Wonder Woman (2017 movie)

Wonder Woman is a 2017 American superhero movie based on the DC Comics character of the same name , distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures . It is the fourth installment in theDC Extended Universe (DCEU). The film is directed by Patty Jenkins , with a screenplay by Allan Heinberg , from a story by Heinberg, Zack Snyder , and Jason Fuchs , and stars Gal Gadot , Chris Pine , Robin Wright , Danny Huston , David Thewlis , Connie Nielsen , andElena Anaya . Wonder Woman is the second live action theatrical movie featuring the titular character, following her debut in 2016’s Superman Batman v: Dawn of Justice . ^[5]

Jenkins’ role as director makes her the first female director of a live-action, theatrically released comic book superhero movie. ^[6] The film tells the story of Princess Diana , who grows up on the Amazon island of Themyscira . After American Pilot Steve Trevor Crashes Offshore of the Island and is rescued by her, he tells the Amazons about the ongoing World War . Diana then leaves her home in order to end the conflict.

While development for the film began in 1996, Jenkins was commissioned in 2015. Main photography began on November 21, 2015, with filming taking place in the United Kingdom, France, and Italy before wrapping up on May 9, 2016, the 123rd anniversary of the birth of the creator, William Moulton Marston . Additional filming took place in November 2016.

Wonder Woman premiered in Shanghai on May 15, 2017, and was released in the United States on June 2, 2017, in 2D, 3D and IMAX 3D . It’s a lot of positive results, being praised for the direction, performance, action sequences, and musical score. ^[7] The film set box office records, including the highest-grossing live-action film directed by a woman, the biggest domestic opening for a film directed by a woman, the highest-grossing superhero worldwide, as well as the largest opening for a female-led comic book movie. ^[8] Wonder Womanis also the fifth-highest-grossing superhero movie domestically and 20th-highest-grossing movie in the United States. It has grown to $ 821 million worldwide, making it the seventh highest-grossing film of 2017 . It also helped the DCEU to push $ 3 billion into the world box office, making it the seventeenth-highest-grossing film franchise of all time . As of October 2017, the review aggregation of Rotten Tomatoes has been rated as one of the best movies in the world .

A sequel, Wonder Woman 2 , is set to be released on November 1, 2019. ^[9]

In present-day Paris , Diana Prince receives a photographic plate of herself and the world during World War I , prompting her to recall her past. Daughter of Queen Hippolyta , Diana was raised on the hidden island of Themyscira , home to the Amazonian warrior created by Zeus to protect mankind. Hippolyta shares the Amazonian with Diana, including how Ares, Zeus’s sound, became jealous of humanity and orchestrated its destruction. Ares killed all but Zeus, who used the last of his power to wound Ares and force his retreat (thus dying in the process). Zeus left the Amazons the island and a weapon, the “Godkiller”, to prepare them for Ares’ return.

Initially forbidding Diana to train as a warrior, Hippolyta allows her sister Antiope to train Diana, only more rigorously than any other warrior. In 1918, Diana, now a young woman, rescues Captain Steve Trevor’s American pilot when his plane crashes off the Themysciran coast. The island is soon invaded by a German ship chasing Trevor. The Amazons kill the crew, but Antiope sacrifices herself to save Diana. Steve is interrogated with the Lasso of Hestia , and reveals that he is an Allied spy. He has stolen a notebook of the chief chemist Isabel Maru , who is attempting to engineer a deadlier form of mustard gas, under the orders of General Erich Ludendorff . Believing Ares to be responsible for the war, Diana arms herself with the “Godkiller” sword, the lasso, and her armor before leaving Themyscira with Steve to find and destroy Ares.

In London , they deliver Maru’s notebook to the Supreme War Council, where Sir Patrick Morgan is trying to negotiate an armistice with Germany . Diana translates Maru’s notes and reveals that the Germans plan to release the deadly gas at the Western Front . Steve, with spy secretions Sameer, Charlie marksman, and smuggler. The team reaches the front in Belgium . Diana goes alone through No Man’s Landand captures the enemy trench, allowing the forces to help her liberate the village of Veld. Diana and Steve grow up romantically.

The team will be held at the nearby German High Command . Steve and Diana separately infiltrate the party, with Diana intends to kill Ludendorff, believing that he is Ares and thus killing him will end the war. Steve stops his to avoid jeopardizing his mission, allowing him to lose his life. Blaming Steve for intervening, Diana pursues Ludendorff to a base where the gas is being loaded into a bound aircraft bound for London. Diana fights and kills Ludendorff, but is confused when his death does not stop the war.

Sir Patrick appears and reveals himself as Ares. He tells us that he has subtly given humans ideas and inspirations, using Ludendorff and Maru as pawns in the process, it is their decision to resort to violence as they are inherently corrupt. When Diana attempts to kill Ares with the “Godkiller” sword, he destroys it, then reveals Diana to be the “Godkiller”, the daughter of Zeus and Hippolyta. He fails to persuade Diana to help him destroy mankind to restore paradise on Earth. While the two battle, Steve ‘s team destroys Maru’ s laboratory. Steve hijacks and pilots the bomber carrying the gas to a safe altitude and detonates it, sacrificing himself in the process. Ares attempts to direct Diana’s rage and grievance at Steve’s death by convincing her to kill Maru, But the memories of her experiences with Steve cause her to realize that humans have good inside them. She spares Maru and redirects Ares’ lightning into him, killing him. Later, the team celebrates theend of the war . In the present day, Diana sends an e-mail to Bruce Wayne thanking him for the photographic plate of her and Steve, and reaffirms her new mission to fight and give on the world’s behalf.

Cast

• Gal Gadot as Diana Prince / Wonder Woman :

An immortal Amazon warrior who is the crown princess of Themyscira , and the daughter of Queen Hippolyta and Zeus given to the Amazons to raise, and half-sister of Ares . ^[10] Describing Wonder Woman and Her Appeal, Gadot said, “She’s relatable.” She has the heart of a human and is very compassionate, but her experiences – or lack of them, her naivete, really – make her interested in everything around her and able to view the world in a way that we’d like to: with a genuine curiosity. ” ^[11]On Diana’s relationship with her mother, Gadot said, “Diana is a very opinionated girl.Her mother is very opinionated.Her mother is very protective, and they have, you know, the very , with their daughters, the first time they want to leave home. ” ^[12] “I feel very privileged that I have the opportunity to portray such an iconic, strong female character.” I adore this character and everything that she stands for and everything that she symbolizes. . ” ^[13] On Diana Going to the World, Gadot stated, “When Diana comes to the real world she’s completely oblivious about gender and society rules, that women are not equal to men.” ^[14]Describing Diana’s relationship with her mother and aunts, Jenkins said, “She is the only child they have raised together, and their love for her manifests in a different way for each of them.” ^[15] Working with Gadot, Jenkins said, “We’ve got it all together.” And then on weekends, we’d be like, “What do you want to do?’ That’s maybe not totally normal. ” ^[16] Lilly Aspel was cast as the 8-year-old Diana ^[17] and Emily Carey was cast as the 12-year-old Diana. ^[18]

• Chris Pine as Steve Trevor :

An American pilot and the love interest of Diana. ^[19] [20] On his role for the film, Pine said, “I am an American pilot who’s a spy.” The first thing I wanted to be was a fighter pilot a long time ago I wanted to be Goose [from Top Gun ] “. ^[13] As stated, “When I first read the script, it had the elements of Romancing the Stone , the kind of a very classic fish out of water. they’re really good and they’re butting heads and just fun, witty banter “. ^[13]When speaking about the director of the film, Pine said, “Patty is a pretty incredible human being. We were so specific, so articulate, and so ardent I would have said yes just for Patty alone. ” ^[21] Pine went through a workout for the film, commenting, “I got in incredible shape for this movie” but also “joking” I was also wearing about 75 pounds of clothing. I got in great shape and they just put on my hard work. ” ^[22]

• Robin Wright as Antiope :

The sister of Hippolyta, General of the Amazonian army, Diana’s aunt and mentor. ^[15] One of the movies, Wright said, “It’s two-fold because Patty Jenkins called me, the director, it was a three-minute long conversation.” She said, “I’m doing a movie about Wonder Woman. Do you want to be her trainer? And I was like, ‘Yes, of course.’ And the general of the Amazonian army, that was pretty cool. ” ^[23]Describing her character mentoring and training Diana to be warrior, Wright said, “It’s a sixth sense that it’s coming out of the mythological story behind Antiope and Queen Hippolyta. to her young niece to make sure she is the proud warrior of all time. ” On the Amazons fighting style, Wright said, “It’s hand fighting.” Yes, swords and knives and arrows, but the precision that they have, right, as these warrior women, it’s so nice to see that disparity between what we had in the day of just raw fighting materials and the guns and how easy that is in comparison. ” The message of the film, “Wright stated,” is not just female empowerment, it’s about love and justice.^[24] [25] Commenting on training for the film, Wright said, “The most empowering was to get into that physical shape, so we were doing horseback riding training, weight training, martial arts, and 2,000 to 3,000 calories a day” . ^[26]

• Danny Huston as General Erich Ludendorff :

An iron-fisted general of the German Army During World War I. ^[27] Huston Ludendorff Described as a “pragmatist, realist, patriotic, fighting for His country”, explaining further Top, “he lost his his forehead on the German lines and Was just quite tortured, diabolical, stubborn and believes that what he’s doing is for the betterment of mankind. ” ^[28]On his character, Huston said, “Ludendorff is a believer that is a natural habitat for humans.” Huston stated the film as an anti-war movie and “somebody like Ludendorff would probably think that the conquers are going to be a naive concept.” But finally it’s true and sometimes the best way to examine mankind is from another perspective. On the genre of the film, Huston Said, “It’s Greek mythology. It’s the origin of story and Sometimes We need demigods to look at us To Understand what our Weaknesses are. It serves the mythological world.” ^[29]

• David Thewlis as Sir Patrick Morgan / Ares :

The treacherous son of Zeus and half-brother of Diana, based on the Greek mythological god of war , who masquerades as Sir Patrick Morgan, a speaker for peace on the Imperial War Cabinet as part of his deceptive master plan of conquest and destruction. ^{[30] [31] [32]} Describing the Sir Patrick persona of his character, Thewlis said, “Sir Patrick’s entire drive through the other half of the story is to bring about the armistice. He meets Diana and is sympathetic to his cause, quite vehemently so. ” ^[33]

• Connie Nielsen as Hippolyta :

The Queen of Themyscira and Diana’s mother. ^[34] Nielsen said, “Patty and I is in London, and we are not going to talk about it. meeting at a two-and-a-half-hour lunch and we just really got each other. ” ^[35]She described Jenkins as “directing style for the film” She’s also the kind of director that she really wants to be She deserves from a place of strength always. And so, when you’re dealing with someone like that, you feel very free to be vulnerable, to be creative, and I am a big researcher. ” On playing the character, Nielsen said, “It was a complete and utter pleasure and I absolutely loved every second of playing her.” ^[36] Nielsen stated, “I’m queen and I’m prepping my child to a world of entails a lot of responsibility. . “by Adrienne Mayor to familiarize herself with women warriors and said “I used to be a leader in the field of Hippolyta.” And then, of course, what is a leader who is elected by her peers every year and has Have you been doing this for a thousand years? Nielsen went through a workout for the film, saying “I did six hours a day, you know, two hours of training, two hours of training, and two hours of horseback riding”.

• Elena Anaya as Isabel Maru / Doctor Poison :

The chief chemist associated with General Ludendorff who specializes in chemistry and poisons. ^[27] On her role, Anaya said, “Well, it was a small role in this big together, but it is an important character in the story.” I’m going to be a big nightmare “for Wonder Woman and Steve Trevor. ^[38] Describing her character, Anaya Said, “Dr. Maru loves rage and loves people’s bread,” “She’s creating terrible weapons, and her purpose in life is to kill as many people as possible, and provoke as much bread as possible.” She researched World War I and Fritz Haber , the scientist who created mustard gas, to prepare for the role. ^[39]On the character’s facial scars, Anaya stated, “I went to Patty Jenkins and asked, ‘What happened to her?’ And she said, ‘She did it on purpose.’ I was like, ‘What? Patty, you’re going further than I ever imagined.’ She said, ‘She wants to provoke painful suffering, she is going to be tested, she is going to be her own face.’ This is the sadistic side of Dr. Maru “. She also stated her character “Wonder Woman, I can tell you that Doctor Poison is someone with a capacity to provoke so much bread.” ^[40]Dr. Maru’s relationship with General Ludendorff, Anaya said, “I think they have a relationship based on loyalty.” Ludendorff is a very uninvolved person who lacks self-confidence. They are from different worlds, but they complement each other “. ^[41]

• Lucy Davis as Etta Candy :

Steve Trevor’s secretary who befriends Diana. ^[42] Describing her character, Davis said, “She’s a woman in a world, and she’s not at ease, but it does not deter her”, adding, “Etta is unapologetically herself and I think that’s the thing that has drawn me to her the most “. ^[43] When asked if she was previously familiar with the character, “I was auditioning for Etta because even when I found it was Wonder Woman , I still had no idea what the role was, it was a little while then I Googled the character “. ^[44]We say Candy’s relationship with Steve Trevor, Davis said, “One of the great things that Etta gets to work with Steve Trevor is because Steve is not your typical man. “I think that [Trevor] needs to be more important than that,” and so he can not get away from the radar. ^[45]

• Said Taghmaoui as Sameer:

A secret agent , an ally of Steve Trevor. ^[46] [47] On his casting, Taghmaoui stated, “I was among the hundreds of potential candidates, and I slowly became the favorite”, adding, “It was not easy. to go through] extensive physical training. ” ^[48]

• Ewen Bremner as Charlie:

A sharpshooter and an ally of Steve Trevor. ^[46] On his role, Bremner said, “I play a character who is enlisted by Wonder Woman to help save the world from a small, unlikely band”. Describing his character, Bremner stated “He’s a shellshocked soldier who’s been discharged from the war and is back to help on a secret mission”. ^[49] Working with Jenkins, Bremner commented, “She has fantastic vision, strength and enthusiasm, which is completely infectious and motivated.” ^[50]

• Eugene Brave Rock as Chief Napi:

A blackfoot half-god, ^[51] and a smuggler who trades with both sides of the war and knows how to get people across the front lines. ^[46] [52] On his casting, Brave Rock said, “I had no idea it was for Wonder Woman .” I lost it when I showed up and I could not remember my lines. I have a call saying I got the role and they wanted me to fly to London for a fitting. ” ^[53] Brave Rock raised several concerns with Jenkins over the representation of the character in the film, particularly that he was not comfortable playing with stereotypes and that he was not only known as “Chief”. ^[54]Jenkins responded by giving him some extra creative control over which Brave Rock says was “unprecedented”. ^[54]

• Lisa Loven Kongsli as Lt. Menalippe :

Antiope’s lieutenant and Diana’s aunt. ^[15] Describing her character, Kongsli said, “Men and women are in danger with each other.” She lives with the other. ^[55] On filming, Kongsli stated, “It’s a blast, I’ve worked hard to make this happen, so it’s absolutely absurd and fun all at once.” ^{[56] [57] [58]}

Additionally, Mayling Ng, Florence Kasumba , Magdalena Vall Beijner, Hayley Jane Warnes and Ann Wolfe Orana portray , Acantha, Egeria, Aella and Artemis , respectively, all of which are Amazons. ^{[59] [60] [61] [62]} James Cosmoappears as Field Marshal Haig , Steffan Rhodri appears as Colonel Darnell, and Dutch model Doutzen Kroes portrays the Amazon Venelia. ^[61] Samantha Jo was cast as the Amazonian Euboea , and previously played the Kryptonian, Car-Vex, in Man of Steel . ^[63] Zack Snyder also makes a brief appearance in the film as an unnamed soldier. ^[64]

Production

Background

Development for a live action Wonder Woman movie feature began in 1996, with Ivan Reitman as director and possible director. ^[65] In 1999 the project became attached to Jon Cohen , who adapted Wonder Woman to producer Joel Silver , with the hope that Sandra Bullock would star. ^[66] By 2001, Todd Alcott was hired to write the screenplay, with Silver Pictures backing the project. ^[67] At that time, performers like Mariah Carey and Catherine Zeta-Joneswere also rumored to be possible candidates for the role of Wonder Woman. ^[68] Leonard Goldberg , however, focused on Bullock ^[69] who said that she was approached for the role. In addition, wrestler Chyna also expressed interest. Lucy Lawless , the star of Xena: Princess Warrior , was also under consideration, though she was more likely to be portrayed as a “flawed hero.” ^[70] The screenplay went through various drafts written by Alcott, Cohen, Becky Johnston, and Philip Levens, ^[71] and by August 2003, Levens had been replaced by screenwriter Laeta Kalogridis . ^[72]

In March 2005, Warner Bros. and Silver Pictures announced that Joss Whedon would write and direct the film, ^[73] with a reported salary of $ 2 to $ 3 million. ^[74] Since Whedon was directing Serenity at the time, and required time to research Wonder Woman’s background, he did not begin the screenplay until late 2005. ^{[75] [76] [77]} Early drafts of his screenplay included Steve Trevor narrator, a fierce battle between Diana and her mother over Trevor’s welfare, and after leaving Themyscira, Diana rendered helpless by the modern world. ^[78]Whedon was not able to complete a final version of his screenplay, however, and left the project in 2007. ^[79] [80]

Although Whedon stated in May 2005 that he would not cast the part of Wonder Woman until he finished the script,^[81] actors such as Kate Beckinsale were linked to the part.^[82] In 2010 however, Whedon admitted that he did have an actress in mind for the part, stating that “Wonder Woman was basically Angelina Jolie.”^[78][83] A few years later in May 2017, Indie Ground Films leaked a version of Whedon’s script in-progress online.^[84] Some reacted negatively to it on social media in June 2017, shortly after the release of Patty Jenkins’ version of the film.^{[85][86][87][88][89]}When asked about this response to his script, Jenkins said in a June 2017 interview that she has not read it and that Whedon is “in the DC universe now, and I do not think there is any reason to go there […] It was what it was, I’m lucky that I’m the one who got to do it, but I would have done it compared to what I would have done. ” ^[90] [91]

A day before Whedon’s departure from Wonder Woman , Warner Bros. and Silver Pictures purchased a spec script for the movie written by Matthew Jennison and Brent Strickland. Set during World War II, the script impressed executives at Silver Pictures. ^[80] However, Silver stated that he had purchased the script because he did not want the rights reverting; while stating the script had good ideas, Silver did not want the film to be a period piece . ^[92] By April 2008, Silver hired Jennison and Strickland to write a new book Wonder Woman’s origin, but explores Paradise Island’s history. ^[93] In November 2008, Beyoncéwith Wonder Woman, Comics and Warner Bros., to discuss her interest in portraying. ^[94]

In 2010, Warner Bros. stated that a film was in development, along with films based on DC Comics superheroes the Flash and Aquaman.^[95] Both Wonder Woman and Aquaman were still under consideration for solo film subjects as of June 2013.^[96] DC Chief Diane Nelson said Wonder Woman “has been, since I started, one of the top three priorities for DC and for Warner Bros. We are still trying right now, but she’s tricky.”^[97] On October 5, 2013, WB chairman Kevin Tsujihara said he wanted to get Wonder Woman in a film or on TV.^[98] Shortly afterward, Paul Feig said he had pitched the studio an idea for Wonder Woman as an action-comedy film.^[99][100] The studio then began to search for female directors to direct the film.^[101] While Michelle MacLaren was the studio’s initial choice to direct (and while she initially indicated interest),^{[102][103][104]} she eventually left the project due to creative differences.^[105]

Development

In 2015, Patty Jenkins accepted an offer to live Wonder Woman , ^[106] based we screenplay by Allan Heinberg and a story co-written by Heinberg, Zack Snyder, Geoff Johns and Jason Fuchs. ^[107] Of this version, Gadot stated that,

for a long time, people did not know how to approach the story. Diana can still be a normal woman, one with very high values, but still a woman. She can be sensitive. She is smart and independent and emotional. She can be confused. She can lose her confidence. She can have confidence. She is everything. She has a human heart. ^[5]

This version was designed to be a prequel to the first live-action, theatrical appearance of Wonder Woman, in the 2016 movie, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice , ^[108] placing Wonder Woman in the 1910s and World War I (a decision which differs from her comic book origins as a supporter of the Allies during World War II ). ^[109] As for story development, Jenkins credits the stories by the character’s creator William Moulton Marston in the 1940s and George Perez’s seminal stories in the 1980s in which he modernized the character. ^[110] In addition, it follows some aspects of DC Comics ‘exchange origin in The New 52 reboot, Where Diana is the daughter of Zeus . ^[10] [111] Jenkins Cited Richard Donner ‘s Superman as an inspiration. ^[112]

Casting

In late 2013, Zack Snyder cast Gal Gadot in the role of Wonder Woman for the 2016 movie, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice over Elodie Yung and Olga Kurylenko . ^{[114] [115] [116] [117]} Some fans initially reacted to this choice Gadot’s appearance. ^[118] Snyder would like to go back to Gadot, stating that he

tested a bunch of actresses, as you can imagine. But the thing with Gal is that she’s strong, she’s beautiful, and she’s a kind person, which is interesting, but fierce at the same time. It’s that combination of being fierce but kind at the same time that we were looking for. ^[119]

Gadot described Diana as having “the heart of a human being she can be emotional, she’s curious, she’s compassionate, she loves people, and she has the powers of a goddess.” She’s all for good, she fights for good. ” ^[5] She also said that Diana has “many strengths and powers, but at the end of the day she has a woman with a lot of emotional intelligence .” ^[120] As to how is it different?Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, Gadot said “We go back 100 years to when she’s more naive”, further explaining, “She’s this young idealist. She’s pure. Very different to the experienced, super-confident, grown-up woman you’ve seen”.^[121] Gadot underwent a diet and training regimen, practiced different martial arts and gained 17 pounds of muscle for the role.^[122][123] Gadot was previously offered a different role (as a villain) in Man of Steel, which she declined because she was pregnant at the time; this allowed her to later be cast as Wonder Woman in the film’s follow-up.^[124] Gadot signed a three-picture deal.^[116] She was only paid a base salary of $300,000 for the film itself.^[125]

Chris Pine was cast as Steve Trevor, ^[19] [126] a character he has described as a “rogue-ish, a cynical realist who’s seen the awful brutish nature of modern civilization” and added that he is a “worldly guy, a charming guy “. ^[127] He signed a multi-picture deal. ^[19] Lucy Davis ‘ performance as Etta Candy is the first live-action cinematic portrayal of the character. ^[128] As well, Elena Anaya’s performance as Doctor Poison is the cinematic debut of that character. Nicole Kidman was in negotiations for the role of Queen Hippolyta,. ^[129] [130]

Filming

Production began on November 21, 2015, ^[131] [132] under the working title Nightingale . ^[133] [134] Among the film sets were Lower Halstow , Kent, ^[135] Australia House , ^[136] and the Sassi di Matera , ^[137] Castel del Monte ^[137] and Camerota ^[138] in Southern Italy . Matthew Jensen was the director of photography, ^[139] filming in the United Kingdom, France and Italy. ^[140] Production in London ended on March 13, 2016. ^[141]On March 20, 2016, filming was underway in Italy. In late April, filming took place at a museum in France, where the Wayne Enterprises truck was spotted alongside Gadot. ^[142] Production ended on May 9, 2016. ^[143] Patty Jenkins and director of photography Matt Jensen revealed that the film was inspired by painter John Singer Sargent . ^[144] Reshoots took place in November 2016, while Gadot was five months pregnant. A green cloth was placed over her stomach to be released during post-production. ^[145]

To find the perfect location to shoot the Amazon island of Themyscira, the birthplace of Wonder Woman herself, the film’s producers searched all over the world, finally settling on the Amalfi Coast : a stretch of coastline on the Tyrrhenian Sea , located in the Province of Salerno in Southern Italy. ^[146] It was chosen to be the most important part of the world. Production designer Aline Bonetto and her location manager Charles Somers considered 47 countries and visited several of them before they found what they were looking for. Bonetto explained that, “Italy had beautiful weather, a beautiful blue-green sea, not too much tide, not too much wave. Our effects team added some cliffs in post-production, and it was the perfect way to go”.^[147]

The estuary at Lower Halstow in Kent, featured in the scenes in which Princess Diana arrives in the Belgian creek to make her way to the warfront.^[148]

Post-production

Bill Westenhofer served as the visual effects supervisor for the film^[149] and Martin Walsh served as editor.^[139]

Music

On November 3, 2016, Rupert Gregson-Williams was hired to write and compose the film’s music. ^[150] He was joined by Evan Jolly, Tom Howe, ^[151] Paul Mounsey, ^[152] and Andrew Kawczynski, ^[153] who provided additional music. The soundtrack was released on CD, digital, and vinyl the same day as the movie. ^[154]

Australian musician Sia sang a song for the film, titled ” To Be Human “, featuring English musician Labrinth . Written by Florence Welch and Rick Nowels , the track is also featured on the soundtrack. ^[155]

Additional music featured in the film: “Another Little Drink Would not Do Any Harm” by Clifford Gray and Nat Ayer and performed by Edgar Trevor and Cecil Cooper; “Molly O’Morgan” written by Fred Godfrey and Will Letters and performed by Ella Retford; ” It’s a Long Way to Tipperary ” written by Jack Judge and Harry Williams; ” Under the Bridges of Paris ” written by Jean Rodor and Vincent Scott and performed by Lucienne Delyle ; ” I’ll Walk Beside You” written by Edward Lockton and Alan Murray and performed by Ewen Bremner ; “”Written by Robert Burns and performed by Ewen Bremner” and “Schatzwalzer Op. 4” written by Johann Strauss II and performed by the Berlin String Quartet. ^[156] Also features the soundtrack “Is She with You” from Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice by Hans Zimmer and Junkie XL .

Release

Wonder Woman had her world premiere on May 15, 2017 in Shanghai . It premiered on May 25, 2017 in Los Angeles . ^[157] The movie’s London premiere, which was scheduled to take place on May 31 at the Odeon Leicester Square , was canceled due to the 2017 Manchester Arena bombing . ^[158] The film had its Latin America premiere in Mexico City on May 27. It was released in most of the world, including in IMAX , ^[159] on June 2, 2017, after initially being scheduled for June 23. ^[160] [161] Belgium, Singapore and South Korea received the film first, with May 31 openings.^{[162] [163] [164]} On April 17, it was announced that Wonder Woman would be released in China on June 2, the same day as its North American release. ^[165]

Marketing

The success of the superhero television series Supergirl informed the marketing and promotion strategy used for Wonder Woman . ^[166] According to Time Warner chief marketing officer Kristen O’Hara, they wanted to approach the Wonder Woman marketing campaign in a light manner, similar to how they did with Supergirl . O’Hara Elaborated que la modest campaign for road They Took Supergirl aided in Establishing a large central fanbase Among women well in advance of the series, qui reportedly generated 5 million female superhero fans in one week. ^[166]They were then able to grow and expand, and grow up to the 15-month-later release of Wonder Woman . ^{[166] But}neither the film nor the series is aimed exclusively at women, the latter is their first chance to start collecting data about female superhero fans. ^[166] In May 2017, a promo for Wonder Woman was released during the season finale of Supergirl , featuring a remix of the song ” These Boots Are Made for Walkin ‘ ” and Supergirl ( Melissa Benoist ) wearing Wonder Woman’s boots. ^[167] The promo included an appearance by Lynda Carter, star of the 1970s Wonder Woman , who plays the American president on Supergirl . ^[167]

The costs for television advertisements for Wonder Woman are higher than that of previous DCEU film Suicide Squad . Warner Bros. have spent over $ 3 million on the Wonder Woman , they have spent $ 2.6 million on Suicide Squad . ^[168]

Ticket sales site Fandango reported that Wonder Woman rounded up the final leg of its marketing campaign to the most anticipated blockbuster of summer 2017, according to a poll conducted by 10,000 voters, the biggest survey in company history. ^[169] Separately, Fandango also found that 92% of people surveyed said that they were looking for a movie, and 87% wished Hollywood would make more women-led superhero movies. ^[170]

In May 2017, NASCAR Danica Patrick drove her No. 10 car driver with a Wonder Woman paint scheme at the Go Bowling 400 in Kansas and at the Open Monster Energy in Charlotte . ^[171]

Home media

Wonder Woman was released on Digital HD on August 29, 2017 and on Blu-ray, 3D Blu-ray, 4K Ultra-HD Blu-ray and DVD on September 19, 2017. ^[172] The film debuted at the top spot of both the NPD VideoScan overall disc sales chart and the Blu-ray Disc sales chart. ^[173]

Controversies

Bans

On May 31, Wonder Woman was banned in Lebanon after the Campaign to Boycott Supporters of Israel asked the Lebanese government’s Ministry of Economy and Trade to block the film because of its star, Gal Gadot, is Israeli. ^[174] The Lebanese government did not, however, ban Gadot’s Fast & Furious films which did not screen in Lebanon. ^[175] [176] On June 7, Variety reported that a Tunisian court suspended the theatrical release of Wonder Womanafter the lawsuit brought by the Al-Chaab and the Tunisian Association of Young Lawyers to the film of the Gaza Strip . ^[177] Jordan was reportedly also considering a decision, ^[178] but on June 11, Al Bawaba reported that the government decided not to do so, as it was not legal precedent for it. ^[179]

Women-only screenings

Some men Were unhappy with women-only screenings Held at the Alamo Drafthouse Cinema in Austin , With Some Opponents of the gender-restricted Stating screening platforms we Such As Facebook That Were Discriminatory Such screenings contre men. ^{[180] [181] [182]}

A gay Albany Law School professor initiated a complaint with Austin’s Equal Employment and Housing Fair claiming discrimination against prospective customers and employees of the theater. ^[183] The chain responded with an online statement saying the event “may have created confusion-we want everyone to see this film” and announced a similar event at their Brooklyn location. Tickets sold in less than an hour. ^[180] On July 18, Alamo Drafthouse proposed a ” Wonder Woman” DVD to the complainants, stating “Respondent did not realize that advertising is a violation of discrimination laws”^[184]

Reception

Box office

Wonder Woman grossed $ 412.6 million in the United States and Canada and $ 409.2 million in other territories for a total of $ 821.8 million, against a production budget of $ 149 million. ^[4] Estimates for the number the movie needed to surpass in order to cover Internationally icts producing and promotional costs and break even ranged from $ 300 million ^[185] to $ 460 million. ^[186]

North America

In May 2017, early tracking HAD Wonder Woman opening with $ 65-75 million, and Possibly as high as $ 105 million. ^{[187] [188] [189] [190] [185]} The film opened Friday, June 2, 2017, across 4,165 theaters and made $ 38.7 million on its opening day, including $ 3.7 million in IMAX. It was the biggest single-day gross for a woman-directed film, ahead of the $ 35.9 million opening Friday of Catherine Hardwicke ‘s Twilight in 2008 and the biggest opening day for a woman-led comic book superhero movie, ahead of Ghost in the Shell ($ 7 million). ^[191]This included $ 11 million it made from Thursday previews, aussi the best start for a movie directed by a woman, surpassing Fifty Shades of Gray ‘ s $ 8.6 million qui Was directed by Sam Taylor-Johnson , and the third-biggest of the year, behind Beauty and the Beast and Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 . Of that, $ 1.5 million came from IMAX screenings. ^[192] [193]

Earning a total of $ 103.3 million on record, the movie recorded a number of records: the biggest domestic opening of all time for a female director (surpassing previous record holder Fifty Shades of Gray by Sam Taylor-Johnson), the biggest DC Comics release without Batman or Superman (ahead of Constantine ), the sixth-biggest non-sequel comic book superhero debut ever, and the sixth-biggest June debut weekend. ^[194] Its three-day opening alone made it the highest-grossing woman-led comic book superhero movie ever (surpassing Ghost in the Shell ). ^[195] It was also the 16th superhero film to cross $ 100 million in its domestic box office launch. ^[196]About 9% ($ 9 million) of the opening weekend came from IMAX screenings from 343 theaters. ^[197] In its second week the film grossed $ 58.5 million, again topping the box office. It marked a 43.3% drop for its second weekend at the box office , better than the average 50-60% decline superhero movies tend to see, and was a better second weekend than Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice ($ 51.3 million) and Suicide Squad ($ 43.5 million). ^[198] In the third weekend it was $ 40.8 million, finishing second behind Newcomer Cars 3 ($ 53.5 million). It was the second-best weekend ever for Warner Bros. and Was Nearly twice what Batman v Superman ($ 23.3 million)Suicide Squad ($ 20.9 million) and Man of Steel ($ 20.7 million) made in their third weekends. It earned $ 24.9 million and $ 15.7 million in icts fourth and fifth weekends respectivement, dropping just 39% and 36% DESPITE facing rough competition from opening film Transformers: The Last Knight and Despicable Me 3 . ^[199] It est devenu Eventually the highest-grossing movie directed by a woman, surpassing the previous record of Jennifer Yuh Nelson ‘s Kung Fu Panda 2 and Phyllida Lloyd’s Mamma Mia! . ^[8]By August 8, the movie had garnered $ 400 million in ticket sales, becoming the second female-fueled movie (after Disney’s Beauty and the Beast ), Warner Bros. ‘ third-biggest movie (after Christopher Nolan ‘s The Dark Knight and The Dark Knight Rises ), holding the record of the highest-earning superhero origin movie – supplanting the previous record Held by Spider-Man (2002), and aussi Becoming The Highest -earning film with a female director in terms of domestic earnings – surpassing Frozen (2013). ^[200] [201]

International

Internationally, the film was released day-and-date with its North American debut in 55 markets (72% of its total release), and was projected to start with anywhere between $ 92-118 million. ^[185] It ended up opening at $ 125 million, including $ 38 million in China, $ 8.5 million in Korea, $ 8.4 million in Mexico, $ 8.3 million in Brazil and $ 7.5 million in the UK. ^[202] In its second week of release, the film brought in another $ 60 million, including holding the top spot on France, the UK, Australia and Brazil. ^[203] As of June 25, 2017, the biggest markets of Wonder Woman outside North America are China (US$90 million) followed by Brazil (US$34 million), UK (US$28 million) and Australia (US$24 million). In the Philippines, it broke 2017 box office record for highest-earning non-holiday opening day—earning $4.7 million and becoming the 6th-most successful commercial film of all time as well overtaking the record set by Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice.^{[204][205][206]} The film opened in its last market, Japan, on August 25 and debuted to $3.4 million, helping the international gross cross the $400 million mark.^[207]

Critical response

Wonder Woman received largely positive reviews from film critics, with some calling it the best film in the DC Extended Universe, and praising Jenkins’ direction, performances, chemistry of Gadot and Pine and musical score.^[7][211] On the review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 92% based on 356 reviews, with an average rating of 7.5/10. The site’s critical consensus reads, “Thrilling, earnest, and buoyed by Gal Gadot’s charismatic performance, Wonder Woman succeeds in spectacular fashion.”^[212] It is the highest-rated superhero film on the site.^{[213][note 1]} On Metacritic , which assigns a normalized rating, the film has a score of 76 out of 100, based on 50 critics, indicating “generally favorable reviews”. ^[214] Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of “A” on an A + to F scale. ^[215]

Critics commented favorably on Gadot’s performance and Chris Pine’s Steve Trevor.^{[216][217][210]} Andrew Barker of Variety found the film to be more lighthearted than recent DC Comics films: “Never prone to stewing in solitude, and taking more notes from Richard Donner than from Christopher Nolan, Patty Jenkins’ Wonder Woman provides a welcome respite from DC’s house style of grim darkness—boisterous, earnest, sometimes sloppy, yet consistently entertaining—with star Gal Gadot proving an inspired choice for this avatar of truth, justice, and the Amazonian way.”^[218] Vox stated “Trevor is the superhero girlfriend comic book movies need”.^[219] The San Francisco Chronicle‘s Mick LaSalle lauded the performances of Gadot, Pine, Huston, and Thewlis while commending the film’s “different perspective” and humor.^[220] Richard Roeper of Chicago Sun-Times described Gadot’s performance as inspirational, heroic, heartfelt and endearing and the most “real” Wonder Woman portrayal.^[221]

A. O. Scott of The New York Times wrote that it “briskly shakes off blockbuster branding imperatives and allows itself to be something relatively rare in the modern superhero cosmos. It feels less like yet another installment in an endless sequence of apocalyptic merchandising opportunities than like … what’s the word I’m looking for? A movie. A pretty good one, too.”^[222] Michael Phillips of Chicago Tribune compared the film to Captain America: The First Avenger, noting that as with “the first Captain America movie over in the Marvel Comics universe, DC’s Wonder Woman offers the pleasures of period re-creation for a popular audience. Jenkins and her design team make 1918-era London; war-torn Belgium; the Ottoman Empire; and other locales look freshly realized, with a strong point of view. There are scenes here of dispossessed war refugees, witnessed by an astonished and heartbroken Diana, that carry unusual gravity for a comic book adaptation.”^[223] Katie Erbland of IndieWire commended its thematic depth, explaining that “Wonder Woman is a war movie. Patty Jenkins’ first—and we hope not last—entry into the DC Expanded Universe is primarily set during World War I, but while the feature doesn’t balk at war-time violence, it’s the internal battles of its compelling heroine that are most vital.”^[224] Alonso Duralde of TheWrap similarly felt that, “Diana’s scenes of action are thrilling precisely because they’re meant to stop war, not to foment it; the idea of a demi-god using love to fight war might sound goofy in the abstract, but Jenkins makes the concept work.”^[225] Ann Hornaday of The Washington Post praised Gadot and Pine’s performances as well the film’s detailed plot and narrative while comparing of some slow-motion action sequences to The Matrix.^[226] Stephanie Zacharek of Timemagazine hailed the film as a “cut above nearly all the superhero movies that have been trotted out over the past few summers” while praising Gadot’s performance as “charming” and “marvelous” and commending Jenkins’ direction of the film as a step forward for women directors in directing big-budget blockbuster films in Hollywood.^[227]

Elise Jost of Moviepilot observed that “Gadot’s take on Wonder Woman is one of those unique cases of an actor merging with their story, similar to Robert Downey Jr.’s Tony Stark. Gal Gadot is Wonder Woman, and Wonder Woman is Gal Gadot.”^[210] Jost praised Gadot’s interpretation of Wonder Woman as the one in which Gadot “absolutely nails the character’s unwaveringly positive outlook on life. She’s a force of nature who believes in the greater good; her conviction that she’s meant to save the world is stronger than her bullet-deflecting shield. She’s genuine, she’s fun, she’s the warm source of energy at the heart of the movie.”^[210] The Federalist suggests that Wonder Woman is “a story of Jesus”. “The movie is wrapped up in faux Greek mythology, true, but there’s no mistaking the Christology here.”^[228] “Perhaps Christ in the form of a beautiful and kick-ass Amazon is all that our contemporary society can handle right now”, stated M. Hudson, a Christian feminist.^[228] On HuffPost cultural critic, G. Roger Denson, who regards the superhero genre as a source of contemporary “Mainstream Mythopoetics” (“the making of new yet vitally meaningful, if not symbolic, stories filled with imagery reflecting, yet also shaping and advancing, the political, legal, moral and social practices of today”), wrote that the “No Man’s Land” scene “that people are crying over in theaters and raving about afterward happens to be among the most powerfully mythopoetic scenes ever filmed at the same time it is one of the oldest myths to have been utilized by artists and writers after it had been invented by early military strategists and leaders.” Specifically “used by director Patty Jenkins”, the scene raises “the esteem for powerful yet compassionate women as heroes and leaders to a level equal with that of men for having won over a huge and adoring popular audience around the world”.^[229]

Steve Rose in The Guardian criticized the film for failing to explore the material’s potential for “patriarchy-upending subversion”.^[230] Peter Travers of Rolling Stone criticized the film’s over-reliance on exposition: “Wonder Womanis hobbled by a slogging origin story and action that only comes in fits and starts. Just when Gadot and director Patty Jenkins…are ready to kick ass, we get backstory.”^[231]

“Gas was intended to win the war. On that much Wonder Woman is absolutely right.” said David Hambling in Popular Mechanics.^[232] Rachel Becker of The Verge stated that despite the scientific liberties of using a “hydrogen-based” chemical weapon as a plot device, the film succeeds in evoking real and horrifying history. “First off, mustard gas is such a horrible, terrifying weapon, it doesn’t need to be made more potent. But if you were a chemist bent on raining destruction on the Allied forces, you wouldn’t do it by replacing the sulfur atom in mustard gas with a hydrogen atom. You’d know that sulfur is the linchpin holding together this poisonous molecule.”^[233]

Feminist debate

^[234] since her initial 1941 appearance in Sensation Comics , ^[234] as she was created to document “The Wonder Woman has been the subject of a discussion regarding the appearance and representation of female power in general, and growth in the power of women “, while wearing” a golden tiara, a red strapless, blue underpants and knee-high, red leather boots. ” ^[235] She was blacklisted a year later in 1942 in the “Publications Disapproved for Youth” because, the group behind the list argued, she was “not having dressed”. ^[235] [236]

A few decades later, Second-wave feminist Gloria Steinem ‘s ^[237] Ms. Magazine debuted in 1972 with an image of Wonder Woman on the cover . Historian Tim Hanley suggests that this move shifted “the focus of female leadership to equality and equality,” he said. ^{[234] [238] [239]} This perception shifted over the years, however, as demonstrated in December 2016 when the United Nationsto the title of “honorary ambassador for the empowerment of women and girls”, who has given to the comic book character ( Lynda Carter and Gal Gadot ). ^[240] The title was dropped in response to a petition signed by 44,000 people, which was rejected as a “shimmery, thigh-baring bodysuit with an American flag pattern and knee-high boots” . The petition stated that “it is alarming that the United Nations would consider the United States and the world of objectification of women and girls”.^{[241] [242] [238]}Wonder Woman director, Patty Jenkins, responded to the question by saying, “That’s the sexist, I think it’s sexist.” Ask me what I would like to see other superhero “. ^[243]

The debate continued with the release of Jenkins’ 2017 film, Wonder Woman , which according to the BBC had “some thinking it’s too feminist and others thinking it’s not feminist enough”. ^{[244] [245] [246] [247] [248]} Kyle Killian found an inherent contradiction in the construction of Wonder Woman as “a warrior” whom, she states, is also highly sexualized. Killian thus suggests that these elements “should not be the focus of a kickass heroine-her beauty, bone structure, and sexiness-if she is to be a feminist icon”. ^[249] Theresa Harold competed, comparing Wonder Woman to Katniss Everdeen (of The Hunger Games), who “did not have to wear a teenager’s wet dream of a suit to fight in”. ^[250] Christina Cauterucci also felt that the woman’s ability to be considered a “feminist antidote” was undermined by her “sex appeal”. ^[251] Other criticisms refer to the construction of Wonder Woman in the film as “an implausible post-feminist hero “. ^[236] [252]

Jenkins disagrees with this line of criticism, however. She has Stated That She Was raised by a Second wave “feminist mother” ^[253] [254] Who taught her to be “both great Aware That There HAD beens sexism purpose also: ‘Congratulations – thank you, now I get to do whatever I want, Mom! ‘ ” ^[253] Jenkins thus notes that it is this upbringing which has been criticized in Wonder Woman’s costume. ^[255] When she was working on her own version of Wonder Woman’s ” Gladiator ” re-design of the outfit (in the 2016 movie Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice ) ^[256]Jenkins decided that Wonder Woman should not be dressed […] It should be different […] I, a woman, want Wonder Woman hell, fight badass, and look great at the same time – the same way men want Superman to have huge pecs and an impractically big body. ” ^[15] Jenkins also notes that she is “frustrated” by the criticism of Wonder Woman’s appearance, stating “when people get super critical about her outfit, who’s the one getting crazy about what a woman wears? . ” ^[254] Gal Gadot concurs with Jenkins, arguing that the character “is a feminist” ^[257]“The feminist is about equality and choice and freedom.” And the writers, Patty and myself, are all over the world. equal. ” ^[258]

Valerie Estelle Frankel support Jenkins’ vision. Frankel argues that the film subverts the male gaze , ^[255] stating that the construction of Wonder Woman tends to shift every day of the period, including Third-wave feminism (which reflects Jenkins’ approach) . ^{[255] [259] [260]} Zoe Williams offers a similar argument to the situation of a woman who is not so much at the same time. having thighs, actual thighs you can kick things with, not thighs that look like arms, is a feminist act “. ^[261]Williams then juxtaposes Wonder Woman Sarah Connor , Ellen Ripley , and Lara Croft , whom she suggested were all constructed for the male gauze , in which a “female warrior becomes a sex object”, (a point which she argues that Jenkins directly references in the film). ^[261]Gloria Steinem thought that the movie “was very good” as it was made Wonder Woman’s “Amazon origin story clear, she was stopping war, not perpetuating it.” Steinem also noted that she knew “some women were disappointed by all the makeup, but I may be desperate-I was just happy that the Amazons had wild hair!” Her only complaint is that of the World War II, and that it has been developed in the past. ^[262] Steinem also gave Hillary Clinton the first Wonder Woman Award in October 2017 during the Women’s Media Center’s “Speaking Truth to Power Awards”Jane Fonda , and Robin Morgan ). Upon receiving the award, Clinton noted that she had seen Jenkins’ Wonder Woman movie and that she “loved the outfit”. She also said that she was “really keen” on Wonder Woman, Clinton “I thought it would be a good thing for her. I’m a little girl, and then I have a young woman, and then I’m a little older woman, I always wondered when I was wondering. ” ^[263]Clinton had previously praised Jenkins’ movie, in a public August 2017 message, stating that “it was just as inspirational as I’d suspected a movie, a powerful woman in a fight to save the world from international disaster would be.” ^{[264] [265] [266]}

Director James Cameron continued this debate, through his review of the Jenkins’ film. In an August 2017 interview with The Guardian , Cameron qualifies Jenkins’ vision of Wonder Woman as “an objective icon” and called the film “a step backwards”. In contrast, he states, his character Sarah Connor (from her Terminator films) “She was very strong, she was very good, she was a terrible mother, and she earned the respect of the audience through pure grit.” ^[267]Jenkins stated in response that Cameron’s “inability to understand what” Wonder Woman is, or stands for, is not a filmmaker, he is not a woman “. She is more likely to be tough, tough and troubled to be strong, and more of a woman. is attractive and loving, then we have not come back ^[268] Reaction to this debate was mixed. Julie Miller sided with Cameron who she states that “a pretty hardcore feminist” and who told Vulture that “Aliens […] It’s up to Ripley to win the day. “In contrast, Miller argues that Jenkins and Gadot envisioned Wonder Woman as” a woman who exuded both femininity and strength, along with are differently than They do other men “. ^[269]Susannah Breslin aussi Agreed with Cameron Describing Jenkins’ Wonder Woman as” a Playmate with a lasso “and” female power with no balls “. ^[270] Others Were more critical of Cameron’s criticism . ^[271] An item inNewsweeksuggested that Cameron’s films include “lot of objectification”, and included quotes from Hollywood celebrities such as Jesse McLaren, who commented that “James Cameron’s just got his heart set.” ^[272] Noah Berlatsky found areas of agreement between Cameron and Jenkins, stating that while Cameron’s objection is “an old point that’s been made over and over for decades,” Jenkins film is not “solely focused on objecting to Gal Gadot for a male hearing “. ^[273]

A few weeks later in September, Cameron reiterated his criticism in an interview with the Hollywood Reporter . He compared Gal Gadot ‘s representation of the character to Raquel Welch ‘ s films of the 1960s, ^[274] and reinforced a comparison with Linda Hamilton ‘s portrayal of Sarah Connor. He argued that Connor was “if not ahead of its time, at least a breakthrough in its time” because it “looked great”, she “was not treated as a sex object”. ^[274]He also said that while he was “applauding Patty directing the film and Hollywood, uh, letting a woman direct a major action franchise, I did not think there was anything groundbreaking in Wonder Woman. good movie. Period. ” ^[274] Lynda Carter’s ” Wonder Woman Actress” Responded to “Cameron’s Hollywood Reporter” interview by asking him to “Stop dissing WW.” Like Jenkins, she suggests that while Cameron does not understand the character she does. She also refers to Cameron’s reviews as “thuggish jabs at a brilliant director” that “are ill advised” as the “movie was spot on”. Carter also states that she has the authority to make these observations because she has “^[276] [277] A month later, Jenkins responded to Cameron’s comments once again in an interview with Variety , stating that it is not upset at all but not at all. I have to reply that I think it’s incorrect. ” ^[278]Tricia Ennis was also critical of Cameron’s statements, arguing that “it is a feminist and an ally to women, it is not very good at it”. of those you’re trying to help “. She also states that “it is not enough to simply call yourself a feminist.” You have to bring women to the table. Cameron is doing a good job in the world of […] Cameron is using his position as a respected producer and director to silence women. ” ^[279]

Awards and nominations

Sequel

Originally signed for three feature films, with Wonder Woman and Justice League being her second and third films, Gadot signed an extension to her contract for additional films. ^[291] Jenkins first signed up for only one movie, ^[292]But in an interview with Variety , Geoff Johns revealed that he and Jenkins are writing the treatment for a Wonder Woman and that he has a “cool idea for the second one” . At the 2017 San Diego Comic Con , Warner Bros. It is said that it will be released on December 13, 2019, and would be titled Wonder Woman 2, date 2019, 2019.^{[293] [294] [295]} Later, Jenkins was formally signed to return as director, with confirmation that Gadot will be returning to the titular role. ^[296] On August 19, 2017, actress Geena Davis stated that she would like to play a role in Wonder Woman 2 and that she is in talks with Jenkins about that matter. ^[297] Days later, the studio hired Dave Callaham to co-write the film’s script with Jenkins and Johns. ^[298]