Joss Whedon

Lynda Carter, who played Diana Prince/Wonder Woman in the 1970s television series Wonder Woman, told SCI FI Wire that she’d welcome the opportunity to appear in the big-screen version to be written and directed by Joss Whedon. "There is actually this thing on the Internet, like a sign-up campaign, that says, ’We want Lynda in Wonder Woman,’" Carter said in an interview while promoting her latest movie, the SF family comedy Sky High. "It’s very cute, very sweet. I think it would be great. I’d love to do it."

Carter, who has said that she’d be interested in playing Diana’s/Wonder Woman’s mother in the Whedon feature, added: "I just hope that the concept is one that’s really about the characters themselves. And I hope they cast [Diana/Wonder Woman] as someone who’s got a real heart. If they can do the movie with a heart, no matter what they do, they’ll be OK." Whedon is still writing his script for Wonder Woman, but has said he would start the process this fall, after launching Serenity, the movie based on his canceled SF TV series Firefly.

Carter played the superhero for three years on the hit TV show. She admitted that she has talked to Warner Brothers studio executives about how she might be a part of the new film. She hasn’t talked to Whedon or producer Joel Silver, but added: "I have talked to some of the people at Warner Brothers, and I don’t even know if they want to go there. They may be terrified of it. They may not want to have any nod, because of obvious comparisons, and fortunately, ... no matter what they do, there will always be a comparison."

Carter said that she’s willing to do a cameo. "It would depend on the role. I don’t think I would be interested in doing something gratuitous, just to do it, just to say, ’Oh there’s Lynda Carter.’ But if there was a role in which I could kind of tie up loose ends, that would be cool."