Since her debut in All Star Comics #8 (December 1941), Diana Prince/Wonder Woman has appeared in a number of formats besides comic books. Genres include animated television shows, direct-to-DVD animated films, video games, the 1970s live-action television show, Wonder Woman, the 2014 CGI theatrical release, The Lego Movie, and the live-action DCEU films, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016), Wonder Woman (2017), and Justice League (2017). She will appear in Wonder Woman 2, which will be released in 2019.
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Live action
Theatrical releases
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016)
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice is a 2016 American superhero film and the second installment of the DC Extended Universe. It is also the first live action theatrical film to feature Wonder Woman as well as her secret identity, Diana Prince. In late 2013, Zack Snyder cast Gal Gadot in the role over Élodie Yung and Olga Kurylenko. Some fans initially reacted to this choice by criticizing Gadot's appearance. Snyder would later comment on his decision to cast Gadot, stating that he
tested a bunch of actresses, as you can imagine. But the thing with Gal is that she's strong, she's beautiful, and she's a kind person, which is interesting, but fierce at the same time. It's that combination of being fierce but kind at the same time that we were looking for.
Gadot described Diana as having "the heart of a human so she can be emotional, she's curious, she's compassionate, she loves people. And then she has the powers of a goddess. She's all for good, she fights for good." She also said that Diana has "many strengths and powers, but at the end of the day she's a woman with a lot of emotional intelligence". Gadot underwent a diet and training regimen, practiced different martial arts and gained 17 pounds of muscle for the role. Gadot was previously offered a different role (as a villain) in Man of Steel, which she declined because she was pregnant at the time; this allowed her to later be cast as Wonder Woman in the film's follow-up. Gadot signed a three-picture deal. She was only paid a base salary of $300,000 for the movie itself.
Wonder Woman (2017)
Gadot reprised the role in 2017's Wonder Woman, the fourth installment in the DC Extended Universe and Wonder Woman's first theatrical solo film. The film is directed by Patty Jenkins, with a screenplay by Allan Heinberg, from a story by Heinberg, Zack Snyder, and Jason Fuchs, and co-stars Chris Pine, Robin Wright, Danny Huston, David Thewlis, Connie Nielsen, and Elena Anaya. Jenkins' role as director makes her the first female director of a studio superhero movie.
Set in 1918, the film tells the story of Princess Diana, who grows up on the Amazon island of Themyscira. After American pilot Steve Trevor (Pine) crashes offshore of the island and is rescued by Diana, he tells her about the ongoing World War. She then leaves her home in order to end the conflict, becoming Wonder Woman in the process. Development for the film began in 1996, with Jenkins signing on to direct in 2015. Principal photography began on November 21, 2015, with filming taking place in the United Kingdom, France, and Italy before wrapping up on May 9, 2016, the 123rd birthday of the creator, William Moulton Marston. Additional filming took place in November 2016.
Wonder Woman premiered in Shanghai on May 15, 2017, and was released in the United States on June 2, 2017, in 2D, 3D, and IMAX 3D. It received largely positive reviews, with critics praising the direction, performances, action sequences and musical score. The film set records for the biggest domestic opening for a female director ($103.3 million), the biggest opening for a female-led comic book film, the highest grossing female-directed live-action film and the highest-grossing superhero origin story domestically. It has grossed over $812 million worldwide, making it the sixth highest-grossing film of 2017.
Justice League (2017)
Months after the events of Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice and inspired by Superman's sacrifice for humanity, Batman and Wonder Woman assemble a team of metahumans consisting of Flash, Aquaman, and Cyborg to face the catastrophic threat of Steppenwolf and his army of Parademons who are on the hunt for three Mother Boxes on Earth (in Themyscira, Atlantis and Victor Stone himself).
Wonder Woman 2 (2019)
Originally signed for three feature films, with Wonder Woman and Justice League being her second and third films, Gadot signed an extension to her contract for additional films. Jenkins initially signed for only one film, but in an interview with Variety, Geoff Johns revealed that he and Jenkins are writing the treatment for a Wonder Woman sequel and that he has a "cool idea for the second one". At the 2017 San Diego Comic Con, Warner Bros. officially announced a sequel would be released on December 13, 2019, and would be titled Wonder Woman 2 the date was later moved up to November 1, 2019. Later, Jenkins was officially signed to return as director, with confirmation that Gadot will be returning as the titular role. On August 19, 2017, actress Geena Davis stated that she would like very much to play a role in Wonder Woman 2 and that she is in talks with Jenkins about that matter. Days later, the studio hired Dave Callaham to co-write the film's script with Jenkins and Johns.
Television
Wonder Woman (1974) and Wonder Woman (1975-79)
Wonder Woman refers to both a 1974 television film and a 1975-1979 television series.The 1974 television film, directed by Vincent McEveety and starring Cathy Lee Crosby, was a pilot for an intended television series being considered by ABC. Ratings were described as "respectable but not exactly wondrous," and ABC did not pick up the pilot. Instead, Warner Brothers and ABC developed a different Wonder Woman television concept that fit the more traditional presentation of the character as created by William Moulton Marston, turning away from the 1968-72 era that had influenced the pilot. Wonder Woman, which premiered in 1975, starred Lynda Carter and eventually led to the Wonder Woman TV series. Crosby would later claim that she was offered the chance to reprise the role in that series.
Abandoned projects
- Who's Afraid of Diana Prince: A proposed 1967 television series, that only resulted in the production of a short pilot. The success of the Batman television series led Batman producer William Dozier to commission a pilot script by Stan Hart and Larry Siegel. Batman writer Stanley Ralph Ross was then asked to perform a re-write, after Hart and Siegel's script was deemed unsuitable. A portion of the pilot, under five minutes in length, was filmed by Greenway Productions, the company behind the Batman show under the title Who's Afraid of Diana Prince? The piece starred Ellie Wood Walker (Robert Walker Jr.'s wife) as Diana Prince, Linda Harrison as Diana's Wonder Woman alter ego and Maudie Prickett as Diana's mother. In the proposed series Diana Prince (not Wonder Woman) would have been the focus of the comedy. Diana, an awkward and rather plain young woman, lives with her mother close to a United States Air Force base. Much of the film consists of her mother berating Diana about not having a boyfriend. When her mother leaves the room, Diana changes into her Wonder Woman costume and admires her reflection in a mirror. What she sees is not Diana Prince, but rather a sexy super-heroic figure (played by Linda Harrison) who proceeds to preen and pose as the song "Oh, You Beautiful Doll" plays on the soundtrack. The pilot ends with Diana climbing out a window and flying away, indicating that, despite her apparent delusions regarding her alter ego, she does have some super powers. This pilot episode was never broadcast and the project was abandoned.
- Wonder Woman: Reports surfaced in October 2010 that Warner Bros. Television was teaming with writer-producer David E. Kelley to pitch a new Wonder Woman television series to networks. The major networks all turned down the series, but NBC, the final network to initially pass on the project, announced that they had ordered a pilot on January 21, 2011. In February 2011, Jeffrey Reiner was hired to direct the pilot. A few days later, it was announced that Adrianne Palicki was selected to play the title role. Borys Kit of The Hollywood Reporter pointed out that the costume was causing a divide, with many exclaiming it was "too trashy and too bad porn-y". Warner Bros. later changed the costume, replacing the blue boots and rubbery pants, due to fan criticism. Elizabeth Hurley and Tracie Thoms were also cast as villain Veronica Cale and Diana's personal assistant, Etta Candy, respectively. Pedro Pascal was cast as Ed Indelicato, Wonder Woman's liaison to the police department and Cary Elwes as Henry Detmer, who runs the day-to-day operations of Diana's company. Actor Justin Bruening was cast to play Steve Trevor. The plot was "a reinvention of the iconic DC Comic in which Wonder Woman - aka Diana Themyscira - is a vigilante crime fighter in L.A., but also a successful corporate executive and a modern woman, trying to balance all of the elements of her extraordinary life." After watching the pilot, television critic Alan Sepinwall described it as "embarrassing ... [I]t was all I had feared, and more". Writing about the show for Flickering Myth in 2017, Neil Calloway said "it has its moments ... [B]ut it was probably dated in 2011 ... We didn't really lose anything by it not being commissioned into a series." On May 12, 2011, NBC announced that it would not be picking the project up for a series.
- Amazon: In 2012, The CW, Warner Bros. Television and DC Comics announced that they were developing a new origin story for Wonder Woman called Amazon. In early 2013, the network pushed the pilot back until the 2014/15 season. On May 16, 2013, The CW announced that the show was still in development, with a new script by Aron Eli Coleite, replacing Allan Heinberg, who wrote the previous script for the planned pilot. However, in July 2013 The Flash, by Greg Berlanti and Andrew Kreisberg was fast-tracked instead. Pedowitz confirmed that "Amazon is on pause (as) the script is not exactly what we wanted, and with an iconic character like Wonder Woman, we have to get it right." In January 2014, Pedowitz told The Hollywood Reporter that the project was no longer in development: "We did not go forward with it [...] it all depends on the script. We were very careful with Arrow, and we're being very careful with Flash [...] these are iconic characters, so we're going to be very careful with Wonder Woman. You only get one shot before you get bit." In August 2017, Pedowitz confirmed that the CW had "no plans to redevelop Amazon at this point" due to the success of the 2017 feature film.
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Animation
Theatrical releases
The Lego Movie (2014)
Cobie Smulders provides the voice for Wonder Woman in The Lego Movie, a 2014 3D computer-animated adventure comedy film written for the screen and directed by Phil Lord and Christopher Miller from a story by them and Dan and Kevin Hageman. While the film features a few live-action scenes, it is primarily an animated film.
Direct-to-DVD films
- Justice League: The New Frontier (2008) - voiced by Lucy Lawless, the star of Xena: Warrior Princess,
- Wonder Woman, (2009)- voiced by Keri Russell. This film is loosely based on George Pérez's reboot of the character, specifically the "Gods and Mortals" arc that started the character's second volume in 1987.
- Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths (2010)
- Superman/Batman: Apocalypse (2010) - voiced by Susan Eisenberg, who had previously voiced her in the DCAU) The film is based on the Superman/Batman: The Supergirl from Krypton storyline.
- Justice League: Doom (2012) - voiced by Susan Eisenberg.
- Lego Batman: The Movie - DC Super Heroes Unite (2013) - voiced by Laura Bailey.
- Justice League: The Flashpoint Paradox (2013) - voiced by Vanessa Marshall
- JLA Adventures: Trapped in Time (2014) - voiced by Grey DeLisle.
- Justice League: War (2014) - voiced by Michelle Monaghan. Her outfit is designed to resemble her outfit in the New 52.
- Justice League: Throne of Atlantis (2015) - voiced by Rosario Dawson.
- Lego DC Comics Super Heroes: Justice League vs. Bizarro League (2015) - voiced by Kari Wahlgren.
- Lego DC Comics Super Heroes: Justice League vs. Bizarro League - voiced by Kari Wahlgren.
- Justice League: Gods and Monsters (2015) - voiced by Tamara Taylor.
- Justice League vs. Teen Titans (2016)- voiced by Rosario Dawson.
- Justice League Dark (2017) - voiced by Rosario Dawson. It was released on Digital HD on January 24, 2017, and on DVD on February 7, 2017.
Television
- The Brady Kids:"It's All Greek to Me" (1972) - voiced by Jane Webb. The Brady kids meet Diana Prince/Wonder Woman and together they find themselves accidentally transported back to the time of the Ancient Olympic Games.
- Super Friends, (1973-1976) - voiced by Shannon Farnon and later by Connie Caulfield in Super Friends: The Legendary Super Powers Show, followed by B.J. Ward in The Super Powers Team: Galactic Guardians.
- Justice League (2001--2004) voiced by Susan Eisenberg for ''DC Animated Universe.''
- Superman: Red Son (2009) - motion comic, voiced by Wendee Lee.
- Young Justice (2010-2013) - voiced by Maggie Q.
- Lego Batman: Be-Leaguered (2014)- voiced by Grey DeLisle (reprising the role from JLA Adventures: Trapped in Time).
- Justice League Action (2016- Present) - voiced by former Young and the Restless co-star Rachel Kimsey.
Video games
- Wonder Woman appeared in the 1995 fighting game Justice League Task Force, released for the Super NES and Genesis, as well as in several Game Boy Advance games based on the Justice League animated series.
- She is a featured playable character in the video game Justice League Heroes (voiced by Courtenay Taylor) with two unlockable costumes.
- Wonder Woman is a playable character in Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe, where she is voiced by Tara Platt.
- She appears in DC Universe Online. Originally voiced by Gina Torres, currently voiced by Susan Eisenberg.
- She appears in LittleBigPlanet 2, voiced by Jules de Jongh.
- She appears in Scribblenauts Unmasked.
- Wonder Woman appears in Infinite Crisis, voiced by Vanessa Marshall.
Lego Batman
- She appears in Lego Batman 2: DC Super Heroes, voiced by Laura Bailey.
- Wonder Woman appears as a playable character in Lego Batman 3: Beyond Gotham, with Laura Bailey reprising her role. She is one of the main story characters. If the player chooses to activate her flying ability, the theme song from the Wonder Woman television series will play until she lands.
Injustice
- Wonder Woman appears as a playable fighter in Injustice: Gods Among Us, with Susan Eisenberg reprising her role. The storyline sees Wonder Woman travelling to an alternate reality with the rest of the Justice League where they must defeat most of their evil counterparts. Wonder Woman's counterpart supports the tyrannical Superman's regime and is in a relationship with him (though it is evidently one-sided, as he still loves his deceased wife Lois). In the game, she has alternate costumes based on her appearances in Flashpoint, Red Son, the New 52, Ame-Comi girls, and issue #600 of the Wonder Woman comics.
- Wonder Woman returns as a playable character in NetherRealm Studios' Injustice 2 and is voiced once again by Susan Eisenberg. This version is still allied with the Regime and Superman, and tries to convince Supergirl (who assisted her in breaking out of prison) to join their cause, but fails after Supergirl learns that the Regime shows no mercy towards criminals. In her single player ending, Wonder Woman cuts Brainiac's head then having restored the Regime to power. She plans to make Batman and his comrades pay for what they did, then take her revenge on the Themyscirans for betraying her. An alternate version of her Flashpoint counterpart appears in Green Arrow's ending as a member of the Multiverse Justice League. She has an outfit in the game based on the Wonder Woman film.
Other
- From 1944 to 1945, there was a short-lived daily comic strip, written by Wonder Woman creator Charles Moulton and drawn by H. G. Peter. The strip was distributed by King Features Syndicate.
- DC Super Hero Girls, web series, voiced by Grey DeLisle.
References
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