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Wonder Woman 1984 Movie Storyline. In 1984, after saving the world in Wonder Woman (2017), the immortal Amazon warrior, Princess Diana of Themyscira, finds herself trying to stay under the radar, working as an archaeologist at the Smithsonian Museum. With the memory of the brave U.S. pilot, Captain Steve Trevor, etched on her mind, Diana Prince becomes embroiled in a sinister conspiracy of global proportions when a transparent, golden-yellow citrine gemstone catches the eye of the power-hungry entrepreneur, Maxwell Lord.
Now, as a dear old friend from the past miraculously enters the picture, and Barbara Minerva, Diana’s insecure gemologist colleague gives in to desire, suddenly, deceit, greed, and false promises catapult Maxwell into the limelight. More and more, cataclysmic events push the world to the brink, and emotionally vulnerable Diana must address a cruel dilemma. Can mighty Wonder Woman save humankind once again?
Wonder Woman 1984 (stylized on-screen and often abbreviated 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 U.S., 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 6-month shoot, with additional filming in July 2019.
Wonder Woman 1984 was originally scheduled for a wide theatrical release in North America on June 5, 2020, but was delayed multiple times and eventually cancelled due to the global COVID-19 pandemic. The film premiered on December 15, 2020, via the DC FanDome virtual platform, theatrically released in the U.S. by Warner Bros. Pictures 10 days later and made available for streaming digitally on HBO Max for a month before moving to premium video on demand. It received mixed reviews from critics who praised its “escapist qualities” and Jenkins’s direction, but found it “overindulgent or cliché”. The film grossed $166 million worldwide, failing to break even due to limited theaters during the COVID-19 pandemic, but became the most-watched straight-to-streaming title of 2020.
Two follow-ups are in development: a sequel set for a traditional theatrical release with Jenkins and Gadot returning and a spin-off produced by Jenkins focusing on the Amazons of Themyscira.
About the Filming
Principal photography began on June 13, 2018, under the working title Magic Hour. Filming took place at Warner Bros. Studios, Leavesden in England, and at a number of locations around the District of Columbia and Northern Virginia in the United States, including the Landmark Mall in Alexandria, Virginia and Georgetown during June and July 2018, with scenes shot in Alexandria from June 18 through July 14. Filming occurred outside the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., during mid-June.[citation needed] Other filming locations around D.C. included the Penn Quarter neighborhood, McPherson Square, the DAR Constitution Hall near the White House, the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden (Smithsonian) and the Lincoln Memorial.
By July, production in the United States was completed and moved to England. In August, filming on location took place in several places around London, including St. Andrew’s Place, Regent’s Park and the Royal College of Physicians. Between September and October 2018, production also took place at Almería, in Andalusia, southern Spain, as well as Fuerteventura and Tenerife in the Canary Islands.
From September 5 to September the 11th, filming occurred at the Alcazaba of Almería fortified complex and the Wall of Jayran in Almería. Production moved to Fuerteventura from September 13 through September 26, with the Corralejo Dunes National Park, Parque Holandés, El Jablito, La Oliva and the Jandía Natural Park as filming locations. Filming in Tenerife began during the last week of September, lasting two weeks at various different locations on the island.
Production went back to England in October, with shooting on location taking place at the Imperial War Museum in Duxford, Hyde Park and the Savoy Hotel in Central London and Torrington Square, adjacent to Birkbeck, University of London. By mid-November 2018, Pedro Pascal finished filming his scenes.
Principal photography finished on December 22, 2018, after a six-month shoot. Additional photography and reshoots began on July 28, 2019, in London at Warner Bros. Studios, and was completed the following month. It was the first film to sign-up to the Producers Guild of America guidelines on how to deal with incidents of sexual harassment on set.
Wonder Woman 1984 (2020)
Directed by: Patty Jenkins
Starring: Gal Gadot, Chris Pine, Kristen Wiig, Pedro Pascal, Robin Wright, Connie Nielsen, Lilly Aspell, Gabriella Wilde, Stuart Milligan, Doutzen Kroes, Shane Attwooll, Jessie Graff
Screenplay by: Patty Jenkins, Geoff Johns, Dave Callaham
Production Design by: Aline Bonetto
Cinematography by: Matthew Jensen
Film Editing by: Richard Pearson
Costume Design by: Lindy Hemming
Set Decoration by: Lucy Howe, Anna Lynch-Robinson
Art Direction by: Ravi Bansal, Simon Elsley, Arwel Evans
Music by: Hans Zimmer
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for sequences of action and violence.
Distributed by: Warner Bros. Pictures
Release Date: December 16, 2020 (United Kingdom), December 25, 2020 (United States)
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