Last week writer Nikki Finke's column Deadline Hollywood made tsunami-sized waves when she exposed an alleged statement from Warner Bros. studio chief Jeff Robinov. The remark, corroborated by several unnamed sources, decreed that Warner Bros. is no longer making movies with women in the lead role.
Following that, Variety wrote an article stating Robinov's point of view. The chief refuted the Finke's column and tried to demonstrate Warner's commitment to female-centered films.
Last week Finke fired back with a new report laying out additional support for the charge and fortifying her story. Again, all her points were bolstered by anonymous individuals so verification is difficult.
The focus on Comics2Film's reporting of the dust-up has been on the long-planned 'Wonder Woman' movie. In Finke's latest column, her sources tell her the movie is not happening:
"[Robinonv has] nixed Wonder Woman as a stand-alone film, downgrading her to just one of four superhero characters in the proposed Justice League pic, and...Robinov will only make Wonder Woman as a spin-off of Justice League, about four superheroes including Wonder Woman. But his proviso is that JL (no doubt its proper name Justice League Of America would be too jingoistic for the foreign market) would have to do really, really boffo to justify having a female star-driven pic. Again, I stand by my story.
Given the fact that a 'Wonder Woman' movie has been in development for as long as Comics2Film has been around, it's hard to say whether the current lack of a 'Wonder Woman' movie is the direct result of any mandates from Robinov, or simply the byproduct of the development hell that superheroes must suffer in before they're launched. 'Superman', 'Batman', 'Spider-Man' and 'X-Men' were all in development over a decade before each went into production.
As wee said before: 'Wonder Woman' is such an iconic character that it's hard to imagine the studio refusing to make the film.
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