Wonder Woman (film)

*For other uses, see Wonder Woman (disambiguation)*.

## Release chronology

"*I am Diana of Themyscira, daughter of Hippolyta, queen of the Amazons. And your wrath upon this world is over.*"
―Wonder Woman to Edgar Cizko
***Wonder Woman*** is a 2015 superhero film based on the DC Comics superhero of the same name. It is the 5th film in the DC Extended Universe and the 5th installment of the Golden Age. It was released on June 10, 2015.

The film is followed by sequels *Wonder Woman 2* in 2020 and *Wonder Woman: Gods and Monsters* in 2025.

The film introduces Donna Troy, Steve Trevor, |Queen Hippolyta, Artemis of Bana-Mighdall, and Doctor Psycho into the DCEU.

## Synopsis

Diana is trained to be an ingenious warrior. After rescuing an American pilot who crash landed on Themyscira, he warns the Amazons about an ongoing war. After learning about this, Diana embarks on a journey to the world of man and end the war that is organized by the psychic master manipulator Doctor Edgar Cizko.

## Plot

In present-day Paris, Diana Prince receives a photographic plate from Wayne Enterprises of herself and four men taken during World War I, prompting her to recall her past. Diana, the daughter of Queen Hippolyta, is raised on the hidden island of Themyscira, home to the Amazons, women warriors created by the Olympian gods to protect mankind. Hippolyta reluctantly agrees to let her sister, Antiope, train Diana as a warrior.

In 1918, Diana rescues US pilot Captain Steve Trevor when his plane crashes off the Themysciran coast. The island is soon invaded by German soldiers, who had been pursuing him. The Amazons wipe out the German landing force, with Antiope sacrificing herself to save Diana. Steve is interrogated with the Lasso of Hestia and reveals that a great war is consuming the outside world and that he is an Allied spy.

Steve has stolen a notebook from the Germans' chief chemist, Dr. Isabel Maru, who is attempting to engineer a deadlier form of mustard gas under the orders of General Erich Ludendorff. Determined to end the war as the Amazons' duty, Diana arms herself with the "god-killer" sword, the Lasso of Truth, and armor before leaving Themyscira with Steve. In London, they deliver Maru's notebook to the Supreme War Council, where Doctor Edgar Cizko is trying to negotiate an armistice with Germany. Diana translates Maru's notes, revealing that the Germans plan to release the deadly gas at the Western Front.

Although forbidden by his commander to act, Steve, with secret funding from Morgan, recruits Moroccan spy Sameer, Scottish marksman Lyle, and Native American smuggler Apache Chief to help prevent the gas from being released. The team reaches the front in Belgium. Diana goes alone through No Man's Land and destroys the enemy trench, liberating the nearby village of Veld with the aid of the Allied forces. The team briefly celebrates, taking a photograph in the village, where Diana and Steve fall in love.

The team learns that a gala will be held at the nearby German High Command. Steve and Diana separately infiltrate the party; Steve intends to locate the gas and destroy it and Diana hopes to kill Ludendorff, believing that he is responsible. Steve stops her to avoid jeopardizing his mission, but this allows him to unleash the gas on Veld, killing its inhabitants. Blaming Steve for intervening, Diana pursues Ludendorff to a base where the gas is being loaded into a bomber aircraft bound for London. Diana fights and kills him, but is confused and disillusioned when his death does not stop the war.

Edgar Cizko appears and reveals himself to have been keeping the war alive. He tells Diana that although he has subtly given the people ideas and inspirations, it is ultimately their decision to resort to violence, as they are inherently corrupt. When Diana attempts to kill him but fails, as Cizko reveals his telepathic and telekinetic powers.

While the two battle, Steve's team destroys Maru's laboratory. Steve hijacks and pilots the bomber carrying the poison to a safe altitude and detonates it, blowing up the plane and himself. Cizko attempts to direct Diana's rage and grief at Steve's death by convincing her to kill Maru, but the memories of her experiences with Steve cause her to realize that humans have goodness within them. She spares Maru, and Cizko attacks her using the projectiles around them, Diana redirects them and uses her lighting powers, killing him for good. Later, the team celebrates the end of the war.

In the present day, Diana sends an email to Bruce Wayne thanking him for the photographic plate of her and Steve. She continues to fight on the world's behalf as Wonder Woman.

## Cast

### Main characters

* Gemma Arterton as |Diana/Wonder Woman
* Chris Pine as Steve Trevor
* Lynda Carter as Queen Hippolyta
* Lucy Davis as Etta Candy
* Eugene Brave Rock as Apache Chief
* Ewen Bremner as Lyle
* Amr Waked as Sameer

### Antagonist(s)

* Peter Dinklage as Doctor Edgar Cizko
* Elena Anaya as Isabel Maru/Doctor Poison

### Side characters

* Robin Wright as Antiope
* Lisa Loven Kongsli as Menalippe
* Lucy Fry as Artemis of Bana-Mighdall
* Doutzen Kroes as Venelia
* Samantha Win as Euboea
* Madeleine Vall as Egeria
* Ann Wolfe as Dessa
* Brooke Ence as Penthesilea
* Florence Kasumba as Acantha
* Danielle Lewis as Timandra

## Appearances

### Characters

Wonder WomanSteve TrevorEdgar CizkoHippolytaAntiopeMenalippeArtemis of Bana-MighdallEtta CandyDoctor PoisonApache ChiefLyle.jpgLyleVeneliaEuboeaEgeriaDessaPenthesileaAcanthaTimandra

### Locations

* Earth
	+ Belgium
	+ England
		- London
	+ France
	+ Themyscira
		- Plains of Destiny
		- Themysciran arsenal
		- Themysciran Palace
	+ Turkey

### Items

* Amazon armor
	+ Amazon sword
	+ Lasso of Hestia

### Species

* Humans
	+ Amazons
	+ Metahumans
* Old Gods (mentioned)

### Organizations

* United States Army
* British War Council
* Imperial German Army

## Production

It was announced in 2013 that Wonder Woman is confirmed to appear in *Man of Steel: Enter the Knight* and would get her solo film in 2015. Gemma Arterton stated she signed a multiple-film contract with Warner Bros..

Michelle MacLaren was hired but left the project citing "creative differences". She was quickly replaced by Patty Jenkins.

Chris Pine was cast as Steve Trevor in May 2013.

It was revealed in 2014 that Doctor Psycho would be the main villain, with Peter Dinklage cast in the role.

## Trivia

* Ares was Warner Bros' first choice for the main villain of the film. However, Zack Snyder convinced them to save Ares for *Justice League I*.