Post your picks for Wonder Woman
POSTED BY: PhoenixRose
UPDATED: Sunday, February 11, 2007 18:28
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I can't remember her name, but the woman who was n Terminator 3 might be able to do it. She was tall and could be a scary ass-kicker.
Do you mean Kristanna Loken?
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0518085
That's her!
She's hot. And she's 5'11"
*edit* Jennifer Connelly looks pretty good, I would want her to build some strength, though. She's got thin little arms.
The other thing is that Joss has said he wants a relative unknown. We don't know if he'll get his way, but that's what he wants. Come on, it's Joss; he's all about finding the amazing talent in unlikely places. Look at Summer.
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Conelly and Lopez are too old (so is Gina). There have been hints that anyone pushing 35 is literally out of the picture. My wet dream is that either Morena or Indira Varma (from Rome) gets the part.
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Co(n)nelly and Lopez are too old (so is Gina). There have been hints that anyone pushing 35 is literally out of the picture.
Too old ? You know , Joss of all people would probably resist such a characterization .
On the plus side , Connelly would be considered a 'bankable' star , due to being somewhat 'known', in addition to having an Oscar win in her column . The Hollywood hats would like that , but would likewise be among the first to say an actress not quite in her
mid-30's is " too old ". That would be tragic , because the more important things are how well she can step into the role , be believable , and look good while doing it .
I like Morena for the role also , but so far it looks like Joss will have an uphill fight to get her .
Seems I remember some of the studio 'wigs wanting Jessica Alba , but in her 'superhero' turns so far , I've found her somewhat underwhelming . Serviceable , maybe , but still underwhelming . I think she's more suited to the 'Into the Blue' types of roles . Would be a better choice than some , but not nearly as good as others . Middlin' , you might say , and that's exactly what Wonder Woman doesn't need .
The other extremes are either a known quantity like Connelly or an 'unknown' like Ana Beatriz Barros . The smart money would choose Connelly .
But if they decide on an 'unknown' , I say Ana Beatriz 'cause I think she can do it . Or Morena , who definitely can .
Put Morena in the column of 'known' unknowns . Safer than an 'unknown' unknown .
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There are lot of hot female actresses and models, and I frankly have no fathomable clue who the industry will pick or why. But I can think up some criteria on my own, much of which will probably be of importance in the actual choice (or not), such as acting ability, similarity to Linda Carter, not overly expensive or carrying a lot of baggage. My ability to assess such things is probably poor to non-existent.
Wonder Woman was an Amazon. That doesn’t mean she’s from Brazil, folks. The Amazons were from Asia Minor and the Eastern Balkans. And Wonder Woman’s true identity was Princess Diana or Artemis, a Greek God. So her ethnicity could be Greek. But Greeks have dark eyes and dark hair and olive to light skin
Alternatively, if you wanted to get technical with the history, many Amazons were thought to be Scythians/Cimmerian or possibly Galatians, both of which come from a culture where women were likely to be warriors. Neither the Scythians nor the Galatians were Greek Scythians may have been Slavic, Iranian, possibly Celtic or Germanic. The Galatians were Celtic. So depending on how one frames the story, many ethnicities could work. But I’m thinking that could be stretching the story, after all Diana/Artemis were Roman/Greek gods, not Celtic or Slavic, so I’m going with the Greek Ethnicity.
A few selections:
Jessica Beil – NO : got the Action heroine down, but not the look
Terry Ferrel – NO
Jennifer Lopez – NO : way too much baggage and way too expensive
Selma Hayek – YES : Latina Ethnicity, Good Actress, similar appearance to Lynda Carter, right attitude, but maybe expensive?
Kira Knightly – YES : She made a great Guinevere, she’s a good actress. I think she has the right look, but she’s a little bit petite to be following in Lynda Carter’s footsteps.
Ana Beatriz Barros – NO Can she act? I doubt it.
Anne Hathaway – NO : Seems like a lot of work would have to be done
Jennifer Connelly – NO : likewise
Kristanna Loken – NO : Wrong look.
Lindsay Lohan – NO : Good Actress. Too much baggage.
Morena Baccarin – YES : Latina Ethnicity, Fair Actress, Similar Appearance to Lynda Carter, can she pull off the action heroine thing?
Paz Vega – Maybe
Catherine Zeta-Jones – YES : probably expensive
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Don't follow the logic , sometimes . A lot of models have made the transition to acting . The kind of physical intelligence that serves a model well also is required of actors . Wouldn't rule out some of the models listed so quickly .
As for needing some 'work' , upon 'greenlight' , most any of the actresses named would be willing to train for weeks or months to become Wonder Woman . It's what Linda Hamilton did to become buff enough to have the right look for the Terminator films . Summer Glau did a lot of fight training for the physical demands of her Serenity role .
Salma Hayek ? Admittedly , she is very beautiful , but I just don't see her as having the stature of Wonder Woman . She's a bit vertically-challenged .
Well , to throw more fuel on the fire , and to continue my tradition of casting folk in challenging roles , here's my newest candidate :
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Jules Asner ! Yummy Wonder Woman !
How anyone can see her and be an atheist is beyond my understanding...
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I'm for Morena and Gina.
It depends on who the casters will pick.
Joss gives a hell lot of guesswork and sometimes hints as to Morena being WW. Although it could be a misdirection.
Morena could play the soft, vulnerable, strong from the inside.
Gina - - - can kill you with her pinky.
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I've never been a big WW fan, I always put her in the same category as Aquaman, really nothing more than a background character. I understand I am in the minority with that sentiment, but I am interested in seeing what Joss will do with it. As for my 5 picks:
1. Jennifer Connelly
2. Kate Beckinsale
3. Eliza Dushku
4. Morena Baccarin
5. Charlise Theron
And just a side note, I can't believe anyone would want Jennifer Lopez in anything, let alone this movie. She's useless camera fodder that hasn't done anything worthwhile since the start of her career.
And as far as Gina playing WW, as much as I feel she could support it, I don't think it will work. Catwoman sucked, but a contributor to it's failure is the fact that they reimagined the character as black. It's not that african americans can't be super heroes, it's that most fanboys/girls can't handle change. I seem to remember someone on this board commenting that one of their problems with X-Men 3 was that the actress that played Kitty Pride was 'too short' and that Phoenix 'never wore green'. If they're going to get their tighty-wities in a twist over something as minor as that, an entire race change is a big deal.
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I think that Joss should just throw away the whole WW idea. It should never take place. Joss should be thinking about directing the second season of Firefly, not some other movie.
If indeed, there is no way of making the second season or starting on our next BDM then I say, that it should be one of our fine ladies to star in it. People will start to notice her, find out what else she has done and find Firefly.
It would not be very cool if we had to wait for Firefly's progress because after this movie one of our actors was in the middle of something else (they need to eat too). Anything that is preventing Firefly from going forward is a bad idea.
As long as there is a chance, "like hitting a bull's eye from 60,000 miles away" (War stories) then I say we push on. If there is not a chance because someone has given up on us...well then that is a tragedy in itself. We will keep the faith, we will keep pushing, but will it be in vain? I hope not.....
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Marine, let's not forget that Joss needs to eat too. And Joss has more passions than just Firefly. Angel was stolen from him (Joss found out like half way through the last season that he had to wrap everything up), and he fought to keep that on the air and lost. Fox doesn't care, they never have. They (Joss and his casts) and all of us can't hold out for a pipe dream most of us know is never going to come true. We got the BDM, and to be honest, it's more than I ever expected. Just be happy we still get the opportunity to see a creation of Joss', whatever it may be, come to life.
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Nobody's feeling Sandra Bullock huh? I've fantasized about that for years.
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