Wonder Woman is a character every actress would like to play at least once in their career and now it looks like an opportunity has opened up for anyone interested (as long as you’re relatively tall and young).
Warner Bros TV are looking for an actress to take on the role of WW herself for their new show AMAZON. Based around Allen Heinberg’s origin story, the show will feature a teenage Wonder Woman and will focus on her struggles at adapting to life on Earth. You can read the programme breakdown below:
‘She comes from a remote, secluded country and until now has spent most of her life as a soldier and a leader on the battlefield. Because of relentless brutality of her life at home, Iris looks at our world with absolute awe and astonishment. She’s delighted and just as often horrified by the aspects of everyday life that we take for granted: skyscrapers, traffic, ice cream. It’s all new and fascinating and sometimes slightly troubling to her. Iris is completely unschooled in our world, our culture, our customs. And she’s completely inexperienced at interpersonal relationships. She has no social filter, does not suffer fools, and tends to do and say exactly what’s on her mind at all times. She’s bluntly, refreshingly honest. She can tell when you’re lying to her. And she doesn’t have time or patience for politics or tact because she’s too busy trying to experience everything our world has to offer. There are too many sights to see and things to learn and people to care for. Hers is a true, noble, and generous heart. And she will fight and die for the people she loves. Iris is a fierce warrior with the innocent heart of a romantic and she will fight to the death to make the world safe for innocents and true romantics everywhere.’
Goodness knows why they’ve changed her name from the original ‘Diana’ to ‘Iris’…However, some bloggers have found it rather strange that WB are already casting for the show, even though a pilot episode hasn’t yet been picked up. It’ll be fascinating to see who they cast, as a well-known talent can pull in audience numbers, no matter how good/bad the show is.
Who would you like to see as a teenage Wonder Woman? Let us know!
Source: Deadline
