Gal Gadot cast as Wonder Woman

[Silver Nemesis]

http://variety.com/2013/film/news/gal-gadot-wonder-woman-batman-vs-superman-1200918310/

[The Laughing Fish]

That is also suggesting that Flash is appearing in a cameo.

As for the news, I must admit I'm not that excited. The reason is because I was under the impression this would be about Superman and Batman meeting for the first time, but now that they're throwing Diana/Wonder Woman and into the picture there is a strong chance this could get bloated. Then again, perhaps Wonder Woman isn't actually in the film but her alter ego is if that makes sense. It makes me wonder if the other rumours about Flash, Nightwing, and even the Bat drones have a lot more credibility than I thought.

This depends on how it's written of course, but then again I'm not exactly sure with David Goyer. I enjoyed Man of Steel, but it had some problems that stopped it from being great. To be fair though, some of the problems I had with Goyer's story didn't bother me like a lot of his work on the Batman trilogy. We'll wait and see.

[Furstmobile]

I guess this is why they won't call it World's Finest. I think everyone's reaction is pretty much "I thought this movie was about Batman and Superman?"

Still yawning and waiting for the first pic of Batman.

[Cobblepot4Mayor]

Throwing these sort of characters into the mix while trying to establish a new Batman AND Robin/Nightwing, while also developing further Henry Cavill's Superman is turning into a recipe for disaster. And given the reaction to Affleck I'd hate for them to turn away their attention to sodding Wonder Woman and The Flash when they really need to make this Batman as great as they possibly can to prove naysayers wrong.

As for "World's Finest" that title is about as awful as the other horrendous titles I've heard for it.

[The Joker]

Really not familiar with Gal Gadot, at all, but it appears like Justice League Origins is shaping up to include quite a few DCU characters. Cameos or not. Which just comes across as a little too much, too soon. As it would be nice to get some more stand alone films before jumping into a Justice League film. But whatever. Guess we'll see how rushing into something like that works out for WB...

[phantom stranger]

As it would be nice to get some more stand alone films before jumping into a Justice League film. But whatever. Guess we'll see how rushing into something like that works out for WB...

I think it's clear by now WB doesn't want to take a risk with solo films. They'd rather go with the "sure thing" of a Batman/Superman movie. And the way they see it, they can't lose by throwing in a few other heroes, even if it's just a glorified cameo.

Not exactly a bold move, but it's certainly a safer approach, from a business perspective.

[johnnygobbs]

As it would be nice to get some more stand alone films before jumping into a Justice League film. But whatever. Guess we'll see how rushing into something like that works out for WB...

I think it's clear by now WB doesn't want to take a risk with solo films. They'd rather go with the "sure thing" of a Batman/Superman movie. And the way they see it, they can't lose by throwing in a few other heroes, even if it's just a glorified cameo.

Not exactly a bold move, but it's certainly a safer approach, from a business perspective.

What they consider to be a 'sure-thing' could turn out to be a critical and therefore commercial mess over-stuffed with characters.

[phantom stranger]

As it would be nice to get some more stand alone films before jumping into a Justice League film. But whatever. Guess we'll see how rushing into something like that works out for WB...

I think it's clear by now WB doesn't want to take a risk with solo films. They'd rather go with the "sure thing" of a Batman/Superman movie. And the way they see it, they can't lose by throwing in a few other heroes, even if it's just a glorified cameo.

Not exactly a bold move, but it's certainly a safer approach, from a business perspective.

What they consider to be a 'sure-thing' could turn out to be a critical and therefore commercial mess over-stuffed with characters.

I wish you were right but the reality is that no matter how bad or overstuffed the film is, it will be a hit. Even Spider-Man 3 made over 300 million domestically.

Personally, I trust Snyder more than the Marvel guys (which make lightweight films) so I'm remaining an optimist.

[The Joker]

I think it's clear by now WB doesn't want to take a risk with solo films. They'd rather go with the "sure thing" of a Batman/Superman movie. And the way they see it, they can't lose by throwing in a few other heroes, even if it's just a glorified cameo.

Not exactly a bold move, but it's certainly a safer approach, from a business perspective.

Well sure. If WB/DC's past history has taught us anything, is that they are much more prone to go with just Batman/Superman on pretty much anything, rather than chancing on a potential new and fresh superhero or superheroine. It's a shame WB clearly don't see much worth in the DCU outside of Supes/Bats (guess you can throw in Justice League, but only because it's featuring the big two), and perhaps the failure of Green Lantern justified that thinking for them. However, the warm reception of a lesser known property like Arrow should be indicative to the notion that people are indeed interested in the DCU beyond Superman/Batman, but only if it's done in a fairly satisfying manner.

I think the point Johnny was making, is that you can have a financial success of a movie, but if it's not warmly received by fans/general audiences, the overall anticipation on going forward with future films takes a hit. How severe of a hit, is anyone's guess? But there are indeed examples of films making mega bucks, however due to a poor execution/reception, it either resulted in the studio getting cold feet on a further sequel, or the decision was made for a, sometimes, dramatic change in tone/style (which typically means reboot these days).




 

[zDBZ]

A certain someone at BOF is certain that the "Amazons" of this film are going to be descendants of Kryptonians, not mythological figures.