Patty Jenkins, the director of Wonder Woman 2, has confirmed that the film will be set in the 1980s.
With Wonder Woman being set during the chaotic period of WWI, fans have been wondering just when will the much-anticipated sequel be set. Well, considering the 1980s has become such a popular decade for recent films and TV shows to set their stories in, capitalising on a lot of current nostalgia for the period, perhaps we shouldn’t be surprised to learn that the 80s have now been confirmed for Wonder Woman 2.
Patty Jenkins, the director of both the sequel and the original movie, confirmed the news at a recent Warner Bros. presentation at CinemaCon.
“[Wonder Woman is an] optimistic and positive character,” she said (via ComicBook.com) during the presentation’s sizzle reel. “This film set in the 80’s, she has to deal with the temptation of our world, and face extraordinary odds.”
Jenkins also mentioned that this time period will allow audiences to see Diana at a different point in her superhero career compared to her past appearances in the DCEU: “She is now at her full powers. We’re raising the bar.”
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Wonder Woman 2 is set for release on November 1st 2019 and will see Gal Gadot once again leading the cast as Diana Prince alongside Kristen Wiig (Ghostbusters) as Barbara Ann Minerva/Cheetah and Pedro Pascal (Game of Thrones) in an as-yet-unrevealed role. According to rumours, Ewen Bremner (Charlie), Said Taghmaoui (Sameer), Connie Nielsen (Queen Hippolyta), Lisa Loven Kongsli (Menalippe), Doutzen Kroes (Venelia) are all set to return, while Chris Pine may also reprise the role of Steve Trevor.
