Where are all the superheroine movies?

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Muffy Mon, Oct 27, 2008 at 11:14 PM EST

I would love to see an A+ Superheroine film! I luv comic book flicks.

Evelyn Mon, Sep 29, 2008 at 06:22 PM EST

I love Lynda Carter as Wonder Woman but I'd love to see a Supergirl movie even more that would portray her with the same seriousness as Superman. It would be great to see her perform even greater feats of strength and power.

joules Thu, Sep 18, 2008 at 09:03 AM EST

I grew up watching Wonder Woman and The Bionic Woman and (Oh, Mighty) Isis. Most of the superheroine characters are on TV: The Sarah Connor Chronicles and the recent Bionic Woman, for instance. Neither ot those two shows has held my interest. I'm not into comic books; my TV superheroines are Deputy Chief Brenda Lee Johnson (The Closer), Det. Olivia Benson (L&O SVU), Det. Lily Rush (Cold Case), Jordan Cavanaugh (Crossing Jordan), etc. I liked Aeon Flux and even the Lara Croft movies as good fun (knowing nothing about their origins), and I would love to see a good Wonder Woman movie with Anne Hathaway.

Stephanie T. Wed, Sep 17, 2008 at 06:02 PM EST

Birds of Prey flopped as a television show so it is possible to resurrect it as a movie. Look what happened to Firefly. It was better as a movie (Serenity).

B- Wed, Sep 17, 2008 at 04:58 PM EST

If you take Anne Hathaway to a training camp for 4 months, have her fight train, gain some muscle, and grow out her hair again, she can totally be Wonder Woman. She is also a relatable actress who most women feel comfortable with seeing on screen. She has starred in many 100 Million + hits. And was able to pull in audiences to the female skewing The Devil Wears Prada. And proved a good action heroine in Get Smart. Let's not forget she has a good height and the right look to be a believable Wonder Woman. If the WB was smart, they'd sign her up right now. They should also sign up Rachel McAdams as the Catwoman in Batman 3. Same training rules from above apply.

Nico Wed, Sep 17, 2008 at 12:27 PM EST

Love, love Wonder Woman!! Her mythos is one of my favorites it revolves around Greek mythology theres soo much there to make a movie about. I hope Warner Bros. and DC comics are taking there time to perfect it.

Dennis N. Wed, Sep 17, 2008 at 10:56 AM EST

Srsly: look at the comic version of Wonder Woman and tell me you do NOT see Jolie-esque sultriness in those eyes and lips? Uncanny resemblance! Bring former Lara Croft/Mrs. Smith/Wanted chick to the table! It'd be aw-sum.

Rob Grizzly Wed, Sep 17, 2008 at 10:14 AM EST

Another problem is all of these movies feeling the same. Ultraviolet, AeonFlux, Underworld. I can’t differentiate any of them. Sex does not equal personality.
Looking at videogames Tomb Raider and Resident Evil, it’s sad to know these are the best of the bunch. (And they aren’t very good by any means) That’s the real question. How come they work and Barbarella can’t?

Besides the fact that Justice League has been shelved indefinitely, Warner Bros is being extra careful now with their superhero properties. They can’t just make a Wonder Woman movie for the sake of making one. They want to make sure is doesn’t suck. They want to make sure the writing is top notch. They want to make sure they cast the perfect actress. I’m glad they are treading carefully and not just throwing something out there because “we want it now.” I mean, this is Wonder Woman it needs to be perfect.

Rob Grizzly Wed, Sep 17, 2008 at 10:13 AM EST

I wonder, Gary, if the female audience that came to The Dark Knight didn't just come to see their dreamy Christian Bale. And the curiosity of late Ledger's performance. It's not so much that they are rushing to see comic book movies per se. They didn't show that sort of support for Hulk or Hellboy 2. TDK is just an all around masterful film.

That said, honestly, there actually AREN'T that many iconic superheroines in comic books anyway. Besides the ones on the teams, and a couple mentioned by posters below, most of the female heroes that have enough material for a feature film have been done- and badly. Unfortunately, Tank Girl, Elektra, Supergirl, etc don't get second shots, because Hollywood only knows one way to make these movies: awful. There's also the sad double-standard stigma of the plausibility of a dainty girl kicking alot of butt. We believe it when Toby Maguire can do it, but not Pam Anderson?

Dennis N. Wed, Sep 17, 2008 at 08:25 AM EST

I so wish Lara had more depth. But you're right, Jo. She's pretty much a Lycra-friendly Indy Jones that scowls her feminism on the screen.

I don't even know if I would classify Lara as a superheroine. Are Charlie's Angels superheroines? I know it's totally shallow, but the Barrymore/Diaz/Liu trifecta was a lot of shameless fun. Admit it!

PS- Google Chrome's spellchecker accepts superhero, but not superheroine. I think we have a much larger problem on our hands than mere box office discrimination!

Jo Wed, Sep 17, 2008 at 04:13 AM EST

Once you rely on characters that grew up in comic-dom, the big names apparently all got enhanced cleavage and a distaste for clothing from their dose of gamma radiation, and those qualities get in the way of a female audience.

Buffy was the best archetype I can think of for a decent female superhero. Lara Croft wasn't bad, but she's not very deep. The success of recent superhero movies come when there are real characters behind the masks. It's the humanity of superheroes like Spidey and Batman (in addition to must-haves like decent effects and a plot) that brings us all out to the theater.

jonan Wed, Sep 17, 2008 at 01:02 AM EST

hey tony David Caruso is making Y the last man (casting Shia La Beuf). What is an actually good superheroine movie thats been made. whats a mediocre one.

Ugly Jenny Tue, Sep 16, 2008 at 11:01 PM EST

I've been waiting for a quality female superhero movie for a long time! Wonderwoman would be the perfect fit, and there is no one that in my personal opinion who could play it better than Eliza Dushku. Get on that DC Comics!

Ellipsian Tue, Sep 16, 2008 at 09:22 PM EST

You had to dash the alcohol on this Whedon fan's still-open "Wonder Woman"-film wound, didn't you, Gary? I still can't believe a studio wasn't genius enough to go with the kick-@ss girl-power vision that comes with the Joss (though it's not been the first time...).

Susan Tue, Sep 16, 2008 at 05:21 PM EST

I remember being a fan of Linda Carter in "Wonder Woman" when I was younger. Great show! It was also a campy cult show like the Adam West/Burt Ward "Batman."

As for "Supergirl",it's better than the Elektra,Catwoman flops nowadays that are pretentious messes.

Jen Tue, Sep 16, 2008 at 05:19 PM EST

So it may be a game and not a comic, but what about the Lara Croft movies? No, not Oscar-worthy, but they were great summer fun!

And I understand the point of "not a dorky girl gets powers" but that would be so cool for all the dorky girls out there if it would work!

Batzarro Tue, Sep 16, 2008 at 04:43 PM EST

I would want more of these. Movies like Resident Evil make money, and they arn't exactly quality work, so why won't Wonderwoman?

Raven_Moon Tue, Sep 16, 2008 at 03:40 PM EST

I would love to see a great female super-hero film. The problem is that these films are treated as second-rate, with poor writing, poor direction, and often bad acting. If Hollywood could put the effort they put into films like "The Dark Knight," "Iron Man" or "Spiderman 2" these films would find an audience. Instead we're given drivel like a non-Batman related Catwoman. Lame. The lack of women in films derived from graphic novels continues to show the lack of female-centric films in general. You would think with all the success of "Sex & the City" Hollywood would realize that women go to the movies, too.

Torin Tue, Sep 16, 2008 at 02:47 PM EST

I think a movie based on the Marvel character Black Widow could work. Black Widow is a former Russian spy who has ties to Daredevil and the Avengers, so there are tie-ins that could happen in other movies. If they get a writer who treats female heroes the same way he/she would treat a male hero (paging J.J. Abrams & Joss Whedon) and basically make a 2-hour episode of Alias, I think that could work.

ames Tue, Sep 16, 2008 at 02:13 PM EST

I think we all know who to blame for this...Supergirl.

JoeC Tue, Sep 16, 2008 at 02:10 PM EST

Okay, call me crazy, but I liked 'Aeon Flux'! I thought it was as good as the first Spiderman movie, certainly better than most 'Superhero' movies. Yet that movie apparently forced Charlize Theron into 'second banana' status in Hollywood; witness her supporting role in 'Hancock.' Oh well.

Dennis N. Tue, Sep 16, 2008 at 02:03 PM EST

Angelina Jolie is the solution to all of these problems. Can you imagine the buzz surrounding the Wonder Woman movie if she was cast? It would definitely give it some edge.

Ep Sato Tue, Sep 16, 2008 at 01:51 PM EST

Other Female Comic movies that bombed: Barb Wire, Tank girl, my Super Ex-Girlfriend.

The comic book female lead movie that succeeded? Ghost World.

There is a way to make comic book movies with female leads, and that is to make the story less "male" oriented. Dorky girls who become superheroines won't work ( a take on the Dorky guy who gets powers).

We need hip, confident women who then get powers added to their already awesome exterior. That would sell. Insecurity sells with guys who can relate to once being dorky. I don't think it does as well with female comic fans.

Elektra's a good example. Her movie could have worked, but the directing was awful and the storyline was pathetic. A sequel written by say, Kevin Smith and directed by Brian Singer would probably sell some tickets.

I've no excuse for the lack of a Wonder Woman movie and feel she'd be perfect for a flick. Gina Torres, where are you?

Anna Tue, Sep 16, 2008 at 01:46 PM EST

There was an interesting commentary on AICN on what went wrong with the Dark Phoenix storyline in X-Men 3. It was supposed to be a much better than it ended up being but the studio really sort of mistreated Bryan Singer.

While I'm not all that anxious for female superhero movie (I still haven't recovered from Supergirl), my hope is that when they finally do another one they'll find someone who cares enough to make a good one.

Tony Tue, Sep 16, 2008 at 01:38 PM EST

They need to make a movie out of Y: The Last Man. 355 is a badass woman.

Cinderella Tue, Sep 16, 2008 at 01:29 PM EST

I was SO EXCITED when I heard that there would be a Dark Phoenix storyline in X-Men 3 - and then look at the crap that ended up being! I'm wary of any superheroine movies because they've done such a horrible job so far! They're gonna need some sharp writing (yes, I'd love to see Joss Wheadon do his thing!) to avoid all the crap we've seen so far.

Snarf Tue, Sep 16, 2008 at 01:22 PM EST

I want a Wonder Woman movie and I want it now!!!! Hopefully with the X-Men Orgins series they do one on Storm or the White Queen (or both) that would be potentially awesome.

BTW - you forgot Tank Girl (which tanked)

Kathleen Tue, Sep 16, 2008 at 01:17 PM EST

Dennis - WORD. Focus more on plot, story, character, and adhesion to a well established history that male and female comic geeks know and love and less on costume (or lack thereof).

Dennis N. Tue, Sep 16, 2008 at 01:07 PM EST

Another valiant superheroine-film goal: making sexiness a tertiary factor, instead of it being their sole means of conquering evil. Can you imagine Spiderman overcoming Doc Ock's malicious plans for taking over New York City by coyly batting his huge eye-visors? Or perhaps he should simply employ a super-powered Bend and Snap.