We’ve already heard a few comments from costume designer Michael Wilkinson (American Hustle) about his work Batman vs. Superman, where he’s set to design Ben Affleck’s Batsuit and Gal Gadot’s Wonder Woman costume, as well as tweaking Henry Cavill’s Superman suit [see here and here]. However, speaking to The Wrap, Wilkinson has gone into a little more detail about designing the look of the Amazon Princess for her big screen debut in Zack Snyder’s Man of Steel sequel…
“It’s a thrilling and slightly scary prospect of course. It’s so important to get her right. She really deserves to be presented on-screen in her full glory, so what I do is look at the history of the character has been presented on the big-screen, small-screen, comic books, and graphic novels; we process it all. Then we kind of put that aside and work out what is right for our film, for the cinematic universe that our director Zack Snyder is putting together. We try to create a Wonder Woman relevant for today’s audiences.”
Wilkinson was then asked whether we can expect to see Wonder Woman’s costume reflecting that of her traditional comic book look, to which he replied, “Absolutely! I mean, you just have to look at the Gladiators from ancient Rome, they did their thing… with the shield and everything. Yes, it works for Thor and 300, so let’s see what happens.”
Batman vs. Superman is set for release on May 6th 2016 with a cast that also includes Amy Adams (Lois Lane), Diane Lane (Martha Kent), Laurence Fishburne (Perry White), Jeremy Irons (Alfred Pennyworth), and Jesse Eisenberg (Lex Luthor).
Originally published March 2, 2014. Updated April 11, 2018.
