Over 75 years removed from the character’s debut in the pages of All Star Comics #8, one of DC Comics’ most iconic superheroes in their vast library finally received her own feature film.
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After an impressive opening weekend in movie theaters all across the globe, its safe to say that Wonder Woman is a smashing success.
Director Patty Jenkins knocked her first attempt at a superhero film out of the park by telling the origin story of Princess Diana of Themyscira, deftly played by Gal Gadot. The film made over $200 in its opening weekend alone. The momentum is likely to carry the film through the week, where it already made another $11 million on Monday.
Jenkins expressed gratitude for the immense positive response with a post to social media, thanking the fans who propelled Wonder Woman to become the #1 movie at the box office.
I want to send out the deepest and sincere THANK YOU to all of you who made this so. YOU have helped us make change. Amazing!! #wonderwoman pic.twitter.com/vQQQfOzPyM
— Patty Jenkins (@PattyJenks) June 5, 2017
The director was always confident in the film, expressing her eagerness for people to finally see how great it was after the rumors of a plagued production. But Wonder Woman received an A CinemaScore rating and is Certified Fresh by Rotten Tomatoes.
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The positive reactions from movie audiences, coupled with the box office success, should be leaving Warner Bros. executives with smiles on their faces.
Now we’re just patiently waiting to hear about the inevitable sequel with Jenkins at the helm and Gadot reprising the title role. Though we’ll see her next in Justice League at the end of the year, these two propelled Wonder Woman to be one of the most entertaining superhero movies of the year.
Wonder Woman is in theaters now.
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Before she was Wonder Woman, she was Diana, princess of the Amazons, trained to be an unconquerable warrior. Raised on a sheltered island paradise, when an American pilot crashes on their shores and tells of a massive conflict raging in the outside world, Diana leaves her home, convinced she can stop the threat. Fighting alongside man in a war to end all wars, Diana will discover her full powers…and her true destiny.
Joining Gal Gadot in the international cast are Chris Pine, Connie Nielsen, Robin Wright, David Thewlis, Danny Huston, Elena Anaya, Ewen Bremner and Saïd Taghmaoui. Patty Jenkins directs the film from a screenplay by Allan Heinberg and Geoff Johns, story by Zack Snyder and Allan Heinberg, based on characters from DC Entertainment. Wonder Woman was created by William Moulton Marston.
The film is produced by Charles Roven, Zack Snyder, Deborah Snyder and Richard Suckle, with Rebecca Roven, Stephen Jones, Wesley Coller and Geoff Johns serving as executive producers. Warner Bros. Pictures presents, in association with RatPac-Dune Entertainment, an Atlas Entertainment/Cruel and Unusual production, Wonder Woman.
