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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.

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)

Here’s some Wonder Woman news around the net that caught our eye.

First, a Wonder Woman bust being created, from pre paint to paint. Gorgeous looking.

Also Bleeding Cool ran an article about some interesting Wonder Woman pitches that were not to be!

Check em out!

Note: Sorry for the delay in post, life got crazy busy, but we’re back on schedule.

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.

4. Gore Verbinski

Verbinski is a name known to geeks I’m sure. He made the “Pirates of the Caribbean” films. Say what you will about the last two (I’ll say they weren’t great) but they were visually amazing. The first one, tons of fun. But Verbinski is a director who can do more then just epic action/adventure pictures. He also directed “The Ring” which is the film that brought J-horror to American audiences. He directed “The Weather Man” the Nicolas Cage dark comedy. So Verbinski can do the big special effects film, but he can also do the smaller character films that have no effects. For someone to be able to do a successful comic book movie, you need to be able to do both. Verbinski can do both. He also does interesting casting, you can thank Verbinski for putting Johnny Depp into the higher A list. I’d hardly say Verbinski cast unknowns but he knows how to get good actors noticed. Who was Naomi Watts before The Ring (Not to downgrade her talent her all, but Verbinski brought her to our attention)?

Also Verbinski now has a free spot. He was supposed to make the “Bioshock” movie but when the budget exploded and the economy took the hit it did, the film got scaled down and moved to be filmed in another country. Verbinski is now staying on as producer, but if he wanted to make a big budget film, and now has the free spot, why not Wonder Woman?

Film Recommendation: The Weather Man, a great dark little film.

Tune in tomorrow for part 5.