Review Round-Up: “Wonder Woman 1984” is an Adrenalin Shot of Joy
At long last, the time has just about come to see Diana Prince (Gal Gadot) in action once again—director Patty Jenkins’ Wonder Woman 1984 is just about here. While you’ll need to wait until Christmas Day to see the long-awaited sequel, the critics already have. To that end, we’ve put together a spoiler-free review round-up to give you a sense of what they’re saying.
Let’s get you caught up on where we are in the franchise,
“Wonder Woman 1984” Opening Scene Available For Your Viewing Pleasure
Let’s go back to Themyscira, shall we? Warner Bros. and HBO Max have made Wonder Woman 1984‘s opening scene available a little more than a week before director Patty Jenkins’ film hits theaters and streams on HBO Max on Christmas Day. Now if you’re the type that would rather watch the opening minutes when you can, you know, watch the rest of the film immediately after, we get that. However, if you want to whet your appetite just before you can settle in for the full meal,
“Wonder Woman 1984” IMAX Featurette Puts Focus on Epic Action
Two days ago we shared this big batch of new Wonder Woman 1984 photos that Warner Bros. released. In this haul were a bunch of shots of the Amazon Games, the highly competitive—and incredibly dangerous—triathlon held on Wonder Woman’s mystical home island of Themyscira. Now IMAX has revealed a new featurette that puts the focus on director Patty Jenkins’ commitment to capturing some of the film’s action set pieces, including those Amazon Games sequences,
Huge Batch of New “Wonder Woman 1984” Photos Reveal Amazonian Olympics
We’ve shared Wonder Woman 1984’s latest teaser and the film’s meaty runtime (those stories and more linked below), but now it’s time to turn our attention to a bevy of new photos. Warner Bros. has kindly released a massive batch, which gives us some choice behind-the-scenes shots of director Patty Jenkins and her cast at work. The photos also show us Steve Trevor (Chris Pine) trying to make parachute pants work (spoiler: they don’t).
New “Wonder Woman 1984” Teaser Highlights Human Side to Diana’s Story
Diana Prince (Gal Gadot) might be immensely strong, incredibly brave, ageless, and able to literally ride the lightning with her lasso of truth (as you’ll see in the new teaser), but, she’s still just like us! Sort of. A new teaser trailer for Wonder Woman 1984 highlights the side to Diana’s story that’s more human in scale.
While the film is set in the titular year of 1984, Diana might not have aged a bit since we last saw her—during World War I—but her life has some very human-sized troubles.
“Wonder Woman 1984” Runtime Reveals a Meaty Sequel
We were hoping director Patty Jenkins’ Wonder Woman 1984 would be a big meal of a movie, and we’re happy to report that’s indeed the case. The runtime for the return of Gal Gadot as Diana Prince is a solid 2 hours and 31 minutes. That’s plenty of time for Wonder Woman to face off against Max Lord (Pedro Pascal), Cheetah (Kristen Wiig), and reunite with Steve Trevor (Chris Pine).
Jenkins told Collider a year ago that her first cut for the film was 2 hours and 45 minutes.
“Wonder Woman 1984” Will Boast 4K Ultra HD & Dolby Atmos for HBO Max Premiere
Now that you know Wonder Woman 1984 is coming to HBO Max on Christmas Day, you’ll be doubly pleased to learn exactly in what form it’ll arrive. In short, Patty Jenkins’ long-awaited sequel will look as good as humanly possible for your home viewing experience. HBO Max announced they’ll be showing the film in 4K Ultra HD, HDR 10, Dolby Vision, and Dolby Atmos. This will make the film the very first to stream on HBO Max with these theater-quality features.
New “Wonder Woman 1984” Trailer Reveals Christmas Day HBO Max Release
In fairly major news on the release front, a new Wonder Woman 1984 trailer reveals that Diana Prince (Gal Gadot) will be returning to our screens—at long last—in both theaters and streaming on HBO Max on December 25. Director Patty Jenkins’ long-awaited sequel will be available at no extra cost to HBO Max subscribers.
In case you haven’t been following the release status of Wonder Woman 1984, the film premiere date has been delayed three times now due to COVID-19.
“Wonder Woman 1984” Japanese Trailer Features More Golden Eagle Armor Goodness
While we wait to see if Patty Jenkins’ Wonder Woman 1984 hits theaters this year (it’s currently slated for a December 25, 2020 release, after being shuffled a few times due to the pandemic), we’ll take any new glimpse of the film we can get. This means that a Japanese version of the trailer that includes a bit more footage of Diana Prince, better known as Wonder Woman (Gal Gadot) in her Golden Eagle armor definitely qualifies.
The New “Wonder Woman 1984” Trailer Delivers the Goods
So. Many. Good. Things. Happened. On. Saturday.
Yes, we’re talking about the epic DC FanDome event, which really did deliver. We got to see Matt Reeves’ noir detective story take with The Batman, James Gunn’s epic reboot of The Suicide Squad, and now this—co-writer and director Patty Jenkins delivered pure goodness directly into our eyeballs. Wonder Woman 1984 is the movie we need right now.
Patty Jenkins Reveals Epic New “Wonder Woman 1984” Poster Ahead of Trailer
There is a lot of incredible stuff coming tomorrow at the DC FanDome event, folks. And to remind us of this fact, Wonder Woman 1984 co-writer and director Patty Jenkins just dropped this delicious new poster for the film. She also let us know she’ll be revealing the trailer during her FanDome panel tomorrow, where she’ll be appearing—virtually, of course—alongside her stars Gal Gadot, Chris Pine, Kristen Wiig, and Pedro Pascal.
The Official Schedule for The DC FanDome Event is Here
You will have precisely 24-hours to enjoy DC FanDome, the epic virtual event coming to your computer screen on August 22. This Warner Bros./DC mega-event is essentially doing a lot of the work that usually gets done during San Diego’s Comic-Con. All your favorite DC superheroes, more or less, will be on hand. There will be panels, previews, teasers, trailers, and more from some of the biggest upcoming films. We’re talking Matt Reeves’
New Wonder Woman 1984 Images & Posters Reveal a Summer Blockbuster Waiting in the Wings
New images and a new poster remind us that there is a world in which director Patty Jenkins and star Gal Gadot reveal Wonder Woman 1984 to us in a theater. Whether or not that world exists in 2020, well, that’s yet to be determined. The current release date for Jenkins and Gadot’s highly anticipated sequel is August 14, 2020, after the original release date of June 5 began untenable due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Patty Jenkins & Gal Gadot Share New Wonder Woman 1984 Animated Poster & Words of Hope
The production and premiere delays due to the spread of COVID-19 have been unprecedented, but that, of course, doesn’t mean that we’ll never be seeing these films. What we are dealing with is a tremendous amount of uncertainty; the novel coronavirus does not have a finale date, so nobody knows for sure just when we’ll have this under control and it will be safe for all of us, including the studios, filmmakers, their casts and crew,
Breaking Down the Easter Eggs in the Wonder Woman 1984 Trailer
So you’ve watched the new Wonder Woman 1984 trailer. You’ve no doubt thrilled to the action, the era, and being reunited with Gal Gadot’s Diana Prince. And all that action set to New Order’s “Blue Monday” was a perfect choice. Yet you probably also came away with a lot of questions. The first and foremost being, how in the world has Steve Trevor (Chris Pine) returned after the events in Wonder Woman?
First Wonder Woman 1984 Trailer Reveals Diana’s Dangerous New Life
The first trailer for Wonder Woman 1984 is finally here. Director Patty Jenkins and star Gal Gadot have brought Diana Prince a long, long way from the World War I setting of the first film, bringing the lasso of truth slinging superheroine into an era of shoulder pads, big hair, and New Order’s “Blue Monday” to name a few cultural touchstones. The trailer was released at CCXP, where Jenkins and Gadot were on hand to promote their hotly anticipated sequel.
Diana Gets Gold Armor in new Wonder Woman 1984 Poster
Folks were fairly bummed out yesterday when they learned that Warner Bros. would be skipping the Hall H panels at San Diego Comic-Con this year. But then director Patty Jenkins stepped into the breach, so to speak, to offer up a new glimpse at our favorite Amazonian warrior princess. Behold the first poster for Wonder Woman 1984. It’s a thing of golden beauty.
By now you’ve heard: WB isn’t going to Hall H this year.
Wonder Woman 1984 Producer Describes Movie as a Standalone Film
Sequels, prequels, remakes, reboots. There are a lot of ways to continue a franchise, but Wonder Woman 1984 is none of these. Sure, it is a follow up to the hugely popular introduction of Diana Prince (Gal Gadot) and will feature the same stars, but the studio is apparently treating it as a standalone film.
The next film starring the Amazonian superhero will pick up 66 years after the first, but 35 years before present day.
Wonder Woman Director Patty Jenkins discusses Chris Pine’s Return in Upcoming Sequel
After the box office success that was 2017’s Wonder Woman, fans of the film have been searching far and wide for clues to its upcoming sequel, Wonder Woman 1984. The second installment in the franchise takes the action from World War I… all the way into the 1980s.
Among the many questions left unanswered: why is Chris Pine’s character Steve Trevor making a return?
Wonder Woman 1984 Returns to Its Original Release Date
While Wonder Woman fans are surely going to argue with this fact, it’s likely very good news that Wonder Woman 1984‘s release has been pushed back 8 months. Patty Jenkins’ follow has been slated for a November 1, 2019 premiere, but has now been moved back to June 5, 2020. Diana Prince herself Gal Gadot shared the news on Twitter:
Super excited to announce that, thanks to the changing landscape,
