Joss Whedon to Write and Direct Wonder Woman Feature

Posted on March 17, 2005

It's official: the comic book heroine Wonder Woman is coming to the silver screen. And, in the best directing news we've heard in a long time, Joss Whedon is directing and writing the feature. Whedon is the writer and creator of Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Angel, Firefly and the upcoming feature film Serenity.

Whedon said in a statement, "Wonder Woman is the most iconic female heroine of our time, but in a way, no one has met her yet. What I love most about icons is finding out what's behind them, exploring the price of their power. When Joel and I began discussing the character, I realized there is a woman behind the legend who is very fascinating, very uncompromising and in her own way almost vulnerable. She's someone who doesn't belong in this world, and since everyone I know feels that way about themselves, the character clicked for me."

Of course, the big question is: who will play Wonder Woman? After Elektra bombed, we're thinking Jennifer Garner is a non-starter. Other actresses rumored in the Blogosphere to be up for the part are Kim Basinger, Jessica Biehl, Charisma Carpenter, Sarah Michelle Gellar and Jaime King.