Sydney Sweeney has stepped out of the superhero spotlight after appearing as Julia Cornwall in Sony’s (panned) Madame Web. However, the actress just paid homage to a very different hero. The Housemaid actress recently shared some photos, including a prominent snapshot of herself in a Wonder Woman costume. Now, fans are getting another glimpse at what a blonde Diana of Themyscira might look like (and I’m kind of on board).
By way of a recent post shared to Instagram, Sweeney shared photos from what appears to be a quaint summer at her lake house in Idaho. It looks like a summer camp of all of her friends enjoying the lake and putzing around on jet skis, which is kind of the perfect way to spend the warmer months. But what many fans can’t seem to ignore is the first photo, which shows Sweeney in that WW costume, next to her music executive boyfriend Scooter Braun, who is dressed in a pretty elaborate Superman costume. Check it out:
On the surface, this is all seemingly just some summer fun involving a costume party. Still, it's hard not to start wondering if a blonde Wonder Woman could actually work on screen. There have been many brunette interpretations of the character, from actresses like Gal Gadot and Lynda Carter. However, fans are starting to become open to a new kind of look.
For instance, just recently, Battlestar Galactica Katee Sackhoff stunned in her Wonder Woman swimsuit and furthered the vision. Personally, with this new WW film being developed at Warner Bros., I’d totally be down for something different in regard to the Amazonian warrior's locks.
Also, there's precedent for a blonde Wonder Woman in the comics as well, so this wouldn’t be completely out of the question. he comic book Infinite Crisis #6, it features an alternate-Earth Diana Prince who is blonde. Also one of the original television movie portrayals of Diana Prince was by Cathy Lee Crosby, who was blonde in the 1974 adaptation. So I think it could be a super cool callback to bring this kind of interpretation to the big screen.
As for whether Sweeney herself would be interested in such a role, who knows. She seemingly likes the character based on this photo, at the very least, and looks absolutely gorgeous in the costume. However, her look would be a huge departure from the tall, more athletic brunette take fans are used to seeing Diana’s portrayals.
In any case, the Euphoria star has a busy string of films on the 2027 movie release schedule like Custom of the Country with Leo Woodall, as well as the upcoming book-to-screen adaptation of The Housemaid's Secret. However, with enough fan support and passion from Sweeney, I could totally see this happening. At the very least, maybe she could even play Cassandra Sandsmark, a blonde young hero who takes on the alias of Wonder Girl.
We likely won’t see Sydney Sweeney as Wonder Woman in the near future. However, fans of the actress can see her in her most recent film, The Housemaid, which is currently streaming on Starz. Also, check out her performance in the final season of Euphoria, which is currently available with an HBO Max subscription.
