Makes You Wonder

The rumor mill surounding the Wonder Woman has been very quiet since March of this year...Until today. And like the rumors that I talked about last week--this one's too jucy to ignore...

According to a report in the tabby, Star Magazine, Katie Holmes--a.k.a. Mrs. Tom Cruise (pictured) made a special trip to Los Angeles earlier this month for a meeting between her reps and producers about taking on the lead role in the big-screen film based on the DC Comics heroine.



IGN takes the story there:

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"The movie's only at the discussion state, but Katie feels this role as a kick-ass superhero will put her back in the public eye," says the mag's unnamed source. "She wants to show her stuff, and she wants to prove that she can stand on her own two feet without Tom's help. Tom, at times, feels compelled to oversee Katie's career, but Katie is bent on doing this alone. She actually scheduled the meeting when she knew Tom wasn't going to be able to be there."

It's not exactly a solid lead, but it's the first bit of news we've heard about the project since March when producer Joel Silver admitted having problems getting the movie off the ground.

"We've been having trouble with that project," he told fans at WonderCon. "We're going to make Wonder Woman work. We've had problems making it effective for today… work for today. And Joss [Whedon] tried, but we'll get there. I hope it can be as fantastic a movie as I want it to be."

Joss Whedon was the last director to be associated with the project. He dropped out in February.

Holmes is the latest name in a long list of actresses that have been linked to the project over the years of development. Other notables have included Sandra Bullock, Eliza Dushku, Charisma Carpenter, Minnie Driver, Blade: The Series star Jill Wagner, and even American Idol runner-up Katharine McPhee.

Ugh! This is one rumor I hope doesn't come true... As a supporting player in Batman Begins, Holmes ended up being the film's only black mark...Pinning hopes for a new franchise on her would be a mistake...The best way to get WW off the ground is for Silver and Co to cast an unknown in the lead and then build a group of well known players around her. After all, following in Lynda Carter's (pictured) footsteps is gonna be hard enough--I think a fresh face for the amazon warrior is the best way to go now.