Just no Beyonce. Sorry, but she is just a terrible actress. It would be Halle Berry in "Catwoman" all over again. If they want a black WW, then I would go with Rihanna. She has an exotic accent and everything. I could see that being hot.
As for Newsrama's poll, I can't see any of those ladies working out.
If a fictional character is "white" just because he or she is "white" then there is no reason they can't be "not white." No more reason than the exact height, weight, eye color.
If the argument is that she must be white because her backstory is explicitly tied to her ethnicity. (i.e. Wonder Woman only makes sense if she is Greek. Shaft's story makes no sense if he is not black) then that makes more sense. Will Smith should not play The Godfather. Roger Craig should not play The Black Panther.
Of course given that the Amazons were likely actually Iranian or Central Asian, Wonder Woman should, in fact, not be Greek or white.
I'm gonna throw this out, but what about a relatively unknown actress like Rena Sofer (she's currently playing the absentee wife to Nathan Petrelli on "Heroes."
@bonniegrrl: Goddammit I've been saying Rena Sofer in every 'who should be WW" and Justice League thread for the last year. She was also in 24 so she's not new to the camera.
If this is a hypothetical experiment, I guess I'll take Beyonce.
But god, why would there ever be a wonder woman movie? It's a ridiculous character pulled out of some guy's ass to make a quick women's rights buck. There are better characters out there.
Not to sound racist but wonder woman is not black. I mean replacing lex luther with a black guy in the cartoons wasnt bad but wonder woman is a main hero. I mean what would people say if they cast a white guy to play Shaft for that movie?
Well considering that being "black" is actually a part of Shaft's character, then that would be stupid. And could you come up with a slightly more exploitative character? yeesh
And Beyonce as WW. She's a descent actress when she's not mugging for the camera. If they come up with a good backstory that will appease the "she's greek, therefore white" morons, it could be done.
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As for Newsrama's poll, I can't see any of those ladies working out.
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Gabrielle Union?
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If the argument is that she must be white because her backstory is explicitly tied to her ethnicity. (i.e. Wonder Woman only makes sense if she is Greek. Shaft's story makes no sense if he is not black) then that makes more sense. Will Smith should not play The Godfather. Roger Craig should not play The Black Panther.
Of course given that the Amazons were likely actually Iranian or Central Asian, Wonder Woman should, in fact, not be Greek or white.
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Why do you hate superheroes?
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But god, why would there ever be a wonder woman movie? It's a ridiculous character pulled out of some guy's ass to make a quick women's rights buck. There are better characters out there.
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Well considering that being "black" is actually a part of Shaft's character, then that would be stupid. And could you come up with a slightly more exploitative character? yeesh
And Beyonce as WW. She's a descent actress when she's not mugging for the camera. If they come up with a good backstory that will appease the "she's greek, therefore white" morons, it could be done.
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Your alternate point about Shaft is ill-advised because his race was actually integral to the character. The same isn't true for Wonder Woman.
Be careful of those "I don't mean to sound X" statements, when you use that preface, what's about to come after usually is X.
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"Be careful of those "I don't mean to sound X" statements, when you use that preface, what's about to come after usually is X."
I'm glad someone said it. You can include "some of my best friends are X" as well.