Many have mentioned it since the first trailer for WONDER WOMAN was released, but it really does feel like Warner Bros. and DC Films are setting up Gal Gadot's Diana Prince / Wonder Woman to be the DC Extended Universe version of Captain America. This is mainly due to her first (ever) solo film being a period piece set in World War I, which is a perfect route to take in telling the stories of one of the most popular female super heroes of all-time.
Director Patty Jenkins spoke with Empire about her movie's WWI setting as well as her approach to it.
"What motivates her is philosophical. She isn't just taking out bad guys or fighting crime. She believes in goodness and love. [She] is fierce and willing to fight, but only to protect a better vision for mankind. Hers is really a coming-of-age story.
"My approach was to focus on telling the story of mechanised war and how that would look to a god visiting our world for the first time. I wanted the audience to understand the horrors that a war on this scale makes possible and how shocking that would be to someone who comes with a strong sense of honour and justice. She doesn't realise yet just how senselessly dark the world can be."
WONDER WOMAN releases on June 2, 2017.
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