Wonder Woman
Power. Grace. Wisdom. Wonder.
Wonder Woman (2017)
Production
Budget
$149 000 000
Revenue
$822 963 408
Director
Scenario
Zack Snyder
Author
Composer
Producer
Charles Roven
Actors
Gal Gadot
Diana Prince / Wonder Woman
Chris Pine
Steve Trevor
Connie Nielsen
Hippolyta
Robin Wright
Antiope
Danny Huston
Ludendorff
David Thewlis
Sir Patrick / Ares
Saïd Taghmaoui
Sameer
Ewen Bremner
Charlie
Short description
Diana is a princess of the Amazons, raised on Themyscira, an island hidden from the rest of the world where women rule and men have no place. Trained in combat from childhood, she has never seen the world beyond her home. That changes when an American pilot, Steve Trevor, crashes on the island's shores and tells of a vast war consuming the nations of men. Convinced that the god Ares is behind the slaughter, Diana leaves her mother and her homeland to travel with Steve into the middle of the First World War, where she finds her powers and her purpose.
Patty Jenkins directed, working from a screenplay by Allan Heinberg. It was her second feature and her first since Monster in 2003, and she later returned for a sequel, Wonder Woman 1984, in 2020. Gal Gadot plays Diana, with Chris Pine as Steve, and Connie Nielsen, Robin Wright, Danny Huston and David Thewlis among a credited cast of 82.
Made for about 149 million dollars, the film took roughly 824 million dollars worldwide, a strong return on its budget. On IMDb it holds 7.3 from some 733,000 votes, on TMDB 7.2 from around 21,000 votes, and a critics' rating of 7.7 from 477 reviews sits close to the audience scores.
What's left behind the scenes
- Preparing for the role of Wonder Woman took Gal Gadot nine months. During this time, the actress gained nearly 8 kg of muscle mass.
- The first film featuring a superheroine in the lead role since 2005, when Rob Bowman’s sci-fi action film “Elektra” was released.
- At the very beginning of the film, the letters JL can be seen on the license plate of a Wayne Entertainment truck. They stand for Justice League.
- At the end of the film, Diana learns that her father is Zeus. Thus, it turns out that Ares was Diana's half-brother. However, in Greek mythology, Hippolyta was the daughter of Ares and, consequently, the granddaughter of Zeus.
- Several campaigns were organized to support casting Lynda Carter, who played Wonder Woman in the series (1975-1979), in a cameo role in the film, but nothing came of it.
- Steve Trevor's watch is a pocket watch with a strap for wearing on the wrist. At the time, everyone used pocket watches with a chain, however, in the active army, where synchronicity and coordination of actions were often necessary during maneuvers and large-scale operations, it was more convenient to wear the watch on the wrist. After the war, wearing a watch on the wrist became fashionable among civilians.
- Liam Hemsworth and Alexander Skarsgård were considered for the role of Steve Trevor.
- The first words spoken by Eugene “Brave Stone” to Wonder Woman are in the Blackfoot Native American language (named for the color of their moccasins). They translate to “Hello, my name is Napi.” Napi is a deity in this people’s legends, known for his ingenuity.
- Steve Trevor (Chris Pine) jokingly calls Diana's homeland Themyscira a paradise island. This is a reference to the original name of Diana's homeland (Amazon Island) in the comics. When comic book authors significantly changed the Wonder Woman character in the 1980s, the name Amazon Island was changed to Themyscira. Since then, in all appearances of Wonder Woman on screen or in print, her homeland has been called exclusively Themyscira.
- In 2005, Angelina Jolie was offered the role of Wonder Woman, but the actress declined. Ten years later, the film company considered offering Jolie to direct the film.
- Director Nicolas Winding Refn expressed interest in working on the film and envisioned Christina Hendricks in the role of Wonder Woman.
- In the scene where Diana jumps towards the tower holding the Godkiller sword, a bull appears on the cliff behind her. In ancient Greek myths, Zeus often takes the form of a bull.
- Kate Beckinsale, Sandra Bullock, Mischa Barton, Rachel Bilson, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Jessica Biel, Eva Green, Christina Hendricks, Kristen Stewart, and Cobie Smulders were considered for the role of Wonder Woman.
- Zack Snyder played an episodic role as a World War I soldier.
- Some scenes of the film, including stunts performed by the lead actress, had to be reshot because Gal Gadot was six months pregnant.
- Work on the film continued since 1996, when a contract for the screenplay and filming was signed with Ivan Reitman. In January 2001, Silver Pictures approached Todd Elliot with a proposal to write a screenplay for a Wonder Woman film. In August 2003, Elliot was replaced by Laeta Kalogridis. In March 2005, Joss Whedon took on the screenplay with the condition of then directing the film, but in February 2007, he left the project due to creative differences with the studio. On November 24, 2014, Michelle McLaren was confirmed as director, but she also left on March 13, 2015, due to creative differences.
- The scenes on the island were filmed in southern Italy – in the province of Matera in the Basilicata region and at Castel del Monte castle near the city of Andria.
- The early versions of the plot featured the sorceress Circe, for which Eva Green was cast. This character was later replaced by Dr. Poison, played by Elena Anaya.
- An Alamo Drafthouse cinema in Austin banned men from attending two screenings of “Wonder Woman,” designating them as “women only” showings.
- In the Belgian village, the church dome is not topped with a cross.
- Director Patty Jenkins admitted that she drew inspiration from the works of Wonder Woman creator William M. Marston (1893-1947) and comic book writer and artist George Pérez while filming the movie.
- The scene where Diana saves Steve from a bullet is borrowed from the first Superman film, where Clark saved Lois in exactly the same way.
- According to the comics from the 2011 rebooted series called The New 52, Wonder Woman is a demigoddess and the daughter of Zeus.
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