Tuesday, February 1, 2011

The Wonder Woman TV Pilot Script Breakdown


I have found the WW script breakdown. It's interesting to say the least. Check it out:
This new Wonder Woman does feature a lot of elements and characters from the comics continuity:
  • There’s a Myndi Mayer, herein portrayed as Diana’s BFF.
  • There’s a scene with comics character Etta Candy, a role that’s pretty much written like a job offer to Melissa McCarthy.
  • Long ago, government man Steve Trevor crashed onto Wonder Woman’s island and brought her back to New York, but now they’ve split up. She still loves him, though, and it’s obvious that their relationship is going to be a focus.
  • Diana might not have an invisible jet (if she did, I didn’t see it) but she has a whole rainbow’s worth of over coloured aircraft.
  • She has the lasso, and those bracelets with which she deflects bullets.
  • Her nemesis is Veronica Cale, who in this continuity is an evil scientist and rival businesswoman with a secret, nefarious plan that you’ll probably guess ahead of time.
But there’s a lot that’s different too. As well as her Diana Prince alter ego (the Clark Kent disguise that’s achieved by putting her hair up, wearing glasses and cutting back on the make-up) Wonder Woman also has a third guise and a day job as Diana Themyscyra, the head of Themiscyra industries. While little Ms. Prince is a disguise, it is well known in this world that Ms. T and Wonder W are the same – think Tony Stark and Iron Man from the end of their first film on.

There’s a CSI-ish group of science-nerd 20-somethings living in her basement that dance to Kanye West and will doubtlessly help Diana solve any number of crimes in further episodes.
Very interesting, very interesting. I wished they had stick to the original story. What do you think?

Thanks to Bleeding Cool

3 comments:

Unknown said...

I do not like the 20 something's in the basement, like some Mystery Van without wheels.
And 3 identities... they'll fix that by season 2.
Now who is this one villian?

Damien said...

Totally - fucked - it - up.......

Sorry Boo - i dont like to swear on your blog........

But they are going to ruin WW....

Great Hera no...........

WilsonW said...

It sounds very convoluted. It's also hard for me to imagine a costume going on amidst all that corporate espionage. They'll probably have her in a catsuit of some sort.

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