Wonder Woman Director, Cast Describe What Appeals to Them About the Characters

textDC All Access joined filmmaker Patty Jenkins, asking her what appealed to her about the movie, […]

September 5, 2017, 4:45pm

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DC All Access joined filmmaker Patty Jenkins, asking her what appealed to her about the movie, and why she felt like she had to get the job.

“I think it’s my love of the character, and the original thing about that character that’s made her last for 75 years, which was that she was the idealized version of being a female hero, who didn’t lose anything about being a woman from the strength that she gained,” explained Jenkins. “To me, who doesn’t aspire to be more powerful, to be more capable in the world, but also to remain beautiful and kind and loving and thoughtful and brave, and all of those things?

You can check out the video above, which features not only Jenkins but numerous members of the Wonder Woman cast.

Wonder Woman hits movie theaters around the world tonight when Gal Gadot returns as the title character in the epic action-adventure from director Patty Jenkins. 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.

Wonder Woman is directed by Patty Jenkins and is written by Allan Heinberg, Geoff Johns, and Zack Snyder. The film stars Gal Gadot (Diana Prince/Wonder Woman), Chris Pine (Steve Trevor), Robin Wright (General Antiope), Connie Nielsen (Queen Hippolyta), David Thewlis, Elena Anaya, Lucy Davis (Etta Candy), Danny Huston, Ewen Bremmer, Doutzen Kroes, Samantha Jo (Euboea), Florence Kasumba (Senator Acantha), Said Taghmaoui, Eleanor Matsuura (Epione), Emily Carey (Young Diana), and Lisa Loven Kongsli (Menalippe).

The DCEU continues with Wonder Woman opens in theaters on June 2, 2017, followed by Justice League on November 17, 2017; Aquaman on July 27, 2018; Shazam on April 5, 2019; Justice League 2 on June 14, 2019; Cyborg on April 3, 2020; and Green Lantern Corps on July 24, 2020. The Flash, The Batman, Dark Universe and Man of Steel 2 are currently without a release dates.

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