Hot on the heels of the announcement that George Miller (Mad Max, Happy Feet) will be directing a Justice League of America film for Warner Bros., comes word from Variety that Jessica Biel is being considered for the role of Wonder Woman. Casting is a major factor for the project, as Warner Bros. is anxious to start filming by the beginning of next year, in hopes of beating any possible filmmaker strikes. Furthermore, both Christian Bale and Brandon Routh have said that they wouldn’t be reprising their roles as Batman and Superman, citing possible conflicts JLA would pose to their respective franchises. While the Batman Begins follow-up, The Dark Knight, is all but “in the can”, the Justice League film will more than likely affect any possible follow-up to Superman Returns. Movement on that project had already since stalled, with Returns director, Bryan Singer, moving onto other projects, including the World War II film, Valkyrie.

Warner Bros. also hopes that Justice League could re-ignite interest in a Wonder Woman solo film. Buffy creator, Joss Whedon, had been attached to write and direct a Wonder Woman film, but ultimately left the project late last year.