the buzz log

In this season of testosterone-fueled superhero movies ("The Dark Knight," "Ironman," and "Hancock") and strong female leads (in "Sex and the City" and "Mamma Mia!"), you'd think Hollywood would do the math and put out a superhero flick starring a woman. A Wonder Woman.

You evidently agree, since searches have spiked in the last week for "wonder woman" and "wonder woman movie." Additionally, interest in "wonder woman movie 2009" spiked 9,600% in the month of June and the very specific "who will be cast as wonder woman" surged an astonishing 129,600%.

Lynda Carter, who brought the comic book character to life in the 1970s TV show, recently celebrated her 57th birthday, sparking sentimental searches for "lynda carter wonder woman," "how old was lynda carter on wonder woman," and "lynda carter as wonder woman images."

It's a reminder that it's time for a new star to step into those red, leather boots and indestructible bracelets. Not to mention the golden tiara that doubled as a deadly weapon. But with nothing on the horizon for live action, fans of the Amazon Princess will have to make do with cartoons. Not that there's anything wrong with that.

The Comic-Con teased a new straight-to-DVD animated version featuring the voice of Keri Russell. DC creator Bruce Timm politely called Wonder Woman "… in the very top tier of DC characters that we haven't over-explored yet in animation…"

Or anywhere else of late, we might add. The live-action movie has yet to cast the leading role and is currently in "development hell." Plus "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" creator Joss Whedon reportedly quit the project citing "creative differences," according to IMDb.

But if the live-action movie's casting directors looked to search for inspiration, they'd be considering "Jessica Biel," "Teresa Palmer," "Rachel Bilson" and "Megan Fox." Each actress has the Search following to bring in big bucks at the box office.

Hey, all we ask is that they consider someone. How hard can this be? Apparently, harder than it looks. We hope this female superhero hasn't hit a super glass ceiling.