Wonder Woman might get another shot at television, and it might happen with creative people and a network that should have been behind it in the first place.
Vulture’s Josef Adalian is reporting that writer Allan Heinberg, whose TV credits include The O.C. and comic book credits include Young Avengers and Wonder Woman, is developing a script for The CW with the working title Amazon. The Vulture piece insists that “no pilot production has been greenlit or even contractually guaranteed.” As described, it sounds like Amazon would take the Smallville route, where Diana Prince/Wonder Woman is a young crimefighter and not yet the icon that she will someday become.
Scripts are often created for projects that never go beyond that stage. The CW itself had an adaptation of DC Comics’ Deadman by Eric Kripke last year, and not much more has been said since. A Robin project, The Graysons, didn’t get very far; and back with The WB, a new Flash TV series was proposed back in 2003 that died somewhere in the scripting process.
Stay tuned for more details when and if they become available… and hopefully they will. Maybe WonderWomanTV.com will have an excuse to still exist, after all!
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Sounds much better than the NBC pilot (which was terrible, except for Adrianne Palicki…), so bring it on!!!
Would be awesome if Tom Welling was producing this.
Why would Tom Welling produce it?
I think that this is a great idea. The CW somehow always manages to keep their show afloat and viewers interested.
Going the smallville direction is a perfect idea and it is a template for how all comic book adaptions should be made!
If they are going to do this, they seriously NEED TO REMAKE THE PILOT. the idea having everyone know her secret identity is just stupid, let alone having her own organization is just ridiculous. They need to bring back the idea where she works a government place in Washington, DC. And having her identity a SECRET.
And they should start or mention Paradise Island and keep true to her original origins. AND! let her keep that outfit, the one she wore at the end of the episode, where she is wearing an outfit that has more of the traditional outfit without the pants cuz the pants does not look right with them on.
And let the show be based on the old continuity because the new 52 version stinks.
I agree with @Scribe, I think that would be a fantastic idea if Tom Welling was involved, even as an assistant or adviser. He is a great guy, he is a fantastic producer, director and actor. Smallville is longest running superhero, and Tom was one of the big reasons for that. I think it would be great if they have someone like Tom welling.
I think Bryan Q Miller as a writer for this series woul be a great idea too. He knows how to write characters, superhero TV show and STRONG WOMEN.
I was thinking that Tom would be great producing this show largely because when he had more creative input, we saw Clark growing quite a bit in terms of characterization. I think he’d have some good ideas in how to keep the character interesting while at the same time in constant growth.
Trying to make a “Smallville” like Wonder Woman series wouldn’t work without changing the whole story about Wonder Woman. Growing up an a secluded island of Amazons, she was secluded from the world where she would become Wonder Woman, not a part of the world. Unlike Superman, who was Clark Kent since adoption and later became known as Superman, there is no Diana Prince to grow up as a normal person until Wonder Woman needed a secret identity. There is only the identity of Princess Diana of the Amazons on Themyscira.
I agree Tom Welling would be awesome to be producing for Wonder Woman. Hopefully this show will go beyond the cutting floor and finally onto the cw tv lineup. Crossing my finger until then!
I’m still not following you on any of this… WHY would Tom Welling produce Wonder Woman? Wouldn’t he be more likely to produce his own pitch?
Considering he barely even put on a Superman costume, I wouldn’t think doing something comics related would be high on his list.
Guys, Tom Welling was the producer of Hellcats REMEMBER??? GOD! This is why he should produce “Amazon” and play Major Steve Trevor in it DUH!
I was looking at the point of view that he has the background to avoid some of the pitfalls that Smallville encountered. As a creative force, I felt some of aspecst of the show he guided showed some definite growth for Clark. Agree what you say about the costume, but I’m suggesting that his input behind the scenes might be what this show needs to not be another teenage drama.
people tryin to say it cant be because of the comic you do relize these shows are always retold diffrently from the comics yeah ok now that thats out of the way yes tom would be a great.