Wonder Women coming to TV Again?
2 Oct 2010
Pilot ShowsWould you like to see this show come back? If so, who should play Wonder Women? Leave your suggestions in the Comments.
Wonder Woman is heading back to the screen but instead of flying to movie theatres, the Amazon princess is returning to television.
Warner Bros. Television is developing a modern-day reboot of the classic DC comic book heroine and is lassoing an unlikely talent to potentially write and produce the superhero project: David E. Kelley, the showrunner behind legal dramas such as “Ally McBeal,” "Boston Legal" and "The Practice."
The development comes after nearly a decade of attempts by Warner Bros. and producer Joel Silver to launch a big-screen version. Actresses ranging from Angelina Jolie to Beyonce Knowles to Megan Fox have thrown their hat in the ring for the starring role at one time or another.
In 2005, Warner Bros. announced Joss Whedon would write and direct the film adaptation. But Whedon said he never ended up being able to finish the draft, and two years later left the project (he's back in the superhero world, though, prepping "The Avengers" for a winter shoot).
"They just didn't like my take," Whedon said at the time. "It's pretty simple."
Any new "Wonder Woman" won't likely have an easy road to the small screen either.
Though the 1975-79 TV series starring Lynda Carter remains the most memorable version of the character in pop culture, major networks have struggled to make female-driven action series work beyond superhero shows work beyond NBC's "Heroes." One short-lived title, NBC's "Bionic Woman," which was likewise best known for its 1970s TV version, and could haunt attempts to get a series launch.
But if any place exists for a female-driven superhero series, it would be in TV land not film. While movies like “Daredevil” spin-off “Elektra,” starring Jennifer Garner, bombed on the big screen, the small-screen has been a more than willing home to “Buffy the Vampire Slayer,” a character which first failed as a movie, and “Alias,” the spy series which starred Garner.
Warner Bros. had no comment.
Source: Hollywood Reporter
Ah, cool, yep, that certainly gives them time if required.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the info.
I'd imaging that they still have a good few episode at in the back half of the season to write. I know from a recent interview with Michael Shanks that his second episode (episode 11) dosent film untill November and according to him they havent finished writing it.
ReplyDeleteI dont believe wonderwoman would be strong enough to hold its own. As far as superheroes go she is pretty pathetic.
ReplyDeleteInteresting idea Aled.
ReplyDeleteWould they have enough time to write that into Season 10 of
Smallville. I'm not 100% sure which episode they are currently
filming/writing?
With Smallville lasting 10 long years on TV, I think that Warner Bros would be stupid not to launch this by piggybacking of Smallvilles success, by using one of seasons 10 episodes as a back-door pilot etc. Not to mention adding Kelly Souders and Brian Peterson to help develop it.
ReplyDeleteI would love a Wonder Woman tv series! Smallville is about to end, so it is the right time for WW! :)
ReplyDeleteWho would you like see being cast in the role? Any favourites?
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