Wonder Woman (2017 film)

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Wonder Woman
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Directed by Patty Jenkins
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Screenplay by Jason Fuchs
Based on Wonder Woman
by William Moulton Marston
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Cinematography Matthew Jensen
Edited by Martin Walsh
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Distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures
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  • June 2, 2017 (2017-06-02) (United States)
Country United States
Language English

Wonder Woman is an upcoming American superhero film based on the DC Comics character of the same name, distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures. It is intended to be the fourth installment in the DC Extended Universe. The film is directed by Patty Jenkins with a screenplay by Jason Fuchs, and stars Gal Gadot, Chris Pine, Lucy Davis, Connie Nielsen, Robin Wright, Lisa Loven Kongsli, Danny Huston, Ewen Bremner, Saïd Taghmaoui, Elena Anaya, and David Thewlis. Principal photography on the film began in late November 2015, and wrapped in May 2016. The film is scheduled to be released in 3D and IMAX 3D on June 2, 2017.

Cast

The Amazon princess and immortal demigoddess daughter of Zeus.[1] Gadot described her character as having "many strengths and powers, but at the end of the day she's a woman with a lot of emotional intelligence".[2] As to how her character will be different than her appearance in 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".[3] Gadot underwent a diet and training regimen, practiced different martial arts and gained 17 pounds of muscle for the role.[4][5] Élodie Yung and Olga Kurylenko had also auditioned for the role.[6] Gadot was previously offered the role as Faora Hu-Ul in Man of Steel but refused because she was pregnant at that time; this allowed her to be later cast as Wonder Woman in the film's sequel.[7] Gadot signed a three-picture deal and debuted in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice.[8]
An officer in the United States military and love interest of Diana Prince.[9] Pine described his character as a "rogue-ish, cynical realist who's seen the awful brutish nature of modern civilization" and added he's a "worldly guy, a charming guy".[10] Pine was previously rumored to either play as Steve Trevor or Hal Jordan / Green Lantern but he denied the rumors saying he was never offered the role as Green Lantern.[11] Pine signed a multi-picture deal.[9]
The best friend of Diana.[12]
The Amazon queen of Themyscira and Diana's mother.[13] Nicole Kidman was in negotiations for the role but was forced to drop due to scheduling conflicts with Big Little Lies.[14] Nielsen had previously been considered for the role of Lara Lor-Van, Superman's mother, in Man of Steel.[15]
The sister of Hippolyta and Diana's aunt.[16]
Antiope's lieutenant.[16]
An Amazon.[17]
  • Florence Kasumba as Acantha:

An Amazon and Senator.[18]

Danny Huston, David Thewlis, Ewen Bremner, Saïd Taghmaoui and Elena Anaya have been cast in undisclosed roles.[19] Dutch model Doutzen Kroes will be playing an Amazon, as will female boxer Ann Wolfe.[20][21]

Production

Development

A Wonder Woman film was first reported as being in development in 1996, with Ivan Reitman attached as producer and possible director.[22] In October 1999 it was revealed that Jon Cohen was adapting Wonder Woman for producer Joel Silver and Warner Bros, who were reportedly wooing Sandra Bullock to star.[23] In January 2001, Silver approached Todd Alcott to write a Wonder Woman screenplay, with Silver Pictures backing the project.[24] Early gossip linked actresses such as Angelina Jolie, Beyoncé Knowles, Bullock, Rachel Bilson, Nadia Bjorlin, Megan Fox, Eliza Dushku and Catherine Zeta-Jones to the role of Wonder Woman.[25] Leonard Goldberg, speaking in a May 2001 interview, named Bullock as a strong candidate for the project.[26] Bullock claimed that she was approached for the role, while wrestler Chyna expressed interest. Turning down the part in the past, Lucy Lawless indicated that she would have been more interested if Wonder Woman was portrayed as a "flawed hero."[27] The screenplay then went through various drafts written by Alcott, Jon Cohen, Becky Johnston, and Philip Levens.[28] By August 2003, Levens was replaced by screenwriter Laeta Kalogridis.[29]

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"Besides [Wonder Woman's] great origin story, there's nothing from the comics that felt right 100 percent, no iconic canon story that must be told. Batman has it made — he's got the greatest rogues gallery ever, he's got Gotham City. The Bat writes himself. With Wonder Woman, you're writing from whole cloth, but trying to make it feel like you didn't. To make it feel like it's existed for 60 years, even though you're making it up as you go along. But who she, and what the movie, is about, thematically, has never been a problem for me. But the steps along the way, it could be so easy for them to feel wrong. I won't settle. She wouldn't let me settle."

— Joss Whedon in November 2006, explaining the delay in developing a proper script.[30]

In March 2005, Warner Bros. and Silver Pictures announced that Joss Whedon would write and direct the film adaptation of Wonder Woman.[31] Whedon's salary was reported to be between $2 to $3 million.[32] 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.[33] According to Joel Silver, the script would cover Wonder Woman's origin and include Steve Trevor: "Trevor crashes on the island and they go back to Man's World."[34] Silver wanted to film Wonder Woman in Australia once the script was completed.[35] While Whedon stated in May 2005 that he would not cast Wonder Woman until he finished the script,[36] Charisma Carpenter[37] and Morena Baccarin[38] expressed interest in the role. In 2006, a wide section of media reported that Priyanka Chopra was in talks to portray Wonder Woman in the film adaptation by Joss Whedon.[39]

After nearly two years as script-writer, Whedon had not managed to write a finished draft: "It was in an outline, and not in a draft, and they [studio executives] didn't like it. So I never got to write a draft where I got to work out exactly what I wanted to do."[40] In February 2007, Whedon departed from the project, citing script differences with the studio.[41] Whedon reiterated: "I never had an actress picked out, or even a consistent front-runner. I didn't have time to waste on casting when I was so busy air balling on the script." Whedon stated that with the Wonder Woman project left behind, he would focus on making his film Goners.[41]

"I would go back in a heartbeat if I believed that anybody believed in what I was doing. The lack of enthusiasm was overwhelming."

A day before Whedon's departure from Wonder Woman, Warner Bros. and Silver Pictures purchased a spec script written by Matthew Jennison and Brent Strickland. Set during World War II, the script impressed executives at Silver Pictures.[42] However, Silver has stated that he purchased the script because he didn't want the rights reverting; while the script has good ideas, Silver doesn't want the Wonder Woman film to be a period piece.[43] By April 2008, Silver hired Jennison and Strickland to write a new script set in contemporary times that would not depict Wonder Woman's origin, but explore Paradise Island's history.[44]

Warner Bros. Chairman and CEO spoke about Wonder Woman in 2010, saying that a film is currently in development, along with films based on her DC Comics counterparts The Flash and Aquaman.[45] In 2011, director Nicolas Winding Refn and actress Christina Hendricks spoke of their desire to make a Wonder Woman film together during interviews for their film Drive.[46][47] David S. Goyer say that he would love to make a Wonder Woman movie.[48] According to a 2013 article posted by TheWrap website, Wonder Woman was apparently one of two projects that Warner Bros. are considering to adapt to the big screen.[49] A source from Warner Bros. told TheWrap that they're discussing the possibilities with mention of more Man of Steel movies as well as a Superman/Batman film, Wonder Woman and Aquaman.[50] DC Chief Diane Nelson hinting that the Amazonian princess is as important as Superman and Batman in the film.[51] On October 5, 2013, WB chairman Kevin Tsujihara wants to get Wonder Woman in film or TV.[52] On October 10, 2013, IGN interviewed Paul Feig about pitching an ideal Wonder Woman for the studio as an action-comedy film.[53] Deborah Snyder has stated that some of Wonder Woman's powers will be shown in this film.[54]

Pre-production

On October 23, 2014, The Hollywood Reporter revealed that the studio was looking for female directors to direct the film, and the next day, Forbes reported that the studio had Kathryn Bigelow, Catherine Hardwicke, Mimi Leder, Karyn Kusama, Julie Taymor, Michelle MacLaren and Tricia Brock on the shortlist to direct the film.[55][56] On October 30, Bleeding Cool revealed that the solo Wonder Woman would be a three films series. The first film would be set during the 1920s, then a sequel would be set during World War II in the 1930s-40s, and the third film would be set in the present day.[57] On November 12, it was confirmed that MacLaren was the studio's choice to direct the film and she was in final talks to sign on,[58] which she signed on, on November 24 to develop and direct the film.[59] Charles Roven, Zack Snyder and Deborah Snyder would be producing the film.[59] On December 4, Jason Fuchs was reported to be in talks to write the script for the film, he would work on the drafts with director MacLaren.[60] On April 13, 2015, it was revealed that MacLaren left the project due to creative differences between her and Warner Bros.[61] On April 15, it was confirmed that Patty Jenkins will be directing the film.[62]

Casting

On November 7, 2013, Variety reported that Gal Gadot, Élodie Yung and Olga Kurylenko had auditioned for a lead female role in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, believed to possibly be Wonder Woman.[6] On December 4, 2013, Gal Gadot was cast as Wonder Woman and also signed a three picture deal with the studio which includes two Justice League films and a solo Wonder Woman film, and will make her debut in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice.[63][64][8] Producer Charles Roven revealed that this incarnation of Wonder Woman would use the character's origins in The New 52, wherein the character would be a demigoddess, and the daughter of Zeus. This deviates from the character's original origins, where she was "a clay figure brought to life by the gods".[1] On May 27, 2015, Variety revealed that Chris Pine was in talks with the studio for the Steve Trevor role, love interest of Wonder Woman.[65] Trevor is an intelligence officer in the United States Army during World War II, and he meets the Amazon princess Diana on Paradise Island where they fall in love.[65] In July 2015, it was reported that Chris Pine would portray Steve Trevor in the film, having also signed a multi-film deal.[9] Later, it was reported that Sean Bean and Eva Green were being eyed to portray villain characters Ares and Circe, respectively.[66] In November 2015, Saïd Taghmaoui was cast in an unspecified role.[67] On November 2, 2015, TheWrap announced that the negotiations were ongoing to cast Nicole Kidman for a high-ranking Amazonian warrior role.[68] The next month, Justin Kroll of Variety announced that Kidman would not appear in the film because of scheduling conflicts.[69][70][71]

Filming

On February 20, 2015, Deadline.com revealed that the production would begin late 2015.[72] In July 2015, it was revealed that filming would begin in London in fall 2015 and right after that wrapped up, Justice League Part One would begin on April 11, 2016.[73] Filming would take place under the working title Nightingale.[74] Hoyte van Hoytema was rumored to have been hired to do the film's cinematography.[75] In September 2015, producer Deborah Snyder announced that production will begin in November.[76] Among the film sets are Trafalgar Square in London and the Basilicata region in Southern Italy, in particular the ghost town of Craco,[77] which has been considered as the possible location for the island of Themyscira.[78] Production was confirmed to be underway on November 14, 2015, when Taghmaoui posted photos of himself and Pine on set on his Facebook and Instagram pages; the photos were later deleted.[79] Matthew Jensen was confirmed to be brought on as the director of photography.[80] On November 21, 2015, Gadot tweeted and posted a photo of the titular character on Instagram, signifying that filming has begun.[81] Filming will take place in the United Kingdom, France and Italy.[81] Filming at London ended on March 13, 2016.[82] Most of the film was shot in Warner Bros. Studios, Leavesden. On March 20, 2016, Filming was underway in Italy after the first scenes were shot in France and England. Filming in Italy would last through April 23. In late April filming took place at The Louvre, where a Wayne Enterprises truck was spotted alongside Gadot.[83] On May 9, 2016, Gadot announced through her Twitter account that Wonder Woman has wrapped filming.[84] It also became the first summer tent pole superhero film directed by a woman, and Jenkins became the first woman to direct a superhero film with a female protagonist.[85]

Post-production

Bill Westenhofer will serve as the visual effects supervisor.[86] Martin Walsh has been confirmed as the editor.[80]

Release

Wonder Woman is scheduled to be released on June 2, 2017.[87] It was originally scheduled for release on June 23, 2017.[88]

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