![]() Some call it a betrayal of the exhibition industry, which has been hard hit by coronavirus shutdowns. That fact, and the subsequent announcement from the film’s studio, Warner Bros., that its entire 2021 slate of films would premiere the same way, has drummed up significant controversy. Instead, in a sign of how swiftly the COVID-19 pandemic has turned the industry upside down, “Wonder Woman 1984” will become the first tentpole title to premiere in theaters and at home simultaneously when it hits the streaming platform HBO Max on Christmas Day in the U.S. Disney’s “Mulan” would have opened in March.) (Marvel had “Black Widow” scheduled for May, followed by “The Eternals” in November. And it would have played a central role in what looked like a watershed year for female-directed tentpole movies. Originally scheduled for release in June, “Wonder Woman 1984” was seen as one of summer’s surefire hits.Įxpectations were so high that industry observers forecast it would gross $1 billion worldwide, besting the $800-million-plus global gross of the original. Three years after the DC Comics icon became the first female superhero to headline a contemporary blockbuster, a much anticipated sequel reunites breakout star Gal Gadot with powerhouse director Patty Jenkins. ![]() ![]() “It was the best choice in a bunch of bad choices at the moment,” calling it a “heartbreaking experience.” She continued, “I’m not a fan of day-and-date and I hope to avoid it forever.Wonder Woman is breaking new ground yet again. While at CinemaCon 2021 (via Deadline), Jenkins reflected on 1984's hybrid release. In August 2021, Jenkins took an even firmer stance on the matter. I don’t know that I would if there wasn’t.” I know that I’d love to do the third one if the circumstances were right and there was still a theatrical model possible. “We’ll see what happens,” she told The New York Times. Patty Jenkins had previously said that she might not return for a third movie if it doesn’t have a theatrical release. In the case of Wonder Woman 3, this model will not be followed. This has been heavily criticized even though it helped the movie become the most-streamed film of 2020. adopted a hybrid release model, streaming the movie on HBO Max while also releasing it in theaters. So until there's some word on that, it’s really anyone’s guess what the final Wonder Woman movie will be all about.Īs it stands, Wonder Woman 3 won’t be coming to HBO Max when it releases. Now to be fair, the spinoff doesn't have a release date yet and it might not even happen. Jenkins won’t be directing the spinoff but she does intend to incorporate elements from the movie into Wonder Woman 3. Centered on the Amazons of Themyscira whom Diana left behind, the spinoff film was announced in 2019. ![]() And so I want to make sure that I’m totally absorbing whatever the result of this pandemic is.”Īnother reason why it’s taking so long to get any clear details about Wonder Woman 3 is the spinoff movie that’s currently in development. “Because the truth is, where that plotline was coming from was our state of being six months ago. “I’ve really hit the pause button,” she said. Jenkins told Heroic Hollywood in 2020 that she has paused work on Wonder Woman 3 so she can fully incorporate the state of a post-COVID world. In fact, it looks like the COVID-19 pandemic is going to have a big impact on the film. Patty Jenkins has expressed interest in bringing the present state of the world into the movie. If they do leave the island to join Diana in Man’s World, it would have to be because of some major threat. The characters are most likely to show up in flashbacks to Diana’s time growing up on Themyscira. It seems quite likely that Connie Nielsen’s Queen Hippolyta and Robin Wright’s General Antiope will return for Wonder Woman 3. Bringing the character back in a bigger way could be an interesting move, but not if it’s just to play second-fiddle to another villain again. The character is one of Wonder Woman’s most important arch-enemies in the comics and yet she was mostly a secondary villain in Wonder Woman 1984. Honestly, it all depends on what direction the movie will take Diana in.įans would enjoy seeing Kristen Wiig return as Barbara Minerva / Cheetah. That said, he could still show up in some way, perhaps in a flashback or dream sequence of some sort. But beyond that, there’s been no clue as to who may or may not show up in the upcoming film.Ĭonsidering how Wonder Woman 1984 pushed Diana to move on from Steve Trevor (Chris Pine), it seems unlikely that he’ll be in the third movie. Wonder Woman 3 will obviously see Gal Gadot return as Princess Diana of Themyscira. Who Are the Returning Characters in Wonder Woman 3?
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