"Friday Night Lights" star Adrianne Palicki has landed the coveted lead role of Wonder Woman in the NBC reboot of the classic 1970s series.
They could've called and at least given us the bad news about not making it before we had to read it elsewhere.
"Wonder Woman" is being remade by "Boston Legal" writer David E. Kelley, who has incorporated the superhero's signature lasso, cuffs and plane into the script.
The script is a serious, non-campy take on the DC Comics character that pays homage to TV's original WW Lynda Carter, but it should satiate those fans of Kelley's memorable soapbox moments in his legal dramas: At one point, Diana gives a speech on Capitol Hill.
For years, various writers and producers (including Joss Whedon) have tried to bring back Wonder Woman, but the character has proved difficult to resurrect. But NBC is apparently up for taking chances on next fall's lineup under new entertainment chief Robert Greenblatt.
Palicki will also star in the upcoming feature-film remake of "Red Dawn," and also starred in the horror film "Breaking the Girl."
