Post your picks for Wonder Woman
POSTED BY: PhoenixRose
UPDATED: Sunday, February 11, 2007 18:28
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PS Halle Berry is not Wonder Woman and should not be considered.
Amen
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Originally posted by Finn mac Cumhal:
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...
I've been thinking about this more and more; how many people cling to Linda Carter as Wonder Woman.
OK, she gorgeous, no argument. She's a good actress, I really like everything I've seen her in. I haven't seen the original Wonder Woman series with her, but I've talked to my dad about it. He thought she was dead sexy as Wonder Woman, but that she wasn't really a good pick for being a hero because hse lacked athletic grace.
So here's the thing, is I don't want a Wonder Woman now who can fill Linda Carter's shoes. I want one who can fill Wonder Woman's boots!
I posted this a little higher up the thread, but it could stand to be seen again.
That is Wonder Woman. Fierce power and grace. Gorgeous and buff and strong.
This is an overly delicate, 50's school-boy fantasy version of her.
I always thought that particular costume looked a little strange, too. But that's neither here nor there.
As Joss himself says, strong women are hot. I think the time of the delicate Wonder Woman is really over, and rightly so. Linda Carter has her place in the history, but let's leave her there, please.
Virtue is persecuted more by the wicked than it is loved by the good. - Gautama Siddharta
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Similar images of superman were just as likely to appear with the same pose and attitude. Neither the cinematography nor the sensibilities of the time were able to bring comic book heroes/heroines to the tv screen as they were depicted in the comics. That’s not the same today. Technology allows us to present comic book heroes in ways that physics would never allow a real person to act. And we should use that technology to the best that we can to tell the story. The social attitudes have changed too, though I’m not sure necessarily for the better. Certainly any depiction of Wonder Woman ought to reinvent her for the modern world, but I still think the principle target audience should be children.
Nihil est incertius vulgo, nihil obscurius voluntate hominum, nihil fallacius ratione tota comitiorum.
Nothing is more unpredictable than the mob, nothing more obscure than public opinion, nothing more deceptive than the whole political system.
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OK, since my first career goal was to be Wonder Woman II (seriously)
Lucy Lawless has always been the pick for me. I know some say to old but hello...wonder WOMAN. I don't think a child of 19 should be playing the part. Lucy being said I am in LOVE with the thought of Gina. Never would have crossed my mind but what an AMAZING fit.
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Both Lucy Lawless and Gina have shown themselves as being warrior women. I don't see them having a problem with this role. As for age. A comic book character is ageless. Most of your most popular superheros have been around for decades. If someone younger than 19 were choosen than I think that would be a mistake. How much older? That is a good question. Wonder Woman always appeared to me as in her early to mid 30's. But depending where they decide to pick up the story of Wonder Woman could be the deciding factor.
I have not heard. Are they going to make Wonder Woman contemporary or go back to the early years when the comics first came out? They started the original TV show taking place in the 1940's than suddenly in the next season the show was contemporary. That's when I quit watching. I prefered the 40's.
But the last few movies of Superman have placed him in our time frame, so I imagine they will do the same with Wonder Woman. That would not disappoint me because I don't believe they will follow the same format as the TV show. Just like the Batman movies were nothing like the Batman TV show.
Traveler
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I read somewhere that they were planning on this being an "origins" story, similar to Batman Begins, so having a woung WW is a very real possability. However, it didn't say if it was going to be modern or classic.
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Well Who ever they choose I hope the script is good. I enjoyed Spiderman. Not just the plot, but also the developement of the character. The desire just to be normal but realization he has the ablilty to help those in need. The I felt him struggle with this. I thought making him more human made him even more heroic. That's why I like Gina Torres. Of course Wonder Woman is born and raised to this fate. But doesn't mean she won't have inner struggles. I would have selected Gina, but Phoenixrose beat me to it. Well it is her thread.
But Gina showed her ability to balance the struggles of Firefly's criminal activities while maintaining a domestic relationship with her husband, Wash. Who we hope will return. Had to slip that in there in case Joss is reading this. Lucy Lawless has these same qualities, but she is getting older. Anyone have a recent picture of her? I haven't seen her in years so I really should not judge her age until I see a more recent picture. We may have one already, but this site is getting so big it hard to search through it.
So I will repeat myself and hope the script is up to standard that I saw with Gina in the Firefly series, because that would really make a great movie.
I just hate to jinx it by asking to much.
But if Gina is in it I will go just to see her.
And cross my fingers and hope that her next job is Zoe again.
Traveler
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Quote:It's Joss.
Originally posted by traveler:
Well Who ever they choose I hope the script is good.
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I have confidence in Joss, its those other people who keep pulling the strings. I hope Joss has control over this thing.
Can you tell I'm still
about Firefly.
Traveler
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The pic at the top of Lucy Lawless where she's all done up like a dominatrix is quite recent; it's from her stint in "Eurotrip" which was a couple years ago, but still. That's... one of the reasons I chose that shot of her.
Virtue is persecuted more by the wicked than it is loved by the good. - Gautama Siddharta
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