Diana goes alone through No Man's Land and captures the enemy trench, liberating the nearby village of Veld with the aid of the Allied forces. Although forbidden by his commander to act, Steve, with secret funding from Morgan, recruits Moroccan spy Sameer, Scottish marksman Charlie and Native American smuggler Chief Napi to help prevent the gas from being released. Diana translates Maru's notes, revealing that the Germans plan to release the deadly gas at the Western Front. In London, they deliver Maru's notebook to the Supreme War Council, where Sir Patrick Morgan is trying to negotiate an armistice with Germany.
Believing Ares to be responsible for the war, Diana arms herself with the "god-killer" sword, the lasso and armor before leaving Themyscira with Steve to locate and stop Ares for good. Isabel Maru, who is attempting to engineer a deadlier form of mustard gas under the orders of General Erich Ludendorff. He has stolen a notebook from the Germans' chief chemist, Dr. Steve is interrogated with the Lasso of Hestia and reveals that a great war is consuming the outside world and that he is an Allied spy. The Amazons wipe out the German landing force at the expense of heavy losses, with Antiope sacrificing herself to save Diana. The island is soon invaded by German soldiers, who had been pursuing Steve. In 1918, Diana, now a young woman, rescues US pilot Captain Steve Trevor when his plane crashes off the Themysciran coast. Hippolyta reluctantly agrees to let her sister, General Antiope, train Diana as a warrior. Before dying, Zeus left the Amazons a weapon, the "god-killer", to prepare them for Ares' return. When the other gods attempted to stop him, Ares killed all but Zeus, who used the last of his power to wound Ares and force his retreat. Hippolyta explains their history to Diana, including how Ares became jealous of humanity and orchestrated its destruction. The daughter of Queen Hippolyta, Diana is raised on the hidden island of Themyscira, home to the Amazons, women warriors created by the Olympian gods to protect mankind. In present-day Paris, Diana Prince receives a photographic plate from Wayne Enterprises of herself and four men taken during World War I, prompting her to recall her past. A third film is in development with Jenkins and Gadot set to return. A sequel, Wonder Woman 1984, was released in December 2020, with Jenkins returning as director and Gadot, Pine, Wright and Nielsen reprising their roles. The American Film Institute selected it as one of the top ten films of 2017 and it won the Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation in 2018. It grossed over $821 million worldwide, making it the tenth highest-grossing film of 2017 and was the highest-grossing film by a solo female director until it was overtaken by Hi, Mom. The film received positive reviews, with praise for its direction, acting, visuals, action sequences and musical score. Wonder Woman had its world premiere in Shanghai on and was released in the United States on June 2, 2017, in 4DX, RealD 3D and IMAX 3D by Warner Bros. Additional filming took place in November 2016. Principal photography began on November 21, 2015, with filming taking place in the United Kingdom, France and Italy before finishing on May 6, 2016, the 123rd anniversary of Marston's birth. Inspiration for Wonder Woman was drawn from Wonder Woman creator William Moulton Marston's 1940s stories and George Pérez's 1980s stories about Wonder Woman, as well as the New 52 incarnation of the character. announced the film in 2010 and Jenkins signed on to direct in 2015. The project floundered in development hell for many years Jon Cohen, Todd Alcott and Joss Whedon, among others, were also attached to the project at various points. In Wonder Woman, the Amazon princess Diana sets out to stop World War I, believing the conflict was started by the longtime enemy of the Amazons, Ares, after American pilot and spy Steve Trevor crash-lands on their island Themyscira and informs her about it.ĭevelopment of a live-action Wonder Woman film began in 1996, with Ivan Reitman to produce and possibly direct. It is the second live action theatrical film featuring Wonder Woman following her debut in 2016's Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice. Directed by Patty Jenkins-from a screenplay by Allan Heinberg and a story by Heinberg, Zack Snyder and Jason Fuchs- Wonder Woman stars Gal Gadot in the title role, alongside Chris Pine, Robin Wright, Danny Huston, David Thewlis, Connie Nielsen and Elena Anaya. It is the fourth installment in the DC Extended Universe (DCEU).
Wonder Woman is a 2017 American superhero film based on the DC Comics character of the same name, produced by DC Films in association with RatPac Entertainment and Chinese company Tencent Pictures and distributed by Warner Bros.