Slog - Comments on Wonder Sister

Comment by Rachael F.

Rachael F. — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 09:31:09 -0800

I don't think it's crazy. Switching up the races for certain characters in the comicscape has already been done. What is crazy is that Beyonce thinks she can actually act.

My main pick for Wonder Woman is Rosario Dawson and will continue to be.

Comment by monkey

monkey — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 09:35:09 -0800

NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO!!!

Wonder Woman is Greek. Geesh!

Comment by SeaExile

SeaExile — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 09:36:23 -0800

I'm just waiting for the day when black women are able to think that it's ok to actually have black hair (I don't mean just color, I mean all the nasty straighteners/relaxers/stuff people put in their hair to make it "flowy" like white people's hair). When all the black celebrity women look like they have "naturally curly" instead of *naturally curly* hair, how are ladies supposed to feel like they don't need all that junk? grr.

Comment by The CHZA

The CHZA — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 09:36:58 -0800

Dammit Charles, now you have me needing to watch that "Single Ladies" video again. AND it's stuck in my head before I've even gone there.

Comment by --MC

--MC — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 09:39:34 -0800

I misread that, I thought you suggested Will Smith play Captain Kirk.

Comment by Jennifer

Jennifer — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 09:41:55 -0800

Her music may suck, but DAMN she's got the boo-tay!

Comment by PC

PC — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 09:42:02 -0800

Go for it, if Obama shows anything it's don't limit yourself.

Comment by N

Mon, 10 Nov 2008 09:42:04 -0800

Switching up races isn't all that new, just look at Nick Fury.

Oh, and someone already posted this on Slog on Friday.

Comment by tomasyalba

tomasyalba — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 09:42:29 -0800

Rachael - yes! Rosario Dawson is beyond the beyond.

Comment by max solomon

max solomon — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 09:43:26 -0800

NO ONE should play Wonder Woman, because Wonder Woman is a suck ass comic character.

Comment by Jennifer

Jennifer — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 09:44:23 -0800

Switching up races isn't all that new, just look at the Kingpin.

Comment by Wurm

Wurm — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 09:51:27 -0800

so a black person playing a white role is cool good and progressive. but a white person playing a black role (Mighty Heart anyone?) is racist

hrmmmm

Comment by Sirkowski

Sirkowski — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 09:52:42 -0800

I don't have a problem with a black Captain America. But I HAVE A PROBLEM WITH WILL SMITH! There are people who are black and are not Will Smith.

Also, fuck Smith and his Scientology.

Comment by wench

wench — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 09:55:37 -0800

@1 - Since when has acting ability had anything to do with who gets cast in superhero movies? It's generally about who looks good in the suit.

Comment by um

um — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 09:56:29 -0800

I guess one mitigating factor is that it might marginally increase the chance of the movie ever getting made at all, since it looks to be stillborn. That said, the people to ask about this are in the gay community, since WW is pretty much a gay camp icon more than any sort of successful comic book character - her monthly comic probably has a readership of about 4 people.

Comment by Andy Niable

Andy Niable — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 09:56:39 -0800

Though it's too late now, my dream was always for RuPaul to play Miss Diana Prince.

But, please just don't let it be Catherine Zeta Jones.

Comment by Greg

Greg — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 09:57:27 -0800

I would pay to watch two hours of Beyonce in a skintight suit.

Comment by Carollani

Carollani — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 09:57:57 -0800

Beyonce ruins everything (except that gold dress, she rocked that).

Comment by mickey in AR

mickey in AR — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 09:58:47 -0800

@6 yessss
I do love me some bootay

Comment by Jessica

Jessica — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 09:59:11 -0800

@14: Rosario could fill the suit like nobody's business. She's one of the reasons to watch Alexander with the sound off.

Comment by calvin

calvin — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 10:08:36 -0800

She already has the wonder twins in her booty, so as long as it is billed as WW & The Wonder Twins, go for it!

Comment by SeMe

SeMe — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 10:15:47 -0800

beyonce IS wonder woman.

rosario dawson has made two decent films:

KIDS
and a that small role she had in shattered glass.

she is aight, but beyonce is the truth.

man, i hate joe camel, i mean JAY-Z.

Comment by Mahtli69

Mahtli69 — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 10:21:24 -0800

Charles, it's Captain AmericA, not Captain AmericAN.

Comment by CommonKnowledge

CommonKnowledge — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 10:27:08 -0800

I said it before, WW should be played by a drag queen.

Comment by Monique G

Monique G — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 10:28:10 -0800

I'm already the Black Wonder Woman. Beyonce didn't get the memo.

Comment by mareada

mareada — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 10:47:59 -0800

I'm hoping the election of a Super President means the end of superhero movies.

Comment by Kat

Kat — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 10:50:32 -0800

Please. People have been talking about Gina Torres for years. At least she can act and is a badass. Beyonce is no one's first choice for black Wonder Woman.

Comment by whatwhat

whatwhat — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 11:05:19 -0800

A black Captain America would actually work out well. Reminincent of the Tuskagee experiments, Will Smith's character would be a guinea pig for the super soldier serum.

The "real" Captain America would be a blond-haired blue eyed white dude who (because of Nazi sabotage) eventually goes insane from the serum. Will Smith is the only one who can stop him. Then he gets sent to Germany to fight the Nazis (and the racial prejudice of the soldiers in his unit!) for the rest of the film.

Meanwhile, stateside, the government uses stock footage and promotional pictures of the white dude because they won't admit Captain America is black.

And of course, Will Smith apparently dies in Anaractica fighting the Red Skull. And thus, the American public never finds out the original superhero was black... until...

Post-credit sequence, Tony Stark and Ultimate Nick Fury recover his ice-encased body to lead into the Avengers.

Comment by Chrissyliz

Chrissyliz — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 11:06:01 -0800

British theater and TV does a lot of "non-traditional" (and excellent) casting. I saw the great Clarke Peters as Billy Flynn in "Chicago" there. And Adrian Lester, who has played "white" Shakespearean leads at the Royal National Theater, has been campaigning pretty hard in recent interviews to be the first black Doctor in "Doctor Who" now that David Tennant has announced his departure.

Comment by ellarosa

ellarosa — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 11:06:02 -0800

andy@16, i i've been looking at so much reddit lately that i misread your suggestion as ron paul. and thanks for the accidentally hilarious image! too good!

Comment by Dave

Dave — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 11:08:20 -0800

@27 - Gina Torres! Yes! I love that woman. And if she can't play Wonder Woman, then she needs to play Vixen. (She already voiced the character for Justice League Unlimited. )

Comment by ellarosa

ellarosa — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 11:08:37 -0800

oh, and if beyonce wants to wear the most ridiculous costume in all of superhero history, i say: you go girl.

Comment by Smiley

Smiley — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 11:12:51 -0800

No, no, no. Wonder Woman is is right here.

Comment by T

Mon, 10 Nov 2008 11:16:05 -0800

Apparently nobody remembers the Catwoman movie. A boring comic character played by a black actress does not instantly make a great movie.

Though I could easily stare at Beyonce's ass for 90 minutes.

Comment by Fnarf

Fnarf — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 11:26:24 -0800

Her ass looks like a chicken drumstick.

Comment by seatard

seatard — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 11:28:21 -0800

Tracy Morgan already has the black Bond covered, like 10 years ago. His name is LaMonte Bond. He's scared of dogs and refuses to swim.

Comment by ellarosa

ellarosa — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 11:29:07 -0800

i think turkey drumstick would be a more fitting analogy, fnarf. 'cause, you know...damn!

Comment by seatard

seatard — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 11:35:16 -0800

Lamont Bond

Comment by elswinger

elswinger — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 11:50:11 -0800

Tobey Maguire should play Shaft.

Comment by Will in Seattle

Will in Seattle — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 12:06:58 -0800

I think Will Smith would be great as Captain America.

And that it's time for a non-caucasian James Bond.

But, the end of the era of entitlement is over - every African-American child needs to buckle down, stay in school, and graduate from college.

You can dance to hip-hop and play b-ball all you want - AFTER you crack down and do your homework.

I'm serious. It's time. The world has changed, and you're a part of it now, and that means employers have to help with this instead of hiring only tokens and not mentoring kids all the way through school.

Comment by Will in Seattle

Will in Seattle — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 12:10:53 -0800

oh, and Wonder Woman - I'd rather she was played by a certain Mexican hottie ...

Comment by clue stick

clue stick — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 12:31:55 -0800

will @ 40,
you deserve to be beaten for that statement. i can help with that.

Comment by John Bailo

John Bailo — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 12:50:40 -0800

In Hollywood everyone is equal...equal to produce as many bad movies as the public can bear.

Comment by It's Mark Mitchell

It's Mark Mitchell — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 13:15:27 -0800

That Beyonce has hams.

Comment by Will in Seattle

Will in Seattle — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 13:53:34 -0800

@42 - what, you don't like Will Smith?

Seriously, the change is a comin' and it's time to step up and be a man.

And anyone who doesn't get that - in the boardroom, or the hiring office, or on the streets - has not been paying attention.

This is what I hear on the all-black shows now.

Comment by dwight moody

dwight moody — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 15:24:46 -0800

@28. Been done, it was called Captain America: Red, White and Black. According to that comic book history the original experiments were conducted on a group of about 200 black soldiers who's families were informed they "died in a training accident." Only 8 survived and all but one died fighting the Nazis. Good mini-series.

Comment by dwight moody

dwight moody — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 15:28:35 -0800

@2... Wonder Woman is an Amazon, and the historically rumored Amazons were from somewhere East of Greece, in what's probably now the 'stans.

Comment by Greg

Greg — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 17:38:41 -0800

Somethin'-stan.

Comment by Cookie W. Monster

Cookie W. Monster — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 17:40:57 -0800

Adam Sandler wants to be James Brown!

"And it would be a very bold choice. A white, whiny, dorky James Brown would be a powerful thing. It's time for that, right?"