Screenwriter Says WB Actually Writing Six WONDER WOMAN Scripts

Screenwriter Says WB Actually Writing Six WONDER WOMAN Scripts

Arash Amel says Warner Bros. didn't just hire Jason Fuchs (Pan) to write their Wonder Woman movie but they've hired five other writers to pen separate scripts. Is this a tactic that will help produce the best Wonder Woman movie possible or are WB making a mistake?

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By MarkJulian - Dec 18, 2014 11:12 AM EST
Filed Under: Wonder Woman
Producer/screenwriter Arash Amel, who wrote Erased and Grace of Monaco, and is currently scripting the Marie Colvin biopic has shared on Twitter that he's heard an intriguing bit of gossip regarding WB's Wonder Woman movie.  Reportedly,  Warner Bros. has  hired not one but six screenwriters to write six, separate Wonder Woman solo films.  Presumably, WB will then pick the best script or pick the best elements from each for Michelle MacLaren to direct.  Amel views this practice with disdain (as any screenwriter should) but as comic book fans, hoping for the best Wonder Woman movie possible, what's your take on this tactic?




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JoeMomma29
JoeMomma29 - 12/18/2014, 11:18 AM
Sounds like a great idea!
MrCBM56
MrCBM56 - 12/18/2014, 11:19 AM
I have no problem with this.
CapedBaldy
CapedBaldy - 12/18/2014, 11:19 AM
Excellent idea if u ask me
FirstAvenger
FirstAvenger - 12/18/2014, 11:20 AM
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SauronsBANE
SauronsBANE - 12/18/2014, 11:20 AM
Yeah I've heard of different screenwriters doing TWO different scripts at the same time, but 6 sounds like overkill. Are they that uncertain about how to do this movie?
TronVin
TronVin - 12/18/2014, 11:21 AM
Great idea. They're doing this with Aquaman too.

Get the most out of these writers by having them compete.
ALegendaryPanda
ALegendaryPanda - 12/18/2014, 11:21 AM
To be honest I think this is a great idea!
SauronsBANE
SauronsBANE - 12/18/2014, 11:21 AM
I definitely see why this is an alarming situation from Amel's point of view though. Or any writer, for that matter.
tonytony
tonytony - 12/18/2014, 11:22 AM
its great. It means all writers involved must bring A-Game
TronVin
TronVin - 12/18/2014, 11:22 AM
@SauronsBANE

Wonder Woman is a pretty big movie. They need it to be critically successful.

I know this isn't the first super-heroine movie but it is the first big one.
YeezusWept
YeezusWept - 12/18/2014, 11:23 AM
ThedamnBatman
ThedamnBatman - 12/18/2014, 11:23 AM
6? wow means they really want to get it right on the money with the script
JoeMomma29
JoeMomma29 - 12/18/2014, 11:23 AM
@SauronsBane

Well WW is a hard tale to tell, and it can be told in many different ways.
AsgardianHobo
AsgardianHobo - 12/18/2014, 11:23 AM
Doesn't exactly exude confidence......
Vadakin
Vadakin - 12/18/2014, 11:24 AM
Honestly, I wish I was one of them. I'd write a kick ass Wonder Woman movie.
SauronsBANE
SauronsBANE - 12/18/2014, 11:24 AM
@TronVin That's definitely true. Let's just hope they actually manage to pick the absolute best of the best of those scripts then. If Michelle MacLaren gets the final vote on it, that'd make me MUCH more relieved.
Starfox
Starfox - 12/18/2014, 11:24 AM
That's a lot of Damn Scripts lol
TronVin
TronVin - 12/18/2014, 11:25 AM
@SauronsBANE

She did sign on to direct and develop the film.
DRJ01
DRJ01 - 12/18/2014, 11:25 AM
Six is obsessive. But still could be good
JoeMomma29
JoeMomma29 - 12/18/2014, 11:25 AM
Write 50 scripts if we means we get a great WW movie!
James99201
James99201 - 12/18/2014, 11:26 AM
If I was one of the writers I'd just do Wonder Woman animated movie
SauronsBANE
SauronsBANE - 12/18/2014, 11:26 AM
@TronVin I know, I just mean she better get the final say on who's script to use, and which elements to take from each script. When it comes to big studios hiring directors, usually they don't give them as much control as they should. Hopefully it's different with MacLaren.
gambgel
gambgel - 12/18/2014, 11:27 AM
of course this is horrible for the writers, because they are competing for just one job, but... for the actual movie, I think this is a good idea, since all writers will work harder and Warner/director at the end of the day will choose the best script from the six. So they have options, unlike having only one script with maybe not the best ideas.
Pasto
Pasto - 12/18/2014, 11:27 AM
Maybe they have six screenwriters so that they can pick the best script so they can make the best film?

Eh, what am I saying...
SteveStark2099
SteveStark2099 - 12/18/2014, 11:27 AM
Just shows they have no clue.
TheRationalNerd
TheRationalNerd - 12/18/2014, 11:27 AM
Cool with me, at least they're actually trying to get the very best out instead of whatever is thrown out.
YeezusWept
YeezusWept - 12/18/2014, 11:28 AM
The best script will undoubtedly be the one that includes a bathing scene.
TheRationalNerd
TheRationalNerd - 12/18/2014, 11:28 AM
@Dandy

But that was Sony and their producers. Warner Bros. has things mapped out until 2020. I think they know what they want.
pickleweasel2
pickleweasel2 - 12/18/2014, 11:28 AM
Any screenwriter should view this with disdain? they get paid like 100,000 dollars to write a script, it doesn't even need to be good. We are suppose to feel sorry for them? comparing this to a sweat shop is embarrassingly ignorant
DraculaX
DraculaX - 12/18/2014, 11:29 AM
Well what sounds worse? Six writers working on their own Wonder Woman scripts? Or six writers working on one Wonder Woman script?
MercwithMouth
MercwithMouth - 12/18/2014, 11:29 AM
As a fan, I love it. Make scripting a brainstorming session, and then have someone polish the winner (or winning combination). If I was a writer, I'd be pissed. Writer's don't normally have to audition their scripts. But, hopefully it gives us a great WW movie.
SauronsBANE
SauronsBANE - 12/18/2014, 11:29 AM
Get the [frick] outta here with that nonsense, Pasto!
JoeMomma29
JoeMomma29 - 12/18/2014, 11:29 AM
Better yet write 100 scripts if we get a phenomenal WW movie!
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