Wonder Twins Appreciation Thread 2022

[Redy64]

If they are teen heroes in training what are the chances that we see the Hall of Justice? Maybe some cameos from heroes nobody is using like Red Tornado or Captain Atom.

[Digifiend]

They could just use the same exterior as used in the Arrowverse (the Hall of Justice there was used in the Invasion, Crisis on Infinite Earths, and Armageddon crossovers).

Red Tornado was used (and wasted, since he never heel-face turned and was destroyed) in Supergirl.
https://arrow.fandom.com/wiki/Red_Tornado_(Earth-38)

[CellarDweller]

Regarding the complexion of the twins, the actors hired could be an indication of what the scriptwriter will be leaning on for source material.


In the cartoon, Zan & Jayna were given a darker complexion to be more 'diverse' from the 5 main cast heroes. However, in the comic, they appeared to have a lighter complexion. It can be heard to discern their ethnicity in the 2019 maxi-series. However, in the original run of comic of The Super Friends, Zan & Jayna were given the secret identities of Swedish exchange students, so they were not Asian.

[CellarDweller]

Wonder Twins Is Exactly What DC Movies Need Right Now

By Spencer Bollettieri


HBO Max’s Wonder Twins movie starring Isabel May and KJ Apa is exactly what DC movies need right now. With a pantheon of more popular and established heroes that includes characters like Batman and Wonder Woman, it may be strange to consider the alien siblings, Zan and Jayna, for a solo film. However, a movie based on the Exxorian superheroes could represent some of DC’s best work.

Based on Donnie and Marie Osmond, the Wonder Twins were a product of their time. Introduced in the Super Friends series, the twins were alien teenagers from the distant planet Exxor accompanied by their blue monkey Gleek. When they put their fists together and said the catchphrase, “Wonder Twin powers activate!” it gave them the ability to morph, with Janya able to shift into different animals and Zan usually taking the form of an elemental construct. Over the years, the Exxorian siblings made appearances in other media such as Smallville and even became canon in DC’s comics. Although not as popular as other superheroes, the nostalgia Jayna and Zan invoke made them cult classics.

Although Jayna and Zan may seem better suited for Saturday morning cartoons, DC has proven that sometimes their adaptations are at their best when they embrace bizarre and campy aspects of their mythology, as they did with Peacemaker. Additionally, after reboots and remakes of DC’s established characters, they’d benefit from a change of pace and exploring lesser-known figures from their past.

https://screenrant.com/wonder-twins-...re-campy-good/

[Frontier]

I think it could be a fun movie .

[CellarDweller]

Well, the movie has been pulled, so no flick for us. Perhaps in the future.

[Vordan]

Well, the movie has been pulled, so no flick for us. Perhaps in the future.

That’s the rumor but it hasn’t been confirmed yet. I thought it would either get confirmed or shot down by now but I guess we just have to wait and see.

[GamerSlyRatchet]

Yeah, it wouldn't surprise me if the movie was canned, but there's no official source on the matter.

I just REALLY hope they don't touch Blue Beetle, even if half the stuff I've heard from it sounds iffy.

[JLH]

I definitely wouldn't consider myself a Wonder Twins fan--and pretty much disliked them when I was a kid watching Super Friends--but a movie based on the characters is a really, really good idea. Hope it eventually comes about and is worth the wait.

[Last Son of Krypton]

Production List has Wonder Twins listed as in development/pre-production but as a series now: https://productionlist.com/production/the-wonder-twins/ The list was updated yesterday: https://productionlist.com/productio...n-june-6-2022/

I have no idea what's going on with this project.

[Digifiend]

A series would be more fitting than a movie, considering they cast the guy who plays Archie in Riverdale.

[Rac7d*]

A series would be more fitting than a movie, considering they cast the guy who plays Archie in Riverdale.

He’s had number one movies before

[CellarDweller]

Production List has Wonder Twins listed as in development/pre-production but as a series now: https://productionlist.com/production/the-wonder-twins/ The list was updated yesterday: https://productionlist.com/productio...n-june-6-2022/

I have no idea what's going on with this project.

God only knows what's going on with this project. On one of the days that the story was it was 'canceled', an interview was posted with the actress that was hired to play Jayna, and she was saying it wasn't going to be like "super friends", so at that time, she was giving the impression it is still going on.