Wonder Woman 1984

Wonder Woman 1984 (stylized as WW84) is a 2020 American superhero film based on the DC Comics character Wonder Woman. It is the sequel to 2017's Wonder Woman and the ninth installment in the DC Extended Universe (DCEU). The film is directed by Patty Jenkins from a script she wrote with Geoff Johns and Dave Callaham, based on a story by Johns and Jenkins. Gal Gadot stars as Diana Prince / Wonder Woman, alongside Chris Pine, Kristen Wiig, Pedro Pascal, Robin Wright, and Connie Nielsen. Set in 1984 during the Cold War, the film follows Diana and her past love Steve Trevor as they face off against Max Lord and Cheetah.

Discussion of a sequel began shortly after the release of the first film in June 2017 and the decision to proceed was confirmed the following month. Principal photography began on June 13, 2018, with filming taking place at Warner Bros. Studios, Leavesden in England, as well as the District of Columbia and Northern Virginia in the United States, London and Duxford in England, Tenerife and Fuerteventura in the Canary Islands, and Almería in Andalusia, Spain. Production wrapped on December 22, 2018, after a six-month shoot, with additional filming in July 2019.

Wonder Woman 1984 premiered on December 15, 2020, via the DC FanDome virtual platform. It was theatrically released in the United States by Warner Bros. Pictures on December 25, 2020, and also made available to be streamed digitally on HBO Max for a month before it will go to premium video on demand. In international markets that do not have HBO Max, the film was theatrically released beginning on December 16, 2020. It was praised for its "escapist qualities" and Jenkins' take on the 1980s, but many critics found it "overindulgent or cliché". A sequel is in development, with Jenkins and Gadot returning.

Cast

Gal Gadot as Diana Prince / Wonder Woman:
An immortal demigoddess, Amazon princess and warrior. Diana is the daughter of Hippolyta, the Amazonian queen of Themyscira, and Zeus, the king of the Olympian Gods. Speaking to Total Film, Gadot spoke about the character's evolution from the first film, saying; "In the first movie, [Diana] really is a fish out of water, coming from Themyscira into man's world and learning about the complexities of human life, really. In Wonder Woman 1984, she's been around. She's wiser and she's more mature. She's guarded and lost all of her friends throughout the years. But she's still doing the right thing, yet she is different from when we last saw her." Gadot added; "In the first movie, we really explored the journey of the coming-of-age, of how Diana Prince became Wonder Woman, and owned her full strengths and powers."

Lilly Aspell reprises her role as young Diana from the 2017 film.

Chris Pine as Steve Trevor: An American pilot and spy from World War I and the love interest of Diana, who had died during the events of the first film.

Kristen Wiig as Barbara Minerva / Cheetah:
A highly insecure geologist and gemologist who befriends Diana before becoming imbued with mystical abilities that gradually transforms her into an apex predator-like superhuman. She allies herself with Lord to fight Diana. Wiig stated; "It really doesn't feel like a sequel in that... everything's different. The posters, the music, everything" before adding; "Obviously the posters are different! I meant, like the style! A lot of time, with the sequel, you want to show the connection to the first one." Gadot concurred, saying: "It's totally of its own... It's true. And I feel, in the first movie, a big thing that we played off was the naiveté of Diana."

Pedro Pascal as Maxwell "Max Lord" Lorenzano:
A struggling yet charismatic businessman and founder of Black Gold Cooperative who is famous for TV infomercials. After spending the majority of his life searching for the mythical Dreamstone, Lord acquires it after manipulating Minerva. Lord uses it for personal gain and power, and absorbs its gifts after wishing to become the living form of the stone. Director Patty Jenkins has stated Pascal's performance as Lord was inspired by Gordon Gekko from Oliver Stone's Wall Street and by Gene Hackman's portrayal of Lex Luthor in Richard Donner's 1978 Superman film, with Jenkins describing Lord as "a villain with potential to be dangerous and scary".

Lambro Demetriou and Jonny Barry appear as young Maxwell "Max Lord" Lorenzano at ages 8 and 15, respectively.

Robin Wright as Antiope: Hippolyta's sister, general of the Amazon army and Diana's aunt.

Connie Nielsen as Hippolyta: The queen of Themyscira and Diana's mother.

Additionally, Lucian Perez appears as Alistair, Maxwell's son from his divorce; Amr Waked appears as Emir Said Bin Abydos, the ruler of oil-rich Bialya; Kristoffer Polaha appears as the man whose body Steve inhabits (credited as "Handsome Man"); Natasha Rothwell appears as Carol, Barbara's boss at the Smithsonian; Ravi Patel appears as Babajide, a man who keeps documents of the Dreamstone's history; Gabriella Wilde appears as Raquel, Maxwell's assistant; Oliver Cotton appears as Simon Stagg, Maxwell's corporate investor; Kelvin Yu appears as Jake, Barbara's colleague at the Smithsonian; and Stuart Milligan appears as the President of the United States.

Lynda Carter, who played the titular heroine in the 1970s television series, makes a cameo appearance as Asteria; a legendary Amazon warrior who anciently possessed the powerful winged suit of armor. Gadot's husband, Yaron Versano, and their two daughters, Alma and Maya, make brief appearances near the end of the film.