Block, Siteadmin, SkipCaptcha, Upload, Automoderated users, delete, edit, Moderators, move, protect, rollback, Administrators
27,336
edits
Changes
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
mLine 27:
Line 27: + + + + +
→Television
For all three seasons the character was played by Lynda Carter, a former member of the [[Bob Hope]] [[USO]] tours, winner of the Miss World USA beauty pageant in 1972, and an actress who had relatively few parts up until then. Ironically, she was also an avid reader of the ''Wonder Woman'' comic book series when she was young, and when she was cast in the role she became fully identified in popular culture with that part. Unfortunately, her contract was such that she did not make any money at all if her image was used in marketing Wonder Woman merchandise<ref>''The Late Show'', Fox Network. Air date: February 9, 1987</ref>; occasionally a company comes out with a bust or figure of Wonder Woman in Carter's likeness, such was her impact on the character<ref>http://www.dccomics.com/dcdirect/?dcd=14432</ref>.
For all three seasons the character was played by Lynda Carter, a former member of the [[Bob Hope]] [[USO]] tours, winner of the Miss World USA beauty pageant in 1972, and an actress who had relatively few parts up until then. Ironically, she was also an avid reader of the ''Wonder Woman'' comic book series when she was young, and when she was cast in the role she became fully identified in popular culture with that part. Unfortunately, her contract was such that she did not make any money at all if her image was used in marketing Wonder Woman merchandise<ref>''The Late Show'', Fox Network. Air date: February 9, 1987</ref>; occasionally a company comes out with a bust or figure of Wonder Woman in Carter's likeness, such was her impact on the character<ref>http://www.dccomics.com/dcdirect/?dcd=14432</ref>.
===2011 reboot attempt===
As early as October 2010 the idea was pitched for a reboot of the series, with both director David E. Kelly and Warner Bros. contacting the major networks; only NBC ordered a pilot episode. Adrianne Palicki was selected to play Wonder Woman, but in a costume that drew complaints about the "rubbery look"<ref>http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/gossip/2011/04/adrianne-palicki-wonder-woman-costume-hollywood.html</ref>; it was quickly replaced before filming began, and even then the costume de-emphasized the patriotic American look that the original character (and Lynda Carter's series) had. Despite this, Carter said she liked the look. "Adrianne looks gorgeous'" she said, "and I'm really looking forward to seeing David E. Kelley's new series."<ref>http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/lynda-carter-reveals-opinion-new-169327</ref>
No one would see the series, however. The pilot that was filmed revealed a character who no longer an Amazon from Themyscira; she was renamed "Diana Themyscira", a vigilante crime fighter who runs a corporation, and with the aspects of Greek Amazon mythology central to the core of the character entirely gone. After viewing the pilot, NBC cancelled the series order; the project was shelved in May, 2011.<ref>http://tvline.com/2011/01/07/new-wonder-woman-series-shelved/</ref>
=='''''Batman v. Superman''''' (2016)==
=='''''Batman v. Superman''''' (2016)==