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Mar 8, 2009, 03:01 AM
 
If Wonder Woman makes it to the big screen, who should play her? She needs to be tall, curvy, and capable of a physical role; amazonian, basically. Obviously, waif-ish girls like Eliza Dushku or Mila Jovovich can't do it. How about:

Odette Yustmann? She's 5' 10"
Katherine Heigl with dyed hair?
Christina Hendricks with dyed hair? Only 5'6" but the curves are awesome!
Since someone's gonna say it: Megan Fox or Jessica Biel

Just not Angelina Jolie or Sandra Bullocks!
     
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Mar 8, 2009, 04:00 AM
 
Beckinsale needs to get her ass back into some proper PVC and make another Underworld movie.

Wonder Woman? How about Adrianne Palicki?
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Mar 8, 2009, 04:07 AM
 
I think if this movie was made 5-10 years ago a younger Jennifer Connelly would have made a perfect Wonder Woman.

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Mar 8, 2009, 04:10 AM
 
Originally Posted by Stogieman View Post
I think if this movie was made 5-10 years ago a younger Jennifer Connelly would have made a perfect Wonder Woman.
Good looks, but too short. WW could almost look Superman in the eye, and he was 6' 4".
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Mar 8, 2009, 04:20 AM
 
That's no big deal. They could do trick photography to make her look taller. Just ask Tom Cruise.

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Mar 8, 2009, 04:50 AM
 
Originally Posted by Stogieman View Post
I think if this movie was made 5-10 years ago a younger Jennifer Connelly would have made a perfect Wonder Woman.
She is under 30.
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Mar 8, 2009, 04:50 AM
 
Catherine Zeta Jones or Catherine Bell.
     
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Mar 8, 2009, 05:17 AM
 
Originally Posted by Stogieman View Post
That's no big deal. They could do trick photography to make her look taller. Just ask Tom Cruise.
True, but she really doesn't have the frame for it, IMO.

She is under 30.
IMDB says she's 38.

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000124/
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Mar 8, 2009, 11:27 AM
 
Cuthbert's way too tiny. I think Odette Yustmann is the best choice.

     
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Mar 8, 2009, 12:46 PM
 
well that dress makes her look like a greek goddess!

I think Jolie could actually do a good job, but is too old, as is Zeta-Jones. They could play the Queen though.

There's no way I'd buy Sandra Bullock, just not classy enough.

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Mar 8, 2009, 01:09 PM
 
Julia Roberts?
     
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Mar 8, 2009, 01:15 PM
 
I think whoever plays Wonder Woman has to be at least 30. Megan Fox in 10 years would be perfect. Jessica Biel has the look, but can't act her way out of a paper bag. Jolie's age and look make her perfect, but her you're-all-lesser-beings look (that are perfect for Laura Croft and Fox) wouldn't fit for Wonder Woman.

I think Wonder Woman needs to be played by an unknown. It can't just be someone we want to fantasize about in Wonder Woman's costume.
     
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Mar 8, 2009, 01:16 PM
 
Zeta-Jones would have been absolutely perfect.
     
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Mar 8, 2009, 02:06 PM
 
I'd rather they went with a 20-something. And does Zeta-Jones even act any more?

BTW, I think the WW costume will need some tweeking. The stars on the blue panties need to vanish, definitely.
     
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Mar 8, 2009, 03:36 PM
 
Originally Posted by Shaddim View Post
True, but she really doesn't have the frame for it, IMO.



IMDB says she's 38.

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000124/
Yea, I thought I edited my post after I checked her birthdate. For some reason, I havre always been under the impression she was only a couple years older than I am.
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Mar 8, 2009, 04:23 PM
 
My $0.02

Summer Glau
( Last edited by ajprice; Mar 8, 2009 at 05:37 PM. )

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Mar 8, 2009, 04:52 PM
 
Originally Posted by Rumor View Post
Yea, I thought I edited my post after I checked her birthdate. For some reason, I havre always been under the impression she was only a couple years older than I am.
Well, she has always looked younger for her age. I concur with Stogieman, Eleanor Abbott, Marion Silver, Ruth Kligman, Alicia Nash, Betty Ross… any of them would play a wonder of a woman.

Jessica Biel has the look, but can't act her way out of a paper bag
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Mar 8, 2009, 05:23 PM
 
I think it matters quite a bit. Wonder Woman is a rather complex character. She isn't the typical shootemup action character. Beil is nice to look at, but she's difficult to listen to.
     
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Mar 9, 2009, 03:12 AM
 
Originally Posted by Shaddim View Post
How about Adrianne Palicki?
I like that.

And though I would never consider her, my mind keeps slipping to Alba in Sin City. Already revealing clothes and a lasso.
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Mar 9, 2009, 05:19 AM
 
Don't know her name, but pretty much perfect.
 
( Last edited by Paco500; Mar 9, 2009 at 10:21 AM. Reason: cause Andi asked me to.)
     
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Mar 9, 2009, 08:07 AM
 
can you put that in spoiler tags? I'd like to continue reading this thread at work, thx.
     
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Mar 9, 2009, 08:38 AM
 
I think Brooke Shields would have been a good choice 10 years ago... but she's too old now.
     
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Mar 9, 2009, 12:59 PM
 
I'm not sure how old Wonder Woman is supposed to be - but I think Jessica Biel might work.
She appears large enough in a healthy maternal way, not waif-like Mila, or hard edged like Jolie.

I also believe WW needs a softer, wholesome appearance rather than a hard-bodied tart who looks like she can kill with a simple look.
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Mar 9, 2009, 01:46 PM
 
It also depends on where they are beginning her story, when she first got powers, or further on. I remember reading she was a teen when she got powers, but... there are likely many versions of the origin story.


I agree she shouldn't be a waif.
     
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Mar 9, 2009, 04:29 PM
 
Does anyone really care about Wonder Woman? I always thought she was a pretty lame character.
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Mar 9, 2009, 05:49 PM
 
Originally Posted by smacintush View Post
Does anyone really care about Wonder Woman? I always thought she was a pretty lame character.
She's far more popular than Daredevil, Ghost Rider, Blade, and a lot of other second-tier heros who got their own films or tv shows. And like Superman and Spiderman, she's universally recognized. A well-made WW film would be like printing money.
     
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Mar 9, 2009, 06:21 PM
 
Originally Posted by ajprice View Post
My $0.02

Summer Glau
I might actually watch it if that where the case!
     
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Apr 8, 2009, 05:49 PM
 
Summer Glau is hot, but isn't very amazonian.

I'd like to add Eva Green to my casting couch. I think she could fill that suit nicely.
     
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Apr 8, 2009, 06:08 PM
 
Forget Megan Fox playing WW, she's been tapped for She-Hulk.

http://ca.lifestyle.yahoo.com/fashio...fox-2009-04-08
     
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Apr 8, 2009, 06:18 PM
 
She-Hulk... ugh...
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Apr 8, 2009, 07:11 PM
 
too fraile for She-Hulk or Wonder Man.
     
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Apr 8, 2009, 08:54 PM
 
I could be wonder woman.
     
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Apr 9, 2009, 06:09 PM
 
Beyonce. Definitely pretty enough and she's got the perfect body for it.

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Apr 9, 2009, 08:03 PM
 
Originally Posted by lyanma View Post
I could be wonder woman.
Put on a bikini and show us some pics.
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Apr 9, 2009, 10:10 PM
 
^ Why bother putting on the bikini? Just take the pics à la natural
     
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Apr 10, 2009, 03:48 AM
 
Well, there was no reason to be crude, and I am a married man... but we can leave it up to her how much she wants to show.
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Then lets have her bring us coffee as she jumps a cord!
     
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Originally Posted by lpkmckenna View Post
Forget Megan Fox playing WW, she's been tapped for She-Hulk.

http://ca.lifestyle.yahoo.com/fashio...fox-2009-04-08
Eww. I don't want to see Megan Fox as a muscular, green, angry she-hulk creature. Just eww. Honestly, its a bad idea. And just watch them give She-Hulk big, pretty eyelashes and red lipstick.
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Apr 10, 2009, 07:19 PM
 
She-Hulk will be CGI, Fox will just be Jennifer, probably.
     
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You still see the transformation.
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Apr 10, 2009, 08:46 PM
 
At 51,she might be a bit too old, Corey Everson

 
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My eyes!!! My eyesss!!
     
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Originally Posted by lyanma View Post
My eyes!!! My eyesss!!
You know you'd hit that.
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May 14, 2009, 03:42 AM
 
My top choice is now Laura Prepon

     
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Jun 7, 2009, 01:29 AM
 
Either of these two work for me:



I seem to have this thread all to myself.
     
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Jun 7, 2009, 06:57 AM
 
From the male perspective I understand Salma Hayek - lol - BUT I think Jessica Beel would be the right cast. Think her with dark hair. IMHO
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