This past SDCC, Saturday to be exact. A rumor appeared online. Claiming that DC/WB was going to announce a Wonder Woman film, to be written and directed by David Goyer of Blade and Batman Begins writing fame. Well that’s all it ended up being, a rumor. Never happened. Another con goes by and no news on a Wonder Woman movie. But this got me thinking, who should make the Wonder Woman movie when it eventually happens? I think Goyer is a good to great writer, but his directing has never amazed me. So who’s my dream team? Who are the film makers I’d love to see be announced as the director for Wonder Woman? Let’s take a look

8. Danny Boyle

Danny Boyle may be one of the most exciting director’s working today. The main reason being, that he never does the same film twice. Boyle has played in pretty much every genre, from horror with “28 Days Later”, to Sci-Fi with “Sunshine”, Drama with “Slum dog Millionaire” and even children’s films with “Millions”. But the man has yet to make a super hero movie. And I’d love to see him make “Wonder Woman.”

Boyle has a very in your face style, often going with the hand held cam to shoot action scenes. But it can be argued that he is one of the best if not the best at it. The films feel visceral rather then headache inducing, the movement feels planned rather then a camera man running at full speed, and the actors are always in frame, not just part of their head and then random background shit that no one thought to take out of frame. His films are character driven and never plot driven. The first thing that stands out are the characters and their motivation. All of Boyle’s films from the earliest to the latest are all character films. And Boyle is great at finding and bringing to prominence fantastic unknown actors. I’d love to see an unknown actress as Wonder Woman, as Steve or any other character.

A Boyle Wonder Woman wouldn’t be pretty, it’d very likely be a gritty film, which would make action scenes interesting and in your face. I think Danny Boyle could bring us an interesting and perhaps different version of any Wonder Woman movie we could have imagined, and that excites me. Which is why he’s one of my choices on “Who should direct Wonder Woman”

This past SDCC, Saturday to be exact. A rumor appeared online. Claiming that DC/WB was going to announce a Wonder Woman film, to be written and directed by David Goyer of Blade and Batman Begins writing fame. Well that’s all it ended up being, a rumor. Never happened. Another con goes by and no news on a Wonder Woman movie. But this got me thinking, who should make the Wonder Woman movie when it eventually happens? I think Goyer is a good to great writer, but his directing has never amazed me. So who’s my dream team? Who are the film makers I’d love to see be announced as the director for Wonder Woman? Let’s take a look.

7.
Darren Aronofsky

Aronofsky is an interesting choice. The man has yet to do a big blockbuster film, but his name keeps getting attached to things (Robocop, Batman pre Nolan, and now Wolverine 2). Aronofsky is also not known for being subtle, this however is not a problem. He makes big choices in his films and goes with them. The confusion of Pi, the strap cam of Requiem for a Dream, the multiple stories in The Fountain or the cinema verite style of The Wrestler. And now with Black Swan, Aronofsky is going cerebral.

I won’t deny that Aronofsky is one of my favorite directors working today, he’s bold and daring, and in my opinion hasn’t made a bad movie. His films are visual but also have great performances. He’s directed only five films, four released (Black Swan comes out later next month) and he’s directed 3 actors to Academy Award Nominations, made Marlon Waynes a believable dramatic actor, and word of mouth is that Black Swan is Natalie Portman’s best work.

Aronofsky is a writer, a vizualist, tough on his actors and one of the boldest film makers working today, and seeing as he wants to make a big budget film, why not give him something as daring as Wonder Woman?

Director Recommendations: All of them. But the last two (Fountain, Wrestler) are great.

This past SDCC, Saturday to be exact. A rumor appeared online. Claiming that DC/WB was going to announce a Wonder Woman film, to be written and directed by David Goyer of Blade and Batman Begins writing fame. Well that’s all it ended up being, a rumor. Never happened. Another con goes by and no news on a Wonder Woman movie. But this got me thinking, who should make the Wonder Woman movie when it eventually happens? I think Goyer is a good to great writer, but his directing has never amazed me. So who’s my dream team? Who are the film makers I’d love to see be announced as the director for Wonder Woman? Let’s take a look.

My first five choices were more conventional action director’s. All at the top of their game, but director’s known for action. With the last five, I want to bring different taste to the table. Who’d be an interesting choice to direct Wonder Woman? Even if it was a failure, it’d be a fantastic failure

6. Terry Gilliam

Terry Gilliam is a rather infamous director. Making some of the more whimsical films of the last 20 years and bringing a flair for the imaginative to each of his pictures. He’s also notorious for having problems getting his films off the ground. There’s the rumor that Gilliam is some how “cursed”. Most of his films since Brazil have struggled to get to the finish line and to the eyes of audiences, the most famous example being “Lost in La Manchia” a documentary following Gilliam as he and Johnny Depp try to make a Don Quixote movie, and fail.

Wonder Woman has had struggles as well getting to the big screen, getting passed from director to director, vision to vision. The fact that she is one of the big three and one of the more recognizable super heroes (even if she’s not the most read) and is yet to have a big screen feature is proof of that. I think Gilliam and Wonder Woman could be a great combo, but it’d take a while to get made.

Gilliam is an artist, almost first and foremost. He started off as an artist and later director with Monty Python and moved on from there. All of Gilliams’ films, even if they don’t work, have something there, and that’s heart and passion. Gilliam brings his passion to every picture and an interesting visual look. Not sure how his action scenes would hold up but I believe you’d be able to comprehend the action. And give Terry Gilliam time on an island run by Amazons, and you’ll get yourself and interesting picture. And who wouldn’t want to see a Terry Gilliam Cheetah, that alone would be worth the price of admission. These reasons and more are why I’d love to see Terry Gilliam make Wonder Woman.

Director’s Recommendations: 12 Monkeys, The Adventures of Baron Munchausen

An interesting article by Brian Cronin about Wonder Woman over at CBR, thanks  to Jeff Reid for pointing it out to us.

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This past SDCC, Saturday to be exact. A rumor appeared online. Claiming that DC/WB was going to announce a Wonder Woman film, to be written and directed by David Goyer of Blade and Batman Begins writing fame. Well that’s all it ended up being, a rumor. Never happened. Another con goes by and no news on a Wonder Woman movie. But this got me thinking, who should make the Wonder Woman movie when it eventually happens? I think Goyer is a good to great writer, but his directing has never amazed me. So who’s my dream team? Who are the film makers I’d love to see be announced as the director for Wonder Woman? Let’s take a look.

5. Kathryn Bigelow

Yes, last years Oscar winner for Best Director Kathryn Bigelow. An awesome pick if I do say so myself, and no, it has nothing to do with the fact she’s a woman. She’s actually a damn awesome director.

Before Hurt Locker Bigelow was more well known for her action work in the 90′s. Doing good work in the 00′s but it was the late 80′s and 90′s that was her peak. And then came “Hurt Locker”. Bigelow is an action director, but she says what drives her to projects is character stories, not just action. I feel what better place to bring her talents then to the Amazon Princess. Bigelow is known for her quick filming but also having a very collaborative and relaxed set. I’ve never heard a story of Bigelow going all film maker diva or upsetting an actor. Which would be good on something as hectic and perhaps pressure filled as a Wonder Woman movie.

If you look at her filmography you can see she can bring her talents to a number of different action genres. “Near Dark” “Point Break” “Strange Days” “K:19″ and “Hurt Locker”. I’d love to see a superhero movie added to that list, especially if that hero is Wonder Woman. And now with an oscar next to her the studio may not interfere as much, letting the film maker make her movie. That’s why I think Kathryn Bigelow would make one hell of a Wonder Woman movie.

Tomorrow (I swear) part 6.

Film-maker recommendation: Near Dark (Bad awesome bloody vampire movie) or Strange Days (Co-written with James Cameron)