So, word's been out for a while that the CW wants to do another DC superhero series in the vein of "Arrow" and of course "Supernatural". "Amazon" apparently will be a live action series focused on Wonder Woman.
Anyway, here's some recent news concerning the show.
Obtained from Deadline.com
Apparently, this is a casting call sort of thing and the network is actively looking for actresses who would fit the bill for the main character...who is named Iris (WTF?).
Now, CW's actually got something decent on their hands with Arrrow, but really, this just once again seems like WB is at a lost as to what to do with Diana/Wonder Woman. I have no earthly idea why they're using the name Iris. I mean is 'Diana' too much of a stretch? Or is this going to be a new Wonder Woman entirely - which would be utterly stupid? It's almost as if WB has no idea what Wonder Woman is about and doesn't want the character to achieve greater mainstream popularity.
I'd think a live action GOOD Wonder Woman series (or film) would be great. And honestly, I have no idea what makes the franchise so seemingly impossible to work with.
Well, it's going to be set in the modern day apparently. And they'll have the classic culture shock aspect that Diana Iris has been portrayed with in most incarnations. Doesn't seem to outright mention anything mythical at all or even allude to her being super powered.
Really, if they want to go through with this, just call it something else and don't try to feed it to people as "Wonder Woman" or anything associated with it.
JMS? He was the one who basically took Superman and Wonder Woman into a nosedive right before the reboot. He can write good tv, though (see: Babylon 5).
Most of WB's shows are mediocre at best, barring Supernatural.
Batman, more so than Superman and arguably any other character, thrives on different interpretations and visions of the character, primarily because he's been successful in almost all of them. Wonder Woman hasn't even really had major mainstream success out of Linda Carter. She doesn't have the advantage of being nearly as multi-faceted as Batman is.
I was just speaking about the super hero ones. JLU, Batman TAS, Smallville, Arrow, Batman Beyond, Superman, and all of the movies they have done, like Under the Red Hood.
I don't watch TV in general, so I wouldn't know or care.
Geoff Johns has recently tweeted that if this show does kick off the ground, they will use the name Diana, citing that "Iris" is a codename used to avoid speculation.
Here's hoping the actual script and concept of the show is fleshed out to be decent.
BTW, I can't help think that WB is already promoting these characters for the JLA movie. It was already stated that since there won't be any solo movies, they will market the characters in other venues. Like video games, TV, comics, etc...
The next Batman game will have the JLA, we have Arrow, and now Wonder Woman.
So, it's Superman, Green Arrow, and WW in the movie so far.
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Nov 30th, 2012 04:38 AM
