Why no Wonder Woman forum?

[Prognosticator]

Tough one...was that back in 83' or 84'?

 

[dnno1]

1983

 

[Prognosticator]

yeah i thought so, have you written for WW b/f?

 

[dnno1]

I told you that I am nobody! Just a fan. Back then you could mail in letters to the editor of a comic book, and if you got lucky, they would publish it two months later. I don't write for comics. I have no affilitation with comics except for buying them.

 

[Prognosticator]

okay cool. how do you feel about WW's association in the Big-3 or the (long time away) upcoming WW movie?

 

[dnno1]

She deserves it partly because she's been around for as long as Superman and Batman, partly because she is and was designed to be a feminist icon, and mostly because she is trully the first female superheroine. The time is right for comic book heroes again and, just like Superman and Batman, the character (Wonder Woman) deserves to have her own film, althought I still think that both the producers and the studios will need to figure out just how they are going to overcome the curse that female comicbook superheroine films have on them (the don't seem to make money in solo at the boxoffice). I am not too worried about the pace of the production since they have said that the filming is top secret anyway (which means to me that you can't believe anything you read or hear about it from anyone) and I want to believe they are working hard at trying to get the film done right.

 

[raybia]

She deserves it partly because she's been around for as long as Superman and Batman, partly because she is and was designed to be a feminist icon, and mostly because she is trully the first female superheroine. The time is right for comic book heroes again and, just like Superman and Batman, the character (Wonder Woman) deserves to have her own film, althought I still think that both the producers and the studios will need to figure out just how they are going to overcome the curse that female comicbook superheroine films have on them (the don't seem to make money in solo at the boxoffice). I am not too worried about the pace of the production since they have said that the filming is top secret anyway (which means to me that you can't believe anything you read or hear about it from anyone) and I want to believe they are working hard at trying to get the film done right.

Have you appeared in any recent movies?

 

[dnno1]

Have you appeared in any recent movies?

I'm not an actor. I'm just a normal fan just like you.

 

[raybia]

I'm not an actor. I'm just a normal fan just like you.

LOL

I'm not a normal fan!


By the way Mr. Cruise, you are much too modest. I loved you in MI: III

P.s. Hope and Kate and Suri are doing well.

 

[Prognosticator]

LOL

I'm not a normal fan!


By the way Mr. Cruise, you are much to modest. I loved you in MI: III

Funny!

 

[dnno1]

LOL

I'm not a normal fan!


By the way Mr. Cruise, you are much to modest. I loved you in MI: III

 

[Red Mask]

Iron Man seems to be a bit further along in development than Wonder Woman, and they just barely got their forum. It'll happen, you just have to wait a bit.

How can Iron Man be further in development? What's Jon Favreau done that Whedon hasn't?

 

[Manic]

How can Iron Man be further in development? What's Jon Favreau done that Whedon hasn't?

He picked a movie with a larger fanbase at the Hype.

That's about it.

 

[terry78]

Truth be told, it does have to do with the fact that she is a superheroine, not a superhero. Most of the female hero forums on here have been vaporized soon after their movie releases, mostly due to them sucking. While WW has a huge male fanbase, it's nowhere as big as Bats or Supes male fanbase. People are gonna be treading carefully with her, as she could be the first classic female comic character to do very well box office and critical wise if Whedon does it right. If she comes off as an Elektra or Catwoman, then....it's over. Whedon can make her stunningly attractive, but he has to give her a lot of depth to balance it out.

 

[Gogo Bananas]

I have absolute faith in Whedons ability to not just write a strong female heroine, but also a strong female character.

 

[Red Mask]

Truth be told, it does have to do with the fact that she is a superheroine, not a superhero. Most of the female hero forums on here have been vaporized soon after their movie releases, mostly due to them sucking. While WW has a huge male fanbase, it's nowhere as big as Bats or Supes male fanbase. People are gonna be treading carefully with her, as she could be the first classic female comic character to do very well box office and critical wise if Whedon does it right. If she comes off as an Elektra or Catwoman, then....it's over. Whedon can make her stunningly attractive, but he has to give her a lot of depth to balance it out.

WW's future now depends on Superman Returns. Some people love it, but I've noticed some people don't. I think next year's Harry Potter could do better.

 

[dnno1]

How can Iron Man be further in development? What's Jon Favreau done that Whedon hasn't?

Who said that "Wonder Woman" wasn't past the development stage?

 

[Red Mask]

Who said that "Wonder Woman" wasn't past the development stage?

All I've read about is the Whedon's script. No word on special effects R&D, no artists mentioned working on pre-production, nadda. So Jon Favreau is handling more than the script, he must have gotten a bigger green light.

 

[dnno1]

All I've read about is the Whedon's script. No word on special effects R&D, no artists mentioned working on pre-production, nadda. So Jon Favreau is handling more than the script, he must have gotten a bigger green light.

Didn't Joel Silver say that the project was Top Secret? Wouldn't this mean that any details like SFX R&D, casting, set design, et. al. would be cosidered confidential (at least) and on a "need to know" basis even to those on the inside? I ask these questions because projects like this normally take 3 years to produce. If the film is supposedly set to be released next year, all of this infrastructure should be in place by now and filming should be starting soon.

 

[Red Mask]

Top Secret? I doubt it's so hush hush. I think they're still waiting for the results of Superman Returns.

 

[CConn]

I think the difference is simply Marvel went out and said, we're releasing the movie May 2nd, 2008. That's it. Cut and dry.

Wonder Woman however (as well as Flash), WB doesn't seem to be in any kind of rush to get them out. Y'know, they've always said maybe WW will come out in '07, or 08. They're letting Whedon do his thing and get it all hammered down right...hopefully it turns out to be a good decision.

 

[natnut]

I have absolute faith in Whedons ability to not just write a strong female heroine, but also a strong female character.

I agree 100%. On 15th May, Equality Now honoured Joss Whedon for his contribution to gender equality in film and television.

He gave an illuminating speech on his perspective on female characters that convinces me he will do an outstanding job with WW provided the studio execs leave him alone.

Here's the download link of the video of his speech :

http://www.serenitymovie.org/streep-whedon.mov

 

[Katsuro]

How can Iron Man be further in development? What's Jon Favreau done that Whedon hasn't?

I noticed it got it's forum right after they announced the release date.

 

[Lex Luthor]

I noticed it got it's forum right after they announced the release date.

It's probably not completely out of the question to assume the same may happen with Wonder Woman as well.

 

[dnno1]

I have this strange feeling that somebody else (not just SHH) is preventing this from happening.