Virginia Madsen, "Green Lantern" Preview Highlight "Wonder Woman" WonderCon Screening

February 17, 2009 by James Harvey

Warner Home Video has issued the following press release and images concerning the screening of the upcoming direct-to-video Wonder Woman animated feature at WonderCon.

Press Release:

OSCAR NOMINEE VIRGINIA MADSEN, GREEN LANTERN SNEAK PEEK
FEATURED IN FEBRUARY 27 SCREENING AT WONDERCON OF DC UNIVERSE ANIMATED ORIGINAL MOVIE WONDER WOMAN

San Francisco Screening Precedes March 3, 2009 Release of All-New DVD

Wonder Woman, the highly-anticipated fourth entry in the DC Universe animated original movie series, will receive a West Coast big screen premiere at WonderCon on February 27, 2009 in the Moscone Center in San Francisco.

The 6:00 p.m. screening will be followed by a panel discussion featuring filmmakers and voice cast, including animation legend Bruce Timm and Academy Award nominee Virginia Madsen. Filmmakers will also screen the world premiere of the first footage of Green Lantern: First Flight, an upcoming DC Universe animated original movie.

Presented by Warner Premiere, Warner Bros. Animation and DC Comics, the all-new Wonder Woman animated original movie will be distributed by Warner Home Video on March 3, 2009. Wonder Woman will be available as a Single Disc DVD, 2-Disc Special Edition DVD and Blu-ray Disc. The animated original movie will also be available OnDemand and Pay-Per-View, as well as available for download day and date, March 3, 2009.

Madsen, making her first-ever Con appearance, provides the regal voice of Hippolyta, Queen of the Amazons and mother to Diana/Wonder Woman. The actress, who received an Oscar nod for her performance in the 2003 hit film Sideways, is joined in the stellar voice cast by Keri Russell (Waitress, Felicity), Nathan Fillion (Firefly/Serenity & the upcoming ABC series Castle), Alfred Molina (Spider-Man 2), Rosario Dawson (Sin City), Oliver Platt (The West Wing) and David McCallum (NCIS).

Wonder Woman is an origin story produced by multiple Emmy Award winning animation legend Bruce Timm, directed by Lauren Montgomery (Superman Doomsday) and written by Michael Jelenic (Batman: Brave & the Bold). All three will participate in the post-screening panel and Saturday’s autograph session. DC Comics Senior Vice President of Creative Affairs Gregory Noveck will moderate the post-screening panel.

An autograph session for all panelists is being scheduled for Saturday, February 28.

Green Lantern: First Flight is directed by Lauren Montgomery and features Christopher Meloni as Hal Jordan/Green Lantern, Victor Garber as Sinestro, Michael Madsen as Kilowog, and Tricia Helfer as Boodikka.

Click here for an image of the creative team of Wonder Woman at the recent New York Comic-Con. Check out the Wonder Woman subsite here at The World's Finest for further coverage and information on the upcoming Wonder Woman direct-to-video animated feature. The direct-to-video Wonder Woman animated feature hits DVD, Blu-ray, and OnDemand on March 3rd, 2009.

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