Rumor: ‘Wonder Woman’ Wants Eva Green And Sean Bean
Wonder Womanonly has two confirmed stars at this point, but with shooting scheduled to start in November it shouldn’t be long before more official casting notices start coming our way. Until then, here’s another juicy rumor about two people whose names might be among those announcements.
A new report claimsSean BeanandEva Greenare being eyed for two villain roles in the Warner Bros. superhero movie, which starsGal Gadotas the titular superheroine. More about theWonder WomanSean Bean and Eva Green rumor after the jump.
Heroic Hollywoodhas heard Warner Bros. wants Bean to play Ares, the god of war, and Green to play Circe, the sorceress. “Want” is the key word here. Neither actor has signed a deal, and it’s not even clear if offers have already gone out. In other words, take this update with a grain of salt.
Both Ares and Circe are based on Greek mythology, just like Wonder Woman herself, and both are major adversaries of Wonder Woman in the comics. The plot ofWonder Womanis being kept under tight wraps for now.
Both Bean and Green seem like perfect casting. Green is at her best playing vampy characters, as we saw inDark Shadows,300: Rise of an Empire, andSin City: A Dame to Kill For. (Okay, so none of those movies were actually good, but Green was great in them.) AndGame of ThronesandLord of the Ringsalum Bean certainly has the toughness and gravitas required for the god of war.
Green currently stars in Showtime’sPenny Dreadful. Next year she’ll be seen opposite Asa Butterfield in Tim Burton’sMiss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children. Bean leads TNT’sLegends, and has a supporting role in Ridley Scott’sThe Martianthis fall. Earlier this year, he appeared inJupiter AscendingandPixels.
Patty Jenkinsis directingWonder Woman.Chris Pineplays Wonder Woman’s love interest, Steve Trevor.
