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Wonder Woman's Film Debut
2000 was the year to be fan of DC Comic, even more the 2004 release of Justice League, when Warner Bros decided to not only release the hotly anticipated follow ups to 1998’s Green Lantern and 1999’s Superman: Man of Tomorrow, but also the long-awaited adaptation of Wonder Woman that year. It goes without saying is that Wonder Woman is a both a feminist and cultural icon, although the Amazon Princess never commanded the same sales as the Man of Steel or the Caped Crusader. Bringing Diana to the silver screen would present challenges of its own. Comic books and superheroes in particular had a primarily male audience and while there was the will to make the movie, there was a deeply ingrained belief that the 18-34 male demographic would not want to see a female-centric superhero film. Though as her creator William Moulton Maston intended, Wonder Woman would challenge those preconceptions.
First they needed to find the right writer and director, with Buffy the Vampire Slayer’s success on television, Warner Bros hired Joss Whedon to pen the screenplay. Since his commitment to Buffy prevented him from taking the director’s seat, Warner Bros. approached several directors, including James Cameron. Cameron, who was occupied with pre-production of Terminator 3, declined and instead recommended his former wife and future Oscar-winner, Kathryn Bigelow. Indeed, her credentials spoke for themselves with Bigelow having directed action thrillers like Blue Steel and Point Break as well as the Saturn Award-winning Strange Days. Despite her initial skepticism, Bigelow accepted the job because it was, in her words, “a once in a lifetime opportunity.”
Catherine Zeta-Jones, whose star was rising with The Mask of Zorro and Entrapment, was Bigelow’s pick for Princess Diana/Wonder Woman. Standing at around 5’ 7”, Zeta-Jones was not exactly as statuesque as the Diana from the comic books, but underwent an intense training regimen (that included swordfighting) in preparation for the role. The role of USAF fighter pilot and Wonder Woman’s traditional love interest, Steve Trevor, required an actor with charisma and alpha male qualities. Among the contenders were Brad Pitt and Matt Damon, but the role went to Matthew McConaughey whose Texas twang sold producers and Bigelow as well. Alfred Molina played the film’s central antagonist, Ares, and in a nod to the seventies television show, Lynda Carter returned to the franchise, this time playing Wonder Woman’s mother and Queen of the Amazons, Hippolyta.
Carter’s role in the film was not the only instance of stunt casting in the film as Dana Delany reprises her role of Lois Lane is a scene where Diana meets the press upon arriving in Man’s World and even coins the name “Wonder Woman.” As a nod to the comics, Donna Troy (played by Kristin Kreuk) also makes a cameo early in the film. While many suspected that it was merely fanservice, Donna’s appearance was significant in that it foreshadowed Warner Bros. plans for the Teen Titans television series of which Troy would be an integral part of.
Wonder Woman’s iconic “bikini” costume also ended up becoming a bone of contention among fans when WB released publicity photos of Zeta-Jones in her Wonder Woman uniform. Bigelow said in various interviews that she was striving to make the film stand out from its superhero contemporaries by emphasizing on the fantasy elements and thus wanted Diana’s uniform to reflect that. Hence while the Wonder Woman armour from the film resembled the costume from the comic books, Diana wore a leather skirt similar to Roman soldiers as well as plate armor on the shoulders and knees to give it a more practical look fitting of an Amazonian Warrior. While reaction from the comic fans was largely positive, purists contended that Bigelow sullied the classic uniform. However, their grumblings went ignored by the studio.
The plot of the film closely mirrors that of 1987 reboot with a brief introduction of the Amazons and the birth of Diana narrated by Judi Dench. Most notable are the appearance of Demi Moore as the Goddess of Wisdom and Diana’s chief patron, Athena, and Nathan Fillion as Hermes who are among the gods and goddesses that bestow their gift on the newborn Diana. After the opening credits, the movie cuts to present day to a world that is teetering closer to war with conflict with a flashpoint being an unspecified location in the eastern Mediterranean where Bialyan fighters shoot down Colonel Steve Trevor’s fighter, but not before he ejects and washes up on the shores of Themyscira.
His presence on the island causes a stir on the island, particularly with Diana who finds herself intrigued with Trevor as she had never seen a man before. While Hippolyta decrees that Trevor must leave the island once he recovers from his injuries, but the question is who will serve as his escort. Athena then informs the Amazons that the conflicts in “Patriarch’s World” are the result of Ares’ meddling in mortal affairs and tasks them to send a champion to put an end to his machinations. Diana immediately volunteers, but Hippolyta refuses and instead calls for a competition to determine who take the mantle. She bars Diana from the competition, but since the competitors wear masks, Hermes provides her with a disguise to participate.
This portion of the film serves to display Diana’s prowess as a fighter and her divine gifts allow her to win the competition. Hippolyta reluctantly agrees to let Diana go and presents her with both the Aegis of Zeus and her iconic Lasso of Truth. Both become useful when Diana stops a plot to hold the UN Assembly hostage by Modoran terrorists, which earns the moniker of Wonder Woman. The film also shows its comedic side with Wonder Woman being a classic “fish out of water” story as she navigates through Patriarch’s world while either being oblivious to or resisting Steve Trevor’s advances.
However, the plot grows more complicated when the film reveals that Trevor’s superior, General Darnell (played by Zeta-Jones’ future husband, Michael Douglas) is one of Ares’ pawns. It appears that with the end of the Cold War, the god’s power has waned thus he used some mortals’ lust for war to stoke conflicts across the world with World War III being his endgame. As such, Ares sends his sons Phobos and Deimos to destroy the recently-christened “Wonder Woman” before she can stop his plan. Darnell’s adjunct, Lieutenant Etta Candy (played by a then-unknown Melissa McCarthy) learns of Ares’ involvement and seeks out Col. Trevor and Wonder Woman to warn them of his plan, but ends up captured in the attempt though not before providing them with an important clue regarding the “Ares Project.”
However, to go on an aside, while Candy’s role in the film itself is comparatively minor, Melissa McCarthy brought out an everywoman quality in the character due to her weight (the character had been overweight in the early Golden Age stories) and occasional clumsiness. The somewhat comedic nature is one of the reasons why General Darnell underestimated her. If there was one complaint about the film, it was that Darnell’s “General Ripper” tendencies and open misogyny made him appear more like a strawman than a fleshed out character. It does give contrast to Lt. Candy, who displays both resourcefulness and cunning in her escape from imprisonment.
The second act slightly shifts focus to Steve Trevor and his conflicting feelings towards Diana. As established in his first scene, Trevor is an unapologetic womanizer who finds himself infatuated with the Amazon princess, but finds himself frustrated by her continual rebuffs. The fact that he is always “second best” to her as a soldier and warrior is equally frustrating. It is not that Trevor is incompetent, far from it. It is clear that he is out of his depth when faced with gods and monsters from myth and often requires rescue when modern weapons and tactics prove ineffective. However, towards the end of the film, Trevor discovers that he loves Diana for not only her beauty, but her strength and compassion as well.
After Phobos and Deimos’ fall, Trevor and Diana surmise that the they can find more information on the Ares Project at the Pentagon. Using Trevor’s security clearance (and with Wonder Woman disguised as “Diana Prince” as a nod to her Pre-Crisis secret identity) they manage to get it, but get stonewalled when Trevor’s clearance isn’t high enough. However, Lt. Candy managed to escape and stole Darnell’s clearance. That is when they learn about Ares ultimate plan, to commandeer one of the United States’ nuclear bases to launch a nuclear strike against the other nuclear powers.
Wonder Woman, along with Trevor and Candy in tow, confront Ares and his mind-controlled soldiers. While Diana battles Ares, Trevor and Candy attempt to stop Darnell who reveals that he is actually a willing participant in Ares’ plot. In a protected cat and mouse game, Trevor and Candy use a bit of genre-savviness to trick Darnell into ranting about the end of the Cold War, and how “peace is contrary to man’s nature. Trevor’s exchange with the General served as a distraction to position Darnell so Candy could shoot and incapacitate him. This grants the world from nuclear annihilation. When Trevor notices Diana struggling against the god of war, he rushes in to assist her.
Ares’ power continues to grow as the world teeters closer to all-out war. He knocks her sword from Diana’s hand and strikes Diana down. Just as he is about to run his sword through her, Trevor rushes in between the two and Ares’ sword goes through him instead. In a well-shot, and well-acted scene we just a close-up of McConaughey’s eyes widen and his head jerk back in pain before he looks down to watch his blood drip from the tip of Ares’ blade. Trevor’s body slumps into Diana’s arms, and he uses his final breath to declare his love for Diana. Ares mocks his sacrifice, which causes her to attack and briefly overpower Ares in her fury. Tt is ultimately Steve’s declaration that moves Aphrodite and Athena to petition for Zeus’ (voiced by Christopher Lee) intervention in the battle. Zeus banishes Ares to Tartarus for his crimes. Despite her “victory” over Ares, a heartbroken Diana storms the gates of Hades to reclaim Steve Trevor’s soul. Despite her threats, the god of the Underworld (played by James Woods in another instance of stunt casting), Hades only agrees to release Trevor if she agrees to grant him a favour of his choosing at any time, which will play a role in the sequel Wonder Woman: Underworld Unleashed.
After celebrations on Themyscira, Queen Hippolyta honours both Diana and Trevor, and declares an end to the Amazons isolation from Patriarch’s world. She names Diana Themyscira’s ambassador to the United Nations and Diana begins a relationship with Steve. The film ends with “it’s a bird” moment where Wonder Woman battles the Cheetah on the streets of Washington D.C. while onlookers gaze in complete awe.
Warner Bros. had high expectations for Wonder Woman after the successes of Batman, Superman, and Green Lantern, but found themselves surprised by the Amazon’s success. Wonder Woman drew in more girls and young women than the aforementioned DC films, which combined with their usual male demographics pushed the film to outperform Green Lantern, but did not match Man of Tomorrow’s opening numbers. One possible explanation for Wonder Woman’s box office performance was cross-medium pollination where a generation of girls who grew up on video games branched out into other media to form a burgeoning “geek girl” culture. This did not go unnoticed by DC Comics and Warner Bros. as the latter commissioned a Wonder Woman animated series for its struggling Kids WB! Block.
As for DC itself, eager to court more women as potential readers, the company started to aggressively promote Wonder Woman and other female superheroes. Female-centric titles like Birds of Prey received a boost while Black Canary received a promotion by headlining a title with love-interest Green Arrow in the renamed Green Arrow/Black Canary in addition to her role in the aforementioned Birds of Prey. Similarly, other female characters like Harley Quinn, Vixen and a reboot of Amethyst received their own titles to experiment and grow the fanbase in addition to cultivate female talent in the company’s ranks.
Wonder Woman’s roots in fantasy helped distinguish it from its contemporaries and helps act as a precursor to the Harry Potter and Lord of the Rings film series’. However, what distinguished the film even more was that it began what would become a genre standard: the stinger. If one stayed to the end of the credits the film would treat you to scene of Ares’ imprisonment in Tartarus when the fall god of war hears a deafening “BOOM!” and he looks up to see a shadowed figure approach him. Though the character (voiced by Tony Todd) never identifies himself, the shape clearly matches that Darkseid from DC’s New Gods. He tells Ares that he has an offer for him, and the scene ends with Ares’ reply, “I’m listening.”
News of this scene spread across the Internet like wildfire, prompting many fans to see the film again, which no doubt had an impact of the film box office gross. Many fans speculated that this was the official start of DC’s cinematic universe (separate from the comic book universe and animated universe, but part of its expanded multiverse) with a Justice League film on the horizon. DC and Warner Bros. were coy on the matter, but with speculation driving sales, Woman Woman was a harbinger of things to come.
-Tales From The Superhero Wars, sequentialhistory.net, August 12, 2010
First they needed to find the right writer and director, with Buffy the Vampire Slayer’s success on television, Warner Bros hired Joss Whedon to pen the screenplay. Since his commitment to Buffy prevented him from taking the director’s seat, Warner Bros. approached several directors, including James Cameron. Cameron, who was occupied with pre-production of Terminator 3, declined and instead recommended his former wife and future Oscar-winner, Kathryn Bigelow. Indeed, her credentials spoke for themselves with Bigelow having directed action thrillers like Blue Steel and Point Break as well as the Saturn Award-winning Strange Days. Despite her initial skepticism, Bigelow accepted the job because it was, in her words, “a once in a lifetime opportunity.”
Catherine Zeta-Jones, whose star was rising with The Mask of Zorro and Entrapment, was Bigelow’s pick for Princess Diana/Wonder Woman. Standing at around 5’ 7”, Zeta-Jones was not exactly as statuesque as the Diana from the comic books, but underwent an intense training regimen (that included swordfighting) in preparation for the role. The role of USAF fighter pilot and Wonder Woman’s traditional love interest, Steve Trevor, required an actor with charisma and alpha male qualities. Among the contenders were Brad Pitt and Matt Damon, but the role went to Matthew McConaughey whose Texas twang sold producers and Bigelow as well. Alfred Molina played the film’s central antagonist, Ares, and in a nod to the seventies television show, Lynda Carter returned to the franchise, this time playing Wonder Woman’s mother and Queen of the Amazons, Hippolyta.
Carter’s role in the film was not the only instance of stunt casting in the film as Dana Delany reprises her role of Lois Lane is a scene where Diana meets the press upon arriving in Man’s World and even coins the name “Wonder Woman.” As a nod to the comics, Donna Troy (played by Kristin Kreuk) also makes a cameo early in the film. While many suspected that it was merely fanservice, Donna’s appearance was significant in that it foreshadowed Warner Bros. plans for the Teen Titans television series of which Troy would be an integral part of.
Wonder Woman’s iconic “bikini” costume also ended up becoming a bone of contention among fans when WB released publicity photos of Zeta-Jones in her Wonder Woman uniform. Bigelow said in various interviews that she was striving to make the film stand out from its superhero contemporaries by emphasizing on the fantasy elements and thus wanted Diana’s uniform to reflect that. Hence while the Wonder Woman armour from the film resembled the costume from the comic books, Diana wore a leather skirt similar to Roman soldiers as well as plate armor on the shoulders and knees to give it a more practical look fitting of an Amazonian Warrior. While reaction from the comic fans was largely positive, purists contended that Bigelow sullied the classic uniform. However, their grumblings went ignored by the studio.
The plot of the film closely mirrors that of 1987 reboot with a brief introduction of the Amazons and the birth of Diana narrated by Judi Dench. Most notable are the appearance of Demi Moore as the Goddess of Wisdom and Diana’s chief patron, Athena, and Nathan Fillion as Hermes who are among the gods and goddesses that bestow their gift on the newborn Diana. After the opening credits, the movie cuts to present day to a world that is teetering closer to war with conflict with a flashpoint being an unspecified location in the eastern Mediterranean where Bialyan fighters shoot down Colonel Steve Trevor’s fighter, but not before he ejects and washes up on the shores of Themyscira.
His presence on the island causes a stir on the island, particularly with Diana who finds herself intrigued with Trevor as she had never seen a man before. While Hippolyta decrees that Trevor must leave the island once he recovers from his injuries, but the question is who will serve as his escort. Athena then informs the Amazons that the conflicts in “Patriarch’s World” are the result of Ares’ meddling in mortal affairs and tasks them to send a champion to put an end to his machinations. Diana immediately volunteers, but Hippolyta refuses and instead calls for a competition to determine who take the mantle. She bars Diana from the competition, but since the competitors wear masks, Hermes provides her with a disguise to participate.
This portion of the film serves to display Diana’s prowess as a fighter and her divine gifts allow her to win the competition. Hippolyta reluctantly agrees to let Diana go and presents her with both the Aegis of Zeus and her iconic Lasso of Truth. Both become useful when Diana stops a plot to hold the UN Assembly hostage by Modoran terrorists, which earns the moniker of Wonder Woman. The film also shows its comedic side with Wonder Woman being a classic “fish out of water” story as she navigates through Patriarch’s world while either being oblivious to or resisting Steve Trevor’s advances.
However, the plot grows more complicated when the film reveals that Trevor’s superior, General Darnell (played by Zeta-Jones’ future husband, Michael Douglas) is one of Ares’ pawns. It appears that with the end of the Cold War, the god’s power has waned thus he used some mortals’ lust for war to stoke conflicts across the world with World War III being his endgame. As such, Ares sends his sons Phobos and Deimos to destroy the recently-christened “Wonder Woman” before she can stop his plan. Darnell’s adjunct, Lieutenant Etta Candy (played by a then-unknown Melissa McCarthy) learns of Ares’ involvement and seeks out Col. Trevor and Wonder Woman to warn them of his plan, but ends up captured in the attempt though not before providing them with an important clue regarding the “Ares Project.”
However, to go on an aside, while Candy’s role in the film itself is comparatively minor, Melissa McCarthy brought out an everywoman quality in the character due to her weight (the character had been overweight in the early Golden Age stories) and occasional clumsiness. The somewhat comedic nature is one of the reasons why General Darnell underestimated her. If there was one complaint about the film, it was that Darnell’s “General Ripper” tendencies and open misogyny made him appear more like a strawman than a fleshed out character. It does give contrast to Lt. Candy, who displays both resourcefulness and cunning in her escape from imprisonment.
The second act slightly shifts focus to Steve Trevor and his conflicting feelings towards Diana. As established in his first scene, Trevor is an unapologetic womanizer who finds himself infatuated with the Amazon princess, but finds himself frustrated by her continual rebuffs. The fact that he is always “second best” to her as a soldier and warrior is equally frustrating. It is not that Trevor is incompetent, far from it. It is clear that he is out of his depth when faced with gods and monsters from myth and often requires rescue when modern weapons and tactics prove ineffective. However, towards the end of the film, Trevor discovers that he loves Diana for not only her beauty, but her strength and compassion as well.
After Phobos and Deimos’ fall, Trevor and Diana surmise that the they can find more information on the Ares Project at the Pentagon. Using Trevor’s security clearance (and with Wonder Woman disguised as “Diana Prince” as a nod to her Pre-Crisis secret identity) they manage to get it, but get stonewalled when Trevor’s clearance isn’t high enough. However, Lt. Candy managed to escape and stole Darnell’s clearance. That is when they learn about Ares ultimate plan, to commandeer one of the United States’ nuclear bases to launch a nuclear strike against the other nuclear powers.
Wonder Woman, along with Trevor and Candy in tow, confront Ares and his mind-controlled soldiers. While Diana battles Ares, Trevor and Candy attempt to stop Darnell who reveals that he is actually a willing participant in Ares’ plot. In a protected cat and mouse game, Trevor and Candy use a bit of genre-savviness to trick Darnell into ranting about the end of the Cold War, and how “peace is contrary to man’s nature. Trevor’s exchange with the General served as a distraction to position Darnell so Candy could shoot and incapacitate him. This grants the world from nuclear annihilation. When Trevor notices Diana struggling against the god of war, he rushes in to assist her.
Ares’ power continues to grow as the world teeters closer to all-out war. He knocks her sword from Diana’s hand and strikes Diana down. Just as he is about to run his sword through her, Trevor rushes in between the two and Ares’ sword goes through him instead. In a well-shot, and well-acted scene we just a close-up of McConaughey’s eyes widen and his head jerk back in pain before he looks down to watch his blood drip from the tip of Ares’ blade. Trevor’s body slumps into Diana’s arms, and he uses his final breath to declare his love for Diana. Ares mocks his sacrifice, which causes her to attack and briefly overpower Ares in her fury. Tt is ultimately Steve’s declaration that moves Aphrodite and Athena to petition for Zeus’ (voiced by Christopher Lee) intervention in the battle. Zeus banishes Ares to Tartarus for his crimes. Despite her “victory” over Ares, a heartbroken Diana storms the gates of Hades to reclaim Steve Trevor’s soul. Despite her threats, the god of the Underworld (played by James Woods in another instance of stunt casting), Hades only agrees to release Trevor if she agrees to grant him a favour of his choosing at any time, which will play a role in the sequel Wonder Woman: Underworld Unleashed.
After celebrations on Themyscira, Queen Hippolyta honours both Diana and Trevor, and declares an end to the Amazons isolation from Patriarch’s world. She names Diana Themyscira’s ambassador to the United Nations and Diana begins a relationship with Steve. The film ends with “it’s a bird” moment where Wonder Woman battles the Cheetah on the streets of Washington D.C. while onlookers gaze in complete awe.
Warner Bros. had high expectations for Wonder Woman after the successes of Batman, Superman, and Green Lantern, but found themselves surprised by the Amazon’s success. Wonder Woman drew in more girls and young women than the aforementioned DC films, which combined with their usual male demographics pushed the film to outperform Green Lantern, but did not match Man of Tomorrow’s opening numbers. One possible explanation for Wonder Woman’s box office performance was cross-medium pollination where a generation of girls who grew up on video games branched out into other media to form a burgeoning “geek girl” culture. This did not go unnoticed by DC Comics and Warner Bros. as the latter commissioned a Wonder Woman animated series for its struggling Kids WB! Block.
As for DC itself, eager to court more women as potential readers, the company started to aggressively promote Wonder Woman and other female superheroes. Female-centric titles like Birds of Prey received a boost while Black Canary received a promotion by headlining a title with love-interest Green Arrow in the renamed Green Arrow/Black Canary in addition to her role in the aforementioned Birds of Prey. Similarly, other female characters like Harley Quinn, Vixen and a reboot of Amethyst received their own titles to experiment and grow the fanbase in addition to cultivate female talent in the company’s ranks.
Wonder Woman’s roots in fantasy helped distinguish it from its contemporaries and helps act as a precursor to the Harry Potter and Lord of the Rings film series’. However, what distinguished the film even more was that it began what would become a genre standard: the stinger. If one stayed to the end of the credits the film would treat you to scene of Ares’ imprisonment in Tartarus when the fall god of war hears a deafening “BOOM!” and he looks up to see a shadowed figure approach him. Though the character (voiced by Tony Todd) never identifies himself, the shape clearly matches that Darkseid from DC’s New Gods. He tells Ares that he has an offer for him, and the scene ends with Ares’ reply, “I’m listening.”
News of this scene spread across the Internet like wildfire, prompting many fans to see the film again, which no doubt had an impact of the film box office gross. Many fans speculated that this was the official start of DC’s cinematic universe (separate from the comic book universe and animated universe, but part of its expanded multiverse) with a Justice League film on the horizon. DC and Warner Bros. were coy on the matter, but with speculation driving sales, Woman Woman was a harbinger of things to come.
-Tales From The Superhero Wars, sequentialhistory.net, August 12, 2010
Well, those are some TTL-originals there. Though, Blargo might be an OTL outlet under a different name like Tumblr/Skywave...
Giant Bomb exists ITTL, while Blargo is a totally original site that you'll be hearing more from later on. They're a somewhat quirky game review site that nevertheless has acquired a ton of credibility over the years.
And Wendy Halpers is another original character. She's a feminist game critic who describes herself as a "militant pacifist", she's opposed to game violence on moral grounds, not necessarily on "think of the children" grounds but more like she hates violence of all stripes, even fictional violence. That said, she loves story-driven games that doesn't utilize violence, and she's intensely knowledgeable about games, making her tough to impugn even if one disagrees with her philosophically. She'll be popping up later on in the story.
And Wendy Halpers is another original character. She's a feminist game critic who describes herself as a "militant pacifist", she's opposed to game violence on moral grounds, not necessarily on "think of the children" grounds but more like she hates violence of all stripes, even fictional violence. That said, she loves story-driven games that doesn't utilize violence, and she's intensely knowledgeable about games, making her tough to impugn even if one disagrees with her philosophically. She'll be popping up later on in the story.
I thought the same. Movie sucked but Nathan Fillion was good as Hermes.
Yes, it is. I did toy with putting Jason Bateman in the role (he voiced the character in OTL Justice League Unlimited), but decided on Fillion.
Did I surprise anyone with Melissa McCarthy as Etta Candy?
Jason Bateman was on JLU? I know a lot of famous people were in the DCAU, but I didn't think he was one of them.
It was good casting, and it gives her an earlier start, given this probably came out a few months before the first season of Gilmore Girls debuted.
Hmmm...I wonder if Undertale will still exist IITL? Heck, how is Andrew Hussie or Toby Fox doing ITTL right now?
I know I've discussed Undertale with some people before. There's an awful lot of butterflies between now and then that could jeopardize it. I imagine Toby Fox still plays RPGs and is inspired by them, but the RPGs that inspire him ITTL may be very different. He may end up working in an official capacity for a game company by TTL 2016. So Undertale's existence is still up in the air.
Hussie is still 3 years away from starting Team Special Olympics, which was his early comic site before he started MSPA.
Yehah..Lots of butterflies between now and him potentially giving Scott McCloud psychic orgasms...
He was dead in stone before starting all those webcomics? Homestar Runner was safe as the creator used Mario Paint and that wasn't butterfly away at all, but other thing butterflies become too thing, when people will enter scene or no and their creations resemble those OTL....IS STILL UP TO AIR, maybe Hussie would do their MPSA more interactive and one being a full fledge game? the same can happen with Toby Fox, either he make a game far differernt or he ended doing a webcomic instead...butterflies are endless, if readers and lurkers have some info, that would be greatly appreciated.
Well, that could be a more drastic butterfly. Eep.
Do you have plans on how to handle the MMO (and similar multiplayer worlds) scene that will crop up soon? The first working drafts of Uru should be presentable soon (which Cyan internally called DIRT - D'ni In Real Time - and was originally multiplayer only), and some of the longer running worlds like Eve and Second Life will be heading to the drawing board as well. I cannot comment on WoW as I never played it.
TTL version of YouTube perhaps?
Anyway. Green Lantern 2 is next on my slate (and hopefully my last write up on Power Ranger before passing the baton after that.) Does anyone have any predictions/expectations?
I think they've mentioned Youtube though. Maybe a search engine/aggregator site? Or maybe it's TTL's Blip.tv?
I'm expecting Billy Zane being awesome and a lot of Japanese stock footage.
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