Wonder woman movie movie#
Wonder woman movie series#

Not only is Gal an amazing actress, but she also has that magical quality that makes her perfect for the role.' In 2015, Patty Jenkins accepted an offer to direct Wonder Woman, based on a screenplay by Allan Heinberg and a story co-written by Heinberg, Zack Snyder, Geoff Johns and Jason Fuchs. On Gadot's casting as Wonder Woman, Snyder said 'Wonder Woman is arguably one of the most powerful female characters of all time and a fan favorite in the DC Universe. In preparation for the role, Gadot underwent a diet and training regimen, practiced different martial arts and gained 17 pounds of muscle. Like Affleck, Gadot's casting was initially not well received, as many had considered her too 'slender' for the role of Wonder Woman. According to Empire Magazine, Gadot won the role after screen-testing with Batman actor Ben Affleck against four other actresses. Israeli actress Gal Gadot was cast as Diana Prince/Wonder Woman for Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice by director Zack Snyder, having previously turned down the role of Faora-Ul in Man of Steel due to pregnancy. We are still trying right now, but she's tricky.' Behind the scenes DC Entertainment president Diane Nelson said Wonder Woman 'has been, since I started, one of the top three priorities for DC and for Warner Bros. In addition to proven characters such as Batman and Superman, the studio once again put Wonder Woman in consideration for adaptation, along with other characters such as Aquaman. releasing Man of Steel, the studio had opened up the idea of that film creating a shared cinematic universe to compete with one set up by Marvel Comics. A film focusing on Wonder Woman during World War II impressed the heads at Silver Pictures, but Silver did not want the film to be a period piece, despite purchasing the script to prevent the cinematic rights of Wonder Woman reverting. Actresses such as Sandra Bullock, Mariah Carey, Catherine Zeta-Jones and Lucy Lawless were rumored or approached to take on the title role.

Wonder woman movie movie#

However, the character has been featured in Justice League and Justice League Unlimited shows in the DC Animated Universe and movies in DC Universe Animated Original Movies line, and also appeared in The Lego Movie with Cobie Smulders providing her voice.ĭevelopment of a live-action Wonder Woman film began as far back as 1996, with producers and screenwriters such as Ivan Reitman, Jon Cohen, Joel Silver, Todd Alcott, Leonard Goldberg, and Joss Whedon attached to the project. Prior to that, a loosely-based television film with the same name was released in 1974 with Cathy Lee Crosby portraying a different version of Wonder Woman.

Wonder woman movie series#

The character was the subject of the television series Wonder Woman, which ran from 1975 to 1979 with Lynda Carter portraying the title character. On casting Gal Gadot as Wonder Woman, director Zack Snyder mentioned that Gadot had 'that magical quality that makes her perfect for the role.'ĭespite being one of DC Comics' flagship superhero characters, Wonder Woman had not been portrayed in live-action film until Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice in 2016.