Joss Whedon Officially Writing And Directing WONDER WOMAN

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GWYNETHH

Thursday, March 17, 2005 12:13 PM

Whoop, There It Is!! Joss Whedon Officially Writing And Directing WONDER WOMAN!!

The Hollywood trade papers report Thursday morning that it’s a done deal, though no start date has yet been set, and no one has been cast. AICN sources have long maintained that Warner Bros. hopes to have its big-screen "Wonder Woman" in the cinemas by summer 2006.
"Wonder Woman is the most iconic female heroine of our time, but in a way, no one has met her yet," Whedon said in a statement. "What I love most about icons is finding out what's behind them, exploring the price of their power. When ["Wonder Woman" producer Joel Silver] and I began discussing the character, I realized there is a woman behind the legend who is very fascinating, very uncompromising and in her own way almost vulnerable. She's someone who doesn't belong in this world, and since everyone I know feels that way about themselves, the character clicked for me."
For those new to the site, Whedon masterminded "Buffy the Vampire Slayer," "Angel" and "Firefly," three of the finest entertainments ever televised. He made his feature directorial debut last summer with "Serenity," the big-screen sequel to "Firefly," which hits movie screens in September. He also co-wrote "Toy Story" and created a really great script called "Alien: Resurrection," which was directed by a guy who didn't speak much English and the movie itself didn't turn out so good.

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EMBERS

Thursday, March 17, 2005 12:20 PM

I was wondering why no one was discussing this over here...
I think it is pretty exciting news!

After Joss has done such a brilliant job with the 'Astonishing X-men' comics,
I figure he'll do an equally brilliant job of being true to the original icon comic character,
while bringing in a fresh and funny view that is sure to be thrilling.

Now if we could just get Gina Torres in the role,
because she was born to play a Super Hero!

CYBERSNARK

Thursday, March 17, 2005 3:35 PM

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Originally posted by gwynethh:
and created a really great script called "Alien: Resurrection," which was directed by a guy who didn't speak much English and the movie itself didn't turn out so good.

*snicker*

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EMBERS

Thursday, March 17, 2005 4:40 PM

Joss said last Summer (when someone asked him about directing the 3rd X-men) that he wouldn't direct something he hadn't written...
and I think now days he won't write something he can't direct.
He had bad experiences with all of his scripts that became movies.

I think he has the right to have artistic control,
and it looks like he is going to get it on 'Wonder Woman'

EMBERS

Thursday, March 17, 2005 5:21 PM

oh I just got this CNN story:
http://www.cnn.com/2005/SHOWBIZ/Movies/03/17/film.wonderwoman.reut/ind
ex.html
where they quote Joss:

Quote:
"Wonder Woman is the most iconic female heroine of our time, but in a way, no one has met her yet," Whedon said in a statement. "What I love most about icons is finding out what's behind them, exploring the price of their power."

He added: "There is a woman behind the legend who is very fascinating, very uncompromising and in her own way almost vulnerable. She's someone who doesn't belong in this world, and since everyone I know feels that way about themselves, the character clicked for me."

NESS

Thursday, March 17, 2005 7:09 PM

Shiny! But if Joss is doing Wonder Woman, what about other Serenitys and his run on Astonishing X-Men? I guess the man likes to be busy.

But there's one I have to know: is there going to be an invisible jet? I'm assuming it's part of the Wonder Woman lore from the limited comics I've read, but you have to admit it's got a bad rep because of the Lynda Carter T.V. version and Superfriends. Of course, this is Joss, so I trust him, whatever he decides.

Now it's just a matter of who's going to play Diana...

"Sir, I think you have a problem with your brain being missing." - Zoe

NIKNAK

Thursday, March 17, 2005 8:10 PM

The story has just been slashdotted - complete with Firefly mention:

http://slashdot.org/articles/05/03/17/183232.shtml?tid=97

Joss seems to like stories with strong leading Women: Buffy, Alien: Resurrection and now Wonder Woman.

EMBERS

Thursday, March 17, 2005 8:56 PM

well Joss hasn't been given the green light for 'Serenity 2' yet,
he probably won't be until after 'Serenity' is released in theaters...next Fall.
In the mean time writing 'Astonishing X-men' is hardly a full time job.
It is only March
and I'll bet he has a script already written for 'Wonder Woman'...
so
a few months of pre-production, hiring actors, etc
the Summer filming.
by the time 'Serenity' is released Joss will be done with the filming of 'Wonder Woman', and it'll be in post production through the Winter.
Summer of 2006 Joss will have a major blockbuster hit
(good for the whole family, swarms of small children as well as adults)
and he'll get started filming 'Serenity II'

ARHCADIA

Thursday, March 17, 2005 9:46 PM

Shiny indeed!

This is very happy news -- considering all the rumours that have been running around for years about where they were thinking of taking this movie. Finally something good!

And, if I can put in my 2cents, the Wonder Woman comics were at their best when George Perez was writing them (87-91?) -- no invisible jet, steeped in greek mythology, great characters... all good.

Should provide great fodder for Joss' fertile mind!

"Were there monkeys? Some terrifying space monkeys maybe got loose?"

CYBERSNARK

Friday, March 18, 2005 2:32 PM

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Originally posted by Ness:
But there's one I have to know: is there going to be an invisible jet? I'm assuming it's part of the Wonder Woman lore from the limited comics I've read, but you have to admit it's got a bad rep because of the Lynda Carter T.V. version and Superfriends. Of course, this is Joss, so I trust him, whatever he decides.

Wonder Woman can fly, so they might choose to omit the jet.

If they do include it (if she has any JLA business, or a need to carry passengers/equipment), they'll hopefully borrow a page from Justice League Unlimited, where the jet is a "normal" Javelin-class spaceship, but with an active cloaking device. I.e., from inside it looks normal, and from outside there's just a mild distortion in the air --nothing inside is visible.

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