McG To Direct NBC’s ‘Wonder Woman’ Pilot?

COMMENTS (42)

• hack

  Comment by sigh — Tuesday January 25, 2011 @ 2:55pm PST  Reply to this post

• This might actually be smart idea. The 1st Charlie’s Angels movie wa very, very good.

  Comment by Jim — Tuesday January 25, 2011 @ 2:56pm PST  Reply to this post

• Jesus God. Will somebody stop this fool.

  Comment by ohmy — Tuesday January 25, 2011 @ 3:17pm PST  Reply to this post

• Like him or not, this guy delivers what the public wants to see.

  And “what the public wants to see” is the real problem with Hollywood movies. Calling Michael Bay…

  Comment by stargazer — Tuesday January 25, 2011 @ 3:21pm PST  Reply to this post

  • Not so fast…

    He delivers what MOVIE audiences want to see. He’s a hit in the 12-25 demo. But TV isn’t targeting that demo, it’s 18-49. (although NBC would probably be grateful for anyone… cats, dogs and goldfish even)

    Comment by Dave — Tuesday January 25, 2011 @ 4:28pm PST  Reply to this post

• Can we please stop calling him McG? Lamest nickname ever.

  Comment by Duke Theodore — Tuesday January 25, 2011 @ 3:25pm PST  Reply to this post

• BRIDGET REGAN is the perfect Wonder Woman.

  Comment by fan — Tuesday January 25, 2011 @ 3:28pm PST  Reply to this post

  • While she would be great for the role, she just had a baby less than a month ago.She’s probably going to sit this one out.

    Comment by tazmaniak — Tuesday January 25, 2011 @ 4:38pm PST  Reply to this post

• Busy in features since when?

  Comment by Kopelson's Kid — Tuesday January 25, 2011 @ 3:36pm PST  Reply to this post

  • Uhhh…just wrapped “This Means War” with Reese Witherspoon, Chris Pine and Tom Hardy.

    And has been in talks to do several others. So, about 95% then most film makers these days.

    Comment by Anon — Tuesday January 25, 2011 @ 4:05pm PST  Reply to this post

• Adrianne Palicki would be perfect for Wonder Woman. She’s brunette, 5’11 and over 6 ft in high heels, Beautiful. All she would need to do is add a few muscles at the gym and she’s good to go.

  Comment by Jack — Tuesday January 25, 2011 @ 3:39pm PST  Reply to this post

• Prediction:

  They cast an unknown British actress to play Wonder Woman. They spend $11 million on the pilot and it looks awesome, gets ordered to series. Then the producers then argue with the network over the fact that the British actress they forced on them can’t act very well while doing an American accent, they force her to do anyway and McG quits.

  And when the next three episodes lose 50% of the viewership that came in for the pilot NBC thinks that Wonder Woman needs a boyfriend to add “intrigue” allowing her to play up the secret identity thing…aaaaannnnndddd…. Cancelled after 9 episodes.

  Here’s a tip for NBC… take that $11 mil and put it in a nice CD with 4% interest and talk to me this time next year.

  Comment by Anonymous — Tuesday January 25, 2011 @ 3:46pm PST  Reply to this post

  • It’s funny cause it’s true. I think you nailed it.

    Comment by chris — Tuesday January 25, 2011 @ 5:39pm PST  Reply to this post

  • Hilarious!

    A test pattern would be more exciting than this pathetic attempt to revive Wonder Woman.

    Comment by Betty Boop — Tuesday January 25, 2011 @ 5:55pm PST  Reply to this post

• McG? Seriously? Guy can’t direct his way out of traffic.

  Comment by Joe — Tuesday January 25, 2011 @ 3:46pm PST  Reply to this post

• the worse that can happen is that mg manages to direct the pilot so it does wonder woman right and goes to series. though he could try and scrap the vigilantie by night part of the concept for it makes her sound more like david is trying to turn wonder woman into a female version of batman.

  Comment by demoncat — Tuesday January 25, 2011 @ 3:46pm PST  Reply to this post

• This will be great lots of slow motion freeze frame action just like Charlie’s Angels. I can’t wait to watch it.

  Comment by Go McG Go — Tuesday January 25, 2011 @ 3:48pm PST  Reply to this post

• Thank you Kopelson’s kid…you said it very simply…What films???..Where are his box office hits??? Not to mention,besides being a hack who got a lucky break…… unfortunately, it’s time we call him on the arogance and rudiness exhibited at his production company…his no name development woman is an embarrasement to him and herself.. And any success he’s fortunately had has NOTHING to do with him but the amazing creative talent they surrounded him with,so he doesnt fall on his face…costing them even more money…Believe me,he’s a joke in the creative community

  Comment by myturn — Tuesday January 25, 2011 @ 3:53pm PST  Reply to this post

  • FWIW, his films have grossed $1 billion, worldwide. This post sounds like it came from someone who either got passed over for a job or someone who’s pitch didn’t go too hot. It’s sniping season.

    Comment by Anon. — Tuesday January 25, 2011 @ 9:42pm PST  Reply to this post

• Wesley French for the guy?

  Comment by Tell Tale — Tuesday January 25, 2011 @ 3:55pm PST  Reply to this post

• Christian Bale has a thing or two to say about McG.

  Comment by Frank Tien — Tuesday January 25, 2011 @ 4:01pm PST  Reply to this post

• Had no idea what “McG” referred to, so I looked it up in Wikipedia.

  Could it be that this guy has gotten paid insane sums of money for mostly _NOT_ delivering what was planned and conceived as movie projects, and for bailing out of projects after spending lots of other people’s money on them?

  That’s certainly the impression one gets when reading through his Wikipedia article…..

  Comment by well, me — Tuesday January 25, 2011 @ 4:20pm PST  Reply to this post

  • Wikipedia is not a reliable source.

    Comment by Jack — Tuesday January 25, 2011 @ 8:28pm PST  Reply to this post

• Not that I wanted this pilot to work, but this thing has already failed. Anyone see how horrible The Cape has been. The only thing that NBC is good as is turning people on to Cable television.

  Comment by hackattack — Tuesday January 25, 2011 @ 4:22pm PST  Reply to this post

  • NBC now has Bob Greenblatt at the helm. It was the previous regime that greenlit The Cape.

    Comment by Jim — Tuesday January 25, 2011 @ 5:08pm PST  Reply to this post

• Gemma Arterton

  Comment by DrTheopolis — Tuesday January 25, 2011 @ 4:27pm PST  Reply to this post

• I’d vote for Yvonne Strahovski.

  Comment by Jack Brooks — Tuesday January 25, 2011 @ 4:30pm PST  Reply to this post

• I’m not the biggest McG fan, but the pilots for Fastlane and Chuck were really good, with a lot of slick action.I think the Chuck pilot was the first time I’d ever seen parkour on TV.

  Comment by tazmaniak — Tuesday January 25, 2011 @ 4:40pm PST  Reply to this post

  • pilot for fastlane was a direct rip off of pilot for miami vice. almost scene for scene in places.

    Comment by writer — Wednesday January 26, 2011 @ 1:01am PST  Reply to this post

• I see the intellectual braintrust at WB is doing a bangup job.

  I guess “sweepstakes” pitching for the movie never worked out.

  Then there’s the decision to “reboot” Lethal Weapon.

  And don’t forget the real reason Jonah Hex bombed. Noooooo it was a heavily rewritten script (originally done by the Crank hacks). Noooooo it wasn’t the 50% slash in the budget. And Noooo it wasn’t Megan Fox’s fault. According to a WB hack, Jonah Hex tanked because they “covered Josh Brolin’s beautiful face in makeup”

  Eee fucking gads, WB

  Comment by sigh — Tuesday January 25, 2011 @ 5:29pm PST  Reply to this post

  • No Jonah Hex bombed because it was Jonah Hex.

    Comment by Blah — Tuesday January 25, 2011 @ 6:47pm PST  Reply to this post

• Not a fan of McG. Having said that, this is the perfect project for him!!

  Comment by not a fan — Tuesday January 25, 2011 @ 6:20pm PST  Reply to this post

• First Whedon, then Whedon benched.
  Now David E and McG.
  All three are good, solid, girl power-related high profile types (well, at least the first two). All that girl power but….couldn’t they have tried to hire a biological female on the creative side? Oh wait, this is showbiz. No one hires women to do stuff like that…even on girl power projects.

  Comment by Ballspower — Tuesday January 25, 2011 @ 7:04pm PST  Reply to this post

  • Ballspower:

    Which is why I have a sinking feeling that the next announcement is something like “Wonder Woman to be written by Diablo Cody”. Good Lord.

    Comment by rocketdog — Tuesday January 25, 2011 @ 9:52pm PST  Reply to this post

  • Which is why my next fear is an announcement that it will be written by Diablo Cody.

    Comment by rocketdog — Tuesday January 25, 2011 @ 10:01pm PST  Reply to this post

• When you start your comment saying “uhhh”, and add details like you did…everyone knows it’s you. Wear a fake mustache next time. That’ll fool em.

  Comment by When you say "uhhh" — Tuesday January 25, 2011 @ 9:45pm PST  Reply to this post

• oops. sorry.

  Comment by rocketdog — Tuesday January 25, 2011 @ 10:02pm PST  Reply to this post