"Finish the sentence: "There have been 16 feature films with Superman or Batman but zero Wonder Woman..."

"Finish the sentence: "There have been 16 feature films with Superman or Batman but zero Wonder Woman movies and the main reason is…""

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The LA Times Hero Complex reported tweeted this. The main reason is….? Good fucking question.  (via georgethecat)

Wonder Woman's costume is utterly impossible to portray in live action?

In the eyes of studio execs, Wonder Woman lends herself better to TV series? (See: the '75-'79 series, and the recent [not picked up] pilot.)

Execs get cold feet whenever her origin is mentioned? (though that might change with Thor being successful)

It's not like it's never been attempted. Every attempt, however, ends up in development hell for one reason or another.

(via wolfkazumaru)

1. It is not the Goddamn costume. Seriously. NO. Just stop. IT IS NOT THE COSTUME. A) Costumes can be changed, re-tweaked, re-imagined, B) She has had a new costume in comics, C) Her costume is no less colourful than Superman's, D) Her costume is not that different from what actual athletes wear. 

2. How do we know she *lends* herself better to a TV series? A good story can absolutely be told in a 2 hour timeframe, if written well. 

3. Her origin really isn't that mind-boggling for ordinary people to wrap their heads around. Mom wanted a baby. Couldn't have a baby. Made a miracle baby out of clay. Baby grows up and fights in a contest to win the right to fight for her people and be the representative in Man's World. Look how easy that was! Just as easy as Alien with special ring dies. Man finds alien with special ring. Man learns how to use special ring. Man overcomes fear. 

4. The latest attempt was basically not picked up because it was shitty writing. That pilot was honestly dreadful and it's because whoever wrote the screenplay needed to look at the quality of the product being brought to the table and re-write the hell out of it. 

5. I just want to repeat: IT'S NOT THE COSTUME. 

(via georgethecat)

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I have spoken with several development teams on various Wonder Woman film attempts. What I am left with is a sense, that no one will state outright, that Hollywood is afraid of the idea of a female superhero movie. They don't think men will go see it. And I think they think Wonder Woman herself is more particularly aimed at women. I think they are mistaken, but that's definitely the impression I got.

You can't blame the individual teams, lots of them have tried. Good, solid producers, writers, and directors. It just has to get past executives who don't know what comics are about. Even with Green Lantern, they could be told what a huge success the book is, leading to spin-offs and such. That is harder to point to with Wonder Woman.

Plus, I have to say, I read a couple of the scripts in development and they were not strong. I hate to say it, but I'm glad those scripts weren't filmed.