Wonder Woman Movie Put on Hold

[GrnMarvl14]

Source.

It should surprise absolutely no one, but Sci Fi Wire reports that the long-stalled Wonder Woman movie has been placed on the back burner while Warner Bros. focuses on Justice League of America.

So says producer Joel Silver, who was questioned at a press conference for Fred Claus: “They’re going to make the Justice League movie, and we’re kind of pausing on Wonder Woman now. Let them go ahead and do that picture [first].”

George Miller is directing JLA, which reportedly is being viewed as a launching pad for other superhero films, including Wonder Woman. On Sunday, David Dobkin revealed he’s directing The Flash, and on Monday WB announced Greg Berlanti will helm Green Lantern.

Wonder Woman has been in development hell since Silver seized control of the movie in 2001. A series of screenwriters took turns at the script over the next few years until March 2005, when Joss Whedon was brought onboard to write and direct.

However, by February 2007, Whedon, too, was out, due to creative differences with Silver and Warner Bros. Even before his departure was made public, the studio bought a script from a pair of newcomers, supposedly as a preemptive measure to protect itself from a plagiarism lawsuit. But considering that their story took place during World War II, and Whedon’s was set in the present, that seems unlikely.

No matter, I suppose. That treatment won’t see the light of day, either.

And, in...I'm sure unrelated news:

Source.

According to LA Weekly’s Nikki Finke, Warners isn’t interested in making films with female leads. Her source? Warner Bros president of production Jeff Robinov who Finke quotes (through three sources) as saying: "We are no longer doing movies with women in the lead." Finke said that Robinov's sentiment/statement was confirmed by three producers.

Again...I'm sure the second is unrelated. Purely coincidence. Purely...coincidence.

 

[Silverwynde]

Again...I'm sure the second is unrelated. Purely coincidence. Purely...coincidence.

Oh, but of course. :banghead:

I'm starting to wonder if this movie will ever get made in my lifetime. (I'm thinking no.)

 

[GrnMarvl14]

Yeah. But it NEEDS to be made. There's a severe lack of good comic films with female leads (Catwoman kind of...failed to set a good standard).

 

[AegisX]

According to LA Weekly’s Nikki Finke, Warners isn’t interested in making films with female leads. Her source? Warner Bros president of production Jeff Robinov who Finke quotes (through three sources) as saying: "We are no longer doing movies with women in the lead." Finke said that Robinov's sentiment/statement was confirmed by three producers.

LOL WUT?