The creator of Wonder-Who.com transformed this photo of Megan Fox into one of Wonder Woman in full costume

Wonder-Who.com creator reveals reason for hoax
By Matthew B. Zeidman

HOLLYWOOD, CA (Hollywood Today) 11/24/08 – Earlier in the month, fans of starlet Megan Fox were disappointed to learn that the mysterious and seemingly official “Wonder Woman” movie poster featuring the “Transformers” actress was actually a clever hoax. The creator of the originating Web site, Wonder-Who.com, ended his silence not long after the truth was revealed, telling admirers and detractors how and why he did it.

“My wheels began turning one day, when I had heard that [Buffy the Vampire Slayer creator] Joss Whedon had walked away from the original Wonder Woman movie project,” the man behind the curtain, identified only as “John,” wrote on his Web site.

“My day of wondering actually turned into many months. Upon much contemplation and trial runs, it occurred to me that for Wonder Woman to be universally successful, she would have to appeal to younger audiences. And with that, Megan Fox as Wonder Woman began.”

In the post, John lamented that while superhero icons Batman, Superman and Spiderman had dominated the silver screen in recent years, Wonder Woman had been largely ignored, with attempts at adapting the Amazonian royal to the big screen not making it past the writing stages.

“Like most designers, I too have been stuck in development hell. So I, as a designer, looked to Wonder Woman for inspiration,” he said, later expressing his hope that the controversial project would catapult both himself and the upcoming film “out of development hell.”

“To be quite honest, I didn’t expect Wonder-Who.com to be this big. I publicly apologize for misleading everyone into believing that ‘Wonder Woman’ was to be a movie with the lead role played by Megan Fox.”

Attempts to produce a live-action film based on the DC Comics heroine date back to 2001, with several writers, including Whedon, trying their hand at drafting a script. Though Whedon left the project in 2007, citing creative differences with film studios Warner Bros. and Silver Pictures., Warner Bros. confirmed to the Wall Street Journal this summer that the project was still ongoing.

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