That's what the Warner Bros. producers of the planned TV remake have discovered. A nationwide casting call, seeking a suitable statuesque beauty, has failed to uncover any millennial maiden worthy to fill the spangled bustier of the comic book hero, played to the full by Lynda Carter in 1970s.
So, the superhero series won't be flying on NBC this fall. But despite leading-lady and script problems, the new Wonder Woman should still surface as a mid-season 1999 replacement, ready in the wings to fill in, if and when other shows fail.
Hopeful Amazon princesses had been encouraged to bring a photo to any Warner Bros. store worldwide. This, after auditions in Dallas, Chicago, New York and Los Angeles failed to find anyone worthy of the golden lariat.
"It was a legitimate effort made in the hope that we might find someone out there," said a Warner spokesperson, noting that a couple of near-Wonder Women "actually got a call-back" before being rejected.
The casting calls have been documented on Robert Olivera's Wonder Woman Website. "Tons of chicks dressed in totally awesome WW costumes," wrote an eager spy who stopped by the January 10 New York session.
Despite the "chicks" best efforts, though, they didn't make the cut, so the new re-incarnation of the Amazonian do-gooder, dreamed up by Charles Moulon during the dark days of World War II, is still a wanted woman.
To the chagrin of Carter devotees, Website rumor has it that some name actresses have been considered for the role, including Baywatch's Alexandra Paul and Bimbo Movie Bash beauty Julie Strain, whose biography is subtitled "Six-foot-three and worth the climb."