Rumors of Hanna-Barbera's "Wonder Twins" movie being made started circulating in November of last year when a poster for the supposed film appeared in New York's Midtown Comics, as reported by ComingSoon.net.
The poster contained the names "Kunis" and "Kutcher", indicating that the real-life couple Ashton Kutcher and Mila Kunis would be starring in the film as the extraterrestrial siblings, Zan and Jayna.
The Wonder Twins' powers were indeed activated, but sadly, into a shape of a hoax.
This was confirmed by the poster's creator, Pat Evans, the host of the BatPodcast. During an interview with Noblemania, Evans revealed his intentions for creating the poster that caused "Wonder" fans across the globe to jump for joy.
According to Evans, "With the spate of superhero movies being released, I think it was just me thinking t would be fun to do a spoof version of one: I thought, 'What would be the most preposterous superhero movie you could make?' Naturally, the Wonder Twins sprang to mind," he adds, "They were perfect because it was just unbelievable enough a concept that it could be true, if that makes sense. 'So crazy it might work' kind of logic."
As to why he chose Kunis and Kutcher to star in his prank film concept, he got the inspiration after seeing the media buzz generated by the two's dating status. Since they're a real-life couple, pairing them to play brother and sister would sort of add to the controversy surrounding his poster.
As you might remember, Kutcher played the dim-witted Michael Kelso in the comedy series, "That 70'S Show", while Kunis personified the character of Jackie Burkhart, the pretty but spoiled brat member of the group. Their characters were the conceited couple of the show. Since 2012, Kunis and Kutcher have been dating and were announced to be engaged after the "Two and a Half Men" star's divorce from Demi Moore was finalized.
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