Dear nerds, geeks, and horndogs of all creed...

[seriousfic]

Stop dream-casting Megan Fox as Wonder Woman.

I get it. Really, I do. Megan Fox is pretty much the hottest woman in the world (sorry, Angelina Jolie, try having more than -2% body fat) and Wonder Woman is the hottest superheroine in comics... perfect casting, right?

Sigh.

Remember the last time this happened? Okay, fine, I'll remind you. I'm sorry it came to this:



Yeah. Take a good long look. I won't even bring up Halle Berry as Storm OR Catwoman.

The point is, whoever they cast is going to be ridiculously good-looking. It's Hollywood, they're not going to cast Margaret fucking Cho. But there are ridiculously good-looking women who can act. (Not that Halle Berry can't act... ahem... but she makes about as convincing an action heroine as I do.) Now, I'm not saying Megan Fox can't act, but what about her screams Wonder Woman? Other than the cleavage, which is awe-inspiring? Exactly. She's Wonder Girl AT BEST.

Instead, I suggest we cast Megan Fox as Wonder Woman's girlfriend, Io, and include a scene where Io disguises herself as Wonder Woman to serve as a decoy while Diana escapes. So we've got Megan Fox in a Wonder Woman costume, PLUS Megan Fox and Wonder Woman making out, and whoever is awesome enough to play Wondy. So there's hot GOGA, there's a positive representation of homosexuality/bisexuality in the media, we can use the movie to find Skrulls (they'll be the guys complaining that Steve Trevor should be Diana's love interest)... EVERYBODY WINS.

Plus, Io canonically wears nothing but a leather apron and pants most of the time.

Thank you for your time, internet perverts, and once again, sorry for reminding you of Movie!Sue.

Comments

[prozacpark.livejournal.com]

Megan Fox is pretty much the hottest woman in the world.

Um. Helen of Troy begs to differ. A lot.

[seriousfic.livejournal.com]

Fine, hottest woman in the world currently alive.

[prozacpark.livejournal.com]

Everyone knows Helen of Troy is immortal. So she is, in fact, still alive.

[seriousfic.livejournal.com]

BTW, I saw Star Trek and now I kinda ship Rachel Nichols' character with Kirk.

[prozacpark.livejournal.com]

You must tell me how much of Rachel Nichols is there? Because she'll be the only reason I'll see that movie, if I see it at all. Am not a Star Trek fan on account of never having seen any of it ever.

[mcity.livejournal.com]

I tried to imagine Ms. Fox lifting weights, and I could almost hear her tiny little bones snap. I don't see why they don't just give over and cast Lucy Lawless.

[seriousfic.livejournal.com]

I don't see why they don't just give over and cast Lucy Lawless.

I think she's a little old at this point. If you're doing an origin story, Diana can't come to Man's World as much higher than thirty. Otherwise her naivete is going to get old fast.

[mcity.livejournal.com]

Curse you, reality!

[http://users.livejournal.com/thrace_/]

If Gina Carano could act, I'd actually cast her as Io. But sadly, she cannot. She is terrible. Tragedy.

[seriousfic.livejournal.com]

Oh dear. Is she at least good enough to play herself and cameo as Big Barda and be endearingly bad, like Arnold Schwarzenegger?

[hamartian.livejournal.com]

I'll second both the call to use Lucy Lawless instead and the call to have Io in the film.

[milleniumrex.livejournal.com]

I like your ideas and wish to subscribe to your dirty newsletter.

I struggle to find a good casting choice to play Wonder Woman, though. This one has always escaped me.

[seriousfic.livejournal.com]

I've got one that I think is pretty great, so I'm going to do a picspam pretty soon.

[stinglikeabee.livejournal.com]

What about that actress they picked for the JLA movie, Megan Gale (http://moviesmedia.ign.com/movies/image/article/830/830854/megan-gale1_1193598576.jpg)? From what I've seen on Google Images she's the cleavage and the bootie required to play WW. Maybe the producers were on to something. My own pick would be Zoe Saldana, but that would be Star Trek talking.

[distractedone.livejournal.com]

Dude, I totally agree. I've noticed that people tend to dream cast Megan Fox with EVERYONE though. Indeed, she's very hot, but! NO.

[scotchsour.livejournal.com]

I posted on my journal asking if there was a "useless girl" trope (http://scotchsour.livejournal.com/205053.html) because that's how I feel about Megan Fox and Transformers. I watch her in Simon Pegg's "How to Lose Friends and Alienate People" and she plays *vapid* quite well.

In another article I read about this same topic but Megan Fox she doesn't want to play a superhero. Thinks Wonder Woman is lame (http://www.afterellen.com/blog/thelinster/an-open-letter-to-megan-fox-regarding-wonder-woman). Now I have no reason to even like her.

That was my only Halloween costume. Bitch doesn't know any better.

I think Wonder Woman hasn't been discovered yet but the people in the Lucy Lawless camp, no she's simply not the one. However, her playing Queen Hippolyta would be great casting.

[seriousfic.livejournal.com]

I thought Lynda Carter was the de facto Hippolyta...

And no, Megan Fox probably doesn't think Wonder Woman is lame. But hey, if she doesn't want the role, one potentially vapid shallow casting out, five million to talk the WB out of. And these are the people who wanted Ashton Kutcher to play Batman. God knows what they'll do to a female hero...

"Okay, Joss Whedon was going to treat the character with common sense and dignity, so he's out. Now that we've got Brett Ratner in, let's see who we can get. We've sorted the potential casting by cup size..."

[http://users.livejournal.com/radon_/]

Megan Fox, I'll be happily when the whole fuss over her's over. She's hot, but no, can't act. No.

I however, echo the call for Tricia Helfer. (and if Lucy could be in the show in any capacity, ie Artemis, I'm all for it too.)

[potatoko.livejournal.com]

I'd take Megan Fox over that Australian supermodel they were initially considering, though. Also, Missy Peregrym must play an Amazon of some description! Girl is BUILT.

[seriousfic.livejournal.com]

Missy Peregrym for Generically-Aged-Up!Cassandra Sandsmark!

[potatoko.livejournal.com]

That this will never happen is an indictment against the whole human race and proof that the universe just doesn't have enough awesome to go around.

[scottyquick.livejournal.com]

What about Nicola Scott?

[seriousfic.livejournal.com]

The artist?

[cleome45.livejournal.com]

Margaret Cho is beautiful. Forget Wonder Woman. Create a new superhero for Margaret Cho to play. Now THAT I'd actually go see before it hit the dollar theater. :p

[potatoko.livejournal.com]

Create a new superhero for margaret cho? Don't you mean, create a mild mannered alternate identity for her so she can have a break from being a superhero all the time?