Joss Whedon

So even though the official word is that Joss Whedon is still doing re-writes for the long awaited big screen adaptation of Wonder Woman, it looks like actors from all over the world are eyeing the coveted role.

Hottie Bollywood actress Priyanka Chopra is the latest name rumored to be in the running for the worlds favorite Amazonian Princess Diana.

In a recent interview she is quoted saying, "Till something happens, I don’t want to talk about it. I’m not confirming the news or denying it right now."

So does that mean that she has talked to Joss or Warner Bros. about the role? I am guessing that she, just like every young actress in Hollywood, would jump at the chance to play Diana but according to my sources it is way too early to talk about casting. We have been told that any casting news is at least 3 to 6 months away. With the exception of the script being re-written, pre-production has not yet begun.

Wonder Woman is a fictional DC Comics superheroine co-created by William Moulton Marston and wife Elizabeth Holloway Marston. Wonder Woman first appeared in All Star Comics #8 (Dec. 1941). She is among the first - and most famous - comic book superheroines, and is written as a founding member of the Justice League.

In most adaptations, Wonder Woman is Princess Diana of the Amazon warrior tribe of Greek mythology, "Diana" being the Roman name for the Greek goddess Artemis on whom the character is based. The Amazon ambassador to the larger world, Diana was awarded several gifts by the Olympian gods, including the Lasso of Truth (created from the Golden Girdle of Gaea) and indestructible bracelets/gauntlets (formed from the shield Aegis). For several years she was described in the splash page of each story, as "beautiful as Aphrodite, wise as Athena, swifter than Mercury and stronger than Hercules."

Marston designed Wonder Woman to reflect his conception of an empowered independent female character, with several subsequent writers also working this idea into the character.

In addition to comic books, the character was featured in the popular 1975-79 television adaptation starring Lynda Carter, as well as the Super Friends and Justice League animated series. Plans for a motion picture adaptation are also underway.