Wonder Woman (2017 film)

''Wonder Woman'' is a 2017 superhero film based on the DC Comics character of the same name. Produced by Warner Bros. Pictures and DC Studios, it was directed by Patty Jenkins from a screenplay by Allan Heinberg, based on a story by Heinberg, Zack Snyder, and Jason Fuchs. The film is a spin-off of ''Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice'' (2016), a standalone film depicting the character's origin story, and it is the fourth installment in the DC Extended Universe (DCEU). ''Wonder Woman'' stars Gal Gadot as the title character, alongside Chris Pine, Robin Wright, Danny Huston, David Thewlis, Connie Nielsen, and Elena Anaya. In the film, Diana, an Amazon princess, leaves her home island of Themyscira during World War I after American pilot and spy Steve Trevor crash-lands on the island and informs her about the ongoing conflict. Believing the war is orchestrated by Ares, the god of war, she sets out to stop him and end the suffering.

Development of a live-action Wonder Woman film began in 1996, with Ivan Reitman initially set to produce and possibly direct. The project remained in development hell for many years, with writers and directors like Jon Cohen, Todd Alcott, and Joss Whedon attached at various points. Warner Bros. officially announced the film in 2010, and Patty Jenkins was hired as director in 2015. The film drew inspiration from William Moulton Marston’s 1940s Wonder Woman stories, George Pérez’s 1980s comics, and the ''New 52'' version of the character. Principal photography began on November 21, 2015, in the United Kingdom, France, and Italy, concluding on May 9, 2016. Additional filming occurred in November 2016.

''Wonder Woman'' premiered at the Pantages Theatre in Hollywood on May 26, 2017, and was released worldwide by Warner Bros. Pictures on June 2. The film received critical acclaim for its direction, performances, visuals, story, action sequences, and cultural significance, though some criticism was directed at the climax. It grossed over $824 million worldwide, making it the tenth highest-grossing film of 2017 and the highest-grossing film by a solo female director until it was surpassed by the Chinese film ''Hi, Mom'' (2021).

The American Film Institute included it in its top ten films of 2017, and it won the Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation in 2018. A sequel, ''Wonder Woman 1984'', was released in December 2020, with Patty Jenkins returning as director and Gal Gadot, Chris Pine, Robin Wright, and Connie Nielsen reprising their roles. Plans for a third film were canceled after DC Films was restructured into DC Studios in 2022. Provided by Wikipedia