And Now for the Superfluous.......Beyonce as Wonder Woman

This goes back to my Black James Bond concerns-why not develop an entire Black Amazonian storyline as opposed to simply putting a Black body in a White character's costume? Heck, it took decades for Themyscira (WW's Paradise island) to depict multi-cultural women as Amazons in the DC universe when coventional wisdom had the characters exclusively European in appearance. So for the record (in the case of comic book continuity freaks), there are Black Amazonians (and Black Kryptonians....just wiki Vathlo Island) just not the main franchise characters. I wouldn't mind seeing Mrs. Knowles-Carter in the costume-but on celluloid?....I have to ponder further on that one. Here's more on Beyonce-Woman, thanks to Black Voices:

Beyonce Desires To Play Wonder Woman On Big Screen

With so many big name actors getting into the comic book film genre and having their films doing quite well at the box office, saying "yes" to star in such a film is no longer a bad thing. Just look at what has happened to the careers of Robert Downey Jr., Ed Norton, Jeff Bridges, and Terrence Howard recently. With 'Iron Man', 'The Incredible Hulk' and 'The Dark Knight' making well over $200 million dollars worldwide, who wouldn't want to get that exposure and reap the rewards.

In an exclusive interview with the LA Times, pop singer/ actress Beyoncé stated that she too wants to get her foot in that genre and wants to play Wonder Woman on the big screen.


Beyoncé says that she has met with representatives of DC Comics and Warner Bros. to express her interest in a major role in one of the many comic-book adaptations now in the pipeline following the massive success of 'The Dark Knight,' 'Iron Man,' 'Spider-Man' and 'X-Men' franchises.

She goes on to say that she chose Wonder Woman because she saw Lynda Carter's costume from the 1970s television show on display at the Costume Institute's 'Superhero' show at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

'I would definitely have to keep it right for that costume. The way that Lynda Carter wore it, she was sooo fine. She was amazing. I saw her costume at the Met. Her waist was unbelievable. It was pretty crazy, actually, her proportions. But I love Wonder Woman and it'd be a dream come true to be that character. It sure would be handy to have that lasso. To make everybody tell the truth? I need that. It would come in very handy.'

While it would be great to see Beyoncé in any costume, let it not be Wonder Woman. Just look at what happened to Warner Bros. when they put Halle Berry in 'Catwoman'? The fans and critics killed the film and it performed poorly at the box office, grossing only $40 million dollars.