In joint announcements on social media, Wonder Woman 1984 star Gal Gadot and director Patty Jenkins have revealed the movie will now be released in theaters August 14th.
Jenkins states, "We made Wonder Woman 1984 for the big screen and I believe in the power of cinema. In these terrible times, when theater owners are struggling as so many are, we are excited to re-date our film to August 14th 2020 in a theater near you, and pray for better times for all by then." The director is referring, of course, to the COVID-19 pandemic which has seen movie theaters closing around the world.
The announcement is accompanied by a new motion poster, again showing Gal Gadot in the gold armor, but this time showing off the wing span.
Wonder Woman 1984 is the 2020 feature film sequel to the popular 2017 film Wonder Woman.
Fast forward from World War I to the 1980s as Gal Gadot returns for Wonder Woman’s next big screen adventure finds her facing an all-new foe: The Cheetah. Like its predecessor, Wonder Woman 1984 is directed by Patty Jenkins.
Chris Pine also returns as Steve Trevor, even though that character appeared to die in the previous film and would be quite old in 1984. It remains to be seen how that plays out.
Joining the cast are Kristen Wiig in the role of the Barbara Minerva, a.k.a. The Cheetah, as well as Pedro Pascal.
Charles Roven, Deborah Snyder, Zack Snyder, Patty Jenkins, Stephen Jones and Gal Gadot are producing the film. Rebecca Roven Oakley, Richard Suckle, Wesley Coller, Geoff Johns and Walter Hamada are the executive producers.
Joining her behind the scenes are several members of Jenkins’ Wonder Woman team, including director of photography Matthew Jensen, production designer Aline Bonetto, and costume designer Lindy Hemming. Oscar-nominated editor Richard Pearson will cut the film.
