After the release of Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, the movie was hit with a lot of criticism, some of it warranted, some of it just plain petty. But two things about the film that fans could agree on were the introduction of Ben Affleck as Batman and Gal Gadot as Wonder Woman. Gal Gadot in particular stole the show every time she appeared on screen. Her portrayal of Diana Prince/Wonder Woman won fans over and now there is a lot of anticipation for her first solo film in the DCEU.
Principle filming for the film had begun well before the release of Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, but after her impressive debut as Wonder Woman, Warner Bros. moved up the release of her film from June 23, 2017 to June 2, 2017. That may not seem like a big deal, but whenever a movie gets moved up, it's because a movie studio wants to capitalize on it's popularity, and in this case, it's Gadot's portrayal of Diana Prince. The only other movie that takes place in the DCEU to come out this year is Suicide Squad this August. Gadot won't be making an appearance in this film, but it is rumored that Ben Affleck will appear as Batman in some form or another. To keep her fresh in the minds of movie goers, they're moving her movie up to the beginning of June. That still gives the director Patty Jenkins more than a year to get things finished up in post production. Even with all of the post production CGI and visual effects, that should be plenty of time to put together a great movie.
One of the things that it has going for it is that it can learn from the complaints of BvS. I know that I said that it started filming before BvS had even been released, but they were able to hear reactions to early screenings of the film, and more than likely made adjustments to their own script. I also know that it takes place during World War I at some point, but it's supposed to be "lighter" in tone than BvS. Yeah, and oxymoron...I'm aware. A "light World War I film." Still, this has a lot more promise to be a box office hit than you'd think. From what I've heard around the web, people don't know what to expect from this film. That's a "plus" for the film. Let me explain. When it was announced that Batman and Superman were going to be on the silver screen together for the first time, people's expectations shot through the roof. They wanted more than they got, to be blunt. With Wonder Woman, people really don't know what to expect. The closest thing that we've been given as far as a Wonder Woman movie goes was the direct to DVD animated movie Wonder Woman (which was amazing, by the way. If you haven't seen it yet? Rent it!)
So what are your thoughts on the upcoming Wonder Woman movie? Are you excited? Do you even care? Let me know your thoughts in the comments section down below.
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