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| Wonder Woman Fan Art: http://fanartexhibit.files.wordpress.com/2008/10/ww_movie_final_02.jpg |
With the release of Man
of Steel later this year, DC’s big two will have their official reboot and
lunch back into our collective imaginations. But DC actually has a nerdy
trinity, and one part of it has been royally fuck of its potential. If Batman
is the Holy Ghost, and Superman is the Father, then Wonder Woman is the often
overlooked daughter, and writers have been taking her name in vain. David
Goyer, the man responsible for DC’s revival into the lime light of popular
culture by penning both Man of Steel and Dark Knight franchises, recently said,
“Batman is hard, Superman is harder, but Wonder woman is the hardest”. Check out this awesome Comic's Alliance article for his compete interview: click here.
What I would like to add, Hollywood is that it isn’t impossible and here’s how.
Get A Woman Writer
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| Gail Simone: http://media.dcentertainment.com/sites/default/files/talent/gail_simone_576.jpg |
The recent reboot of the Tomb Raider series has seen
critical acclaim for its story and its portrayal the iconic Laura Croft. Croft
until recently had morphed into a weird gamer fetish, with her unnaturally large
globs on her chest and almost vapid personality. But her new writer simplified
the character, and made her believably a woman, not a fantasy female pixilated form.
A woman writer could do that for Wonder Woman, and has. Gail Simone wrote the
recent run of Wonder Woman in comics, which saw her return to form in the DC community. No one
will be able to understand the nuances of what it means to be a women then a
woman.
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| Tomb Raider Reboot: http://s.pro-gmedia.com/videogamer/media/images/pub/large/tomb_raider111.jpg |
Cast for Strength, Not Boobs
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| Please, Please, Please no Megan Fox: http://static.comicvine.com/uploads/original/7/73958/1777247-wonder_woman.jpg |
Wonder Woman at her core is a warrior, even more war like
the other two members of the trifecta. She was raised to compete in a culture
that glorifies fighting and be the baddest-fucking gangster in her entire
kingdom. But, Hollywood, seems afraid of physically strong looking women. Which
is strange, because there has been precedence. Sarah Connor was introduced in
Terminator 2 doing pull ups with a back that look like you iron clothes on, Ripley
punch a Xenomorph in the face. But as we moved into the 2000s, we America seem to
be getting a case of “we scared of strong vagina” syndrome. I believe this is a
product of a move away from 80s action and into comic books we’re we have more
cases of damsel in distress motifs and gender issues, but this makes doing a Wonder
Woman movie problematic. Hollywood has often focused more on the marketability
of hot actress then whether she can believably play that character. Dear
casting directors, Wonder woman is an Amazon, not Ms. America. If she’s going
fight for truth and justice, make sure she looks like she handle that, not play
to the lowest common dominator. As much as I like Megan Fox, she's not a good actress, and her Wonder Woman would look like Haily Barry's Catwoman. Wonder Woman doesn't pout her lips, or speak in a breathy voice. Wonder Woman is a character that took out Russian spies with nothing but her self and a big ass machine gun. For a better casting choices then Megan Fox, please click here.
Stay True To The Mythology
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| Golden Age Wonder Woman: http://marklewisdraws.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/Golden-Age-Wonder-Woman-Poster-Web.jpg |
DC isn’t as bad at this as Marvel is, but I feel it needs to
be said. Wonder Woman is believable in her world, and with her world’s rules.
We don’t need an overly gritty Wonder Woman, and any camp will kill any chance
this character has in order to be taken seriously. Go back to the source material;
look at Gail Simone’s, Brian Azzerello and Cliff Chiang’s wonderful runs with
the character. Model movie after that,
and not some Michael Bay fantasy.
Badass Moments Galore
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| She's blocking Bullets, Blind Folded: http://fuckyeahwonderwoman.tumblr.com/page/3 |
If you can make Tony “I’m a Drunk” Stark look like a badass
outside his little tin can suit, then the same justice needs to be done to the
First Lady of Comics. Wonder Women needs to have as many, if not more badassary
then any of her predecessors. No one should be timid when approaching this
character.
The Costume
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| That's What I Call A Costume: http://static.comicvine.com/uploads/original/7/78926/2367640-wwarmor_1.jpg |
This one is tough. As much I harped on staying true the
mythology, Wonder Woman’s costume is going to be a stretch to be feasible. This
falls into that whole, “Why do women barely wear any amour,” trop that plagues
fantasy and sci-fi for decades. Here you are in the middle of a war wearing a
bikini, is not going to make for much badassary. A nod at the old costume might
be interesting, but we really should see an end of women rushing into battle
cover only in sheer fabric against some horror of the universe. Batman doesn’t
fight the joker in his underwear, nether should Wonder Woman.
Focus on Making A Great Movie, Not Ticket Sales
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In the end, there will be people unhappy with this project. Wonder
Woman is not going to sell ticket, if producers focus on making a movie just to
sell tickets. Batman Begins was a HUGE risk and the only reason it worked was
because the Nolans’ focused on telling a decent story. Wonder woman is her own
character, that needs the same amount of attention and care that Batman and
Superman get on a regular bases. Even when someone royally fucks up a character
(ahem Superman Returns) they still reboot it. Wonder Woman is just as or even more
important then either one of them, and the only reason she hasn’t been as
successful is because people are too scared. Look how much we ate up Black
Widow in The Avengers, and who the hell knew or cared about that character before
that movie. Don’t worry, I’ll wait…yeah that’s right no one. So do us a favor,
stop fucking around, and make the movie we all been waiting 70 years to see.
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