Wonder Woman 1984

[GeneChing]

I'll copy this into its own indie thread when the project gets more solid.


JUNE 07, 2017 5:55am PT by Borys Kit
'Wonder Woman' Director Patty Jenkins Not Signed for Sequel (http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/wonder-woman-director-patty-jenkins-not-signed-sequel-1010845)
Sources say Warner Bros. will soon begin negotiations with Jenkins, who will have major leverage thanks to the movie's historic opening weekend.

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'Wonder Woman'

Sources say Warner Bros. will soon begin negotiations with Jenkins, who will have major leverage thanks to the movie's historic opening weekend.
A $103.2 million domestic opening usually means a sequel is a no-brainer — but director Patty Jenkins has yet to sign on the dotted line for a Wonder Woman follow-up.

While star Gal Gadot has an option in place for Wonder Woman 2 as part of her overall deal to appear in several DC movies, Warner Bros. executives enlisted Jenkins for just one film, a decision that could end up costing the studio millions of dollars if Jenkins' reps drive a hard bargain for her to return.

At the time she was hired, Jenkins had directed just one movie, her 2003 feature debut Monster, and she was taking over the long-gestating project from Michelle MacLaren, who left over creative differences. A one-picture-only deal is said to be standard practice at Warner Bros. for directors taking on a big-budget studio film for the first time.

Warners execs also may have been a bit unprepared for the level of success and acclaim Wonder Woman has achieved; initial tracking reports predicted Jenkins' $150 million-budgeted film would open to about $65 million domestic, solid but hardly a reason to begin planning a long-range strategy. And the studio had been focusing on putting together Justice League Dark, a supernatural team-up project, and Batgirl, a Joss Whedon-helmed film (among other Bat-offerings), as the likely next movies to go into production in the DC Comics universe.

Patty Jenkins (left) and Gal Gadot were photographed May 8 at Milk Studios in Los Angeles.
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Also a factor in not locking in Jenkins is the studio's more filmmaker-centric approach to its DC slate, where installments are not fait accompli; 2013’s Man of Steel, for example, still doesn’t have a direct sequel despite grossing more than $668 million worldwide.

Some insiders say it was only in recent weeks that Wonder Woman buzz began to grow on the Warners lot in Burbank, so the studio wanted to wait for the opening weekend results before initiating any negotiations. This strategy is a shift from the tactic under previous regimes, which got to work on sequels early. Warners famously greenlighted a sequel to The Hangover two months before the first film was released.

Sources say the studio intends to begin negotiations with Jenkins shortly (although the exact timing is unclear), and the filmmaker and her reps at CAA, Anonymous Content and Jackoway Tyerman will enjoy enormous leverage. Jenkins could not only return to the director's chair on Wonder Woman 2 but also could ink a more expansive deal that would allow her to work with DC Entertainment president and chief creative officer Geoff Johns on a script treatment for that movie and possibly others as well.

None of us have seen Wonder Woman (http://www.kungfumagazine.com/forum/showthread.php?67096-Wonder-Woman) yet? No forum reviews? srsly? :o

[GeneChing]

Now Wonder Woman 2 has it's own separate thread from the original Wonder Woman (http://www.kungfumagazine.com/forum/showthread.php?67096-Wonder-Woman) thread.

The 80s were awesome. ;)


Wonder Woman 2 Set in 1980s, Chris Pine Returning? (http://screenrant.com/wonder-woman-2-movie-setting-chris-pine/)
By Andrew Dyce 07.10.2017 112 Comments

WARNING: This post contains SPOILERS for Wonder Woman

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As Wonder Woman‘s box office success continues to build, it sounds like it may carry her straight into the 1980s for Wonder Woman 2 – with her leading man returning, despite Steve Trevor’s fate. DC Films has been careful not to shift attention away from the DCEU’s runaway success and towards a sequel too soon, with director Patty Jenkins not yet officially returning, even as a a story treatment for the inevitable Wonder Woman 2 begins to take shape. A shape we may now know, at least in terms of setting.

The current timeline of the DCEU made fans question whether Wonder Woman 2 is tied to Justice League‘s fallout (as is the case with Jason Momoa’s Aquaman solo film), or tell another period story set between Diana’s origin and her Batman V Superman debut. Thanks to some new information, it seems that question can be answered, along with the villains Wonder Woman 2 will introduce decades before Steppenwolf ever challenged the DCEU’s Justice League.

According to production details Screen Rant has learned, the story of Wonder Woman 2 will be another historical adventure prior to the modern day DCEU. Set during the 1980s, the film will send Diana against the forces of Soviet Union in the closing days of the Cold War. The production team is expected to remain on board for the sequel, with confirmation that Geoff Johns is developing Wonder Woman 2‘s script with Jenkins (who is still in negotiations, with all evidence and word of mouth pointing to her return once the contracts are signed).

As fans use their imagination to picture the sequel – swapping out the battlefields of World War I for the espionage and maneuverings of Moscow – the last detail may be the biggest relief. The report also confirms that Chris Pine will be returning, once again acting as Diana’s ally Steve Trevor. Exactly how that’s possible given the conclusion of his story in Wonder Woman… may be the real question moving forward.

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From a marketing standpoint, the decisions all make complete sense. Across the critical and commercial acclaim heaped on Jenkins’s film, the chemistry between Gal Gadot and Chris Pine was one of the most praised aspects – tinged with the fact that one glimpse may be all audiences ever get. On one hand, the winning combination of Steve Trevor and Diana makes his sacrifice in the movie’s final act all the more meaningful for Diana’s character in BvS and beyond. On the other… it’s the kind of formula movie studios tend to pursue at all costs, even ones in less critical hot water than DC Films.

The same line of thinking may be to thank for the decision to tell another story set prior to Diana’s introduction into BvS and the Justice League. The cynics will claim it’s an effort to keep Diana somewhat removed from everything we know about Zack Snyder’s Justice League (despite his role in shaping Wonder Woman with Jenkins), and allow Jenkins and Johns the freedom to tell whatever story she wishes. Taking a step back, though, it seems the smartest move all around. Jenkins has already explained how the Batman V Superman claim that Wonder Woman “walked away from mankind” can mean more than fans inferred, opening doors to any number of compelling stories set in the 20th Century.

With Justice League telling the next chapter of Diana’s story alongside DC’s younger heroes, why not have the cake and eat it, too – filling in the exciting years when Diana was Earth’s only living superhero? And considering the comparisons to Marvel’s Captain America: The First Avenger the first time around, shifting the next film to World War II would only exacerbate the potential problems. Diana can still comment on the war and its role in shaping the Cold War that followed, after all.

Fans won’t need to be convinced that seeing Diana during the 1980s would be worth the price of admission alone, but the promise of another pairing with Pine (whether a resurrected version, or a descendant of Steve Trevor) should seal the deal. Since Jenkins has stated her feelings that Wonder Woman 2 should be set in America, the heroes may be forced to swap No Man’s Land for a Cold War spy thriller – and who would complain?

Let us know what you think of a 1980s setting for Wonder Woman 2, and whether Steve Trevor’s return is the right move – no matter how the filmmakers explain it.

[GeneChing]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OILVviwLfUM

[GeneChing]

WONDER how much they'll get?


JULY 20, 2017 6:00am PT by Graeme McMillan
Rare 'Wonder Woman' Comics Being Auctioned for Anti-Human Trafficking Charity (http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/rare-wonder-woman-comics-being-auctioned-anti-human-trafficking-charity-1022530)
The DC hero's first appearance and two similarly rare comics will be sold by eBay for Charity in August.
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The DC hero's first appearance and two similarly rare comics will be sold by eBay for Charity in August.

2017 has been a good year for DC Entertainment's Wonder Woman, and an upcoming eBay for Charity auction is about to give fans of the character the chance to own three rare pieces of the character's history. The pieces going up for auction include her very first appearance, 1941's All-Star Comics No. 8.

That comic, and the first issues of Wonder Woman's two 1940s starring roles — 1942's Sensation Comics No. 1 and Wonder Woman No. 1 — will go up for sale next month in three separate auctions, with a portion of the proceeds going to the non-profit organization Trafficking Hope, which campaigns against human trafficking.

The Wonder Woman material in each of these issues was written by the character's creator, William Moulton Marston — under the pen name Charles Moulton — with art by Harry G. Peter. An upcoming movie, October's Professor Marston & the Wonder Women, delves into the origin of the character, and the relationships that led the man who invented the lie detector to also create the most iconic female superhero in existence.

Seller for the auctions is Pristine Comics owner Darren Adams, who sold the first appearance of Superman — 1938's Action Comics No. 1 — for $3.2 million, a record auction for eBay. Whether these Wonder Woman auctions will top that figure remains to be seen, but eBay notes that sales of Wonder Woman material in 2017 are up 59 percent on last year's figure, with "Wonder Woman" having been used as a search term more than 460,000 times this year alone.

The Wonder Woman auction will begin Aug. 13 at 5 pm PT; before then, more information can be found here.

[GeneChing]

The funny thing is that I don't remember a single thing about the plot of the Expendables now, just that it had a lot of old action stars...:o


SEPTEMBER 13, 2017 2:18pm PT by Borys Kit
'The Expendables' Writer Joins Patty Jenkins, Geoff Johns to Write 'Wonder Woman 2' (Exclusive) (http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/expendables-writer-dave-callaham-joins-wonder-woman-2-writing-team-1038759)

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Patty Jenkins on set of 'Wonder Woman,' Dave Callaham

Dave Callaham already has a strong working relationship with the director, who brought the writer into the fold.

Dave Callaham, the co-writer of action movie The Expendables, has joined Patty Jenkins and Geoff Johns on the writing team of Wonder Woman 2.

The move comes just days after Jenkins officially closed her deal to co-write, direct and produce the sequel to the Warner Bros. movie that earned more than $816 million worldwide while also earning raves from critics and fans.

Jenkins and Johns have been working on a treatment for several months and Callaham will now join the duo to pen the script.

The storyline is being kept under wraps, but Jenkins has said she wants to jump ahead by several decades from the first film, set in Europe during World War I, and have the sequel take place in America during the Cold War. And she has reportedly said that having the heroine’s signature invisible jet in a movie is of key importance.

Jenkins and Callaham already have a strong working relationship, and it was Jenkins that brought the writer into the fold. Jenkins was working with him on Jackpot, an English-language adaptation of a book by Jo Nesbo; that project was gearing up to be Jenkins’ next movie before she took on the assignment to direct Wonder Woman.

Callaham, in addition to originating Expendables, had a story by credit on the 2014 movie Godzilla and worked on a reboot of The Wolfman that is due to be part of Universal’s monster cinematic universe. He is also a writer-executive producer of the Amazon action comedy series Jean Claude van Johnson.

He is repped by UTA, Kaplan/Perrone Entertainment and Hansen Jacobson.


Expendables (http://www.kungfumagazine.com/forum/showthread.php?52438-The-Expendables-jet-li-sylvester-stallone-jason-statham)
& Wonder Woman 2 (http://www.kungfumagazine.com/forum/showthread.php?70375-Wonder-Woman-2)

[GeneChing]

Gal Gadot will only be ‘Wonder Woman’ again if Brett Ratner is out (https://pagesix.com/2017/11/11/gal-gadot-will-only-be-wonder-woman-again-if-brett-ratner-is-out/)
By Emily Smith November 11, 2017 | 5:04pm

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“Wonder Woman” star Gal Gadot is continuing to battle accused Hollywood sexual harasser Brett Ratner by refusing to sign up for a super*hero sequel unless the moviemaker is completely killed from the franchise.

A Hollywood source tells Page Six that Gadot — who last month backed out of a dinner honoring Ratner, where she was due to present him with an award — is taking a strong stance on sexual harassment in Hollywood and doesn’t want her hit “Wonder Woman” franchise to benefit a man accused of sexual misconduct.

Ratner’s production company RatPac-Dune Entertainment helped produce “Wonder Woman” as part of its co-financing deal with Warner Bros. The movie has grossed more than $400 million internationally, and Ratner’s company will take a healthy share of the profits. A Warner Bros. insider explained, “Brett made a lot of money from the success of ‘Wonder Woman,’ thanks to his company having helped finance the first movie. Now Gadot is saying she won’t sign for the sequel unless Warner Bros. buys Brett out [of his financing deal] and gets rid of him.”

The source added of Israeli-born Gadot, “She’s tough and stands by her principles. She also knows the best way to hit people like Brett Ratner is in the wallet. She also knows that Warner Bros. has to side with her on this issue as it develops. They can’t have a movie rooted in women’s empowerment being part-financed by a man *accused of sexual misconduct against women.”

This past week, Warner Bros. announced it was severing ties with Ratner amid multiple sexual harassment allegations leveled against him by actresses including Olivia Munn and Natasha Henstridge. Ratner has vehemently denied the allegations through his attorney, Marty Singer.

Earlier this month, Gadot posted on Instagram: “Bullying and sexual harassment is unacceptable! I stand by all the courageous women confronting their fears and speaking out. Together we stand.

“We are all united in this time of change.”

Reps for Gadot and Ratner did not comment.

A rep for Warner Bros said only, “False.”

Wonder Woman 2 (http://www.kungfumagazine.com/forum/showthread.php?70375-Wonder-Woman-2) & Hollywood's Open Secret (http://www.kungfumagazine.com/forum/showthread.php?70520-An-Open-Secret-Hollywood-Please-Watch)

[GeneChing]

Design Sifu & I caught the screener of Justice League (http://www.kungfumagazine.com/forum/showthread.php?69640-Justice-League) last night (we'll have a review up on Friday). :cool:


NOVEMBER 15, 2017 7:31am PT by Ashley Lee
Gal Gadot Speaks Out on Brett Ratner and 'Wonder Woman' (http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/gal-gadot-speaks-brett-ratner-wonder-woman-1058481)

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"There's so many people involved in making this movie, and they all echo the same sentiments."
Gal Gadot has spoken on her stance regarding Brett Ratner.

The star of Wonder Woman was recently said to be refusing to sign on for a sequel if it involved Ratner, who has been plagued with sexual harassment and misconduct allegations. Ratner's RatPac-Dune Entertainment co-financed the initial superhero hit through its slate financing deal with Warner Bros., but such ties have since been severed.

While speaking with Today's Savannah Guthrie, Gadot commented on the removal of Ratner from the Wonder Woman follow-up. "At the end of the day, a lot has been written about my views and the way that I feel, and everyone knows the way that I feel because I'm not hiding anything," she said. "But the truth is, there's so many people involved in making this movie, and they all echo the same sentiments."

"Everyone knew what was the right thing to do, but there was nothing for me to actually come and say, because it was already done before this article came out," she added.

Earlier this month, six women, including actresses Olivia Munn and Natasha Henstridge, detailed their experiences with Ratner in a Los Angeles Times exposé (Ratner's attorney Martin Singer denied all of the accusations in a 10-page letter to the Times). Warner Bros. will honor the financing deal through the end of its contract in March, as RatPac-Dune Entertainment is financing several films on the studio's upcoming slate: Justice League, the Owen Wilson-Ed Helms feature Father Figures, Clint Eastwood's 15:17 to Paris, the ensemble comedy Game Night, the Tomb Raider reboot and Steven Spielberg's adaptation of Ready Player One.

Wonder Woman 2 (http://www.kungfumagazine.com/forum/showthread.php?70375-Wonder-Woman-2) & Hollywood's Open Secret (http://www.kungfumagazine.com/forum/showthread.php?70520-An-Open-Secret-Hollywood-Please-Watch)

[GeneChing]

EXCLUSIVE: WONDER WOMAN 2 Villain Revealed (http://thathashtagshow.com/2018/02/exclusive-emma-stone-villain-wonder-woman-2/)
Charles Murphy February 26, 2018

While much of Warner Bros. DC film slate seems to be in flux, one project stands on extraordinarily firm ground: the sequel to 2017’s Wonder Woman, the most well-received of Warner Bros. recent DC flicks. The original film took in nearly $822M worldwide on a $149M budget, making it a very profitable film and pushing a sequel to the top of Warner Bros. to do list.

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With production slated to begin in the UK in late May (we were given a tentative start date of May 28th), it should come as no surprise that the studio is preparing to cast. We are told that Chris Pine, Ewen Bremner and Said Taghmaoiu are all set to return alongside the film’s star, Gal Gadot, and that Warner Bros. has now turned its attention to the film’s main antagonist: Cheetah!

The film is said to follow Diana Prince into the 1980s where she will (somehow) reunite with Steve Trevor to take on the now dissolved Soviet Union. According to our source, somewhere in that mix will be the classic DC comics’ villainess Cheetah. You won’t have to dig too deeply into Google to discover that Cheetah sits atop the most wanted list of a large percentage of DC fans, but this is no fan fiction. With just 3 months until filming and with the polished script from Geoff Johns and Dave Callaham in hand, Warner Bros. is on the prowl for their Cheetah and though it’s by no means a done deal at this point, we are told the studio was eyeing actress Emma Stone for the role, but we recently confirmed that she has passed on the role.

Comic book fans will probably know that the mantle of Cheetah has been held by more than one villain over the years and, thanks to our source, we can shed some light on which iteration to expect in the film. Wonder Woman 2 is set to feature Barbara Ann Minerva, a British anthropologist who becomes the avatar of the cheetah god after locating the lost city of Urzkartagan and stumbling into the middle of an ancient ritual. The third of four characters to carry the mantle of Cheetah, Minerva first appeared in 1987 in Len Wein’s post-Crisis Wonder Woman, Vol. 2, #7 and, after a brief hiatus, reclaimed the title in 2011 when DC launched the New 52.

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It will be interesting to see how WB/DC chooses to bring Cheetah to life on screen and, with so much history behind the character, if they decide to go with an amalgamation of the four different versions of the character or if they fully adopt the New 52 version. With filming just a few months away, we should have some confirmation on this news soon but, in the meantime, keep checking in with That Hashtag Show for news you aren’t getting anywhere else!

So basically, is Cheetah like Cheetara from the Thundercats? But evil? :p


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YPm6wf8aNpo

[GeneChing]

Okay, I love Kristen Wiig but I don't see her in this role, not that I really know who the Cheetah is character-wise. I just think female supervillains that are based on cats should be slinkier.


Kristen Wiig Being Lassoed For Villain Role On ‘Wonder Woman 2’ (http://deadline.com/2018/02/kristen-wiig-wonder-woman-2-cheetah-gal-gadot-patty-jenkins-villain2-1202306419/)
by Mike Fleming Jr
February 28, 2018 4:45pm

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EXCLUSIVE: The hot name for the villainess role in Wonder Woman 2 is Kristen Wiig. Word is that Warner Bros and DC are in talks with Wiig to play the role of Cheetah. The pic, which has Gal Gadot back and director Patty Jenkins, is set in the ’80s during the Cold War. Sounds like this will happen quickly, and a symbol of female empowerment gets a sequel where both main characters are women.

Wiig has proven her versatility during her run on Saturday Night Live, and she was Oscar-nominated for co-writing Bridesmaids, which also provided her breakout starring turn. This will be her first role as a super villain, so she continues to break new ground. Stay tuned.

The film is top priority for Warner Bros, after the first grossed $821 million worldwide.

[Jimbo]

Hmmm. I guess we'll have to wait and see. I remember when I first heard that the late Heath Ledger was cast to play the Joker in The Dark Knight, there were some who thought he wasn't a great choice. Who knows? She may turn out to be great in the role.

[GeneChing]

I guess we'll just have to wait and see now. It's confirmed.


Kristen Wiig Cast as 'Wonder Woman 2' Villain Cheetah (http://comicbook.com/dc/2018/03/09/wonder-woman-2-villain-cheetah-kristen-wiig-/)
By BRANDON DAVIS - March 9, 2018

Kristen Wiig has officially been cast as Cheetah, the villain of the upcoming Wonder Woman sequel.

Wonder Woman director Patty Jenkins took to Twitter to confirm the casting. "So excited to confirm the most thrilling news," Jenkins wrote. "Yes! It's true! So incredibly lucky to welcome the sensationally talented Kristen Wiig to our Wonder Woman family. Can't wait to finally work with one of my favorites. And so excited by what we have planned. #Cheetah!!! @GalGadot."

Check out the tweet from Jenkins below!

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Wonder Woman 2 is slated to begin production this May in the United Kingdom. Patty Jenkins will return to direct the sequel, with Gal Gadot returning to the titular role. Plot details for the film have not yet been revealed, nor have any additional cast members. While many are hoping to see Chris Pine return to his Steve Trevor role, there is no word on when the film will be set with the last appearance of Wonder Woman having come in Justice League.

Directly following Wonder Woman 2, Suicide Squad 2 is expected to begin production in the same U.K. studio around October of this year. Like Wonder Woman 2, very few details of the Gavin O'Connor-directed sequel have been revealed. The next film on DC Films' release schedule is Aquaman in December 2018, followed by Shazam! which is currently in production in Toronto, starring Zachary Levi under the direction of David F. Sandberg.

Wonder Woman 2 is set for release on November 1, 2019.

[GeneChing]

JULY 08, 2018 10:41am PT by Ryan Parker
Gal Gadot Surprises Children's Hospital in Full Wonder Woman Gear (https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/gal-gadot-surprises-childrens-hospital-full-wonder-woman-gear-1125557)

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"The kids loved it...and so did the staff," one doctor said.

Gal Gadot on Friday put a smile on numerous faces when she visited a children's hospital in full Wonder Woman costume.

The actress stopped by Inova Children's Hospital in Annandale, Virginia, and lit up every face she saw there — adult and children alike — clearly seen in pictures shared via social media.

"Thank you ⁦@GalGadot⁩ for visiting us ⁦@InovaHealth⁩ Children’s Hospital. You are a true Wonder Woman. The kids loved it...and so did the staff #wonderwoman84," Dr. Lucas Collazo tweeted, along with a photo of the staff and the actress.

A number of other heartwarming photos were shared by Wonder Woman fan accounts on Twitter and reddit.

Production is underway on Wonder Woman 1984, which reunites Gadot with director Patty Jenkins and co-star Chris Pine, who all worked together on the 2017 hit Wonder Woman.

Wonder Woman 1984 is due out Nov. 1, 2019.

See pictures of Gadot's visit below.


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Thank you ⁦@GalGadot⁩ for visiting us ⁦@InovaHealth⁩ Children’s Hospital. You are a true Wonder Woman. The kids loved it...and so did the staff 😉 #wonderwoman84

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(PHOTO) Gal Gadot stopped by a Inova Children’s Hospital to visit some employees and patients yesterday during Wonder Woman 1984 filming! (📸: @PSeoMayer) pic.twitter.com/ttv0MDcben

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11:58 AM - Jul 7, 2018

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And to think I dissed Gal when she was picked over Gina Carano. :o

THREADS:
Wonder Woman 2 (http://www.kungfumagazine.com/forum/showthread.php?70375-Wonder-Woman-2)
Real Life 'Superheroes' (http://www.kungfumagazine.com/forum/showthread.php?53865-Real-Life-Superheroes)

[GeneChing]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C_HXuqhdbEI


Enter here (https://www.omaze.com/experiences/gal-gadot-wonder-woman-2-london)

[GeneChing]

I don't know either of these actors. Anyone else here know them?


Ravi Patel & Gabriella Wilde Boarding ‘Wonder Woman 1984’ (https://deadline.com/2018/07/wonder-woman-1984-casting-ravi-patel-1202435167/)
by Anthony D'Alessandro
July 27, 2018 11:06am

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EXCLUSIVE: We are hearing that both Ravi Patel and Gabriella Wilde are joining Warner Bros.’ Wonder Woman 1984. Their roles are being kept under wraps.

The film which is already in production stars Gal Gadot, Chris Pine, Kristen Wiig and Pedro Pascal. Earlier this week Insecure star and co-producer Natasha Rothwell boarded the DC sequel. Last weekend, Gadot, Pine and director Patty Jenkins showed off footage from the Nov. 1, 2019 release at San Diego Comic-Con.

Patel wrote, starred and co-directed the comedy documentary Meet The Patels which is currently being adapted into a feature length film which he will also direct and is currently writing with sister Geeta Patel. He has starred on numerous television series including Master of None, Wrecked, and Grandfathered and starred in such movies as Transformers as well as the upcoming Point Grey-produced Charlize Theron comedy Flarsky due out in February. Patel is currently working on a new reality development slate after the success of the Meet The Patels.

Patel is repped by Grandview Management, United Talent Agency and Morris Yorn Barnes Levine Krintzman Rubenstein Kohner & Gellman.

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Wilde, who is repped by ICM, starred in 2011’s The Three Musketeers and 2013’s Carrie.

[GeneChing]

OCTOBER 22, 2018 11:48AM PT
‘Wonder Woman 1984’ Pushed Back Seven Months to 2020 (https://variety.com/2018/film/news/wonder-woman-1984-pushed-back-2020-1202988413/)
By DAVE MCNARY
Film Reporter
@Variety_DMcNary

Warner Bros. has moved Gal Gadot’s “Wonder Woman 1984” back seven months from Nov. 1, 2019, to June 5, 2020.

The sequel, which is set in 1984, replaces Mark Wahlberg’s “Six Billion Dollar Man,” which has been taken off the schedule.

Jeff Goldstein, Warner Bros.’ president of domestic distribution, said, “We had tremendous success releasing the first ‘Wonder Woman’ film during the summer so when we saw an opportunity to take advantage of the changing competitive landscape, we did. This move lands the film exactly where it belongs.”

“Wonder Woman 1984” is the eighth installment in the DC Universe, and the fourth movie featuring Gadot’s Wonder Woman. The first pic earned $821.8 million worldwide, including $412.6 million in North America. The movie is the highest-grossing film with a female director, as well as the 25th-highest-grossing movie of all time in North America.

Patty Jenkins is returning to direct. The film was originally dated on Dec. 13, 2019, but was moved forward to Nov. 1 to avoid being just a single week ahead of Disney-Lucasfilm’s “Star Wars: Episode IX,” which opens on Dec. 20, 2019. Chris Pine is also back and Kristen Wiig joins as the villainous Cheetah. Gadot and Jenkins are producing along with Charles Roven, Deborah Snyder, Zack Snyder and Stephen Jones.

Warner Bros. bought the rights to “Six Billion Dollar Man” late last year from the Weinstein Company, which had been developing the movie with Damian Szifron — best known for directing the Argentinian drama “Wild Tales.” The studio had already pushed back the release date for the sci-fi action film by a year, moving the opening from May 31, 2019, to June 5, 2020, in the wake of Szifron departing as director in early May of this year.

“Wonder Woman 1984” is currently the only film dated for June 5, 2020. Gadot made the announcement Monday on her Twitter account:


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Super excited to announce that, thanks to the changing landscape, we are able to put Wonder Woman back to its rightful home. June 5, 2020. Be there or be square!!!
I have a hard time imagining Gal saying "Be there or be square!!!" :confused:

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Wonder Woman (http://www.kungfumagazine.com/forum/showthread.php?67096-Wonder-Woman)
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Might as well get a Wonder Woman 3 (http://www.kungfumagazine.com/forum/showthread.php?71187-Wonder-Woman-3) thread up and rolling.


DIANA 2020
Wonder Woman 3 Will Probably Be Set in Present Day, But Without Chris Pine (https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2019/01/wonder-woman-3-setting-details-chris-pine)
Director Patty Jenkins doesn’t want to see the Princess of Themyscira in “another period piece.”
by KEVIN FITZPATRICK
JANUARY 27, 2019 11:59 AM

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We’ve still a ways to go until Wonder Woman ’84 ropes up the box office in 2020, but it’s never too early to look ahead. Far ahead, even, as franchise director Patty Jenkins now confirms another sequel would likely break the mold with a story set in modern-day.

While the first Wonder Woman focused on Diana (Gal Gadot)’s World War I origins, and next year’s upcoming Wonder Woman ’84 will explore the Amazon warrior’s adventures in the 1980s, Jenkins told The Hollywood Reporter that she’d like to try something different for a third movie. “I'm not set, but I'm not dying [to do] another period piece,” she said. Instead, the unconfirmed third film would likely pick up with its title character after the events of 2016’s Batman v. Superman and 2017’s Justice League.

“It's definitely one of the things we talked about,” offered Jenkins of her future with the franchise. “I'm not planning to put it in the past again, because where are you going to go? You have to go forward. It's definitely a contemporary story. That's all I can say. Where we put it and how that gets figured out, I haven't totally nailed down.”

Wonder Woman ’84 is itself something of an oddity, as both Batman v. Superman and Justice League depicted the character as having eschewed superheroics in the years since love interest Steve Trevor (Chris Pine) perished in World War I. Pine is curiously present for the ‘80s-set sequel as well, though the actor doubted his participation in a third film. “I think Steve’s done,” Pine told Entertainment Tonight at the premiere of his and Jenkins’ new TNT series I Am the Night. “I think Steve’s done his bit. I wish them all the luck in the world.”

Wonder Woman ’84 is currently set for a June 5, 2020 release, having previously been pushed back from a late 2019 premiere.

[GeneChing]

Interesting approach in this era of mega-story arcs.

I've been hoping this would be more Orwellian given the year.


MAR. 14, 2019
The Wonder Woman Sequel, Wonder Woman 1984, Is Not Actually a Sequel (https://www.vulture.com/2019/03/wonder-woman-producer-wonder-woman-1984-is-not-a-sequel.html)
By Chris Lee

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Few would fault fans for thinking Wonder Woman 1984 is a sequel to 2017’s superhero blockbuster Wonder Woman. Both films star Gal Gadot as Diana Prince, a magical lasso-wielding Amazonian princess and indomitable warrior with a sworn mission to protect mankind from destruction. Both movies are theatrically distributed by the DC Extended Universe of inter-locking comic-book adaptations and directed by Patty Jenkins — the first woman to direct a superhero film. And yes, the Wonder Woman follow-up (which was quickly green-lit by its studio distributor Warner Bros. after its predecessor took in $821.8 million worldwide and set for release in June 2020) picks up with the character after the World War II–based events of the earlier film.

But Wonder Woman 1984 producer Charles Roven — the veteran producer behind Justice League, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, Suicide Squad, the Dark Knight trilogy and, yes, Wonder Woman — would like those fans to know that they are wrong. Wonder Woman 1984 is by no means a sequel to the previous Wonder Woman installment. And according to him, Jenkins herself would like to avoid any perception of the S word. “She was just determined that this movie should be the next iteration of Wonder Woman but not a sequel,” Roven tells Vulture. “And she’s definitely delivering on that. It’s a completely different time frame and you’ll get a sense of what Diana-slash–Wonder Woman had been doing in the intervening years. But it’s a completely different story that we’re telling. Even though it’ll have a lot of the same emotional things, a lot of humor, a lot of brave action. Tugs at the heart strings as well.”

Jenkins, who is currently holed up in London and about 25 percent of the way through post-production on 1984 — which is set that year and features Chris Pine wearing a fanny pack — was unavailable to confirm or deny Roven’s assessment. However, a source close to the director told Vulture that Jenkins does indeed envision this latest Wonder Woman installment as a strike against sequelitis: “It’s a stand-alone film in the same way that Indiana Jones or Bond films are, instead of one continuous story that requires many installments.”

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At Comic-Con last year, Jenkins similarly made clear that her continued involvement in the franchise was far from a cynical cash grab. “I never want to do more of anything for the wrong reason,” Jenkins said. “We can make a whole new movie about something completely new, and as unique in its own right as the first one.”

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Wonder Woman 1984: Gal Gadot Explains Why She Doesn't Use Her Sword (https://www.ign.com/articles/2019/12/15/wonder-woman-sword-shield-1984-movie-trailer-gal-gadot-missing)
"If you have a sword, it means you need to use it."

By Matthew Adler
Updated: 15 Dec 2019 2:17 pm
Posted: 15 Dec 2019 2:15 pm

Wonder Woman 1984 looks to be an exciting follow-up to 2017's adaptation after last week's trailer was released. But, fans were quick to notice something was missing—Wonder Woman's sword and shield.

After debuting the trailer to the public, Wonder Woman actress Gal Gadot and Director Patty Jenkins answered many questions about the upcoming film. In an interview picked up by CinePop via CinemaBlend, Gadot opens up about why the iconic hero isn't brandishing a blade.

"Wonder Woman does not carry a weapon. We had an intention to let go of the sword, because there’s something very aggressive with a sword. If you have a sword, it means you need to use it." Gadot said. "So we wanted to give that up. And we didn’t feel that the shield was necessary either. She’s a goddess, she can fight, she’s super strong, and she has the skills. So no, she has the gauntlets. She has the lasso. She has her tiara and that’s about it."

In the comics, Wonder Woman traditionally utilizes her Lasso of Truth, her bracelets, and her tiara, in addition to her excellent hand-to-hand combat skills to rout her many foes. Her sword and shield generally came out in very rare cases. Nonetheless, fans have begun voicing their opinions on excluding the latter from the upcoming film.

Wonder Woman 1984 launches in theaters June 5, 2020.

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Matthew Adler is a News and Features writer for IGN who's only focused on one Sword and Shield right now, and that's Pokemon. You can follow him on Twitter @matthewadlerand watch him on Twitch.

Does this mean she comes off our Sword Hotties list (http://www.kungfumagazine.com/forum/showthread.php?41007-Sword-hotties)? cuz dat wud mek mi sad...:(

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Sep 9, 2020 11:08am PT
‘Tenet’s’ Opening Weekend Was… Fine. Now What? (https://variety.com/2020/film/news/tenet-opening-weekend-box-office-wonder-woman-1234762206/)
By Rebecca Rubin

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For much of the pandemic, Hollywood’s collective attention has hinged on one movie: “Tenet.”

The time-bending thriller from director Christopher Nolan was expected to answer definitively if audiences would go back to the movies once cases of coronavirus were under control. Theaters were closed for months starting in March to help stop the spread of the virus. That, in turn, has left the studios that routinely supply cinemas with films in an extended state of limbo.

After a surprisingly strong $53 million start overseas, “Tenet” landed in the U.S. last weekend and generated a more muted $20 million in its debut. That’s by far the biggest domestic haul yet for a new release during the pandemic, but the middling results don’t signal emphatically that the box office will soon be back to normal.

Now, the film business remains divided over the question of whether or not “Tenet’s” ticket sales justify releasing more big-budgeted films before coronavirus abates or a vaccine becomes widely accessible.

And with a hazy picture of a film’s commercial prospects, Warner Bros., the studio behind “Tenet,” and its rivals are faced with what could be a multi-million dollar decision: Stick with release dates for upcoming blockbusters scheduled for 2020, or continue delaying buzzy titles until major cities can reopen theaters.

Part of the ambiguity is that nobody really knows how to assess the results for “Tenet.” Sure, in ordinary times, $20 million would be a disastrous result for a Nolan film. But these are no ordinary times.

Key markets like New York and Los Angeles still haven’t opened cinemas. That likely slashed ticket sales by the millions. And parts of the country where movie theaters were able to reopen were required to limit capacity to comply with physical distancing measures. Add to that caution on the part of customers who are likely wary of returning to public spaces, and it’s hard to decipher if $20 million is a strong result or a sign that “Tenet” would have done better to wait longer to open domestically.

“We’re accustomed to looking at opening weekend,” said Shawn Robbins, chief analyst at Boxoffice Pro. “We have to look at box office differently [now]. After a few weeks, we might get a better idea about the longterm.”

Without much competition on the horizon, Warner Bros. is hoping that “Tenet” will enjoy a longer-than-usual run on the big screen to help recoup its massive $200 million budget. Ticket sales for the film have cleared $150 million globally to date. It needs to make approximately $400 million in box office receipts worldwide to break even and closer to $450 million to turn a profit.

The issue is that Hollywood may not have time to see the longterm fate of “Tenet” play out before having to make a decision about other upcoming titles.

For now, “Wonder Woman 1984” is the next big film expected to hit U.S. theaters. The comic book adventure, also from Warner Bros., is scheduled to launch on the big screen on Oct. 2, but there’s been a suspicious lack of promotion for the film. That’s a sign, perhaps, that “Wonder Woman 1984” may soon be postponed again.

“Wonder Woman” is a hugely important franchise for Warner Bros., meaning the decision about its release date will not be made lightly. Studios often roll out campaigns for major movies about six weeks in advance — so the clock is already ticking on the superhero sequel starring Gal Gadot. By the time that executives on the Burbank lot have a better grasp on the box office performance of “Tenet,” they will have already needed to make a decision about the follow-up to “Wonder Woman.”

Some analysts believe there’s no sense in forging ahead with tentpoles until the country’s two biggest moviegoing markets are back in business.

“As we’ve seen with the lackluster ‘Tenet’ debut — New York and L.A. are the sun and moon of the box office solar system,” said Jeff Bock, a box office analyst with Exhibitor Relations. “If the marketplace doesn’t expand significantly, they would be foolhardy to release ‘Wonder Woman 1984’ in the same manner as ‘Tenet.'”

Other studios also have plans to unveil high-profile films in theaters this year. James Bond installment “No Time to Die,” Disney’s “Black Widow” and “Soul” and Denis Villeneuve’s star-studded “Dune” adaptation are among the movies scheduled to release in the next few months.

A sign of optimism: Many countries are ahead of the U.S. in their plans to reopen, and some — such as China — have already seen substantial box office returns. If “Wonder Woman 1984” keeps its release date, industry analysts suggest that foreign markets could help salvage ticket sales.

But there’s a reason that North America is a pivotal market for most movies. Studios receive more in profits from exhibitors in the U.S. than they do internationally. China, for example, only gives a quarter of ticket sales to studios, which is less than half what Hollywood companies would normally make Stateside. With “Tenet” in particular, Warner Bros. is getting more than 60% of domestic ticket sales, which is much higher than its usual payday. However, it’s unclear how splits will work for future releases.

“U.S. and Canada has always been the No. 1 marketplace for a reason. I think studios can get away with it for awhile, but ultimately they’ll have to find a way to create revenue through multiple streams,” Bock said, referencing premium video-on-demand platforms.

Movie theater owners remain optimistic that additional cities will soon get permission to reopen, in turn helping to justify plans to unspool blockbuster-hopefuls. Already, some parts of California have been given the greenlight. When cinemas in New York are able to resume business, it will be “a big landmark,” said Patrick Corcoran, vice president and chief communications officer of the National Association of Theater Owners, the exhibition industry’s main lobbying arm.

“The major markets that haven’t opened yet are all areas where a Christopher Nolan film would do well,” Corcoran noted. “As more open, there’s a real runway for ‘Tenet’ to continue doing well.”

Cinemark CEO Mark Zoradi said 70% of the cinema chain’s 525 U.S. locations reopened in time for “Tenet.” He estimates that opening weekend receipts would have been closer to $30 million if venues across California and New York were able to welcome customers.

“There’s clearly progress being made,” Zoradi said. “Our expectation is that ‘Tenet’ will have an unusual play pattern compared to your typical movie because new theaters will be opening up each week.”

Since Brock Bagby, executive VP of the family-owned theater chain B&B Theatres, has been able to reopen locations in July, he has seen a “drastic increase” in attendance each week.

“We were very pleased with results,” Bagby said regarding turnout for “Tenet” at his theaters. “It was really strong for us, so we’ve been encouraged. Customers were really excited to be back to see a new movie.”

In the meantime, the challenge facing other exhibitors is reminding the public not only that movie theaters are open, but that they are safe to revisit during a global health crisis. That may help studios gauge the popularity of moviegoing.

“Studios are looking very carefully at how theaters are performing in particular markets,” Corcoran said. “‘Tenet’ can play by itself for a while. But at a certain point, there has got to be movies for audiences to go see.”

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Been wondering about Wonder Woman.



Sep 11, 2020 9:46am PT
‘Wonder Woman 1984’ Release Date Pushed to Christmas (https://variety.com/2020/film/news/wonder-woman-1984-delayed-christmas-1234766774/)
By Rebecca Rubin

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Warner Bros. has postponed the release of “Wonder Woman 1984,” the latest development in Hollywood’s rocky plans to return to the movies.

The superhero sequel starring Gal Gadot, which was expected to debut on Oct. 2, will now touch down in theaters on Dec. 25, 2020.

“Patty is an exceptional filmmaker and with ‘Wonder Woman 1984’ she has delivered an incredibly dynamic film that moviegoers of all ages around the world will absolutely love,” said Toby Emmerich, Warmer Bros. Motion Picture Group chairman. “We’re very proud of the film and look forward to bringing it to audiences for the holidays.”

Director Patty Jenkins added, “First and foremost let me say how much Gal and I love all our devoted Wonder Woman fans around the world, and your excitement for ‘WW84’ couldn’t make us happier or more eager for you to see the movie. Because I know how important it is to bring this movie to you on a big screen when all of us can share the experience together, I’m hopeful you won’t mind waiting just a little bit longer. With the new date on Christmas Day, we can’t wait to spend the holidays with you!”

Warner Bros. recently took a risk in releasing “Tenet” on the big screen, marking the first major blockbuster to debut since movie theaters closed in March due to the pandemic. The $200 million-budgeted film, from director Christopher Nolan, launched over Labor Day weekend in the U.S. to a muted $20 million. Some presume the studio was waiting to assess domestic ticket sales for “Tenet” before making a decision about moving “Wonder Woman.”

With the delay of “Wonder Woman 1984,” “Tenet” won’t face much competition among ticket buyers and could see a boost in sales in the coming weeks. For now, Disney and Marvel’s comic book adventure “Black Widow” on Nov. 6 is the next major film on calendars. In the meantime, smaller movies like Sony’s romantic comedy “The Broken Hearts Gallery” plan to open this weekend.

Denis Villeneuve’s sci-fi epic “Dune,” also from Warner Bros., is still slated to open on Dec. 18, a week prior to “Wonder Woman 1984.” But there’s a good chance that film — starring Timothee Chalamet, Oscar Isaac and Zendaya — will be pushed into 2021 to avoid clashing for attention from audiences. When the first “Dune” trailer dropped earlier this week, it conspicuously lacked a release date.

Nearly 70% of movie theaters in the U.S. have reopened, but important markets like New York, Los Angeles and San Francisco remain closed. Box office analysts suggest that it’s unwise to release big-budgeted movies until those areas can welcome patrons. The first “Wonder Woman,” in 2017, collected over $400 million in North America alone — and the sequel would struggle to even come close to that figure without some of the country’s biggest markets in play.

Warner Bros. has found massive success over the holidays with its DC properties. “Aquaman,” which released in 2018, generated over $1 billion after hitting theaters around Christmastime. The hope, barring a second wave of coronavirus, is that theaters in New York and Los Angeles will be able to open by then.

“Wonder Woman 1984” has been delayed numerous times amid the pandemic. It was originally scheduled for June 5 before moving to Aug. 14 and then Oct. 2.

It’s not entirely surprising that the sequel “Wonder Woman” was postponed again. Four weeks ahead of its October release date, and the studio had hardly done any promotion. “Wonder Woman” is a hugely important franchise for Warner Bros., and the company couldn’t risk mediocre box office receipts. The movie cost roughly $180 million to produce, not counting pricey global marketing fees.

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Oct 16, 2020 6:17am PT
Will ‘Wonder Woman 1984’ Open on Christmas? ‘I Don’t Think Anybody Can Be Confident,’ Says Patty Jenkins (https://variety.com/2020/film/news/wonder-woman-1984-release-date-patty-jenkins-1234807206/)

By Adam B. Vary

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When Warner Bros. announced last month that “Wonder Woman 1984” would open on Dec. 25, it was no less than the sixth release date for the movie, and the third since the COVID-19 pandemic has forced the film industry to play a losing game of hopscotch with the theatrical release calendar. Once expected to be the biggest movie of the summer, “Wonder Woman 1984” has been pushed this year from June 5 to Aug. 14, then again to Oct. 2, and now to Christmas as practically the only major theatrical release left in the calendar year.

Asked about the ever-shifting release dates for the project for the latest Variety cover story, “Wonder Woman 1984” costar Pedro Pascal — who plays the villain Max Lord in the film — basically shrugged.

“As far as movie releases are concerned and the tremendous way that the industry is having to improvise around these circumstances, nothing is surprising,” Pascal said. “We’re all getting used to things shifting day-to-day, hour-to-hour, you know? That’s what we’re all dealing with.”

Whether Diana Prince will indeed grace multiplexes in the U.S. and Canada in 2020 at all remains very much an open question. Cases in the U.S. are surging once again, flu season is beginning to kick into gear, and some exhibitors have already announced plans to close before Dec. 25 due to the lack of fresh films and moribund consumer interest in attending theaters.

“I don’t think anybody can be confident of anything right now,” director Patty Jenkins told Variety in a separate interview last month about Pascal. “We just don’t know what the course of COVID is going to be like.”

Jenkins was quick to add that she’s “very hopeful” her film can still open on Dec. 25. “It feels totally possible to me,” she said.

Still, by this point in the year, “Wonder Woman 1984” was supposed to have wrapped up its theatrical run after presumably conquering the world. Instead, Jenkins has been caught in an unpleasantly novel variant of Hollywood purgatory.

“It’s unbelievably surreal,” Jenkins said. “The biggest surreality about it is it’s supposed to be one adventure, right? You sign on to the movie, you write the movie, you direct the movie, you make the movie, the movie comes out, and you move on. Instead, like, I spent three years doing one thing, seven days a week, and then I just popped out of it to just nothing. No evidence of that [work].”

The filmmaker quickly stopped herself. “I mean, that’s not true. I still work on, you know, Doritos bags bags and stuff like that all the time,” she said. But her film’s been complete for months and yet until mid-September, virtually no one had see it.

“For the longest time, the only people who’d seen the movie were the people who’d worked on the movie,” she said. “We just showed our own agents. That was thrilling, to finally get to talk to people who didn’t know what the movie was. But it’s super weird to go from making a movie with such detail and being so excited for the experience of people getting to share in that with you, and then just going on to cleaning your house and cooking.”

For his part, Pascal remained philosophical about the ultimate fate of the biggest movie of his career so far.

“I don’t know,” he said with a chuckle. “That would that would be like assuming I know scientifically, economically, socially so many large things that are just way above my pay-grade. We have information, but still there’s so much more information to be had and sometimes the information feels like it changes so quickly. As maddening and as scary as that feels like to live with on a day-to-day basis, it does make sense, because this is new. Every time I’m like, ‘Well, why don’t we knoowwww?’ It’s like, because it’s a new virus. It just takes time to figure it out.”

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I'm torn. I do want to see this but can't afford another streaming service right now and am not sure about theaters yet.



Nov 18, 2020 3:38pm PT
‘Wonder Woman 1984’ to Debut Both on HBO Max and in Theaters (https://variety.com/2020/film/news/wonder-woman-1984-hbo-max-release-1234804411/)

By Rebecca Rubin

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Audiences will get to see “Wonder Woman 1984” on Christmas Day after all. After much speculation, Warner Bros. announced that the superhero sequel will debut on the streaming service HBO Max on Dec. 25, the same day it will open in U.S. movie theaters.

Internationally, where HBO Max is not available, “Wonder Woman 1984” will premiere in cinemas one week earlier, on Dec. 16. The film will stream on HBO Max for a month at no additional cost to subscribers.

“As we navigate these unprecedented times, we’ve had to be innovative in keeping our businesses moving forward while continuing to super-serve our fans,” said Ann Sarnoff, chair and CEO of WarnerMedia Studios and Networks Group, which includes Warner Bros. Pictures. “This is an amazing film that really comes to life on the big screen and, working with our partners in the exhibition community, we will provide that option to consumers in the U.S. where theaters are open. We realize that a lot of consumers can’t go back to the movies due to the pandemic, so we also want to give them the option to see Wonder Woman 1984 via our HBO Max platform.”

The decision to forgo a traditional theatrical release is surprising because “Wonder Woman 1984” was expected to be one of the biggest films of 2020 and had the potential to surpass $1 billion in ticket sales. The $200 million-budgeted movie was originally supposed to hit theaters this past summer. However, it was delayed time and time again amid the coronavirus crisis. Many were skeptical that “Wonder Woman 1984” would keep its Christmas Day release date since 50% of U.S. cinemas are closed and people are still hesitant to see a movie in theaters. Industry experts assumed that like “Black Widow,” “Fast & Furious 9,” “No Time to Die” and other potential blockbusters, “Wonder Woman 1984” would be postponed until 2021.

Yet the move to digital is not entirely unexpected. Earlier in the pandemic, Warner Bros. opted to send titles such as “Scoob” to premium video-on-demand and “The Witches” to HBO Max. Though not ideal for theater owners, “Wonder Woman’s” hybrid release plan gives beleaguered multiplexes a lifeline. Normally, major cinema chains would refuse to showcase a big movie that is debuting simultaneously in theaters and at home. In fact, Universal Pictures received the brunt end of criticism after the studio decided to launch “Trolls World Tour” on digital rental services in April, when most cinemas were shuttered due to the pandemic. But months into a global heath crisis that has no end in sight, many theater operators are struggling to make ends meet — and they’re desperate for new product to show.

WarnerMedia CEO Jason Kilar emphasized the company’s commitment to the exhibition community. Theater operators have been especially grateful to Warner Bros. during the pandemic because the studio took a bold bet in the summer to open Christopher Nolan’s “Tenet” in cinemas despite enormous headwinds facing the box office.

“We believe in theaters because hundreds of millions of fans around the world value going to the movies,” Kilar said in a statement. “And for as long as fans seek out the theatrical experience, we will be there to serve them with great movies in partnership with exhibitors.”

Debuting “Wonder Woman 1984” on HBO Max instead of postponing the film until next year means forgoing substantial box office returns. But the hope is that offering a splashy tentpole will drive subscribers to HBO Max, which has struggled to compete against Netflix, Amazon Prime and Disney Plus. HBO Max costs $15 a month.

“Wonder Woman” was a massive critical and commercial hit in 2017, generating more than $800 million at the global box office. As one of the rare comic book movies to spotlight a female superhero, it also became a cultural touchstone and solidified itself as one of Warner Bros.’ most important properties.

“We appreciate how patient audiences have been and given the great anticipation around ‘Wonder Woman 1984’ we are grateful to be able to make this terrifically entertaining movie widely available in these challenging times,” said Toby Emmerich, chairman of Warner Bros. Pictures Group.

The follow-up picks up with Gal Gadot’s Amazonian warrior during the Cold War as she battles two formidable foes — Maxwell Lord (Pedro Pascal) and Cheetah (Kristen Wiig) — while reuniting with her past love, Steve Trevor (Chris Pine). The cast also includes Robin Wright and Connie Nielsen.

Patty Jenkins, who directed “Wonder Woman” and the sequel, was bittersweet as she addressed the news on social media.

“The time has come,” she wrote on Twitter. “At some point you have to choose to share any love and joy you have to give, over everything else. We love our movie as we love our fans, so we truly hope that our film brings a little bit of joy and reprieve to all of you this holiday season.”

She urged fans to seek out the movie where they feel is safest.

“Watch it in theaters, where it is made safe to do so (check out the great work theaters have done to make it so!) And available in the safety of your home on HBO Max where it is not,” she said. “Happy holidays to all of you. We hope you enjoy our film as much as we enjoyed making it.”

In his statement, Kilar noted that over four million people in the U.S. saw “Wonder Woman” in theaters on opening day.

“Is it possible for that to happen again this Christmas with Wonder Woman 1984 between theaters and HBO Max?” he asked. “We are so excited to find out, doing everything in our power to provide the power of choice to fans.”

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Dec 27, 2020 10:13am PT
‘Wonder Woman 3’ in the Works With Director Patty Jenkins (https://variety.com/2020/film/news/wonder-woman-3-gal-gadot-patty-jenkins-1234875194/)

By Rebecca Rubin

Wonder Woman 1984
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Diana Prince is officially heading back to the big screen for a third “Wonder Woman” movie. Warner Bros. has fast-tracked development on another installment in the DC Comics franchise, with Gal Gadot returning to star as the title heroine and Patty Jenkins back to write and direct the concluding entry in the superhero trilogy.

The announcement comes on the heels of the release of “Wonder Woman 1984,” the studio’s superhero sequel that debuted on the company’s streaming service and in select movie theaters on Christmas Day.

Warner Bros. said the third “Wonder Woman” movie will have a traditional theatrical release.

“As fans around the world continue to embrace Diana Prince, driving the strong opening weekend performance of ‘Wonder Woman 1984,’ we are excited to be able to continue her story with our real life Wonder Women — Gal and Patty — who will return to conclude the long-planned theatrical trilogy,” said Warner Bros. chief Toby Emmerich.

Though many opted to watch “Wonder Woman 1984” at home, the film still generated surprisingly robust ticket sales — at least for pandemic times. “Wonder Woman 1984” collected $16.7 million from 2,100 North American theaters, the best opening weekend to date in the coronavirus era. In terms of HBO Max viewers, the studio said nearly half of the platform’s retail subscribers watched the film on Friday, with millions more viewing through cable or wireless access. HBO Max, which launched in May, currently has 12.6 million active users.

“‘Wonder Woman 1984’ broke records and exceeded our expectations across all of our key viewing and subscriber metrics in its first 24 hours on the service, and the interest and momentum we’re seeing indicates this will likely continue well beyond the weekend,” said Andy Forssell, head of WarnerMedia’s direct-to-consumer business. “During these very difficult times, it was nice to give families the option of enjoying this uplifting film at home, where theater viewing wasn’t an option.”

Nothing is known yet about the final chapter in the “Wonder Woman” trilogy. The sequel, which had been delayed numerous times amid the pandemic, starred Kristen Wiig as the villainous Cheetah, Pedro Pascal as the over-the-top businessman Max Lord and Chris Pine as Diana’s love interest, Steve Trevor.

Gadot’s Wonder Woman will be seen next in Zack Snyder’s four-part cut of “Justice League,” due on HBO Max in 2021.

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Been wondering how this would do. Anyone see it yet?


MAKING THE BEST OF A BAD SITUATION —
WW1984 lassos solid box office return, record downloads for HBO Max (https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2020/12/ww1984-lassos-solid-box-office-return-record-downloads-for-hbo-max/)
The film will still lose money, but Warner Bros. is fast-tracking a third film
JENNIFER OUELLETTE - 12/29/2020, 1:59 PM

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Enlarge / Wonder Woman 1984 posted the strongest box office showing yet during the pandemic, despite many movie theaters still being shuttered. Warner Bros. just fast-tracked a third film in the franchise with Director Patty Jenkins back at the helm.

Wonder Woman 1984 has posted the strongest box office showing yet during the ongoing pandemic, despite many movie theaters still being shuttered, raking in an estimated $85 million globally thus far. The film was simultaneously released on HBO Max on Christmas Day, and the streamer also reported that downloads were in high demand. In light of that strong showing (especially given the unprecedented circumstances), Warner Bros. has fast-tracked a third Wonder Woman film, with Patty Jenkins writing and returning as directors and Gal Gadot back in the title role.

“As fans around the world continue to embrace Diana Prince, driving the strong opening weekend performance of Wonder Woman 1984, we are excited to be able to continue her story with our real life Wonder Women—Gal and Patty—who will return to conclude the long-planned theatrical trilogy,” Toby Emmerich, Chairman of Warner Bros. Pictures Group, said in a statement.

The studio hasn't released any hard streaming numbers for HBO Max, just the following statement: “Nearly half of the platform’s retail subscribers viewing the film on the day of its arrival, along with millions of wholesale subscribers who have access to HBO Max via a cable, wireless, or other partner services. HBO Max also saw the total viewing hours on Friday more than triple in comparison to a typical day in the previous month." But according to Bloomberg News, the market-research firm Apptopia estimated that 554,000 users signed up for the HBO Max app between Friday (Christmas Day) and Sunday. There were 244,000 downloads on Sunday alone, a single-day record for the streaming platform.

“Wonder Woman 1984 broke records and exceeded our expectations across all of our key viewing and subscriber metrics in its first 24 hours on the service, and the interest and momentum we’re seeing indicates this will likely continue well beyond the weekend,” Andy Forssell, Executive Vice President and General Manager, WarnerMedia Direct-to-Consume, said in a statement. “During these very difficult times, it was nice to give families the option of enjoying this uplifting film at home, where theater viewing wasn’t an option.”

However, as Anthony D'Alessandro pointed out over at Deadline Hollywood, Wonder Woman 1985's box office is still "a disaster by normal pre-pandemic marketplace standards," and he questioned the wisdom of a simultaneous theatrical and streaming release. "Why do box office damage to a piece of lucrative IP by forcing a theatrical release when exhibition is barely alive and the feature can feasibly be copied via its HBO Max streaming drop?" (It's estimated that Wonder Woman 1984 would have to gross $500 million worldwide to break even, given its blockbuster production budget.)

D'Alessandro also provided a sobering reality check regarding that HBO Max performance:


For all the fairy tale notions that any shortfall at the global box office here for WW84 will be made up by HBO Max subscriptions, keep the following in mind: In order to make a ton of money, WarnerMedia needs to grow their subscriber base outside of HBO. AT&T reported during their third quarter that it had 38M subscribers between HBO pay-cable subs and HBO Max subs. AT&T CEO John Stankey recently reported at the UBS Global TMT Virtual Conference that HBO Max added 4M customer “activations” to reach 12.6M. WarnerMedia doesn’t make any money by merely activating current HBO subscribers into HBO Max subs with WW84. They need to make greater outsider additions, and right now, HBO Max is only a US service. If 38M households became active over the holiday weekend with HBO Max, and assuming two tickets potentially bought per household, that’s 76M tickets unsold to WW84. But, once again, the leverage of WW84 on HBO Max was a marketing stunt to raise the streamer’s profile. Go figure.

Earlier this month, WarnerMedia announced that it will follow a similar concurrent digital/theater launch plan for all the movies slated for release in 2021, in yet another staggering blow to movie theaters still struggling amidst a raging pandemic that shows no sign of slowing down, particularly in the United States. The entire slate of films will be available to HBO Max subscribers for 31 days, after which they will only be playing in theaters. Once the traditional time has elapsed between theater and home release, the films will be available to rent via the usual online platforms (Amazon, iTunes, or Fandango). That 2021 slate includes includes The Little Things, Judas and the Black Messiah, Tom & Jerry, Godzilla vs. Kong, Mortal Kombat, Those Who Wish Me Dead, The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It, In the Heights, Space Jam: A New Legacy, The Suicide Squad, Reminiscence, Malignant, Dune, The Many Saints of Newark, King Richard, Cry Macho, and Matrix 4.

WarnerMedia chair and CEO Ann Sarnoff described the model as a "unique one-year plan," given the unprecedented challenges inflicted on the industry by the pandemic. This is not expected to continue into 2022. But it's still not sitting well with exhibitors, who are fighting to survive. "This continues to feel like a doomsday scenario for exhibition, and we’ll see how the marketplace plays it out once the pandemic lifts," D'Alessandro observed at Deadline Hollywood

It's not yet clear whether the as-yet-untitled Wonder Woman 3 will follow a similar hybrid model, or whether it will be released exclusively in theaters. It all depends on when it's slated for release (ithe script hasn't even be completed yet) and whether the pandemic has subsided sufficiently for most theaters to be open by then. Clearly Warner Bros. is hedging its bets for 2021. But the studio recently announced that three major 2023 movies are going straight to theatrical: Coyote vs. Acme, Mad Max prequel Furiosa, and The Color Purple. That probably bodes well for the third Wonder Woman installment.



Jennifer Ouellette is a senior writer at Ars Technica with a particular focus on where science meets culture, covering everything from physics and related interdisciplinary topics to her favorite films and TV series. Jennifer lives in Los Angeles.