The character of Wonder Woman is an icon, in both culture and comics. She is a symbol of not only heroism but activism, social justice, feminism, and empowerment. However, outside of the medium of comic books the character has been criminally shortchanged.
While the other members of DC's Trinity, Superman and Batman, have led dozens of live-action and animated films as well as television shows, for almost her entire 76-year history Wonder Woman has appeared in a 1974 made-for-TV movie, a direct-to-DVD animated film and a three-season television series. It wasn't until some 38 years after that show ended that we would see the character in live-action again (not counting the failed David E Kelly pilot in 2011). For all that time in between Lynda Carter
was Diana Prince.
Which is why many were surprised that the famed TV star and political advocate didn't appear in the recent film. There's always a chamce she'll show up in the sequel, however.
Speaking to
Variety ahead of her Walk of Fame ceremony, Carter said;
“I’m just going to leave that up to the universe and Patty."
The likelihood of a cameo has no doubt grown since the release of 2017's
Wonder Woman, as Carter has formed quite a friendship with both Gal Gadot and director Patty Jenkins, who offered some very kind words about the actress at her ceremony stating;
“Lynda is just the coolest, smartest, most powerful yet elegant, beautiful and lovely person,” Jenkins says, adding that Carter is her “sister in the struggle.”
Patty also spoke about how their friendship has grown, commenting on phone conversations and text messages between the two, before continuing to speak about just how much love she has for Carter:
“It’s quite incredible to become a part of the story with someone I admire as much as I do Lynda. As the years have gone on, I’ve come to admire that she carried that same spirit into her personal life as well. She lives an incredible and very unique and successful life. She’s had an incredible career but also has the personal life and family, which is just as successful.”
It's clear that Carter is a source of inspiration for Jenkins, but we'll have to wait until 2019 to see whether that translates into an appearance for the actress in the highly anticipated
Wonder Woman 2.
What do you think? Would you like to see Lynda Carter appear in the sequel? Were you a fan of the 70's show? Are you looking forward to Wonder Woman 2? Leave your thoughts below.