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The Brave and the Bold: Wonder Woman and the Dread Pirate Roberts (Kinda)


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?Okay, this is at least as much of a stretch as the Deadpool and Dr. McNinja Marvel Team-Up. But Cary Elwes has joined the cast of the Wonder Woman TV series, and… I guess it’s not that big a deal, but it makes me happy. For me, Cary Elwes is the cinematic equivalent of a warm fuzzy — I’m always pleased to see him on screen, and he makes anything at least kind of fun to watch (admittedly, I have stayed away from the Saw series specifically to keep this spell from being broken). Elwes will play Henry Detmer, the CEO of Themyscira Industries and the Pepper Potts to Wonder Woman’s Iron Man (enh, you know what I’m saying). Look, I’m not saying that his addition is suddenly going to make the Wonder Woman TV series an instant success, but I am saying he certainly can’t hurt.

Did I tell you guys I almost killed Cary Elwes once? I did a phone interview with him on his voicework in the Ghibli film The Cat Returns, and about two minutes in I heard horrific screeching and cars braking and horns honking, at which point Elwes said, “Hold on. I better pull over.” He was driving on the LA highways while being interviewed. I felt really bad, but not as bad as if he had died in a car wreck while I was on the phone with him. (Via The Mary Sue)