Wonder Woman

Wonder Woman is a 2017 American superhero film based on the DC Comics character of the same name, produced by DC Entertainment in association with RatPac Entertainment and Chinese company Tencent Pictures, and distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures. It is the fourth instalment in the DC Extended Universe (DCEU).^[5] Directed by Patty Jenkins from a screenplay by Allan Heinberg and a story by Heinberg, Zack Snyder, and Jason Fuchs, Wonder Woman stars Gal Gadot in the title role, alongside Chris Pine, Robin Wright, Danny Huston, David Thewlis, Connie Nielsen, and Elena Anaya. It is the second live action theatrical film featuring Wonder Woman following her debut in 2016's Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice.^[6] In Wonder Woman, the Amazon princess Diana sets out to stop World War I, believing the conflict was started by the longtime enemy of the Amazons, Ares, after American pilot and spy Steve Trevor crash-lands on their island Themyscira and informs her about it.

Plot[]

In present-day Paris, Diana receives a photographic plate from Wayne Enterprises of herself and four men taken during World War I, prompting her to recall her past. The daughter of Queen Hippolyta, Diana is raised on the hidden island of Themyscira, home to the Amazonian women warriors created by Zeus to protect mankind. Hippolyta explains the Amazonian history to Diana, including how Ares became jealous of humanity and orchestrated its destruction. When the other gods attempted to stop him, Ares killed all but Zeus, who used the last of his power to wound Ares and force his retreat. Before dying, Zeus left the Amazons the island and a weapon, the "Godkiller", to prepare them for Ares's return.

Although she initially forbids Diana to be trained as a warrior, Hippolyta reluctantly agrees to let General Antiope, Hippolyta's sister and Diana's aunt, train her, only more rigorously than any other warrior. Diana, now a young woman, rescues US pilot Captain Steve Trevor when his plane crashes off the Themysciran coast. The island is soon invaded by German soldiers that had been pursuing Trevor. The Amazons kill the crew, but Antiope sacrifices herself to save Diana. Steve is interrogated with the Lasso of Hestia and reveals that a great war is consuming the outside world and that he is an Allied spy. He has stolen a notebook of the chief chemist Dr. Isabel Maru, who is attempting to engineer a deadlier form of mustard gas under the orders of General Erich Ludendorff from a weapon facility in the Ottoman Empire. Believing Ares to be responsible for the war, Diana arms herself with the "Godkiller" sword, the lasso, and armor before leaving Themyscira with Steve to locate and stop Ares for good.

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. Although forbidden by his commander to act, Steve, with secret funding from Morgan, recruits spy Sameer, marksman Charlie, and smuggler Chief to help prevent the gas from being released. The team reaches the front in Belgium. Diana goes alone through No Man's Land and captures the enemy trench, allowing the Allied forces to help her liberate the village of Veld. The team briefly celebrates, taking a photograph in the village, while Diana and Steve begin to develop their own romance.

The team learns that a gala will be held at the nearby German High Command. Steve and Diana separately infiltrate the party, with Steve intending to locate the gas and destroy it, and Diana hoping to kill Ludendorff, believing that he is Ares and thus killing him will end the war. Steve stops her to avoid jeopardizing his mission, but this allows Ludendorff to unleash the gas on Veld, killing its inhabitants. Blaming Steve for intervening, Diana pursues Ludendorff to a base where the gas is being loaded into a bomber aircraft bound for London. Diana fights and kills him, but is confused and disillusioned when his death does not stop the war.

Morgan appears and reveals himself as Ares. He tells Diana that although he has subtly given humans ideas and inspirations, using Ludendorff and Maru as pawns in the process, it is ultimately 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 to Diana that she is the "Godkiller", as the daughter of Zeus and Hippolyta. He fails to persuade Diana to help him destroy mankind in order to restore paradise on Earth. While the two battle, Steve's team destroys Maru's laboratory. Steve hijacks and pilots the bomber carrying the poison to a safe altitude and detonates it, sacrificing himself. Ares attempts to direct Diana's rage and grief 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 within them. She spares Maru and redirects Ares's lightning into him, killing him for good. Later, the team celebrates the end of the war. In the present day, Diana sends an email to Bruce Wayne thanking him for the photographic plate of her and Steve and continues to fight and give on the world's behalf.

Cast[]

Gal Gadot as Princess Diana of Themyscira/Diana Prince/Wonder Woman
Chris Pine as Captain Steve Trevor
David Thewlis as Sir Patrick Morgan/Ares
Connie Nielsen as Queen Hippolyta
Robin Wright as General Antiope
Danny Huston as General Erich Ludendorff
Elena Anaya as Doctor Isabel Maru/Doctor Poison
Lucy Davis as Etta Candy
Eugene Brave Rock as Chief
Ewen Bremner as Charlie
Saïd Taghmaoui as Sameer
Lisa Loven Kongsli as Menalippe
Samantha Jo as Euboea
Madeleine Vall as Egeria
Florence Kasumba as Senator Acantha
Mayling Ng as Orana
Doutzen Kroes as Venelia
Ann Wolfe as Artemis
Brooke Ence as Penthesilea
Rachel Pickup as Fausta Grables
James Cosmo as Douglas Haig
Steffan Rhodri as Darnell
Zack Snyder as unnamed soldier (cameo)

Sequel[]

Wonder Woman was followed by a sequel: Wonder Woman 1984 (2020).

Gallery[]

Trivia[]

This is the fourth film in the DC Extended Universe.
This is the tenth highest grossing film of 2017.
This is the third highest grossing film in the DCEU.
This is the first theatrical film centering on Wonder Woman.
It is the first live action portrayal of Wonder Woman receiving a PG-13 rating.
This was the highest grossing film focusing on a female superhero before it surpassed by Captain Marvel.
This is first superhero film to be directed by a female director.
This is the first successful female led superhero film.
It is the first live action solo theatrical film of the titular Amazonian character. Warner Brothers began developing this film in 1996, but no actress officially stepped into the role until 2013.
Diana's scenes in London are an homage to Superman (1978), where Superman encounters urban life for the first time: the protagonist gets a disguise of a formal bespectacled attire, stops a mugging attack and has some trouble with a revolving door.
In this film, Wonder Woman's tiara is an heirloom from Antiope. In both the comics and television series, it can be used as a weapon.
Director Patty Jenkins is a big fan of the 1970s television series and wanted Lynda Carter and Lyle Waggoner, who played Diana and Steve in that series, to make cameo appearances in this film. Unfortunately, Lyle was busy having television reunion conventions with Carol Burnett and Lynda was unavailable due to conflicting schedules about her cabarets.
This is the first female-dominant superhero film in twelve years since Elektra (2005).
This is the first female-directed live-action film to have a $100 million+ budget. The film's estimated budget was $150 million.
This is the first film in Gal Gadot's acting career in which she received top billing.
A role was offered to Cate Blanchett, but she turned it down. She would take the role of Hela in Thor: Ragnarok (2017).
Cobie Smulders was briefly considered for the role of Wonder Woman. Smulders went on to voice the character in the The Lego Movie (2014) and also appears in the Marvel Cinematic Universe as Agent Maria Hill.
No one addresses Diana as "Wonder Woman" throughout this entire film.
Patty Jenkins admitted that she didn't really think Gal Gadot would suit Wonder Woman at first, but that after paying attention to her she thought she was perfect for the role.
The filmmakers cite the superhero films Superman (1978) and Batman Begins (2005), the Indiana Jones retro adventure films, the wartime film Casablanca (1942) and the Disney adventure film The Little Mermaid (1989) as an influence.
The first DCEU movie with 90+% Rating on Rotten Tomatoes (equivalent to critical acclaim)
Gal Gadot (Diana) and Emily Carey (young Diana) share the same birthday, April 30.
This is the first feature in which Wonder Woman does not wear earrings. She wore red circle earrings throughout the 1970s live action television series and in Hanna-Barbera's long-running animated series Super Friends (1973), but wore white star earrings in Cartoon Network's television series Justice League (2001). In the early comic books, the earrings were said to grant the ability to breathe in any environment, including outer space, but the idea was dropped as Wonder Woman's abilities were increased.
Kate Beckinsale, Sandra Bullock, Mischa Barton, Rachel Bilson, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Angelina Jolie, Jessica Biel, Eva Green, Christina Hendricks, Kristen Stewart, Olga Kurylenko and Elodie Yung were considered to play the role of Wonder Woman throughout the years.
In 2005, Angelina Jolie was offered the chance to play the lead role, but she declined. In 2015, she was considered to direct it.
Both Gal Gadot and Connie Nielsen were up for roles in Man of Steel (2013), with Gadot as Faora and Nielsen as Lara.
Eva Green was considered for the role of Wonder Woman, and later for the role of Doctor Poison.
It is the first theatrical feature film Patty Jenkins has directed since 2003.
Just like her co-stars Ben Affleck and Ezra Miller, Gal Gadot is the third DC character to appear in two films released in the same year: this film and Justice League (2017).
This film is the first live action appearance of Diana's childhood. All previous live action versions only showed her as an adult.
This is the third comic book film to have a female director, after Tank Girl (1995) and Punisher: War Zone (2008).
The first DC film since Green Lantern (2011) that does not feature Batman or Superman. However, Batman is subtly referenced in the form of the Wayne Enterprises delivery truck.
Director Patty Jenkins shares a birthday with original Wonder Woman actress Lynda Carter: July 24.
This is the third comic-book movie for Danny Huston (after 30 Days of Night (2007) and X-Men Origins: Wolverine (2009)), and the second comic-book movie for Florence Kasumba (after Captain America: Civil War (2016)) and Samantha Win (after Man of Steel (2013)).

Wonder Woman
Wonder Woman (2017), Wonder Woman 1984 (2020)

DC Extended Universe

Man of Steel (2013), Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016), Suicide Squad (2016), Wonder Woman (2017), Justice League (2017), Aquaman (2018), Shazam! (2019), Birds of Prey (2020), Wonder Woman 1984 (2020), Zack Snyder's Justice League (2021), The Suicide Squad (2021), Black Adam (2022), Shazam! Fury of the Gods (2023), The Flash (2023), Blue Beetle (2023), Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom (2023)