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Titolo: Wonder Woman cast?

http://www.joblo.com/index.php?id=10853
I can't say that I didn't see this news coming, but at the same time, I was
hoping that they'd get someone more "original" (guess my push for Monica
Bellucci didn't work). All in all though, a pretty decent choice. Here's
the press release from Joss Whedon's official site.
Beckinsale confirmed as "Wonder Woman"
Friday, March 31,11:57 PM ET
Writer/director Joss Whedon confirmed today that production on his highly
anticipated movie adaptation of the popular comic book series "Wonder
Woman" would begin filming in early September with British actress Kate
Beckinsale chosen as the lead. Whedon, who has secretly been auditioning
dozens of top names in the industry over the past month, said that he was
"very happy" with his pick and couldn't wait to get started.
Whedon also announced that he had recently finished his screenplay of the
film and that fans of the series would not be disappointed, with plenty of
fun, action and thrills for everyone: "I hope folks realize how important
this movie is to me, and how much I care about female characters. I think
we're going to surprise a lot of people with this one."
Whedon said that many other actresses had attempted to "woo" him for the
part, including such notables as Charisma Carpenter, Alyssa Milano,
Evangeline Lilly and even "old farts like Monica Bellucci and Demi Moore",
but that he always had his mind on Beckinsale, especially after he had seen
her performances in the UNDERWORLD movies, as well as her ability to work
closely with past directors [Beckinsale fell in love with UNDERWORLD
director Len Wiseman on the set of their first film together, and married
him later on]. Whedon joked, "Maybe I can bag her too!"
What wasn't so funny, on the other hand, was the lengths to which some
actresses went to get the lead role in this film, according to Whedon: "I
couldn't tell you how many actresses...I'm talking married women here,
promised to blow me left, right and center if I gave them the part."
Beckinsale, who Whedon admits isn't the greatest actress in the world,
apparently won the part, much like Gellar won her role as Buffy in "Buffy
the Vampire Slayer" by positioning herself the best.
"I think Kate knows that she's not the sharpest tool in the shed, but much
like Sarah [Michelle Gellar], she 'gets it' and doesn't mind working
overtime...if you know what I mean!" Whedon said that he even met with the
recently divorced Jessica Simspon, who he admitted definitely had the "tits
for the part", but was about as "dumb as they come". She apparently
suggested they use the subtitle WONDER WOMAN: THESE BOOTS WERE MADE FOR
KICKING ASS! as a way to market the film to her fans better.
Gellar was also prepared to take on the part of the massive Amazonian
woman, but Whedon said honestly that she was "too short" for the part
("She's like a midget with a great ass!"), and that her "melon-head
husband" didn't help matters by sending him old Wonder Woman comic books
with Gellar's face superimposed over the real Wonder Woman. "That guy's a
real nerd."
Whedon said that he also spoke to TV's "Wonder Woman", the lovely Lynda
Carter about hiring Beckinsale, and said that she too was very pleased with
his decision: "Everyone knows that Lynda Carter wasn't the sharpest tool in
the shed, but she had massive tits and enjoyed kicking ass, and that's
pretty much what this movie is about: massive tits and kicking ass!"
Whedon also admitted that Beckinsale's breasts were not big enough for the
part, but that he was talking to the actress about getting them surgically
enhanced, if not for life, for the few months that the film would be in
production, "Thank me later, Wiseman!". Beckinsale's agent would only say
that his client was "considering the offer" and "even though she's happy
with her B-cups, might consider a C-cup, or maybe a junior-D, if some of
her own demands are met, notably that nobody look directly into her eyes
during the entire production of the movie, including Whedon."
Finally, Whedon admitted that Beckinsale's biggest champion had been an
Internet webmaster that he had met at an underground L.A. party a few weeks
back, JoBlo from JoBlo.com, who he says kept emailing him to choose the
starlet: "This guy would not let up...he kept emailing me half-naked
pictures of Kate, swearing that she would be awesome as Wonder Woman."
Whedon, who was so impressed with JoBlo, said that he would even take part
in the site's annual April Fool's Day gag this year, which was a nice thing
of him to do, especially since that's what you've been reading this entire
article. That's right, every word is untrue, folks...gotta love the
Internet!
-- 
Jolan Tru, Filippo "Hytok" Simone
L'oracolo sampdoriano di Sunnydale
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Si capiva fin dal titolo che era un pesce!
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 Si capiva fin dal titolo che era un pesce!
Ma va? Mi ero già rattristato per Charisma. In effetti però mi parevano
troppo sboccate le citazioni...