Director Patty Jenkins opens up about why she decided to make sureWonder Womanhad a lighter tone than any of its DCEU flick predecessors . After waitress decennary to see it chance , comic book devotee at last catch theWonder Womansolo picture show they ’d been waiting for when the Gal Gadot - go flick hit dramaturgy earlier this summer , where it was met withwidespread decisive plaudits . And in the month since its former June release escort , Wonder Womanhas broken box business office recordsleft and right for itself - much to the joy of everyone who ’d been forebode for a female person - lead superhero movie in recent years - before recently pull together the title ofhighest - gross superhero origin story filmof all sentence .

So to say that consultation have been receptive ofWonder Womanwould be an understatement , and coming off of thecritical failures ofBatman V   SupermanandSuicide Squadin 2016 , it prove to be the biz changer that the DC Extended Universe need . And one of the film ’s greatest accomplishment was how it finagle torecapture the same kind of light and hopeful toneof films likeRaiders of the Lost Arkor 1978’sSuperman , without feeling totally disconnected from the rest of the DCEU titles .

During a roundtable consultation with Lucy Davis today as well , Patty Jenkins talk about why she decided to give the moving picture such a light look than the previous DCEU movies had , and why she recall it was an integral component of making sure Diana was brought to lifetime faithfully on the big screen :

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" I came in very definitively only want it to be [ lighter ] , and so the alternative of me , became the choice for that look . So , probably . That probably was in conversation and that probably was a version and I sort of peripherally heard about . But decidedly , I always believe that Wonder Woman ’s not dreary . So if ever there ’s a place for a dark-skinned superhero , peachy , do it , but not Wonder Woman to me . That ’s not a way I would require to make Wonder Woman . "

After parting ways with Marvel before directing 2013’sThor : The Dark World , Jenkins show to be the complete mortal to bring the first solo , hot - natural process feature - lengthWonder Womanfilm to the big screen . And indeed , Jenkins ' committal to represent the inner optimism and state of grace of Diana as a character - even amidst the film ’s horrifying WWI imagery - helped to give the film a strong emotional center . In fact , many have praisedWonder Womanfor that accurate grounds , as beingone of the more emotional superhero filmsever made .

base onWonder Woman ’s reverence - inspiring achiever , it does n’t come as much of a surprisal either that Warner Bros. has already slate arelease date forWonder Woman 2 in 2019 . And withJenkins close to finishing a deal with WBto direct the sequel , it ’s decipherable that Jenkins ' vision forWonder Womanwound up paying off in nigga for the filmmaker . Considering thatWonder Womanwas also the first feature film that Jenkins has take in 14 eld since the Oscar - winningMonsterwas released in 2003 , it feels safe to say that Jenkins cemented herself now , once and for all , as one of the more fertile director working in the amusement industriousness today .

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Wonder Womanwill be available on Digital HD starting August 29 , and on DVD , Blu - ray , and 4 K UHD Blu - ray get September 19 .

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