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Hurley’s telly hopes dashed after ‘Wonder Woman’ gets the axe

Elizabeth Hurley’s villainous role in the new `Wonder Woman` TV pilot is now something the world, presumably, will never see.

London: Elizabeth Hurley’s villainous role in the new `Wonder Woman` TV pilot is now something the world, presumably, will never see.
US channel NBC has officially given the high-booted project the boot, after the pilot - which Liz had spent months filming - got the thumbs-down from test audiences, reports the Sun. The model, 45, was set to play the superheroine`s nemesis Veronica Cale. David E. Kelley had penned a script that updated the comic book classic to have the heroine as a hard-headed businesswoman by day and a baddie botherer by night. However, U.S. industry magazine Entertainment Weekly says that the show`s completed pilot garnered mixed reviews at test screenings. It also reports that there were concerns about the character`s updated superhero costume, which had lost the Stars And Stripes and amped up the Greek goddess instead. Apparently, the wardrobe department even redesigned the gear, but the revamp still didn`t cut the mustard with studio bosses. Hurley recently revealed she was part of the show by posting on Twitter when she first got the role: ``Thrilled to be doing the NBC pilot Wonder Woman``. She added that she will be playing the lead character`s nemesis saying: ``I`ll be playing the evil villain. Can’t wait``. ANI