Wonder Woman

Unfortunately, this year's Comic-Con didn't provide much news for those of us hoping to see more female superheroes on the big screen; male characters continue to dominate the genre—surprise.

There are, however, three superheroine films in the works: Magdalena, Red Sonja, and The Witchblade. (Wikipedia can help if you're not familiar with the Magdalena, Red Sonja, or Witchblade comics.) I suspect all three films were motivated by the hotness factor with little consideration for much else, and casting splintery Rose McGowan as Red Sonja is probably a recipe for box-office disaster (see: "The subtle sexism behind bad female action films"). I'll try to remain optimistic, though.

On another front, a recent summit between Warner Bros. and DC Comics may be a sign that we're finally getting close to seeing a Wonder Woman movie. Time Warner shareholders have no doubt been happy with Dark Knight's box-office receipts, but they must be asking themselves, How much more are we missing out on? And there is no better comic-book character to discover that with than Wonder Woman, easily the most identifiable, and thus bankable, superhero still without a feature film.

Playing with Hulu (I love new toys) has given me an idea: virtual Wonder Woman auditions. True, Joel Silver and the ninnies at Warner Bros. do not have a movie ready for production yet, but it can't hurt to get an early start on casting; besides, Silver and company need all the help they can get.

First up, Jodi Lyn O'Keefe. You would be hard-pressed to find an actress who fits the traditional Wonder Woman image better than this athletic, blue-eyed, raven-haired Amazon. This clip (use link if you cannot view the clip on the page) is from season three of Prison Break. Jodi is in her evil mode here, but she can do nice, too:

[Edit: Hulu has the bad habit of not leaving videos up very long. Thus you will have to accept this Hollywood 411 interview as a substitute; I apologize.]