Wonder Woman may be just now getting her first standalone movie, but the Amazonian princess has been around for a long time. And original WW Lynda Carter, who played the ultimate girl power icon in the seventies TV show, has some valuable advice for newcomer Gal Gadot.
Israeli actress Gal is playing Wonder Woman in Zack Snyder’s hero team-up Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice, which is currently shooting in Detroit. But last week it was also announced that the actress has scored her very own spin off movie with Warner Bros.
The costume may have changed a bit, but Lynda reckons Gal’s new take on the superhero should borrow from her original. Speaking to Vulture at the 2014 Golden Heart Awards, the actress says of her most famous role:
“Wonder Woman is about a lot more than just superhero stuff. She’s complicated. Ultimately, she’s about truth, and it’s all heart with her. She’s a strong female force.”
As for why it’s taken so long for the heroine to get her own film, Lynda muses: “I think femalesbaffle men, and so, that’s made it difficult to get a Wonder Woman movie made. She’s strong, but she’s so much more — not everybody gets that … Most important, I want her to have a heart and a strong sense of humor.” With Snyder taking a darker approach to Batman V Superman, and judging by Gal’s costume, we’re not sure Lynda’s gonna get many laughs.
And don’t even ask if that golden lasso has a use inside the bedroom, Lynda firmly told the site: “I don’t see her into bondage.” And just like that, a million teenage boys’ hearts have been shattered.
Warner Bros. may be searching for a female director to helm Gal Gadot’s solo Wonder Woman debut. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the studio is looking for director a female visionary for the film, which is slated to hit theaters on 2017. Forbes film blogger Mark Hughes (via ComicBookMovie) published a list of female directors allegedly in the running for the gig.
“This list includes Catherine Hardwicke (Twilight), Mimi Leder (Deep Impact), Karyn Kusama (Girlfight), and Julie Taymor, the woman responsible for the disaterous Broadway musical Spider-Man: Turn off the Dark,” ComicBookMovie reports. “However, she has found acclaim for her work on The Tempest and others. Also being considered are TV directors Michelle MacLaren (Game of Thrones) and Tricia Brook (The Walking Dead).”
Gadot will make her first appearance as Wonder Woman in “Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice.” The production hasn’t released many details regarding her character, but former Wonder Woman Lynda Carter has shared her vision for the new Diana Prince with Vulture.
“Wonder Woman is about a lot more than just superhero stuff. She’s complicated,” Carter said. “Ultimately, she’s about truth, and it’s all heart with her. She’s a strong female force.”
She added, “I think females baffle men, and so, that’s made it difficult to get a Wonder Woman movie made. She’s strong, but she’s so much more — not everybody gets that … Most important, I want her to have a heart and a strong sense of humor.”
Gadot’s “Batman vs. Superman” costar Ben Affleck also dropped a major hit for fans who are interested in director Zack Snyder’s vision for the film. Affleck told MTV News back in September there is a specifc DC comic series Snyder turned to for inspiration.
“I will say that I think Zack was heavily influenced by that [‘Dark Knight Returns’],” Affleck told MTV. “I think everyone’s heavily influenced by that. It’s the seminal work, right? I don’t think there’s any of these [Batman movies] that have been made without drawing from that book because it’s so good. And I think if you’re smart, you steal from the best.”
“Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice” is slated to hit theaters on March 25, 2016
