Olga Kurylenko testing for WONDER WOMAN role in ‘BATMAN VS. SUPERMAN’. Mayhaps.
Olga Kurylenko is testing for the role of Wonder Woman in Batman vs. Supereveryone. And she ain’t the only one. Maybe. With each new actress that is rumored to be up for the part, the potential for that character appearing crystallizes further into fact.
Rumors have been swirling around the internet for several days now: Wonder Woman is going to make some kind of appearance, or have a significant role in “Batman Vs. Superman.” Actress and “Thor 2: The Dark World” goddess Jaimie Alexander recently became a woman in question because she revealed that she had been having conversations with WB about the super-hero team-up film and knew what the plot was about. Oh course, that speculation led many to assume she’d be playing the Amazonian heroine.
Even more recently, the latest rumor (via Schmoes Knows, yes, that’s what they’re actually called) was thatOlga Kurylenko—best known for “Quantum of Solace” and Terrence Malick’s “To The Wonder”—was testing for the role, and it turns out that one is right. Or at least mostly. Variety reports that Kurylenko, along with “Fast and Furious” actress Gal Gadot, and “G.I. Joe: Retaliation” co-star Elodie Yung are testing for what is being described as the female lead of the movie, but whether that’s actually Wonder Woman or not is still unknown (sources tell the trade the character could also be Bruce Wayne’s love interest).
If true, I don’t like this from a Universe Building Perspective. I much prefer Marvel’s approach, which built each character up individually leading into the big money shot moment in Avengers. If they’re all hanging out in BvS, it mitigates what would be an awesome money.