Wonder Woman (film)

"*My name is Diana of Themyscira, daughter of Hippolyta, queen of the Amazons, and your wrath upon this world is over.*"
―Wonder Woman
***Wonder Woman*** is a 2019 superhero film based on the DC Comics superhero of the same name. It is the 3rd film in the DC Ultimate Universe, and the 3rd installment of Volume I. It was released on June 10, 2019.

The film was directed by Chloe Zhao, with the story being written by Allan Heinberg.

The film is followed by sequels *Wonder Woman: Gods and Mortals* in 2025 and *Wonder Woman: Into the Underworld* in 2033.

## Synopsis

Raised on an sheltered island paradise, Princess Diana has been trained by the Amazons all of her life. But when a pilot crashes near the island and tells her of a devastating war raging on the outside world, she goes with the pilot to fight a war unlike anything she has ever seen. There, she must learn her true destiny and become...Wonder Woman!

## Cast

### Main characters

* Phoebe Tonkin as Diana/Wonder Woman
* Aaron Taylor-Johnson as Steve Trevor
* Lynda Carter as Queen Hippolyta
* Rebecca Hall as Etta Candy
* Michael Fassbender as Kent Nelson/Doctor Fate
* Tom Hopper as James Wright/Hawkman
* Jack Quaid as Jay Garrick/Flash
* Alan Ritchson as Alan Scott/Green Lantern
* Léa Seydoux as Dinah Drake/Black Canary
* Skeet Ulrich as Ted Grant/Wildcat
* Daniel Radcliffe as Al Pratt/Atom
* Martin Freeman as Wesley Dodds/Sandman

### Antagonist(s)

* Peter Dinklage as Doctor Edgar Cizko
* Elizabeth Debicki as Paula von Gunther
* Joaquin Phoenix as Adolf Hitler

### Side characters

* Connie Nielsen as Antiope
* Lisa Loven Kingsli as Menalippe
* Amber Midthunder as Artemis of Bana-Mighdall
* Viola Davis as Philipus
* Doutzen Kroes as Venelia
* Samantha Win as Euboea
* Madeleine Vall as Egeria
* Brooke Ence as Penthesilea
* Florence Kasumba as Acantha
* Danielle Lewis as Timandra

## Appearances

### Characters

Wonder WomanSteve TrevorEdgar CizkoPaula von GuntherHippolytaMenalippeArtemis of Bana-MighdallAdolf HitlerDoctor FateHawkmanFlashGreen LanternBlack CanaryWildcatAtomSandmanVeneliaEuboea
#### Mentioned

* Zeus
* Ares

### Locations

* Earth
	+ Germany
	+ Belgium
	+ England
		- London
	+ Themyscira
		- Themysciran arsenal
		- Themysciran Palace

### Items

* Amazon armor
	+ Amazon sword
	+ Lasso of Hestia
* Helmet of Nabu
* Green Lantern power ring
	+ Green Lantern power battery

### Species

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

### Organizations

* United States Army
* Justice Society of America
* Nazi Party
* Imperial Japan (mentioned)
* Fascist Italy (mentioned)

## Production

In 2016, it was announced that the Wonder Woman film that was going to be made, set in the new DC film universe. Phoebe Tonkin was cast as Wonder Woman a few months later.

Michelle MacLaren was hired but left the project citing "creative differences". Chloe Zhao was brought in shortly after.

In 2017, it was confirmed that Doctor Psycho and Baroness Paula von Gunther would be the main villains, with Peter Dinklage and Elizabeth Debicki cast in the roles. It was also confirmed that the Justice Society of America would appear as major characters. Michael Fassbender, Tom Hopper, Jack Quaid, Alan Ritchson, Lea Seydoux, Skeet Ulrich, Daniel Radcliffe, and Martin Freeman were cast as Doctor Fate, Hawkman, Jay Garrick/Flash, Alan Scott/Green Lantern, Dinah Drake/Black Canary, Wildcat, Atom, and Sandman in July.