tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3651058317830668643.post7898022768340393063..comments2024-03-26T19:52:25.909-04:00Comments on PT Dilloway: How to Do a Wonder Woman Movie Without TryingPT Dillowayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09394481476862013009noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3651058317830668643.post-91506528477266189402013-01-17T15:39:54.652-05:002013-01-17T15:39:54.652-05:00Steve Trevor indeed. Originally his plane was sho...Steve Trevor indeed. Originally his plane was shot down during WWII. Then in <i>Justice League</i> he's simply the liaison assigned to Wonder Woman who ends up in a relationship with her, and by extension a liaison for the whole Justice League, but when the relationship with Wonder Woman ends he decides to leave.<br /><br />Wonder Woman's enemies include a lot of Greek figures like Ares and Circe (who was all the rage a few years ago, used in story after story), and of course Cheetah, who popped up in <i>Justice League</i>.<br /><br />The relationship with Steve Trevor would still be key to making the story work, so I'm glad you got that in there. Surprisingly not many writers have thought about making some of the Amazons themselves her enemy (Gail Simone gets points for doing this), or specific reactions to the Amazons themselves (Greg Rucka gets points for that, although the mini-event <i>Amazons Attack!</i> was done by someone else, and it was all instigated by the fact that Wonder Woman had murdered Max Lord, which was another huge thing for a while).<br /><br />Part of the problem is that the Amazons are so secluded. Usually, especially in DC, when a society is excluded it produces a supervillain (i.e. Gorilla Grodd), not a superhero. Rucka used Wonder Woman's role as an ambassador pretty effectively, but there's only so much to be done there. Geoff Johns has basically done that one better, and one would imagine that if he finally did write a Wonder Woman series, he'd put the appropriate emphasis on that. Right now, strangely enough, Brian Azzarello is basically making her into Percy Jackson from the Rick Riordan novels, so she's once again pretty isolated in her own book.<br /><br />To my mind, Wonder Woman would be a far bigger deal in the press than Batman or even Superman. Again, that was something that the Max Lord incident helped prove. She'd basically be the superhero version of Angelina Jolie, which is funny, because right now she's got her Brad Pitt, Superman. I expect that a lot of the fascination would be that she contradicts most of the expectations people would have about her. Modern folk consider Amazons to be exactly the opposite of what they were in Greek myth, but even Wonder Woman is best known as a warrior. We tend to be fascinated by the archetypes we wouldn't know what to do with in our daily lives.<br /><br />...There's just so much that could be done. Maybe she needs that one epic villain to really make her pop. Or maybe Wonder Woman just needs people to stop being so afraid to represent her as she is.Tony Laplumehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07854455859399339169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3651058317830668643.post-27025167295899302782013-01-16T20:46:38.555-05:002013-01-16T20:46:38.555-05:00Sorry. I typed that on my Kindle. It should say pr...Sorry. I typed that on my Kindle. It should say problem and tentpole. Brianehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01616494058636881575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3651058317830668643.post-74018415801934233142013-01-16T20:21:10.315-05:002013-01-16T20:21:10.315-05:00I like it. But to sell a movie you need an elevato...I like it. But to sell a movie you need an elevator pitch. So try "Imagine Crocodile Dundee meets The Matrix, starring Mila Kunis."<br /><br />The real oroblem I suspect is that Hollywood thinks girls won't go to superhero movies and boys won't go to movies starring women. Wonder Woman doesn't fit into any of the four quadrants of tentoole movie making and so will likely never get made.Brianehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01616494058636881575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3651058317830668643.post-15086890752407527182013-01-16T14:47:11.379-05:002013-01-16T14:47:11.379-05:00Have you heard Kevin Smith's true story about ...Have you heard Kevin Smith's true story about Hollywood and giant spiders?Andrew Leonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13964775673414653644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3651058317830668643.post-65807758429547163642013-01-16T14:21:30.969-05:002013-01-16T14:21:30.969-05:00There was the cartoon movie from a couple of years...There was the cartoon movie from a couple of years ago that I heard was good. And I'd think you have a sure fired hit in the making. Although I'm sure the Green Lantern concept sounded awesome too. $150 million or so later in budget spent and lots of folks are second guessing that. Rusty Carlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09887821877521181811noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3651058317830668643.post-82283183820495532462013-01-16T14:00:13.849-05:002013-01-16T14:00:13.849-05:00Note to self, add giant spiders.Note to self, add giant spiders.PT Dillowayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09394481476862013009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3651058317830668643.post-39435300779847898312013-01-16T13:05:15.954-05:002013-01-16T13:05:15.954-05:00I think you should read the George Perez comic &qu...I think you should read the George Perez comic "Wonder Woman" number one. There's a lot more to Wonder Woman than just the obvious Steve Trevor hook up. For one, Hercules plays a lot into it as he was the one that enslaved the Amazons and Queen Hippolyta and it's why Diana has the belt of Hercules giving her strength, and the bracelets (reminding her of the slavery they endured). All of those things make Wonder Woman the outstanding character that she is.Michael Offutt, Phantom Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10557969104886174930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3651058317830668643.post-64637084845528142542013-01-16T13:01:44.987-05:002013-01-16T13:01:44.987-05:00Well, you know, they hired Whedon to write a scrip...Well, you know, they hired Whedon to write a script for a WOnder Woman movie, because they figured with Buffy and all that he was most qualified to do it. This was before Avengers. He wrote the script. Reportedly, it's good. But it didn't even enough giant spiders or something, so the studio let him go. Instead, they half-assed a TV pilot... a completely terrible TV pilot which, then, didn't get picked up because it was so bad.<br />So, yeah, no Wonder Woman movie. Warner Brothers doesn't seem able to get their heads out from between their buttocks and make any decent DC movies.Andrew Leonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13964775673414653644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3651058317830668643.post-11947920788520473252013-01-16T12:15:00.853-05:002013-01-16T12:15:00.853-05:00I wasn't a fan of Wonder Woman when it was on ...I wasn't a fan of Wonder Woman when it was on TV but I could get into a movie version if it was campy enough.stephen Hayeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17659054447637207734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3651058317830668643.post-25883596594881606382013-01-16T08:38:26.702-05:002013-01-16T08:38:26.702-05:00Awesome idea! I do remember those TV episodes. T...Awesome idea! I do remember those TV episodes. The original Hulk too. Why don't they make superhero shows for TV anymore - if kids didn't watch them, I bet people in my generation would.<br /><br />Here's my take on why there's no Wonder Woman movie: she's a woman. Not that there's anything wrong with that (as I am one), but the makers of superhero movies always mess up with the female badass characters. They think they can just put a tight suit on her and that's enough. They stop trying after the suit's done and don't strive for any level of excellence and then wonder why no one likes it. You need a better actress than Megan Fox.Tonjahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08652479946102909276noreply@blogger.com