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Hello everyone, it's Raffy with some updates to share right here on voicesfromkrypton.com regarding the First Lady of Superheroines, Wonder Woman.  First off- The Wonder Woman Movie !!
   By now, I'm sure many of us have read that the Justice League live action movie is off and that Warner Brothers is now planning to take a similar route as Marvel Studios when it comes to producing Superhero movies.   So George Miller is off Justice League and Australian model turned actress Megan Gale will not be playing Wonder Woman after all. Over on darkhorizons.com (http://www.darkhorizons.com/news08/080910r.php), there's news that producer Leonard Goldberg, who is working alongside Joel Silver. is waiting for a new script they can use for Wonder Woman: The Movie.  Goldberg describes himself as being "old school" and that he wants to get a completed new script first that can be presented to directors and see who among them has a take on it that blows then away.
   The Wachowski brothers, who thought they might have an idea on how to do Wonder Woman ,ended up working on other projects and never followed through.  Joel Silver bought a spec script from Matthew Jennison and Matt Strickland, whose setting was World War 2, decided to hire these same two writers to write a new script set in the present and featuring the origin of Wonder Woman.   But Goldberg said unlike the spec script, they are not going to use the same plot for the rewritten version (that Steve Trevor crashes on the island and Diana saves him from being executed by the Amazons), but will use a plot we have seen (with the Origin intact).  They plan to cast an unknown as Wonder Woman, firmly believing it’s the character and not a particular actress that will draw in the public. When all of this is supposed to happen is anyone’s guess, but maybe there’s some solace in the fact that we have the Wonder Woman Animated Movie to look forward to.
Coming in February of 2009 is that highly anticipated DC Universe direct to DVD Wonder Woman animated movie  starring the voices of Kerri Russell as Wonder Woman, Nathan Fillion as Steve Trevor, Virginia Madsen as Queen Hippolyte, Rosario Dawson as Artemis and Alfred Molina as Ares, the Olympian god of war.  The feature will present for the first time a full length version of the origin of Wonder Woman, exploring the attraction between Diana and Steve Trevor, the Tournament of the Amazons and legions of Ares’ creatures pitted against amazing Amazons.  Lauren Montgomery  (Superman: Doomsday) directs this movie and even designed the new look of the characters.  The story is by fan Favorite and award-winning writer Gail Simone (comic scribe of Birds of Prey and Wonder Woman) and features a script by Michael Jelenic (Legion of Superheroes, The Batman) and is Executive produced by Animation legend Bruce Timm. The movie will be available in both DVD and Blue Ray formats. (source: wonderwomanmovie.com)
   Lastly, in about two months, the great six-part story arc saga “Whom Gods Forsake” will begin with Wonder Woman # 26, featuring part one, “Rise of the Olympian”.  Written by Gail Simone, the saga will finally answer many of the questions that have come up in the past few months such as where the Amazons have disappeared to, who is the so-called “Male Wonder Woman” and why the Olympian gods have chosen a new champion.  We will also see the ramifications of Diana’s new allegiance to Polynesian god, Kane Milohai, and the problems this cause between Diana and her original Olympian patrons as well as the continuing courtship between Tom Tresser (a.k.a. Nemesis) and Diana herself.  The entire six part arc will be illustrated by Aaron Lopresti, whose breathtaking art clearly fits the overall theme of this series.
   Yes, indeed, it’s great to be a Wonder Woman fan these days.  Action figures, animation, film, comics and other merchandise abound.  So that’s all for now folks.  Feel free to comment  or ask other Wonder Woman related questions right here on voicesfromkrypton.com

Raffy Arcega
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