Melissa Benoist has been announced as the new Supergirl in the upcoming CBS TV series. Although Laura Vanderoort portrayed Kara-Zor-El in Smallville, Benoist will be the first fully fledged Supergirl on TV, and the second actress after Helen Slater, to portray the super heroine on screen.
Skin Wars said: Now I’ve seen you and Gal Gadot communicating on Twitter over the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge — what do you think of her new Wonder Woman costume?
Lynda Carter: “This is an artistic vision the director has and I wish them well in it. I think she looks great.
It’s not an easy role to play, because the temptation is to play the superhero. But you cannot play that, you have to play the woman and not the superhero. The costume does that.
I just hope they don’t make her too masculine. There are so many wonderful things about women. If any woman really was a superhero, she would also be imbued with fairness and a sense of life equilibrium. I hope they have included a richness in the character.“
Skin Wars: Will we see a cameo from you at all in “Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice”?
Lynda Carter: “No, but I’ll be the first in line!”
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