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Could Wonder Woman Be Your Dreamgirl?
Tuesday, November 11th, 2008 at 10:20 am by Jami
There are all sorts of rumors floating around about who will play Wonder Woman in the Just League of America flick. Variety has Jessica Biel in talks to play the mighty Amazon. But Angry Zen Minion S. Blue and AZM Allies Valerie and Dave Reimer point to a BBC article in which Beyonce said that she’d love to play Wonder Woman:
I want to do a superhero movie and what would be better than Wonder Woman? And it would be a very bold choice. A black Wonder Woman would be a powerful thing. It’s time for that, right?
Let’s put aside for the moment that she diva’d out and went all Diana Ross on her Destiny’s Child friends which is always, ALWAYS a dick move. Normally I think I’d call foul and yell that Diana should be played by a Greek woman. But for some reason, I don’t hate the idea of Beyonce playing Wonder Woman. I kind of look at it like Michael Clarke Duncan as Kingpin. He was the best part of that movie and played the role so well that now it’s hard for me to imagine anyone else playing Kingpin. If Beyonce turns in a great performance, I think I’d feel the same. ‘Course, if she botches it’ll end Wonder Woman’s movie career for good.
The thing is, out of all the superheroes, I feel that Wonder Woman is such a strong icon that she has the potential to transcend race. I think all women of all ethnicity can look to Wonder Woman for inspiration. That being said, I feel she deserves her own damn movie. She should have a solo pic before joining up with the JLA. If Catwoman can get a flick, surely Diana deserves her shot in the spotlight.
Tell me she wouldn’t have that je nais se quoi that Kevin talked about. Honestly, with her in mind, I can’t think of another actress, white or black, who I’d rather see as Diana.
