“Her costume is dated in a way that makes new audiences reject her ,and traditional audiences get angry if it is changed. DC tried to change it with one of its top creator/artists, Jim Lee, but fans had mixed feelings… She just doesn’t have a fresh coolness,” said film producer Madison Jones. “Females would be her biggest target audience and girls traditionally are not the largest market for super heroes. There aren’t a lot of guys who will rush to see a Wonder Woman movie.”
Total bunk! Yeah men won't rush to see something made for women, sure, but I think its flawed thinking to assume the character IS for women. And there have been plenty of successful female action figures. Lara Croft for example and she wears hot shorts. It would be like taking a Jane Austin book and targeting it for men or making a Sex in the City movie for men. NO ONE WILL SEE IT. Men won't see a modern WW movie cause it'll be some chic empowerment showcase with ZILCH sexuality and women won't go see a comic book female character cause there's nothing of interest for them.
BTW I happen to think a lot of the current DC straight to DVD representations of WW are good characters I'd watch. The version in Batman/Superman/Darkseid for example or even the one I see now in the Flashpoint paradox previews.
No this is about targeting WW for women who don't care about comic characters and ignoring the market that would see her which are men.
In fact can anyone name one movie put out in the last 5 years that targets men in a sexual manner in anyway? Heck even The Wolverine was essentially a romance novel for women. How about in the last 10 years. Heck there was a little bit of boobie in the last Conan movie. NOTHING is targeted for male sexuality anymore unless you're gay. Sure some action stuff but that's about it. Where are the hot chics?