Thursday – 05 September 2013
TIME.com writer Graeme McMillan wrote an article that asks, as stated above, “Why Don’t We Have a Wonder Woman Movie?”
I recently got into an argument over Wonder Woman.
To be fair to both myself and my friend, neither of us had meant for our discussion to escalate into an argument. Both of us were coming from the same place—that we wanted a Wonder Woman movie already, thank you very much—although she was, at least, more realistic about the obstacles standing in the way of such a project.
Actually, that’s not entirely correct. It’s not that I don’t understand how and why various attempts to bring the character to live-action have failed—it’s that I have trouble accepting them. Saying that the character’s mythological roots are too distancing from mainstream (read: non-nerd) audiences doesn’t hold water for me, given that we’re about to get a second Thor movie. And those who complain that the character is too rooted in a past era are directed to watch Captain America: The First Avenger.
Some of the arguments he makes are interesting and bear reading. To read the article in full, click here.
What do you think: Should DC put out a non-animated Wonder Woman movie? What do you think are some of the obstacles – real or imagined – in getting it to the big screen… or even the small screen? Who would you want to star in it?