# 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:** 18\ **Page:** 8
**Author:** ![levdrakon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/49beb7/32.png) [@levdrakon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/levdrakon)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2006, 11:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-wonder-woman-movie-coming-in-2007-who-should-be-cast-as-wonder-woman/345109/141 "2006-02-24T11:59:25Z")
My vote is for [Monica Spear](http://images.google.com/images?sourceid=navclient&ie=UTF-8&rls=GGLD,GGLD:2004-19,GGLD:en&q=monica%20spear&sa=N&tab=wi) A graduate of Central Florida University and Miss Venezuela 2005. Was top 6 in the Miss Universe pageant that year. She’d be a shoo-in if they were looking for new talent. ---
**Author:** ![gigi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a587f6/32.png) [@gigi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gigi)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2006, 1:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-wonder-woman-movie-coming-in-2007-who-should-be-cast-as-wonder-woman/345109/142 "2006-02-24T13:49:07Z")
> [@DianaG](#): > > Electro-Gwen! There’s such a character? What movie, and what’s she all about? I think I may have found my new user name. ---
**Author:** ![Alessan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alessan/32/465_2.png) [@Alessan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alessan)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2006, 2:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-wonder-woman-movie-coming-in-2007-who-should-be-cast-as-wonder-woman/345109/143 "2006-02-24T14:45:24Z")
> [@gigi](#): > > There’s such a character? What movie, and what’s she all about? I think I may have found my new user name. Gwen (Electro-Gwen is a fan-made nickname) was a recurring character - a terrific one - on season 4 of _Angel_. She’s a highly successful thief with an electrically-charged body that serves both as a weapon as a curse, distancing her from human contact (as she couldn’t turn her powers _off_). She was tough, sarcastic, flamboyent, ultimately sweet, and she seemed as though she arrived at the series from a completely different universe, possibly Marvel. ---
**Author:** ![Hey\_It\_s\_That\_Guy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/6f9a4e/32.png) [@Hey\_It\_s\_That\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hey_It_s_That_Guy)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2006, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-wonder-woman-movie-coming-in-2007-who-should-be-cast-as-wonder-woman/345109/144 "2006-02-24T15:17:37Z")
> [@Alessan](#): > > Gwen (Electro-Gwen is a fan-made nickname) was a recurring character - a terrific one - on season 4 of _Angel_. She’s a highly successful thief with an electrically-charged body that serves both as a weapon as a curse, distancing her from human contact (as she couldn’t turn her powers _off_). She was tough, sarcastic, flamboyent, ultimately sweet, and she seemed as though she arrived at the series from a completely different universe, possibly Marvel. And she had a GREAT wardrobe of skintight shiny black and red latex outfits, including plenty of long gloves to keep her from touching anyone. ---
**Author:** ![Shadowfyre](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/shadowfyre/32/9972_2.png) [@Shadowfyre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shadowfyre)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2006, 5:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-wonder-woman-movie-coming-in-2007-who-should-be-cast-as-wonder-woman/345109/145 "2006-02-24T17:11:34Z")
I came in here to nominate (yeah, like we have any say in the matter) [Jessica Biel](http://www.fresh99.com/jessica-biel-abigail-whistler.htm). I think she has the [body](http://www.imdb.com/gallery/granitz/1218/Events/1218/JessicaBiel_Granitz_223493-400.jpg?path=pgallery&path_key=Biel,%20Jessica) for it. And at 5’ 7 1/2", she’s tall enough. But I would also support Alexa Davalos. Good call. ---
**Author:** ![Airblairxxx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Airblairxxx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Airblairxxx)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2006, 1:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-wonder-woman-movie-coming-in-2007-who-should-be-cast-as-wonder-woman/345109/146 "2006-02-25T01:30:05Z")
Are foreign accents a deal-killer? Because I nominate up-and-coming Romanian actress [Monica Dean](http://www.geocities.com/ambasadalunara/monica_barladeanu_00.jpg) (a.k.a. Monica Barladeanu). She had a small part on _Lost_ and I have been smitten with her ever since. [Another pic.](http://www.media.phg.ro/poze/poza_2554.jpg) [Another.](http://www.curierulnational.ro/foto/684_49229.jpg) Gotta stop, it’s Friday afternoon, I could keep looking at her forever . . . ---
**Author:** ![congodwarf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e36b37/32.png) [@congodwarf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/congodwarf)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2006, 5:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-wonder-woman-movie-coming-in-2007-who-should-be-cast-as-wonder-woman/345109/147 "2006-02-25T05:36:53Z")
I’ve always felt that Lynda Carter was the perfect Wonder Woman. With that in mind, Amanda Peet can do: [Diana Prince](http://imdb.com/gallery/ss/0391304/Ss/0391304/ALLL-C243-24A.jpg?path=pgallery&path_key=Peet,%20Amanda%20(I)) and can also do sexy as: [Wonder Woman](http://www.amandapeetfan.com/images/pics/amanda_peet04.jpg) Dark hair (like Lynda Carter), clear blue eyes (like Lynda Carter), 5’6" (only 2" shorter than Lynda Carter), actually has boobs (like Lynda Carter), and best of all, she can actually act. Oh, and she’s 34 but I always think she’s much younger than that. If Sandra Bullock plays this roll, I will cry. ---
**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 25, 2006, 1:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-wonder-woman-movie-coming-in-2007-who-should-be-cast-as-wonder-woman/345109/148 "2006-02-25T13:14:08Z")
I had a horrible mental image of Brittany being cast for the role, and the brainless patter of a Hollywood agent saying how comics were for kids, & the kids all loved her. :rolleyes: And then, I had a mental image of Madonna… :eek: ---
**Author:** ![foolsguinea](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/foolsguinea/32/14751_2.png) [@foolsguinea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/foolsguinea)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2006, 6:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-wonder-woman-movie-coming-in-2007-who-should-be-cast-as-wonder-woman/345109/149 "2006-05-09T06:34:47Z")
> [@SolGrundy](#): > > I don’t understand why the part is still up for grabs. As soon as anyone sees a picture of [Morena Baccarin](http://www.flickr.com/photos/ravenu/98230937/in/pool-whedonesque/), it’s settled. Not only is she [astoundingly hot](http://movies.yahoo.com/shop?d=hc&id=1808421085&cf=pg&photoid=583735&intl=us), she’s got experience with sci-fi/fantasy type stuff and also she’s [astoundingly hot](http://www.whedonsworld.com/files/pix/firefly/inara/inara01.jpg). Plus she can carry the attitude of being sweet _and_ wise _and_ in command of a situation, and also she’s [astoundingly hot](http://eur.yimg.com/i/xp/premier_photo/1/1a67c30c85.jpg). 1. By your own admission, you date men. Your judgement of “astoundingly hot” in women is thus suspect. 2. Morena Baccarin does look a lot like the comic book character. 3. However, I would go for an actress who is \*at least \*5’8" (really, I would shoot for somewhere from 5’9" to 6’1") to convey the sheer longness of the modern version of WW. 4. In any case, “astoundingly hot” don’t mean a thing if she can’t throw the lariat. In conclusion… Maybe. If she is willing to get in the kind of muscular shape to play Diana, she might be OK. ---
**Author:** ![foolsguinea](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/foolsguinea/32/14751_2.png) [@foolsguinea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/foolsguinea)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2006, 6:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-wonder-woman-movie-coming-in-2007-who-should-be-cast-as-wonder-woman/345109/150 "2006-05-09T06:58:47Z")
> [@Big Bad Voodoo Lou](#): > > I have no problem with that in itself, but if they have any intention of following the comic book, it won’t work. And they’re making a movie of Wonder Woman, the DC Comics superheroine in the familiar costume, known and loved across the world, not generic kick-ass Amazon warrior. Let’s face it: all the GOOD comic book movies have mostly followed the comics, or at least cast actors who look like the characters: Spider-Man 1/2, X-Men 1/2, Batman Begins, Sin City, The Rocketeer, Hellboy, Road To Perdition, Ghost World, and for the most part, Superman 1/2. :rolleyes: Tobey McShrimp looks nothing like Peter Parker. Hugh Jackman is too tall & too thin to be Wolverine; comic book Rogue doesn’t look much like movie Rogue, either. Sin City & Hellboy were makeup fests & beside the point. Chris Reeve did not look like a Curt Swan Superman–no matter how he may have influenced later artists. I gotta give you Billy Campbell as the Rocketeer. Based on height, build, & facial features, Gina Torres is easily as close to Diana’s appearance as most actors cast as comic book characters. The difference is socially constructed labeling. Diana, even with her curly black hair, is “white,” while Gina is “black.” Anyway, I wouldn’t insist that Gina play the role. I’d like the actress playing Diana to look like she came off the Scythian steppes 3000 years ago. But Gina is the kind of actress I would look for. I guess you could say I want a “white Gina Torres.” ---
**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:** [May 9, 2006, 7:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-wonder-woman-movie-coming-in-2007-who-should-be-cast-as-wonder-woman/345109/151 "2006-05-09T07:52:55Z")
Amanda Peet is far too horsefaced to play Wonder Woman. Giddyup! ---
**Author:** ![Dan\_Norder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/4af34b/32.png) [@Dan\_Norder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dan_Norder)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2006, 8:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-wonder-woman-movie-coming-in-2007-who-should-be-cast-as-wonder-woman/345109/152 "2006-05-09T08:39:23Z")
> [@Thalion](#): > > How about [Anne Hathaway](http://goldenfiddle.com/wp-uploads/annehathaway.jpg)? > > She’s beautiful, appears young enough, and has, uh…[certain attributes](http://www.deansplanet.com/images/celebs/broads/anne_hathaway/anne_hathaway_breast-side.jpg)… necessary for the role. Hrmmm… Plus she has experience playing a princess of a fictional tropical European country. And I’m very much in lust with her, so that’d be a bonus. Wonder if she could kick ass believably though. ---
**Author:** ![mamboman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ecb155/32.png) [@mamboman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mamboman)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2006, 10:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-wonder-woman-movie-coming-in-2007-who-should-be-cast-as-wonder-woman/345109/153 "2006-05-09T10:38:26Z")
Is Jennifer Garner not in the mix? mm ---
**Author:** ![elfkin477](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a9a28c/32.png) [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2006, 11:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-wonder-woman-movie-coming-in-2007-who-should-be-cast-as-wonder-woman/345109/154 "2006-05-09T11:05:46Z")
[Rachel Bilson](http://wonderandtruth.blogspot.com/2005/12/rachel-bilson-of-oc-as-wonder-woman.html), since she has some experience with the part. ---
**Author:** ![Love\_Rhombus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/love_rhombus/32/10694_2.png) [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2006, 2:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-wonder-woman-movie-coming-in-2007-who-should-be-cast-as-wonder-woman/345109/155 "2006-05-09T14:53:58Z")
This is like casting Captain America: the physical part is nigh-impossible to match with anyone. That being said…I might have said Ellie Chidzey, though her only movie role to date was not promising, she was physical enough. Or heck: Jordana Brewster? ---
**Author:** ![foolsguinea](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/foolsguinea/32/14751_2.png) [@foolsguinea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/foolsguinea)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2006, 3:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-wonder-woman-movie-coming-in-2007-who-should-be-cast-as-wonder-woman/345109/156 "2006-05-11T03:22:21Z")
For some reason, the image of Julie Delpy as Aphrodite popped into my head this week. So… Digression: If the Greek goddesses appear, who should play them? ---
**Author:** ![cmosdes](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a587f6/32.png) [@cmosdes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmosdes)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2006, 3:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-wonder-woman-movie-coming-in-2007-who-should-be-cast-as-wonder-woman/345109/157 "2006-05-11T03:53:36Z")
Mia Hamm. I have no idea why her image popped into my head as Wonder Woman, but I think it fits. ---
**Author:** ![foolsguinea](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/foolsguinea/32/14751_2.png) [@foolsguinea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/foolsguinea)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2006, 4:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-wonder-woman-movie-coming-in-2007-who-should-be-cast-as-wonder-woman/345109/158 "2006-05-11T04:06:55Z")
> [@cmosdes](#): > > Mia Hamm. > > I have no idea why her image popped into my head as Wonder Woman, but I think it fits. Yeah, good call. I really think it should be someone with a sports or stunt work background. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-wonder-woman-movie-coming-in-2007-who-should-be-cast-as-wonder-woman/345109.md?page=7)