start with GL though, it has a script ready and a director lined up.

 

[The Major]

Supes Doomsday came out a year after Superman bombed. GothamK was a tie-in to the sequel to Batman Begins.

WW really needs that level of exposure to grow. No other DCU brand gets access to those resources so it should be no surprise why no other DCU super-hero gets the success. They can't succeed on terrible adaptions, killing franchises just when they succeed in one medium (Teen Titans, Legion, WW) and no exposure. Teams up like Brave and the Bold and JL are good first steps but it is meaningless until WB doesn't do something to keep the momentum up.

Superman and Batman proved themselves as profitable in comics,radio shows,and etc for multiple years before they got tv shows in the 40s and 50s.

Legion, WW, Teen Titans have had successes in other mediums only WB forgets they exist after that. They don't have the luxury of consistent high profile attention from WB, which keeps the franchises from reaching their full potential. If they treated Batman and Superman the same way both franchises would be in the same position instead of the successes they current are.

Don't you find it interesting that Green Lantern is moving along at the same time his comic is getting more and more press for the pass two years under John's Blackest Night? Even managing to launch a second title, Green Lantern Corps, with the interest from the main title. Hal as never even been in a live-action role before and was even replaced in the JL/JLU line-up.

I agree.

WW should be a far bigger priority then GL . She's a decades old icon despite the public having almost no idea who she is.

 

[TheComicbookKid]

WW really needs that level of exposure to grow. No other DCU brand gets access to those resources so it should be no surprise why no other DCU super-hero gets the success. They can't succeed on terrible adaptions, killing franchises just when they succeed in one medium (Teen Titans, Legion, WW) and no exposure. Teams up like Brave and the Bold and JL are good first steps but it is meaningless until WB doesn't do something to keep the momentum up.



Legion, WW, Teen Titans have had successes in other mediums only WB forgets they exist after that. They don't have the luxury of consistent high profile attention from WB, which keeps the franchises from reaching their full potential. If they treated Batman and Superman the same way both franchises would be in the same position instead of the successes they current are.

Let's not forget. Superheroes have only had their major Hollywood success for just under ten years.

Second, it's easy to forget because of all the dissappointment in WW development that the character has been attempted in the way Superman and Batman has.

There was an attempt at a Wonder Woman based on the campy appeal of Batman in the 60s, but they wisely realized that was not in the best interest of the character instead of just ramming it through.

They didn't let the crappy Crosby version stop them from making the Lynda Carter version, and as I said earlier, that version almost didn't even make it to a second season. Hardly a ringing endorsement in the likes of West/George Reeve tv series having unanimous success.

Sandra Bullock attempted a version off of Batman's success and Whedon's recent attempt.

 

[Metamorpho1977]

I say we start a petition. Everyone go to comic conventions near you and get them signed.