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Movie Review – Wonder Woman (2017)

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Wonder Woman, 2017. Directed by Patty Jenkins. Starring Gal Gadot, Chris Pine, Connie Nielsen, Robin Wright, David Thewlis, Danny Huston, Elena Anaya, Ewan Bremner, Lucy Davis, Eugene Brave Rock, Emily Carey, Lilly Aspell, and Saïd Taghmaoui. SYNOPSIS: Before she was Wonder Woman she was Diana, princess of the Amazons, trained warrior. When a pilot crashes […]

Zack Snyder is “proud” of Wonder Woman

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With fans, critics, and big names in the industry continuing to bestow an extremely positive reception upon Wonder Woman (including the likes of Joss Whedon, James Gunn and Ava DuVernay), arguably the backbone of DC Extended Universe, Zack Snyder, has taken to Vero to share his opinion on the latest DC blockbuster. Snyder only needed one word – “proud” […]

Wonder Woman and Patty Jenkins break record for biggest opening weekend from a female director

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Early reports are putting Warner Bros.’ DC blockbuster Wonder Woman earning anywhere from $97 million to $100 million (and possibly even higher than that) at the domestic box office, which means that director Patty Jenkins has broken the record for the biggest opening weekend ever from a female filmmaker. The previous record of $85.1 million was held by Sam […]

The No Man’s Land scene in Wonder Woman almost never happened

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One of the big highlights from Wonder Woman is the No Man’s Land sequence, where – surrounded by the horror and suffering of The Great War – Gal Gadot’s Diana decides to make a stand, fearlessly stepping out of the trenches into a hail of German machine gun fire as she makes her grand entrance as […]

The Week in Spandex – Wonder Woman, Aquaman, Avengers: Infinity War, Spider-Man: Homecoming, Thor: Ragnarok, The Punisher, X-Men: The New Mutants and more

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In this edition of The Week in Spandex, we look at Wonder Woman, Justice League, Aquaman, Justice League Dark, Suicide Squad, Catwoman, Gotham, Supergirl, The Flash, Arrow, Batman and Harley Quinn, LEGO DC Super Hero Girls: Brain Drain, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, Avengers: Infinity War, Spider-Man: Homecoming, Silver & Black, Thor: Ragnarok, The […]

Patty Jenkins attached to Wonder Woman 2, but “nothing has been written yet”

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Patty Jenkins has made history this weekend with the release of Wonder Woman; not only is she the first female filmmaker to helm a $100 million budgeted blockbuster, but she is also set to overtake Fifty Shades of Grey helmer Sam Taylor-Johnson for the highest domestic opening weekend for a female-directed movie, and potentially the first […]

Movie Review – Wonder Woman (2017)

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Wonder Woman, 2017. Directed by Patty Jenkins. Starring Gal Gadot, Chris Pine, Connie Nielsen, Robin Wright, David Thewlis, Danny Huston, Elena Anaya, Ewan Bremner, Lucy Davis, Eugene Brave Rock, Emily Carey, Lilly Aspell, and Saïd Taghmaoui. SYNOPSIS: Before she was Wonder Woman she was Diana, princess of the Amazons, trained warrior. When a pilot crashes […]

Akira movie update, Universal’s Dark Universe in potential legal problems and more – Daily News Roundup

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AKIRA The long-gestating Akira movie has seemingly been in development forever by this point. Several director names have been rumoured and attached, but no cast has ever been announced or even a whiff of a production start date. Original director Katsuhiro Otomo has no issues with his vision being remade into a live-action format, but in […]

Patty Jenkins on Wonder Woman not being averse to killing, and the film’s World War I setting

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Wonder Woman finally hits theaters this weekend after being met with near-unanimous critical praise [read our reviews here and here], and one aspect moviegoers not familiar with the superheroine will notice is that the Amazon Princess is comfortable killing her foes. Speaking to IGN, director Patty Jenkins commented on this, stating that: “She is actually […]

Second Opinion – Wonder Woman (2017)

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Wonder Woman, 2017. Directed by Patty Jenkins. Starring Gal Gadot, Chris Pine, Connie Nielsen, Robin Wright, David Thewlis, Danny Huston, Elena Anaya, Ewan Bremner, Lucy Davis, Eugene Brave Rock, Emily Carey, Lilly Aspell, and Saïd Taghmaoui. SYNOPSIS: Before she was Wonder Woman she was Diana, princess of the Amazons, trained warrior. When a pilot crashes […]