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She’s been around since 1941 and in that time, she’s beat down Nazis, mad scientists and traditional notions about air travel by owning an invisible plane.
So why can’t the Amazon princess get any respect from Hollywood?
A big screen treatment starring Princess Diana has been in the works for years, with Joss Whedon (among others) attached and various female stars throwing their tiaras in the ring.
But while Superman managed to crank out a super-dud (Superman Returns) that still made money, Wonder Woman can’t even get a modern television series on the air!
According to Entertainment Weekly, an updated series, minus Lynda Carter of course, has joined the film version in Development Hell.
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Warner Bros. TV was actively shopping a script from David E. Kelley that updated the period tale about an Amazon princess who battled Nazis and other bad guys during World War II.
One source close to the project said the Wonder Woman team won’t give up on the project, even though it’s “not moving forward at this time.”
Kelley has a solid rep in Hollywood, with hits like L.A. Law and Boston Legal under his belt and still, they’ve passed? Granted, he’s had some difficulty lately getting other projects greenlit, but I don’t think the “suits” have thought this one through.
Consider this: a half-naked hottie from an island of lesbians (Think about it, there are no men on Paradise Island!) running around tying men and women up with a lasso.
Sounds like a hit to me.
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Wonder Woman rocks! I don’t know why H’wood is having such a hard time bringing her back to the screen, big or little.
When and if they do, I’ll be happy as long as they don’t put her in that gosh awful new Jim Lee outfit. I like legs on my Wonder Women.
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