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Docreed2003

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8. I get what others have mentioned about Pine having the star power here, but...
Mon May 22, 2017, 12:32 PM
May 2017

As a big nerd myself, this bothers me to no end. It's freaking "Wonder Woman". The comics community has pushed for a standalone WW movie for years! Market it as such and play up the fact that you're highlighting a powerful female role! Sadly, this isn't the first time I've noticed the way that the marketing for this movie has chosen to take its spotlight off of Gadot's character. Here's another example, our nerd family has an unnatural love of Funko Pop figures. We all collect them and tailor our collections to our interests. I get email notifications from various retailers when new Funkos are released, and the big push for Wonder Woman is an "exclusive" set that includes WW and Pine's character...I realize I'm probably being irrational and overly sensitive here, and will probably lighten up after the movie comes out, but I'm not buying an exclusive set for some unknown character for a movie I haven't seen yet! I want a freaking exclusive of JUST Wonder Woman!!!

Nerd rant over...feel free to bash my irrational reaction, lol!

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The original Batman was marketed as starring Jack Nicholson Azathoth May 2017 #1
Fair point. Bleacher Creature May 2017 #4
In this case, I wouldn't put much thought into it. PragmaticLiberal May 2017 #2
OMG! I hope somebody peabody May 2017 #3
It has less to do with credit and more to do with name recognition onenote May 2017 #5
I would consider Lotusflower70 May 2017 #6
Who is Chris Pine? Kaleva May 2017 #7
The son of the guy who played Sgt. Joseph Getraer on the hit NBC television series CHiPs. Hassin Bin Sober May 2017 #9
And James T. Kirk since 2009 Bleacher Creature May 2017 #10
I get what others have mentioned about Pine having the star power here, but... Docreed2003 May 2017 #8
I note that nobody here posts precisely which actor plays Wonder Woman. longship May 2017 #11
Gal Gadot... sarisataka May 2017 #12
Sorry. Didn't recognize the name. longship May 2017 #14
So perhaps you see why sarisataka May 2017 #15
I'd go along with that. longship May 2017 #16
I enjoy action movies sarisataka May 2017 #17
That's good! longship May 2017 #19
response #1 does maxsolomon May 2017 #13
I can't believe they left David Thewlis out of the credits! Bucky May 2017 #18
I really like him. longship May 2017 #20
Yep, that was a smart film, I think. NT Ilsa May 2017 #25
Gal Gadot just visited that radio station wyldwolf May 2017 #21
Never heard of Gal Gadot TexasMommaWithAHat May 2017 #22
Gal Gadot is Diana Prince. Raine1967 May 2017 #23
Chris Pine is going to play Wonder Woman? Ilsa May 2017 #24
so am I! Ever since Bottle Shock I have been in lust... samnsara May 2017 #26
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