# New Wonder Woman movie coming in 2007 - Who should be cast as Wonder Woman? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [February 18, 2006, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-wonder-woman-movie-coming-in-2007-who-should-be-cast-as-wonder-woman/345109 "2006-02-18T18:46:23Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 6
**Author:** ![Dante](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dante/32/9673_2.png) [@Dante](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dante)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2006, 1:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-wonder-woman-movie-coming-in-2007-who-should-be-cast-as-wonder-woman/345109/101 "2006-02-20T13:41:49Z")
> [@Liberal](#): > > Well, if not Camryn Manheim, how about [Debi Mazar](http://www.imdb.com/gallery/ss/0290095/Ss/0290095/CN-29A-20AR.jpg?path=pgallery&path_key=Mazar,%20Debi)? Fran Drescher’s accent not annoying enough for you? ---
**Author:** ![Rocketeer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rocketeer/32/4437_2.png) [@Rocketeer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rocketeer)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2006, 2:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-wonder-woman-movie-coming-in-2007-who-should-be-cast-as-wonder-woman/345109/102 "2006-02-20T14:28:14Z")
As far as I’m concerned, the ideal candidate would be: [Claudia Black](http://fp.culttv.plus.com/claudiablack/) ---
**Author:** ![ddgryphon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/8c91f0/32.png) [@ddgryphon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ddgryphon)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2006, 3:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-wonder-woman-movie-coming-in-2007-who-should-be-cast-as-wonder-woman/345109/103 "2006-02-20T15:09:23Z")
> [@Rocketeer](#): > > As far as I’m concerned, the ideal candidate would be: > > [Claudia Black](http://fp.culttv.plus.com/claudiablack/) I think she’s a great actress, but I have YET to get the lust after this woman. My goodness, she has a face like a hatchet! She honestly looks like 10 miles of bad road – what is the fascination?! ---
**Author:** ![Argent\_Towers](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e8c25b/32.png) [@Argent\_Towers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Argent_Towers)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2006, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-wonder-woman-movie-coming-in-2007-who-should-be-cast-as-wonder-woman/345109/104 "2006-02-20T16:01:42Z")
> [@ddgryphon](#): > > I think she’s a great actress, but I have YET to get the lust after this woman. My goodness, she has a face like a hatchet! She honestly looks like 10 miles of bad road – what is the fascination?! Seconded! ---
**Author:** ![Psycho\_Pirate](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Psycho\_Pirate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Psycho_Pirate)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2006, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-wonder-woman-movie-coming-in-2007-who-should-be-cast-as-wonder-woman/345109/105 "2006-02-20T16:47:37Z")
What about Kate Beckinsale? She has shown she can kick butt in the [Underworld](http://imdb.com/gallery/ss/0401855/Ss/0401855/026C.jpg?path=pgallery&path_key=Beckinsale,%20Kate) movies, and she has shown she can pull off the soft, beautiful look in the [Aviator](http://imdb.com/gallery/ss/0338751/Ss/0338751/CN-298-23A_24.jpg?path=pgallery&path_key=Beckinsale,%20Kate). Thoughts? ---
**Author:** ![Duke\_of\_Rat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ad7895/32.png) [@Duke\_of\_Rat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duke_of_Rat)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2006, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-wonder-woman-movie-coming-in-2007-who-should-be-cast-as-wonder-woman/345109/106 "2006-02-20T17:21:50Z")
I’d like to see Daisy Fuentes, or whoever the girl is in those Fahrenheit diet pill ads… ---
**Author:** ![gigi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a587f6/32.png) [@gigi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gigi)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2006, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-wonder-woman-movie-coming-in-2007-who-should-be-cast-as-wonder-woman/345109/107 "2006-02-20T17:25:27Z")
> [@cmkeller](#): > > No votes for Catherine Zeta-Jones? I’ll nominate her. She’d be my choice too. Lynda Carter always seemed “mature”, even as a younger woman, and CZJ seems older than her age. Plus she has the right body type, more lush and curvy. Or Maggie Gyllenhall, just for fun! 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Spectre\_of\_Pithecanthropus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spectre_of_pithecanthropus/32/12343_2.png) [@Spectre\_of\_Pithecanthropus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spectre_of_Pithecanthropus)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2006, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-wonder-woman-movie-coming-in-2007-who-should-be-cast-as-wonder-woman/345109/108 "2006-02-20T20:15:22Z")
> [@vaderspal](#): > > The main problem these days is finding a young known actress who is not too scrawny. Almost all of the suggestons (ie. Evie Lilly, SMG, etc.) are toothpicks, and can’t carry off the “Amazonian” nature of WW. In retrospect, even Lynda Carter had noodle arms. > . But this is _superhuman_ strength we’re talking about. Let WW’s arms be noodly. She didn’t get that strong by working out in a gym; it’s just a gift that she has. ---
**Author:** ![Dante](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dante/32/9673_2.png) [@Dante](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dante)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2006, 8:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-wonder-woman-movie-coming-in-2007-who-should-be-cast-as-wonder-woman/345109/109 "2006-02-20T20:25:10Z")
> [@Duke of Rat](#): > > I’d like to see Daisy Fuentes, or whoever the girl is in those Fahrenheit diet pill ads… Jelena Djordjevic. She’s a fitness model. ---
**Author:** ![Rocketeer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rocketeer/32/4437_2.png) [@Rocketeer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rocketeer)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2006, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-wonder-woman-movie-coming-in-2007-who-should-be-cast-as-wonder-woman/345109/110 "2006-02-20T20:58:56Z")
> [@Argent Towers](#): > > Seconded! No, no, no–it’s a face with character. five times more interesting than the pop-culture smooth-faced, generic-featured bimbo-of-the-moment. ---
**Author:** ![Duke\_of\_Rat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ad7895/32.png) [@Duke\_of\_Rat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duke_of_Rat)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2006, 9:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-wonder-woman-movie-coming-in-2007-who-should-be-cast-as-wonder-woman/345109/111 "2006-02-20T21:10:15Z")
> [@Dante](#): > > Jelena Djordjevic. She’s a fitness model. She certainly is… ---
**Author:** ![BrainGlutton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/82dd89/32.png) [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2006, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-wonder-woman-movie-coming-in-2007-who-should-be-cast-as-wonder-woman/345109/112 "2006-02-20T21:11:48Z")
Came across the following in the Wikipedia article on WW – [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wonder\_woman#Early\_days:](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wonder_woman#Early_days:) > [@](#): > > Images of men putting women into bondage commonly appeared on the covers of Sensation Comics and Wonder Woman from 1942 to 1947. In Wonder Woman issue #3, it is Wonder Woman herself who takes the dominant side, tying other women up, and, in one memorable scene, dressing them up in deer outfits and chasing them through the forest, only to tie them up later and display them on a platter. This subtle, yet identifiable, sexual subtext to the book has been noted by comic book historians, who have debated whether it was an outlet for Dr. Marston’s own sexual fantasies (recent biographies indicate that he was an avid practitioner of bondage); or whether it was meant (unconsciously or otherwise) to appeal to the developing sexuality of young readers. Am I the only one who’s thinking “Lucy Lawless”? 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2006, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-wonder-woman-movie-coming-in-2007-who-should-be-cast-as-wonder-woman/345109/113 "2006-02-20T21:38:36Z")
Jim thought of another one - [Famke Janssen](http://www.hissandpop.com/celebrities/j/famkejanssen/photos/019.jpg). Wonder Woman was a very dirty girl. She was always getting tied up with her own lasso. And part of her costume was bondage bracelets. ---
**Author:** ![Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bosda_di_chi_of_tricor/32/16845_2.png) [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2006, 11:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-wonder-woman-movie-coming-in-2007-who-should-be-cast-as-wonder-woman/345109/114 "2006-02-20T23:56:35Z")
Milla Jovovich? [![](http://www.millaj.com/pics/glamourfr09056.jpg) ](http://www.millaj.com/pics/glamourfr09056.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![Sage\_Rat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sage_rat/32/399_2.png) [@Sage\_Rat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sage_Rat)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2006, 2:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-wonder-woman-movie-coming-in-2007-who-should-be-cast-as-wonder-woman/345109/115 "2006-02-21T02:13:45Z")
> [@Bosda Di'Chi of Tricor](#): > > Milla Jovovich? I think you need someone with larger breasts. Famke does sound like a possibility, Though it would mess her up for X-Men. ---
**Author:** ![cosmosdan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a6a055/32.png) [@cosmosdan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cosmosdan)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2006, 2:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-wonder-woman-movie-coming-in-2007-who-should-be-cast-as-wonder-woman/345109/116 "2006-02-21T02:44:56Z")
I was thinking one of the WWE divas might fit the bill in athleticism and some look awfully dam good. Then I found [Trish](http://www.wwe.com/superstars/raw/trishstratus/halloweenphotos/) Also Candice …Maybe Ashley although [Victoria](http://www.wwe.com/superstars/raw/victoria/bikiniphotos/) is a good athlete. She might be better as the evil Amazon. ---
**Author:** ![ddgryphon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/8c91f0/32.png) [@ddgryphon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ddgryphon)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2006, 3:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-wonder-woman-movie-coming-in-2007-who-should-be-cast-as-wonder-woman/345109/117 "2006-02-21T03:11:02Z")
> [@Psycho Pirate](#): > > What about Kate Beckinsale? She has shown she can kick butt in the [Underworld](http://imdb.com/gallery/ss/0401855/Ss/0401855/026C.jpg?path=pgallery&path_key=Beckinsale,%20Kate) movies, and she has shown she can pull off the soft, beautiful look in the [Aviator](http://imdb.com/gallery/ss/0338751/Ss/0338751/CN-298-23A_24.jpg?path=pgallery&path_key=Beckinsale,%20Kate). Thoughts? Not bad, not great, but not bad. ---
**Author:** ![Scissorjack](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c67d28/32.png) [@Scissorjack](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scissorjack)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2006, 10:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-wonder-woman-movie-coming-in-2007-who-should-be-cast-as-wonder-woman/345109/118 "2006-02-21T10:23:34Z")
> [@Askia](#): > > Venus Williams. > > A brother can dream. You have a dream? C’mon, thus far and no [Salma Hayek](http://www.fanaticland.com/cine/salma_hayek)? If they could find a way of draping her in a giant white python as well as giving her a lasso - and a whip? and handcuffs? - I’d be there. ---
**Author:** ![Argent\_Towers](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e8c25b/32.png) [@Argent\_Towers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Argent_Towers)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2006, 10:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-wonder-woman-movie-coming-in-2007-who-should-be-cast-as-wonder-woman/345109/119 "2006-02-21T10:31:04Z")
> [@Rocketeer](#): > > No, no, no–it’s a face with character. five times more interesting than the pop-culture smooth-faced, generic-featured bimbo-of-the-moment. Bah! Her face is just not beautiful. It’s not symmetrical. It’s not pleasing to the eye. ---
**Author:** ![marymargaret](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ba9def/32.png) [@marymargaret](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/marymargaret)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2006, 12:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-wonder-woman-movie-coming-in-2007-who-should-be-cast-as-wonder-woman/345109/120 "2006-02-21T12:36:35Z")
Salma Hayek may be a good choice. Good casting Case Sensitive! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-wonder-woman-movie-coming-in-2007-who-should-be-cast-as-wonder-woman/345109.md?page=5) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-wonder-woman-movie-coming-in-2007-who-should-be-cast-as-wonder-woman/345109.md?page=7)