I first reported director Nicolas Winding Refn's interest and his #1 candidate to play Wonder Woman back in June. Some (a lot) people are against Christina Hendricks playing Diana Prince in a Wonder Woman movie. My initial reaction was surprise which quickly turned into excitement as I think Refn is a brilliant auteur. Having just recently seen the brilliant Drive, I think Refn is someone Hollywood desperately needs amidst the sea of remakes and unoriginal material being mass produced by many Hollywood filmmakers.
I thought many people would likewise be enthused to hear Refn's choice for the titular character or at the very least be excited that such a brilliant director is showing interest in a character that many directors and actresses rightfully fear to approach. In light of this, I decided to put Hendricks in the Wonder Woman costume myself, and I must say she looks pretty good, even though this is just a rough, conceptual image.
I've decided to take this idea even further and create a contest for the best manipulations of Christina Hendricks in the Wonder Woman uniform. The top entry will win Captain America: The First Avenger on Two-Disc Blu-ray/DVD Combo + Digital Copy. Now here are the guidelines for entering the contest.
Guidelines
1.)The first step to enter and win is to Hit the thumbs up button below.
2.) All entries must use the base photo shown below if they wish to manipulate an image. Original hand drawing submissions are welcome too but again only the photo shown below shall be used for image manipulations.
3.) Contestants are free to put Hendricks in any version of the Wonder Woman costume that's been shown in a comic book.
4.)All photo manipulations must be the entrants original work!
5.) The artist must have his/her CBM user name someplace on the drawing.
6.)Contest is open to legal residents of the 50 United States, District of Columbia, legal residents of Canada (except the Province of Quebec), and the UK. Void in Puerto Rico, Quebec and wherever prohibited by law. If you reside outside the eligible boundaries for the contest, you are still welcome to submit your artwork. All submissions will be showcased in the Avengers Fan Art Gallery, but non-eligible entries will not qualify for prizes.
7.)There are 3 ways to enter. Submit your entries in the comments section below, email your entries to me [use the link in the upper left corner], or find me on Twitter (@All_Thats_Bueno) and tweet your image to me.
8.) Deadline for submissions is October 25, 2011, the release date for Captain America on Blu Ray and DVD.
Here's the base image to use for manipulations and my own personal stab at it (no, I'm not eligible to win lol) :
Again, if you wish to submit an original hand drawing you are welcome to do so but only the above image should be used for manipulations.
One lucky contestant will win this guy:
Marvel Studios and Paramount Pictures introduce the latest addition to the incomparable Marvel super hero team with "Captain America: The First Avenger," ready for action on high definition Blu-ray 3D, Blu-ray and DVD October 25, 2011. Called “the best super hero movie ever” (Brian Erdy, CBS-TV), the thrill-packed adventure is a blockbuster hit with audiences worldwide, earning over $350 million at the Global Box Office.
The "Captain America: The First Avenger" three-disc set includes the film on Blu-ray in high-definition 3D and in high definition 2D, as well as on standard definition DVD with a digital copy. The two-disc Blu-ray/DVD combo pack includes a high definition presentation of the film, plus a standard definition presentation with a digital copy. Both sets boast over an hour of behind-the-scenes bonus material including an original Marvel short film, an exclusive sneak peek into the ultimate super hero team, "Marvel's The Avengers," six featurettes that go behind-the-scenes of the filmmaking process, deleted scenes and much more.
Blu-ray/DVD Combo Pack Breakdown:
Blu-ray
-Feature film with commentary by director Joe Johnston, director of photography Shelly Johnson and editor Jeff Ford
-"Marvel One-Shot: A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to Thor’s Hammer"
-Featurettes: "Outfitting a Hero," "Howling Commandos," "Heightened Technology," "The Transformation," "Behind the Skull," "Captain America Origins," "The Assembly Begins"
-Deleted Scenes with commentary by director Joe Johnston, director of photography Shelly Johnson and editor Jeff Ford
-Trailers
DVD
-Feature film
-Digital Copy
"Captain America: The First Avenger" will also be available as a single-disc DVD presented in widescreen enhanced for 16:9 TVs with English 5.1 Dolby Digital Surround, French 5.1 Dolby Digital Surround, Spanish 5.1 Dolby Digital Surround and English Audio Description and English, French and Spanish subtitles. The disc includes feature commentary, the featurettes “Outfitting a Hero” and “The Assembly Begins” and trailers.
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