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Wonder Woman Returning To TV As Series Written And Produced By David E. Kelley
Deadline Hollywood ^ | Friday October 1, 2010 | NELLIE ANDREEVA

Posted on 10/01/2010 11:13:34 PM PDT by tlb

The Practice's David E. Kelley, has come on board to write and produce a new series project about the female superhero. The project, from Warner Bros. Television where Kelley is based, and Warner Bros.' DC Entertainment, will be taken out to the networks shortly.

Kelley, who has created several female-centered shows, most notably Ally McBeal, had been interested in tackling a contemporary take on the World War II-era Amazon.

Details on the reboot are being kept under wraps, and it is not clear if the new Wonder Woman aka Diana Prince will keep her signature powers and weapons, including her Lasso of Truth, her indestructible bracelets, her tiara and her invisible airplane.

Warner Bros. TV has brought DC characters to the small screen before, most recently with the CW's Superman-themed Smallville, which is in its 10th and final season, and Fox's Human Target, which returned for a second season.

But Wonder Woman has presented a challenge both for feature and TV creators. That's probably because she is the most famous female superhero in the testosterone-dominated comic world. And because she also is a big feminist icon. (Reps for Warner Bros. TV and Kelley declined to comment for this story.)

On the feature side, a Wonder Woman film has been in development hell for a decade at Warner Bros., with Joss Whedon at one point attached to write and direct for producer Joel Silver. In May, Warner chairman and CEO Barry Meyer confirmed that a new Wonder Woman feature is in development. There has been a concerted effort on part of Time Warner lately to better mine the DC properties across different platforms. The film division is expected to announce a slate of DC movies by the end of the year that would probably include Wonder Woman.

(Excerpt) Read more at deadline.com ...


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KEYWORDS: amazon; kelley; lame; remake; warner
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Hippolyta meets Ally McBeal. Perhaps with Snooki flying the plane.


1 posted on 10/01/2010 11:13:37 PM PDT by tlb
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2 posted on 10/01/2010 11:16:54 PM PDT by Slyfox
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You Betcha!


3 posted on 10/01/2010 11:27:21 PM PDT by Old Sarge (Marking Time On The Government's Dime)
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Wonder McBeal? Ally McWoman?

I don't know, sounds like a weird creative marriage to me.

4 posted on 10/01/2010 11:31:50 PM PDT by ArmstedFragg (hoaxy dopey changey)
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WE all know that Sarah is Ronald Reagan in a dress, Betsy Ross, Annie Oakley,and Wonder Woman all wolled into one.


5 posted on 10/01/2010 11:34:22 PM PDT by Cincinna (TIME TO REBUILD * ? * RYAN * 2012)
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To: Slyfox

OK, You win! LOL

ROTFLMAO!!!!!!!!!! that was brilliant!


6 posted on 10/01/2010 11:35:38 PM PDT by Danae (Analnathrach, orth' bhais's bethad, do che'l de'nmha.)
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You forgot Margaret Thatcher. And Esther. ;)


7 posted on 10/01/2010 11:37:43 PM PDT by RonDog
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Dang, you beat me to the Photoshop.

Knowing Hollywood, I bet they put Michelle MyBelle into the costume and call the series Wonder Wookie.

(Insert your own pic here).

Cheers!

8 posted on 10/01/2010 11:38:15 PM PDT by grey_whiskers (The opinions are solely those of the author and are subject to change without notice.)
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She's put on a little weight since we last saw her...


9 posted on 10/01/2010 11:40:37 PM PDT by LibFreeOrDie (Obama promised a gold mine, but will give us the shaft.)
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WONDERWOMAN'S CHEIF NEMESIS


10 posted on 10/01/2010 11:41:52 PM PDT by Slyfox
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To: LibFreeOrDie

Is that?...I can’t rightly say, but...I think that is...Barney Frank.


11 posted on 10/01/2010 11:43:58 PM PDT by Slyfox
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Must be dressing up for the guys again...


12 posted on 10/01/2010 11:44:51 PM PDT by Slyfox
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To: RonDog

Sarah is an all American phenomenon.Sarah is the all- American girl, and so much more.


13 posted on 10/02/2010 12:02:04 AM PDT by Cincinna (TIME TO REBUILD * ? * RYAN * 2012)
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with David it is going to turn or start political.


14 posted on 10/02/2010 12:09:52 AM PDT by GOP Poet (Obama is an OLYMPIC failure.)
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...the new Wonder Woman aka Diana Prince will keep her signature powers and weapons...

...but will notably be bringing forth a new, refreshingly hip, militant, "raised by Amazons", homosexual agenda.

15 posted on 10/02/2010 12:48:09 AM PDT by Rodamala
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16 posted on 10/02/2010 12:59:45 AM PDT by An.American.Expatriate (Here's my strategy on the War against Terrorism: We win, they lose. - with apologies to R.R.)
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my first thought, but I knew someone would have already taken care of it! thanks


17 posted on 10/02/2010 3:25:11 AM PDT by grame (May you know more of the love of God Almighty this day!)
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I never could get past the pure fantasy angle of the character of a woman who really wanted the truth.
18 posted on 10/02/2010 3:30:13 AM PDT by Hillarys Gate Cult
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As in, “Do these pants make my butt look big?”
Every time my daughter asked me that I’d tell her, “No, it’s not the pants that make your butt look big.” She finally stopped asking me.


19 posted on 10/02/2010 4:39:41 AM PDT by R. Scott (Humanity i love you because when you're hard up you pawn your Intelligence to buy a drink)
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20 posted on 10/02/2010 5:16:56 AM PDT by Dahoser (Separation of church and state? No, we need separation of media and state.)
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