Joss Whedon to write/direct WONDER WOMAN

Joss Whedon, creator of the cult hit TV series BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER has signed on to write and direct the big screen WONDER WOMAN for producer Joel Silver.

Whedon told the Hollywood Reporter: “WONDER WOMAN is the most iconic female heroine of our time, but in a way, no one has met her yet. What I love most about icons is finding out what’s behind them, exploring the price of their power. When Joel and I began discussing the character, I realized there is a woman behind the legend who is very fascinating, very uncompromising and in her own way almost vulnerable. She’s someone who doesn’t belong in this world, and since everyone I know feels that way about themselves, the character clicked for me.”

Whedon is currently in post-production on SERENITY, a big-screen version of his failed television series FIREFLY.