Her race to the big screen has lasted an astonishing 75 years. But the indomitable WONDER WOMAN's journey is almost at an end.
IN HER VERY FIRST APPEARANCE within the pages of All Star Comics #8, Wonder Woman appeared to leap out of the page, one booted leg forward, arms pumping, star-spangled skirt swirling around her. She looked powerful, beautiful, unlike anything seen before. “AT LAST, IN A WORLD TORN BY THE HATREDS AND WARS OF MEN,” the accompanying text boomed, “APPEARS A WOMAN TO WHOM THE PROBLEMS AND FEATS OF MEN ARE MERE CHILD’S PLAY…”
It was December 1941, the United States had just joined World War II, and this goddess had come to fight for truth, justice and a better world. She was an instant sensation, prompting a flood of enthusiastic letters from readers and winning a comic of her own. But despite that debut, in the 75 years (and change) since, she’s never had her own film on the big screen. Her fellow members of DC’s Holy Trinity, Superman and Batman, have had six and eight films respectively. Wonder Woman’s big-screen credits, however, are a supporting role in Batman v Superman: Dawn Of Justice, a tiny (though funny) cameo in The Lego Movie, and a blink-and-you’ll miss it spot in The Lego Batman Movie. So this year’s Wonder Woman, starring Gal Gadot and directed by Monster’s Patty Jenkins, will be a landmark.
But it’s not been for lack of trying.
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Jungle Boogie
They Could Have Shot Their Monster Movie in a Green Screen Chamber. Instead,the Makers of Kong:skull Island Journeyed Into Some of Earth’s Most Far-flung Corners. And Empire Tagged Along, Every Glorious, Snake-infested Step of the Way.
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
The Franchise’s First Stand-alone Instalment, Sends a Squad on an Impossible Mission, and Is Star Wars’ Biggest Change-up Yet.
To The Max
The Future of Hollywood? Or a Brat Who’s Lucked Out? Prolific, Hyperactive Wunderkind Screenwriter Max Landis Welcomes Us Into His World.
Adapt Or Die
Michael Fassbender and Justin Kurzel, the Duo Behind Assassin's Creed, Think They've Finally Found the Secret to a Great Video-game Adaptation: Treat It Like Shakespeare.
Choosing Life
The years drifted by. The players drifted apart. But despite all the odds, Renton, Spud, Sick Boy and Begbie are finally back in T2 Trainspotting, a sequel with a surprising link to The Likely Lads.
The Seven Year Switch
After a long break, comic actor Adam Sandler gets serious again in The Meyerowitz Stories
The Rite Stuff
The makers of The Ritual’s five steps to creating a British Blair Witch Project
Alpha Female
Her race to the big screen has lasted an astonishing 75 years. But the indomitable WONDER WOMAN's journey is almost at an end.
The Vault
The Vault
The Jedi Returns
Once the Golden Boy of the Rebellion, Luke Skywalker Is Now a Hermit on a Far-far-away Planet. Can Plucky Padawan Rey Persuade Him to Return to the Fray? Director Rian Johnson and Star Mark Hamill Set the Scene for Star Wars: The Last Jedi
