Nicole Kidman Might Play an Amazonian Warrior in WONDER WOMAN

It's becoming increasingly difficult to name an A-list actor who hasn't appeared in a comic book movie, and there are plenty more films coming up in the next few years that are going to make that task even tougher. Nicole Kidman already has one comic book film under her belt — she played Dr. Chase Meridian in Batman Forever — and now The Wrap reports that the Aussie Oscar winner is in "ongoing negotiations" to play "a high-ranking Amazonian warrior alongside Gal Gadot" in Wonder Woman.

Kidman's role isn't confirmed yet, but The Wrap speculates (or at least implies) that she may be playing Hippolyta, the Queen of the Amazons and Diana Prince's biological mother. I'm not sure what script looks like and what direction they're taking the film (though these details hint at the scope), but on the surface, Kidman seems like a good fit. Monster director Patty Jenkins is directing Wonder Woman, which hits theaters on June 23, 2017. Gadot will reprise her role as the title character (she'll first appear in next year's Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice), and Chris Pine is playing her love interest, Steve Trevor. Eva Green and Sean Bean may play the villains, so this cast is certainly shaping up to be worthy of the long delay fans have had to endure as they wait for this character to finally get her due on the big screen.

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