While we’re still waiting Princess Diana a.k.a. Wonder Woman to make her DC film debut in next summer’s Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, Warner Brothers is still moving full speed ahead on the Wonder Woman movie. It’s almost time to get to cast the rest of the players – with production to begin in November – word is that they already have their eye on two great actors to play two great villains. Eva Green as Circe, the Sorceress and Sean Bean as Ares, the God of War.
While the studio is interested in Bean and Green, it is yet unclear if there have actually have been talks with either as they have not signed on. However it does look like these are the villains that we’ll see in the Wonder Woman movie.
Eva Green’s role in 300: Rise of an Empire by itself looks like a resume to play a Wonder Woman villain. To those who don’t know, Circe is a sorceress who is capable of doing pretty much anything with magic. That said, she can transform men into animals or transform herself into somebody strong enough to go up against Wonder Woman. The sorceress also has siren like abilities as she can magically attract and seduce men and we’re pretty sure Green can pull that off.
Our only fear that exists is that since we haven’t actually seen Gal Godat’s Wonder Woman yet, we’re afraid the hero might not be able to hold her own against Green on screen. If Godat proves herself to be a great Wonder Woman then these two going head to head could be phenomenal because that is what we need and deserve right now (is that a pun? is it?!).
Sean Bean as Ares, the God of War is another strong choice, even if it does predict Ares’ death at the end of the film. To those who don’t know, as the name suggests the character is based upon the Greek mythological figure of the same name. Ares possesses powers like immortality (Sean Bean might just break this myth after all), Godly strength, superhuman speed and stamina. He is a master of conflict and strategy, and the armor he wears is virtually indestructible.
While there is little known about the script, rumors imply that the film will be some sort of origin story, so the enemies probably fit.