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[Eadie]

https://www.indiewire.com/2019/03/wonder-woman-1984-not-a-sequel-1202051300/

Wonder Woman 1984 Is "Not a Sequel"

The film's producer says that Patty Jenkins is working on something different.

Conventional wisdom would suggest that Wonder Woman 1984, which is being released a few years after Wonder Woman and continues the story of its eponymous heroine, is what industry insiders often refer to as a “sequel.” Conventional wisdom is wrong, however, at least according to the film’s producer. Charles Roven — who also produced 2017’s Wonder Woman in addition to Christopher Nolan’s three Batman films, Justice League, and Suicide Squad — says that returning director Patty Jenkins is making something more than that.

“She was just determined that this movie should be the next iteration of Wonder Woman but not a sequel,” Roven told Vulture. “And she’s definitely delivering on that.”

“It’s a completely different timeframe and you’ll get a sense of what Diana-slash–Wonder Woman had been doing in the intervening years,” he said. “But it’s a completely different story that we’re telling. Even though it’ll have a lot of the same emotional things, a lot of humor, a lot of brave action. Tugs at the heart strings as well.”

That pronouncement may sound a bit like TV showrunners insisting their series are actually 13-hour movies, but a Vulture source close to Jenkins referred to Wonder Woman 1984 as “a stand-alone film in the same way that Indiana Jones or James Bond films are, instead of one continuous story that requires many installments.”

Whatever the case, Gal Gadot is reprising her role as the title character, with Chris Pine, Robin Wright, and Connie Nielsen also returning; joining them are newcomers Kristen Wiig (as Barbara Ann Minerva/Cheetah) and Pedro Pascal (whose role has yet to be revealed). Warner Bros. will release Wonder Woman 1984 on June 5, 2020.
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Art Should Comfort the Disturbed and Disturb the Comfortable.

[Bud Brewster]

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"It's not a sequel. But it has the same stars as the original."

Right, got it. Makes perfect sense.

Since I didn't like the original, I'm delighted that this one will be different. (I just don't quite get HOW.)
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Is there no man on Earth who has the wisdom and innocence of a child?
~ The Space Children (1958)

[Eadie]

New poster:


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Art Should Comfort the Disturbed and Disturb the Comfortable.

[Eadie]

The trailer:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sfM7_JLk-84&feature=emb_logo
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Art Should Comfort the Disturbed and Disturb the Comfortable.

[Mike Cervello]

Here’s the official trailer.

https://youtu.be/sfM7_JLk-84

[Eadie]

Amd here are the posters.

Gal Gadot as Princess Diana/Diana Prince, Wonder Woman:



Chris Pine as (Colonel ?) Steve Trevor:



Kristen Wiig as Barbara Ann Minerva as Cheetah:



Pedro Pascal as Maxwell Lord:



Main Poster:


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Art Should Comfort the Disturbed and Disturb the Comfortable.

[Bud Brewster]

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Nice gallery of gorgeous posters, Eadie!

I didn't care for Wonder Woman, so I haven't seem the sequel, Wonder Woman 1984.

Was it any good, guys?

Here's what MovieWeb said about it.
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While the first Wonder Woman film was hailed as one of the best films of the modern cinematic superhero age, its sequel fell far short of that praise. Many people, both critics and fans, felt that the film lacked the sharp and compelling story that made the first film so great.
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Here's what Wikipdedia says about the budget and the box office.

Budget $200 million

Box office $169.6 million
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Ouch!

I can't say I'm sorry the sequel didn't succeed, since I thought the original . . . .well . . . sucked.
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Is there no man on Earth who has the wisdom and innocence of a child?
~ The Space Children (1958)