So, this weekend, I read that Joss Whedon is officially off the Wonder Woman movie. I'm not a huge WW fan, but I've been impressed with Whedon's dedication to his shows Buffy The Vampire Slayer, Angel, and Firefly (and the movie sequel Serenity), so I was looking forward to seeing what he would do with the comic book icon.
Of course, part of the fun of comic book movie speculation is guessing who will be cast in roles (until it gets so heated on some fan boards that it's ridiculous). With Wonder Woman, I have to say I was pulling for someone who has gotten lots of work from Whedon over the years: Charisma Carpenter.
But through the whole process, Whedon insisted he never even got to the casting part (he's been hung up on the script). And, when he announced he was officially off the project, he continued to insist that he had no one in mind for the lead role.
Then, right at the end of his announcement, he admitted he had thought of the perfect actress for the role: How I Met Your Mother's Cobie Smulders.
Now, that could have been interesting movie.
And I'm sure the message boards will be all fired up with opinions on Smulders as Wonder Woman... I like it. I guess we'll have to see who gets tapped for directing (and maybe writing) the movie now, and learn what s/he thinks of casting.
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