Katharine McPhee -- Wonder Woman?

Composite of Katherine McPhee and Wonder Woman costumeAfter enduring bronchitis, laryngitis and a fractured foot, Katharine McPhee emerged triumphant during her performance Saturday on the American Idols Live Tour at LA's Staples Center.

But vocal skills aside, we've learned Kat's big star turn may be on the big screen.

A well-placed source tells TMZ that Kat, who has the same theatrical manager as another ailment-prone hottie, Lindsay Lohan, is one of the lucky ladies up for the highly coveted lead role in the big-screen adaptation of "Wonder Woman."

Everyone from Sandra Bullock to Kate Beckinsale has been rumored to be in the running for the starring role in the movie, which will be directed by Joss Whedon, who created "Buffy the Vampire Slayer."

While it's up in the air if she will be sporting those trademark red boots, tights and bracelets, you will still be able to see Kat wearing a lot less very soon.

TMZ has learned that Katharine, who has struggled with bulimia, will appear on the cover of an upcoming issue of Shape magazine, wearing a bathing suit. Now in a much healthier place, McPhee will show off her killer curves for all the world to see.

With all the prospects in her future, and despite coming in second on "Idol," It looks like Kat is no one-hit wonder, Justin Guarini be damned!



Filed under: TV, Movies, American Idol

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31. She can sing...she is very musically talented....she wouldn't be singing with the likes of Andrea Bocelli and David Foster if she wasn't. She was just on TV the other night in a musical special. She sang with Bocelli while David Foster played the piano. Foster said and I quote..."She is force to be reckoned with." He knows his music and he's been in the business forever. And I guarantee that Bocelli will not sing with just anybody...go download the song "The Prayer" from i-tunes, he sings it with Celine Dion. He is not likely to pick a bad singer to duet with. As for WW and movie...only time will tell, but it looks like she has someone's attention or you all wouldn't be spending so much time worrying and wondering about her. Give her a chance! Everyone deserves the opportunity to suceed in life. All you haters...quit being so mean and find the good in people once in a while. You may sleep better at night. End of soapbox.

Posted at 9:17AM on Aug 29th 2006 by Angs

32. This could be another rumor. I don't think even Whedon knows what he wants.Silver will make the final call on this.He might have got Whedon too write it, but it's his baby.I want Nadia Bjorlin, she looks the part more than anyone. She wants the role too.I don't Mcphee really is the right choice. The public will be very hard on Kat, if she got this role. The public can be crule. Nadia is the only choice as far as I am consured.Give a look .

Posted at 10:51AM on Aug 29th 2006 by Jack Dorman

33. No- no and no - bad move!
I would have liked to see Jennifer Garner play WW but she's been down the superhero path all ready.

And please let's not do a Bionic Woman movie- the thought of anyone but Lyndsey Wagner as Jamie Summers makes me ill -

for that matter has Hollywood really run out of ideas that they have to keep doing remakes of 1970's tv shows?? How sad

Yes-I was a child of the 70's -

Posted at 11:36AM on Aug 29th 2006 by Wonder Woman is my Hero

34. My choice would be Catherine Zeta-Jones

Posted at 9:04PM on Aug 29th 2006 by Schona

35. MUTHA F!
And so when would Wonder Woman sing that friggin' "Over the Rainbow"? You know she'd try to fit it in somewhere. Can this chubster sing something else for once? Please? I hate her and so does my daughter Tonya.
Dallas Ladies Tumbling Team ROCKS!!

Posted at 12:28PM on Aug 30th 2006 by Janet Buttimer

36. Go Katharine!!! She's so awesome, she should've won. Sounds like she's winning anyway :) :) :)

Posted at 1:49PM on Aug 30th 2006 by Kate

37. So let me get this straight... anybody, and I do mean ANYBODY, who is a brunette (or can dye her hair brown) and is on the public radar as an A - Z celebrity (I'll leave it to you to decide what letter Ms McPhee falls under) is up for the role of Wonder Woman?

Posted at 12:45PM on Aug 31st 2006 by Stephen

38. PLEASE TELL ME THIS IS A JOKE. THIS IS BAD. REALLY REALLY BAD! KAT MCPHEE - STICK TO SINGING. I WOULD CHOKE ON MY OWN VOMIT IF THEY LET THIS TRAVESTY HAPPEN.
OK - ADMITTEDLY I'M A WONDER WOMAN FAN. FANATIC IS MORE LIKE IT. I OFTEN TELL PEOPLE THAT IT WAS MEANT FOR ME TO BE THIS MUCH OF A FAN OF HERS BEING THAT THE TV SHOW DEBUT WAS ON MY B-DAY, NOV 7, 1975!
I'VE BEEN WATCHING THIS VERY CLOSELY, AND I'LL SAY UNTIL RECENTLY, MY FAVORITE TO PLAY WONDER-WOMAN WOULD HAVE BEEN CATHERINE ZETA JONES OR EVEN JENNIFER LOPEZ...(LYNDA CARTER IS PART HISPANIC - BETCHA DIDN'T KNOW THAT HUH...LOL) LET ME ADD TO THE RUNNING NADIA BJORLIN... THE LADY IS BEAUTIFUL!! DROP DEAD GORGEOUS TO BE EXACT. LYNDA CARTER IS STUNNINGLY BEAUTIFUL AND WHOEVER PORTRAY'S WONDER WOMAN, SHOULD BE AS WELL! I ALSO BELIEVE SHE POSSESSES THE SKILL SET TO DO WONDER WOMAN JUSTICE.
AND, OF COURSE, LYNDA CARTER HAS JUST GOT TO BE IN THE MOVIE SOMEWHERE. IT WOULDN'T BE RIGHT IF SHE WASN'T.

Posted at 12:24AM on Sep 3rd 2006 by jONjON

39. jonjon has said it all. Nadia Bjorlin is the one And yes she can act. On the quantrary, on what some of the negatives that have been said about her. She can act.If she couldn't, she would never got a chance on Days of our Lives. She also would be a Wonder Woman of all ages. It's very hard too fill Lynda Carter's boots.Nadia has what it takes. She is the total package.If Silver and Whedon are reading this, she is you Wonder Woman.Mcphee looks the part, and has the stature, but her Idol background would hurt the film.She is a singer after all.I hope that they really give Nadia a serious look.They won't regret it.

Posted at 1:12AM on Sep 4th 2006 by Jack

40. How about Halle Berry or Iris Avila as the Amazing Amazon?

Posted at 12:20AM on Sep 9th 2006 by George B Vieto

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