Wonder Woman was portrayed by iconic actor Linda Carter in the 1970s. But before Carter officially secured the role, David Bowie’s ex-wife claimed that she tried out for the part. According to her, the experience was so unpleasant that it was a reminder of everything she hated about Hollywood.
Which one of David Bowie’s ex-wives auditioned for ‘Wonder Woman’ ? Angie Bowie and David Bowie | Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images
David Bowie’s first wife, Angie, had the opportunity to portray the iconic superhero back in the 1970s. In Bowie’s version of events, even though she was asked to audition for the character, the project’s producers didn’t plan on hiring her. Bowie’s Wonder Woman rehearsal was just a means to an end.
“I tried out but it was already given to Lynda Carter; the agent was one of the producers and Lynda was his girlfriend.
Which one of David Bowie’s ex-wives auditioned for ‘Wonder Woman’ ? Angie Bowie and David Bowie | Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images
David Bowie’s first wife, Angie, had the opportunity to portray the iconic superhero back in the 1970s. In Bowie’s version of events, even though she was asked to audition for the character, the project’s producers didn’t plan on hiring her. Bowie’s Wonder Woman rehearsal was just a means to an end.
“I tried out but it was already given to Lynda Carter; the agent was one of the producers and Lynda was his girlfriend.
- 1/5/2024
- by Antonio Stallings
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
In 1974, I was 16 and curious to see ABC try once again with super-heroes. One fine Tuesday night, I sat at and watched Wonder Woman, horrified at the liberties taken in the backdoor pilot. Cathy Lee Crosby didn’t have the looks or the costume and the most interesting thing about this was Ricardo Montalban as the heavy.
The network somehow still saw the potential in the character and commissioned a more faithful pilot, this time with a comics-accurate costume and perfect casting in Lynda Carter. In the hands of former Batman scribe Stanley Ralph Ross, the show felt right. ABC agreed and a series of Wonder Woman shows were filmed, set in World War II.
This was the beginning of the jiggle era of television, as prime time was filled with busty, often braless actors and they pandered to the women’s movement with female-led shows that didn’t fulfill their promise.
The network somehow still saw the potential in the character and commissioned a more faithful pilot, this time with a comics-accurate costume and perfect casting in Lynda Carter. In the hands of former Batman scribe Stanley Ralph Ross, the show felt right. ABC agreed and a series of Wonder Woman shows were filmed, set in World War II.
This was the beginning of the jiggle era of television, as prime time was filled with busty, often braless actors and they pandered to the women’s movement with female-led shows that didn’t fulfill their promise.
- 7/27/2020
- by Robert Greenberger
- Comicmix.com
John D.F. Black, who co-wrote the screenplay for Shaft and wrote and produced for the original Star Trek series, has died. He was 85.
Black died Nov. 29 of natural causes at home in Woodland Hills, Calif., his publisher, Jacobs Brown Press, announced.
Black penned 10 episodes of the original Hawaii Five-o, five installments of Charlie's Angels and multiple episodes of other series, including Lawman, The Untouchables, Mr. Novak, Laredo, The F.B.I., Room 222 and The Streets of San Francisco.
He also wrote and co-produced a 1974 pilot for a Wonder Woman series that starred Cathy Lee Crosby. (ABC and Warner Bros. went in a different direction a ...
Black died Nov. 29 of natural causes at home in Woodland Hills, Calif., his publisher, Jacobs Brown Press, announced.
Black penned 10 episodes of the original Hawaii Five-o, five installments of Charlie's Angels and multiple episodes of other series, including Lawman, The Untouchables, Mr. Novak, Laredo, The F.B.I., Room 222 and The Streets of San Francisco.
He also wrote and co-produced a 1974 pilot for a Wonder Woman series that starred Cathy Lee Crosby. (ABC and Warner Bros. went in a different direction a ...
- 12/6/2018
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
John D.F. Black, who co-wrote the screenplay for Shaft and wrote and produced for the original Star Trek series, has died. He was 85.
Black died Nov. 29 of natural causes at home in Woodland Hills, Calif., his publisher, Jacobs Brown Press, announced.
Black penned 10 episodes of the original Hawaii Five-o, five installments of Charlie's Angels and multiple episodes of other series, including Lawman, The Untouchables, Mr. Novak, Laredo, The F.B.I., Room 222 and The Streets of San Francisco.
He also wrote and co-produced a 1974 pilot for a Wonder Woman series that starred Cathy Lee Crosby. (ABC and Warner Bros. went in a different direction a ...
Black died Nov. 29 of natural causes at home in Woodland Hills, Calif., his publisher, Jacobs Brown Press, announced.
Black penned 10 episodes of the original Hawaii Five-o, five installments of Charlie's Angels and multiple episodes of other series, including Lawman, The Untouchables, Mr. Novak, Laredo, The F.B.I., Room 222 and The Streets of San Francisco.
He also wrote and co-produced a 1974 pilot for a Wonder Woman series that starred Cathy Lee Crosby. (ABC and Warner Bros. went in a different direction a ...
- 12/6/2018
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Audiences were rightly won over this weekend as Wonder Woman finally made it to her very own movie, mere decades after she was first created around WWII (and several years after her male DC counterparts like Superman, Batman, even frickin’ Green Lantern). But before her first big-screen starring role, the Amazon Princess has been kicking ass on various small screens for quite a while now, starting with 1967’s Who’s Afraid Of Diana Prince. Burger Fiction has helpfully compiled many of her other battles, including saving the Brady Kids in a 1972 cartoon in her 1940s garb, then moving on to Super Friends, and a bizarre 1974 TV movie with a blond Cathy Lee Crosby as Ww, which helped kick off the iconic TV series starring Lynda Carter.
As DC cartoons got a bit more sophisticated, Wonder Woman continued to kick serious series ass in Justice League and all ...
As DC cartoons got a bit more sophisticated, Wonder Woman continued to kick serious series ass in Justice League and all ...
- 6/5/2017
- by Gwen Ihnat
- avclub.com
Wonder Woman opened to stellar reviews this weekend and will no doubt be a huge financial hit. In honor of the Princess of the Amazons being the one to break the Dceu losing streak, Cinelinx looks back at the history of live-action superhero TV shows and movies with female leading characters.
Wonder Woman (1974)- Appropriately, Wonder Woman was the first-ever female super hero to get a live-action adaptation. This 1974 made-for-tv movie was a pilot for an intended series. It starred former professional tennis player Cathy Lee Crosby. The blonde-haired Crosby doesn’t seem like the natural choice to play the Amazon Princess, but then again, this version of Wonder Woman was not a typical adaptation. For one thing, she had no super powers. This was based on the 1968-1972 era of the Wonder Woman comic known as “Diana Prince: The New Wonder Woman” when she lost her powers and stopped wearing her trademark costume.
Wonder Woman (1974)- Appropriately, Wonder Woman was the first-ever female super hero to get a live-action adaptation. This 1974 made-for-tv movie was a pilot for an intended series. It starred former professional tennis player Cathy Lee Crosby. The blonde-haired Crosby doesn’t seem like the natural choice to play the Amazon Princess, but then again, this version of Wonder Woman was not a typical adaptation. For one thing, she had no super powers. This was based on the 1968-1972 era of the Wonder Woman comic known as “Diana Prince: The New Wonder Woman” when she lost her powers and stopped wearing her trademark costume.
- 6/3/2017
- by feeds@cinelinx.com (Rob Young)
- Cinelinx
She’s easily the most famous female superhero of all time, and she’s doing it on her own. She’s Wonder Woman, and she’s been a solo superhero since her first DC Comics appearance in 1941. Though Gal Gadot is taking her to the big screen in Wonder Woman, out Friday, until now, the best-known depiction of Wonder Woman has to be the Lynda Carter version, which first premiered on Nov. 7, 1975.
That theme song! It’s enough to make you want to spin around and see if maybe this time you’ll magically change into her very same star-spangled costume.
That theme song! It’s enough to make you want to spin around and see if maybe this time you’ll magically change into her very same star-spangled costume.
- 6/1/2017
- by Drew Mackie
- PEOPLE.com
Believe it or not, when Wonder Woman arrives in theaters on June 2, it will be the first time the character has fronted her own live-action movie. (Versus Superman's 10 or so different films and even more Batman movies.) And, in fact, the only other time Wonder Woman has appeared on the big screen is Gal Gadot's supporting role in last year's Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice. All of which is to say, you may have some questions. Like...
Warner Bros. Pictures
How similar is this Wonder Woman to the one in the comic books? Diana, Princess of Themyscira (or Diana Prince, as she's known to mere mortals) first appeared in the pages of All Star Comics #8 in 1941, created by writer William Moulton Marston and artist Harry G. Peter. Everything you know about the Amazonian warrior -- her tiara, her indestructible bracelets, the Lasso of Truth -- remains intact some 75 years later, as do many...
Warner Bros. Pictures
How similar is this Wonder Woman to the one in the comic books? Diana, Princess of Themyscira (or Diana Prince, as she's known to mere mortals) first appeared in the pages of All Star Comics #8 in 1941, created by writer William Moulton Marston and artist Harry G. Peter. Everything you know about the Amazonian warrior -- her tiara, her indestructible bracelets, the Lasso of Truth -- remains intact some 75 years later, as do many...
- 5/31/2017
- Entertainment Tonight
In the early '70s Walter Matthau excelled in three powerful cops 'n' robbers movies; the second sees him as a tough, laconic San Francisco detective charged with an impossible task -- running down a machine gun mass murderer, with no clues and no living witnesses. The Laughing Policeman Blu-ray Kl Studio Classics 1973 / Color / 1:85 enhanced widescreen / 112 min. / Street Date October 18, 2016 / available through Kl Studio Classics / 29.95 Starring Walter Matthau, Bruce Dern, Louis Gossett Jr., Albert Paulsen, Anthony Zerbe, Val Avery, Cathy Lee Crosby, Mario Gallo, Joanna Cassidy, Shirley Ballard, William Hansen, Paul Koslo, Louis Guss, Clifton James, Gregory Sierra, Warren Finnerty, Matt Clark, Joseph Bernard, Leigh French, Anthony Costello. Cinematography David M. Walsh Film Editor Bob Wyman Original Music Charles Fox Written by Thomas Rickman from the novel by Maj Sjowall, Per Wahloo Produced and Directed by Stuart Rosenberg
Reviewed by Glenn Erickson
Viewers that like Walter Matthau in The Taking of Pelham One Two Three...
Reviewed by Glenn Erickson
Viewers that like Walter Matthau in The Taking of Pelham One Two Three...
- 10/17/2016
- by Glenn Erickson
- Trailers from Hell
Robert Altman's murder tale reeks of insider access and Hollywood hipster Bs; its main claim to greatness is its fifty-plus star cameos. It may no longer seem as smart as it looked in 1992, but they don't make 'em any slicker than this. The Player Blu-ray The Criterion Collection 812 1992 / Color /1:85 widescreen / 124 min. / Available through The Criterion Collection / Street Date May 24, 2016 / 39.95 Starring Tim Robbins, Greta Scacchi, Fred Ward, Whoopi Goldberg, Peter Gallagher, Brion James, Cynthia Stevenson, Vincent D'Onofrio, Lyle Lovett. Cinematography Jean Lépine Original Music Thomas Newman Written by Michael Tolkin from his novel Produced by David Brown, Michael Tolkin, Nick Wechsler Directed by Robert Altman
Reviewed by Glenn Erickson
Robert Altman's filmography is undergoing what looks like a full retrospective through Criterion; even the 1975 title Nashville came out not long ago. This very successful later picture marks a revitalization of the director's career. It's sort of a Kafkaesque spin on Hail,...
Reviewed by Glenn Erickson
Robert Altman's filmography is undergoing what looks like a full retrospective through Criterion; even the 1975 title Nashville came out not long ago. This very successful later picture marks a revitalization of the director's career. It's sort of a Kafkaesque spin on Hail,...
- 5/31/2016
- by Glenn Erickson
- Trailers from Hell
Any horror movie that starts off with a Serlingesque voiceover has my attention. And when you make your antagonist a hulking alien who looks like an eight foot tall Gene Simmons sans Botox with a proclivity for ripping off people’s heads And shooting laser beams out of his eyes, you are granted permission to take all my money. Welcome to The Dark (1979), a fun throwback to a time when audiences weren’t beholden of such things as logic and coherence to have a ripping drive-in experience.
But what audiences do always appreciate is a good cast, strong direction, and some solid jumps. The Dark answers the call though in such an unassuming way that before you could blink, it was gone from theatres (but hung around drive-ins for a bit, as horror films were wont to do). It’s so low key that viewers at the time probably felt...
But what audiences do always appreciate is a good cast, strong direction, and some solid jumps. The Dark answers the call though in such an unassuming way that before you could blink, it was gone from theatres (but hung around drive-ins for a bit, as horror films were wont to do). It’s so low key that viewers at the time probably felt...
- 4/2/2016
- by Scott Drebit
- DailyDead
As Wonder Woman steals the spotlight from Batman and Superman at the box office this weekend, TVLine would like to remind everyone that the Amazonian princess has already been kicking butt and taking names confessions on the small screen for decades.
RelatedSupergirl EPs Have ‘Perfect Role’ in Mind for Wonder Woman‘s Lynda Carter
We all remember Lynda Carter‘s iconic twirl from ABC’s live-action series (1975–1979), but how many of you recall the same network’s 1974 Cathy Lee Crosby-led Wonder Woman movie? You know, the one where her costume has sleeves?
Our gallery of TV Wonder Women also...
RelatedSupergirl EPs Have ‘Perfect Role’ in Mind for Wonder Woman‘s Lynda Carter
We all remember Lynda Carter‘s iconic twirl from ABC’s live-action series (1975–1979), but how many of you recall the same network’s 1974 Cathy Lee Crosby-led Wonder Woman movie? You know, the one where her costume has sleeves?
Our gallery of TV Wonder Women also...
- 3/26/2016
- TVLine.com
Superman and Batman have been the subject of various live-action films, enjoying portrayals from the likes of Christopher Reeve, Christian Bale, and Henry Cavill. But the third member of DC's Holy Trinity has yet to leave Paradise Island -- until now.
Wonder Woman will finally make her blockbuster debut in "Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice" before headlining her solo film in 2017.
It's been a long journey on the road of development hell for Warner Bros., which has spent years trying to make a Wonder Woman movie (or TV show) happen. Here are 11 notable times they tried, and failed.
1. "Who's Afraid of Diana Prince?" (1967)
What Went Wrong: Actress Ellie Wood Walker played Wonder Woman for a presentation reel for a prospective TV series. Following the success of the Adam West-led "Batman," "Who's Afraid of Diana Prince?" featured a similar style of camp. It's unclear why the network execs passed on this project specifically,...
Wonder Woman will finally make her blockbuster debut in "Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice" before headlining her solo film in 2017.
It's been a long journey on the road of development hell for Warner Bros., which has spent years trying to make a Wonder Woman movie (or TV show) happen. Here are 11 notable times they tried, and failed.
1. "Who's Afraid of Diana Prince?" (1967)
What Went Wrong: Actress Ellie Wood Walker played Wonder Woman for a presentation reel for a prospective TV series. Following the success of the Adam West-led "Batman," "Who's Afraid of Diana Prince?" featured a similar style of camp. It's unclear why the network execs passed on this project specifically,...
- 3/18/2016
- by Nick Romano
- Moviefone
She's easily the most famous female superhero of all time, and most important, she's doing it on her own. She's Wonder Woman, and she's been a solo superhero since her first DC Comics appearance in 1941. But the best-known depiction of Wonder Woman has to be the Lynda Carter version, which first premiered 40 years ago this week: on Nov. 7, 1975.
That theme song! It's enough to make you want to spin around and see if maybe this time you'll magically change into her very same star-spangled costume. Carter's performance as Wonder Woman was everything a '70s superhero should be, and years...
That theme song! It's enough to make you want to spin around and see if maybe this time you'll magically change into her very same star-spangled costume. Carter's performance as Wonder Woman was everything a '70s superhero should be, and years...
- 11/4/2015
- by Drew Mackie, @drewgmackie
- People.com - TV Watch
In light of The Flash’s game-changing finale Fast Enough, it’s probably time to learn about DC’s parallel universes...
This article contains big spoilers for The Flash’s season 1 finale, Fast Enough.
The Flash's first season has now drawn to a close with Fast Enough, a finale that wreaked havoc both on fans' emotions and assumptions about the programme's future. More so than any superhero season finale in recent memory, Fast Enough appeared to shatter its show’s status quo to smithereens.
Eddie is dead, and as a result, Eobard Thawne should have been wiped from the timeline. Eobard, the main villain of the series – the character that gave Barry and so many others their powers – now no longer exists. Given that Eddie is his ancestor, Eobard should have never existed at all, now that Eddie has died prematurely and put an abrupt stop to the growth of his family tree.
This article contains big spoilers for The Flash’s season 1 finale, Fast Enough.
The Flash's first season has now drawn to a close with Fast Enough, a finale that wreaked havoc both on fans' emotions and assumptions about the programme's future. More so than any superhero season finale in recent memory, Fast Enough appeared to shatter its show’s status quo to smithereens.
Eddie is dead, and as a result, Eobard Thawne should have been wiped from the timeline. Eobard, the main villain of the series – the character that gave Barry and so many others their powers – now no longer exists. Given that Eddie is his ancestor, Eobard should have never existed at all, now that Eddie has died prematurely and put an abrupt stop to the growth of his family tree.
- 5/30/2015
- by simonbrew
- Den of Geek
From Wonder Woman to Red Sonja, here are the female comic book projects that we’ve missed out on…
Although Supergirl, Catwoman and Elektra are movies that exist, there are times when we wish they didn’t. To be honest, the ‘perfect’ female-headlined superhero movie is still the stuff of our cinematic dreams. Saying that, TV’s Agent Carter provided us with a brilliant example of bringing a female comic book character to the small screen earlier this year, which hopefully Hollywood will learn a lot from going forward.
Of course, Wonder Woman and Captain Marvel will be joining their respective cinematic universes soon, with Supergirl getting a pop at small screen success too. It looks like female comic book heroes will be getting the attention they deserve in the live action realm, finally.
This isn’t the first time the powers-that-be in Hollywood have tried to launch a slate of female superheroes,...
Although Supergirl, Catwoman and Elektra are movies that exist, there are times when we wish they didn’t. To be honest, the ‘perfect’ female-headlined superhero movie is still the stuff of our cinematic dreams. Saying that, TV’s Agent Carter provided us with a brilliant example of bringing a female comic book character to the small screen earlier this year, which hopefully Hollywood will learn a lot from going forward.
Of course, Wonder Woman and Captain Marvel will be joining their respective cinematic universes soon, with Supergirl getting a pop at small screen success too. It looks like female comic book heroes will be getting the attention they deserve in the live action realm, finally.
This isn’t the first time the powers-that-be in Hollywood have tried to launch a slate of female superheroes,...
- 3/18/2015
- by simonbrew
- Den of Geek
Former Wonder Woman star Linda Carter offers her views about what DC/Warner Bros. should do with the new Wonder Woman, who will be played by Gal Gadot. Carter thinks the new Wonder Woman should have “heart” and “humor”.
There haven’t been as many live action versions of Wonder Woman as there have been of Superman or Batman. In fact there have been only three. (Cathy Lee Crosby, Linda Carter and Adrianne Palicki) Even the Black Canary has had more actresses play her. (Lori Loughlin on Birds of Prey, Alaina Huffman on Smallville, Caity Lotz on Arrow, and even Danuta Rylko Soderman on Legends of the Super Heroes.) And of the three women who’ve portrayed the Amazon Princess, only one has played her more than once. That one would be Linda Carter, who starred on the Wonder Woman TV series from 1975-79. For a generation of fans, she...
There haven’t been as many live action versions of Wonder Woman as there have been of Superman or Batman. In fact there have been only three. (Cathy Lee Crosby, Linda Carter and Adrianne Palicki) Even the Black Canary has had more actresses play her. (Lori Loughlin on Birds of Prey, Alaina Huffman on Smallville, Caity Lotz on Arrow, and even Danuta Rylko Soderman on Legends of the Super Heroes.) And of the three women who’ve portrayed the Amazon Princess, only one has played her more than once. That one would be Linda Carter, who starred on the Wonder Woman TV series from 1975-79. For a generation of fans, she...
- 10/26/2014
- by feeds@cinelinx.com (Rob Young)
- Cinelinx
Man of Steel is just the latest in the long line of Superman films. The first was back in 1978, starring the iconic Christopher Reeve as the blue and red clad superhero. Since then there have been six Superman films, and two reboots, the first of which was in 2006. Reboots don't just help to launch characters at a new generation but help to expand the comic universe, use different actors, and simply help us forget about the awful versions of the past!
And so, with our newfound knowledge on 'reboots', we'd like to appeal to DC to root through their back catalogue and find those lacking in 'class' - or even just that true DC feel; thus bringing them into the same league as Man of Steel; a Justice League if you will...
5. Batman (2005-2012)
Ok, so this one isn't really in desperate need but is listed as more of a necessity.
And so, with our newfound knowledge on 'reboots', we'd like to appeal to DC to root through their back catalogue and find those lacking in 'class' - or even just that true DC feel; thus bringing them into the same league as Man of Steel; a Justice League if you will...
5. Batman (2005-2012)
Ok, so this one isn't really in desperate need but is listed as more of a necessity.
- 7/24/2013
- Shadowlocked
When even Joss Whedon can’t nail a character, you know there’s a problem. For decades now, film and television has been struggling to take Wonder Woman from the comics and bring her to a wider audience. So far, they’ve managed the Super Friends and the delightfully awful television series with picture-perfect Lynda Carter. However, there are scores of failed attempts beginning with the truly awful William Dozier-produced try out footage through last year’s cringe-worthy attempt from David E. Kelly.
Perhaps the most maligned of the attempts is the ABC Movie of the Week, Wonder Woman, which aired once in March 1974 and did well enough in the ratings for a series to be considered but was seriously retooled into the Carter vehicle. Thanks to Warner Archive, that 73 minute effort is now available for completists everywhere.
Yes, she’s Diana, princess of the Amazons and sent to man’s world.
Perhaps the most maligned of the attempts is the ABC Movie of the Week, Wonder Woman, which aired once in March 1974 and did well enough in the ratings for a series to be considered but was seriously retooled into the Carter vehicle. Thanks to Warner Archive, that 73 minute effort is now available for completists everywhere.
Yes, she’s Diana, princess of the Amazons and sent to man’s world.
- 5/16/2013
- by Robert Greenberger
- Comicmix.com
In 1974, Warner Brothers released a Wonder Woman TV movie. It was a failed attempt at bringing the famous Amazonian superheroine to TV audiences. It was released before the much more successful Wonder Woman series which came just one year after it. Cathy Lee Crosby took on the role and the results were less than stellar. The very cheesy and psychedelic production seemed overpriced and uninteresting. It is now out on DVD, so view it at your own risk.
Diana Prince/Wonder Woman (Crosby) is the secretary to a government agent. She is soon thrust into a world of international intrigue and danger. Her mission to pursue a villainous individual named Abner Smith played by the typecast 1970s bad guy actor Ricardo Montalban. The majority of the film plays like a lame James Bond meets Austin Powers piece. Crosby is fine as the superspy but not sensational. She is a bit wooden in her performance.
Diana Prince/Wonder Woman (Crosby) is the secretary to a government agent. She is soon thrust into a world of international intrigue and danger. Her mission to pursue a villainous individual named Abner Smith played by the typecast 1970s bad guy actor Ricardo Montalban. The majority of the film plays like a lame James Bond meets Austin Powers piece. Crosby is fine as the superspy but not sensational. She is a bit wooden in her performance.
- 12/23/2012
- by Randall Unger
- JustPressPlay.net
By 1974, Cathy Lee Crosby had decided she needed a change from her career as a professional tennis player, and looked towards acting. She had scored a role in the Walter Matthau feature film The Laughing Policeman, but then got what she thought was a dream role: that of Wonder Woman in a TV movie/backdoor pilot of the same name released on DVD December 11th. Says Wikipedia of that film, "The first serious attempt at adapting Wonder Woman to live-action TV starred Cathy Lee Crosby as a blonde Amazon with superhuman agility (à la Captain America) and gadgets, similar to those used by movie super-spy James Bond and secret agent Emma Peel of TV's The Avengers, both of which were still somewhat popular at that time, when the script of this pilot movie was in its early stages of development. Though this version owed much to a brief period in...
- 12/11/2012
- ComicBookMovie.com
Before Lynda Carter took the heroine back to World War 2 for her “New, Original” incarnation in 1975, statuesque tennis pro-turned-performer Cathy Lee Crosby swung the magic lasso in a very different TV incarnation of Wonder Woman. As developed by scribe John D.F. Black (Star Trek, Shaft), and seemingly influenced by her recent turn as a mod, cat-suited crime-fighter in the pages of her DC Comics home, this Amazon Princess was more superspy than superhero. Still, many of the expected wondrous elements from bracelets and lassos to Paradise Island and invisible jets all make an appearance, albeit with a sleek, seventies espionage super-action refit. Three years before taking up residence on Fantasy Island, Ricardo Montalban plays laconic lothario Abner Smith, who lurks at the top of the conspiracy to make off with ultra-secret code books – leading Agent Prince to discover an Amazon sister-in-exile (Anitra Ford). Following the popular release of its...
- 12/5/2012
- ComicBookMovie.com
With the recent conclusion of Christopher Nolan’s Batman trilogy and Zack Snyder’s Superman reboot Man of Steel scheduled for June 2013, it’s time for us to start thinking about what DC character Warner Bros will bring to the big screen next as they build to the inevitable Justice League movie. Since Batman will likely be rebooted sooner rather than later and Superman returns next year, the obvious first choice is the third member of DC’s holy trinity of heroes: Wonder Woman.
Why?
Excluding the aforementioned Dark Knight and Man of Steel, Wonder Woman is the most recognisable character, and definitely the most iconic female, in the DC universe. She stands as a strong and powerful icon for women in an industry that is even more male dominated than most. There have been eight Batman and six Superman live-action movies (including the announced upcoming releases) but Wonder Woman...
Why?
Excluding the aforementioned Dark Knight and Man of Steel, Wonder Woman is the most recognisable character, and definitely the most iconic female, in the DC universe. She stands as a strong and powerful icon for women in an industry that is even more male dominated than most. There have been eight Batman and six Superman live-action movies (including the announced upcoming releases) but Wonder Woman...
- 7/29/2012
- by Jack Chambers
- Obsessed with Film
Paranoia in Tinseltown as a congressional committee turns the spotlight on cocaine abuse in Hollywood
The joke in Hollywood these days is that when the film director shouts 'Cut!' the stars reach for their stash of cocaine.
A 'cut' is the byword in the private world of 'coke' users, when a 'line' of the white powder is prepared for sniffing up the nose - a 'toot' or 'snort.'
The processed derivative of the Latin American erythroxylon coca leaf is Hollywood society's 'high' - at £60 a gramme. The joke is now wearing thin, and the practice is becoming less private.
When a congressional committee from Washington arrived in Los Angeles this week to investigate drug abuse, Hollywood responded as though Senator McCarthy had returned from the 1950s with his blacklist.
Paranoia in Tinseltown is at another kind of high, and it was futile for the committee to assure the...
The joke in Hollywood these days is that when the film director shouts 'Cut!' the stars reach for their stash of cocaine.
A 'cut' is the byword in the private world of 'coke' users, when a 'line' of the white powder is prepared for sniffing up the nose - a 'toot' or 'snort.'
The processed derivative of the Latin American erythroxylon coca leaf is Hollywood society's 'high' - at £60 a gramme. The joke is now wearing thin, and the practice is becoming less private.
When a congressional committee from Washington arrived in Los Angeles this week to investigate drug abuse, Hollywood responded as though Senator McCarthy had returned from the 1950s with his blacklist.
Paranoia in Tinseltown is at another kind of high, and it was futile for the committee to assure the...
- 4/24/2012
- by Christopher Reed
- The Guardian - Film News
Following up on the previous article about the Daredevil and Black Widow show that almost happened, it turns out Angie Bowie (model name Jipp Jones) also did a photo shoot for the second attempt at a Wonder Woman show. Believe it or not, Lynda Carter wasn't the first Wonder Woman on television. She was preceded by two other live-action Amazons. The first was Linda Harrison, who played alongside Charlton Heston as Nova in Planet of the Apes in an unaired 1967 screen test. The second live-action Wonder Woman was Cathy Lee Crosby, who starred in a 1974 Wonder Woman TV movie, which Mrs. Bowie was trying out for. The Wonder Woman museum elaborates: Bowie's audition was mentioned in the Feb. 11, 1974 issue of Newsweek, in which it was reported that Angela Bowie had been considered for the role of Wonder Woman for an upcoming ABC-tv movie but lost the part for...
- 1/22/2012
- ComicBookMovie.com
Following up on the previous article about the Daredevil and Black Widow show that almost happened, it turns out Angie Bowie (model name Jipp Jones) also did a photo shoot for the second attempt at a Wonder Woman show. Believe it or not, Lynda Carter wasn't the first Wonder Woman on television. She was preceded by two other live-action Amazons. The first was Linda Harrison, who played alongside Charlton Heston as Nova in Planet of the Apes in an unaired 1967 screen test. The second live-action Wonder Woman was Cathy Lee Crosby, who starred in a 1974 Wonder Woman TV movie, which Mrs. Bowie was trying out for. The Wonder Woman museum elaborates: Bowie's audition was mentioned in the Feb. 11, 1974 issue of Newsweek, in which it was reported that Angela Bowie had been considered for the role of Wonder Woman for an upcoming ABC-tv movie but lost the part for...
- 1/22/2012
- ComicBookMovie.com
Sorry darling, your tits are just too big:
I've only seen Pajiba Sweetheart, Christina Hendricks, act in one thing:
And she was pretty good, even without speaking a word. But you'll notice something: her tits are all buckled up and covered up.
And now, a little aside in the interest of history. Here's some actress named Ellie Wood Walker as Wonder Woman:
Here is Cathy Lee Crosby as Wonder Woman:
Here is Lynda Carter as Wonder Woman:
And finally, here is Adrianne Palicki as Wonder Woman:
It would appear that with each incarnation, Wonder Woman's assets have grown and you might wonder how far a director is willing to take that theory. Well, wonder no more. Apparently one man, Nicolas Winding Refn (Drive, Bronson, Valhalla Rising), is willing to go over the top, to stretch a spandex costume like no spandex costume has been stretched before.
I've only seen Pajiba Sweetheart, Christina Hendricks, act in one thing:
And she was pretty good, even without speaking a word. But you'll notice something: her tits are all buckled up and covered up.
And now, a little aside in the interest of history. Here's some actress named Ellie Wood Walker as Wonder Woman:
Here is Cathy Lee Crosby as Wonder Woman:
Here is Lynda Carter as Wonder Woman:
And finally, here is Adrianne Palicki as Wonder Woman:
It would appear that with each incarnation, Wonder Woman's assets have grown and you might wonder how far a director is willing to take that theory. Well, wonder no more. Apparently one man, Nicolas Winding Refn (Drive, Bronson, Valhalla Rising), is willing to go over the top, to stretch a spandex costume like no spandex costume has been stretched before.
- 6/21/2011
- by Cindy Davis
Poor Wonder Woman. She's had quite a time of it lately. Over the last few years, her big-screen prospects were dashed, her fashion sense was deemed outdated and her entire history was erased by the Gods (and J. Michael Straczynski).
Now, in a turn of events that's sure to outrage fanboys and -girls the world over, Boston Legal creator David E. Kelley is bringing the Amazon princess back to television in a form that's more Batman than Wonder Woman.
Although NBC passed at the beginning of January on Kelley's reboot of DC Comics' iconic heroine, a regime change has since occurred. New president Gary Greenblatt has decided to splurge on Wonder Woman's pricey licensing fee after all. Not to be cynical, but I bet the success NBC has had with Kelley's new Kathy Bates vehicle Harry's Law also had something to do with the network's decision.
After NBC rejected it,...
Now, in a turn of events that's sure to outrage fanboys and -girls the world over, Boston Legal creator David E. Kelley is bringing the Amazon princess back to television in a form that's more Batman than Wonder Woman.
Although NBC passed at the beginning of January on Kelley's reboot of DC Comics' iconic heroine, a regime change has since occurred. New president Gary Greenblatt has decided to splurge on Wonder Woman's pricey licensing fee after all. Not to be cynical, but I bet the success NBC has had with Kelley's new Kathy Bates vehicle Harry's Law also had something to do with the network's decision.
After NBC rejected it,...
- 1/24/2011
- by Theron
- Planet Fury
The 1970s was not a kind decade for live-action television based on comic book heroes. First there was the Cathy lee Crosby misfire of a Wonder Woman telefilm then there were the Reb Brown Captain America telefilms. Spider-Man made it to prime time as a series but it didn’t resemble the comic in tone or style and died a swift death. But the absolute most mind-numbing and cringe worthy hours featured DC Comics’ stalwart heroes and villains.
I’ve never seen an NBC executive explain what made them think the two specials that aired in January 1979. The Challenge and The Roast, aired as Legends of the Superheroes, were probably the first time mass audiences were introduced to Green Lantern or Flash or Hawkman but they certainly knew Adam West’s Batman, Burt Ward’s Robin and Frank Gorshin’s delightful Riddler. As a result, the aging trio donned the...
I’ve never seen an NBC executive explain what made them think the two specials that aired in January 1979. The Challenge and The Roast, aired as Legends of the Superheroes, were probably the first time mass audiences were introduced to Green Lantern or Flash or Hawkman but they certainly knew Adam West’s Batman, Burt Ward’s Robin and Frank Gorshin’s delightful Riddler. As a result, the aging trio donned the...
- 11/3/2010
- by Robert Greenberger
- Comicmix.com
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