The best movie villains are ones who tie into a deeper theme. The Dark Knight Joker isn’t scary solely for his mad unpredictability, he is terrifying because he embodies a thematic nihilism that Bruce has chosen to fight against every time he puts on the cowl. It will (hopefully) be six weeks before we see Wonder Woman 1984, but Den of Geek had the chance to garner some insight into the sequel film during a set visit two years ago.
Coming away from that visit, I was most excited about the relevance of the film’s main themes to contemporary America. While the Wonder Woman sequel is set in 1984, it seems to be a story that taps into the anxieties and frustrations of late stage capitalism (though the producers and cast never used this terminology). Wonder Woman 1984 antagonist Maxwell Lord (played by The Mandalorian‘s Pedro Pascal) is the...
Coming away from that visit, I was most excited about the relevance of the film’s main themes to contemporary America. While the Wonder Woman sequel is set in 1984, it seems to be a story that taps into the anxieties and frustrations of late stage capitalism (though the producers and cast never used this terminology). Wonder Woman 1984 antagonist Maxwell Lord (played by The Mandalorian‘s Pedro Pascal) is the...
- 8/20/2020
- by Kayti Burt
- Den of Geek
In the comics, Cheetah has long been a nemesis of Wonder Woman. The supervillain originally appeared in a 1943 edition of the Wonder Woman comic, but she is getting a modern update in this fall’s Wonder Woman 1984, which will see Gal Gadot reprise her role of Amazonian hero Diana Prince. Barbara Minerva, aka Cheetah, will be played by Kristen Wiig.
“Kristen’s Barbara is so fierce and sexy and funny,” Gadot told Den of Geek and other reporters on the Wonder Woman 1984 set two years ago. “You just love her because, when she’s not Cheetah, she’s Barbara Minerva: she’s so nerdy and she’s full of heart and she’s insecure and you love her. You just want to hug her.”
Barbara is one of two villains in the film—the other is Pedro Pascal’s Maxwell Lord—though Gadot says their characterizations are more nuanced than the traditional hero-villain divide.
“Kristen’s Barbara is so fierce and sexy and funny,” Gadot told Den of Geek and other reporters on the Wonder Woman 1984 set two years ago. “You just love her because, when she’s not Cheetah, she’s Barbara Minerva: she’s so nerdy and she’s full of heart and she’s insecure and you love her. You just want to hug her.”
Barbara is one of two villains in the film—the other is Pedro Pascal’s Maxwell Lord—though Gadot says their characterizations are more nuanced than the traditional hero-villain divide.
- 8/19/2020
- by Kayti Burt
- Den of Geek
Ahead of the release of Wonder Woman 1984 in theaters this October, DC’s premiere heroine is getting a 1980s makeover with the September release of a special comic book tie-in to Patty Jenkins’ follow-up to the 2017 hit, featuring a story co-written by one of the movie’s associate producers.
Wonder Woman 1984 No. 1, which is set to debut in Walmart stores before a wide release the following week, will feature two stories. In the first, Louise Simonson (The Death of Superman, X-Factor) and Wonder Woman 1984 associate producer Anna Obropta co-write a direct lead-in to the movie, illustrated by Bret Blevins,...
Wonder Woman 1984 No. 1, which is set to debut in Walmart stores before a wide release the following week, will feature two stories. In the first, Louise Simonson (The Death of Superman, X-Factor) and Wonder Woman 1984 associate producer Anna Obropta co-write a direct lead-in to the movie, illustrated by Bret Blevins,...
- 7/14/2020
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
Ahead of the release of Wonder Woman 1984 in theaters this October, DC’s premiere heroine is getting a 1980s makeover with the September release of a special comic book tie-in to Patty Jenkins’ follow-up to the 2017 hit, featuring a story co-written by one of the movie’s associate producers.
Wonder Woman 1984 No. 1, which is set to debut in Walmart stores before a wide release the following week, will feature two stories. In the first, Louise Simonson (The Death of Superman, X-Factor) and Wonder Woman 1984 associate producer Anna Obropta co-write a direct lead-in to the movie, illustrated by Bret Blevins,...
Wonder Woman 1984 No. 1, which is set to debut in Walmart stores before a wide release the following week, will feature two stories. In the first, Louise Simonson (The Death of Superman, X-Factor) and Wonder Woman 1984 associate producer Anna Obropta co-write a direct lead-in to the movie, illustrated by Bret Blevins,...
- 7/14/2020
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The Paris Hilton-starrer National Lampoon's Pledge This headed into production Monday in Miami with a full cast that now includes her sister, Nicky Hilton, in her first acting role along with Simon Rex, Alexis Thorpe, Randy Spelling, Sarai Howard, Paula Garces and Sarah Carter. The film, a Street Alien Production in association with Ckrush Entertainment, Inc., is being directed by William Heins, produced by Juan Carlos Zapata and executive produced by Paris Hilton, Jack Utsick, Jim DiLorenzo, Gary Gittelsohn, Ash Shah and Chester English. Amanda Lee Aday, Bianca Lawson, Noureen Dewulf, Kerri Kenney, and Geoffrey Arend round out the project, based on a script by Cheryl Gurriero and Anna Obropta.
- 8/31/2004
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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