Wonder Woman Movie Must Be Made – Warner Bros CEO; Casting Speculations Include Morena Baccarin, Gemma Arterton

The "Man Of Steel" sequel will feature Batman. This development led fans wonder "What's next?" and "Who else?" Warner Bros. CEO has an answer. Wonder Woman must have a movie, and the Hollywood media obliges with suggestions.

In an entertainment law conference, Warner CEO Kevin Tsujihara said Saturday that the fulfillment of the Harry Potter spin offs was a team effort. The Hollywood Reporter released their report on the event:  "There's never any one person who does anything," Tsujihara said. "I don't think it was anything I did."

That's not quite how Rowling saw it -- the deal "would not have happened without him," she said - but no matter: Tsujihara preferred to give credit to "our great studio."

On the subject of franchises, Tsujihara acknowledged that the  lack of superhero movies other than the Superman and Batman franchises is a "missed opportunity," but added that the studio had "huge plans for a number of other DC properties on TV." Perhaps one hint in that direction: "we need to get Wonder Woman on the big screen or TV."

That spark was enough to ignite the rumor mill with Wonder Woman prospects. She is probably the top female candidate to get her own movie-miles away from Catwoman or Black Widow in terms of strength, fan-base and characterization. The speculation never really stopped, but now there is some hope to hold on to.

In Screenrant, they have listed some actresses that they believe can portray Princess Diana of Themyscira:

Top candidate for Screenrant is Morena Baccarin. Their case: "Morena Baccarin is no stranger to playing women blessed with otherworldly beauty, as the exotic and sensual Inara Serra in Joss Whedon's Firefly (2002), the last of the Ori in Stargate SG-1, and the leader of an invading alien race in V (2009). Since Diana of Themyscira is a human, not an alien entity, the role would actually be less of a stretch than usual."

Gemma Arterton follows. The former Bond girl who played the title role in "Hansel and Gretel." She has just the right amount of name recall without being 'too popular'(note the choice if Henry Cavill). The biggest drawbacks to casting established actresses with mass appeal (Jessica Biel, Kate Beckinsale) in the role is the difficulty in suspending disbelief, and Gemma Arterton would fit the bill just fine.

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