Wonder Woman (Finally, some good news...)

After years of some scary speculation over the casting of the Wonder Woman movie, including such names as Sandra Bullock and Sarah Michelle Gellar (we loved you as Buffy, but as an Amazon princess?)

Then I heard that Joss Whedon was heading up the project, and lately Mr. Whedon can do no wrong in my book.

And with this latest news, he proves me right:

Beckinsale confirmed as "Wonder Woman"
Friday, March 31,11:57 PM ET

Writer/director Joss Whedon confirmed today that production on his highly anticipated movie adaptation of the popular comic book series "Wonder Woman" would begin filming in early September with British actress Kate Beckinsale chosen as the lead. Whedon, who has secretly been auditioning dozens of top names in the industry over the past month, said that he was "very happy" with his pick and couldn't wait to get started.

Whedon also announced that he had recently finished his screenplay of the film and that fans of the series would not be disappointed, with plenty of fun, action and thrills for everyone: "I hope folks realize how important this movie is to me, and how much I care about female characters. I think we're going to surprise a lot of people with this one."

Happy happy happy me.