Wonder Woman 2 Officially Titled Wonder Woman 1984 as Filming Begins

Patty Jenkins’Wonder Womansequel is now officially titledWonder Woman 1984 , confirming the historical background for Diana Prince ’s next adventure in the DC cinematic universe . Screen Rantreported thatWonder Woman 2is set in the ' 80salmost a twelvemonth ago , but now the news is official . Warner Bros. has also confirm the 2d part of our sole liquid ecstasy ; namely , that Chris Pine will be returning as Diana ’s ally / lover Steve Trevor , despite having died a hero ’s demise at the death of the firstWonder Womanmovie .

According to WB ’s prescribed press release , Wonder Woman 2will"fast forrad to the 1980s as Wonder Woman ’s next big projection screen adventure finds her facing an all - new foe : The Cheetah " . Jenkins previously uncover thatKristen Wiig will be toy Cheetahin the sequel , though it ’s not yet been revealed which interlingual rendition of the scoundrel ( yes , there are multiple ones ) will be come along in the cinema . Game of ThronesandNarcosveteran Pedro Pascal is also an official member of theWonder Womansequel cast now , though his character is being kept under wraps for the time being . There ’s been some speculation that Pascal is playingSebastian Ballesteros , aka . the male Cheetah , in the plastic film . Other theory point to the actor playing another one of Diana ’s most famous virile antagonists , including Doctor Psycho and Vandal Savage .

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Both WB and Jenkins have specifically said that Pine is playing Steve Trevor inWonder Woman 1984 , and even released thefirst official image of Pine in the film . A first flavor exposure ofGadot in theWonder Womansequelhas also been free , along with inside information on the film ’s production team . Wonder Woman 1984will boast many of the same crew members as Jenkins ' first DC moving picture , including film director of photography Matthew Jensen , yield designer Aline Bonetto , costume designer Lindy Hemming , and editor program Richard Pearson . The subsequence will be shoot in several different position , including Washington , D.C. , Alexandria , Virginia , the UK , Spain , and the Canary Islands .

Wonder Woman 1984is entering yield at a time of variety for the DC Extended Universe ( as it ’s unofficially called ) . Walter Hamada took over as the President of the United States of DC Entertainment ’s film division in the beginning this year and has been actively re - configuring the develop DC movie slate ever since . Then , just this week , Geoff Johns stepped down as DC ’s Chief Creative Officer , but will continue to produce content for DC ’s film , television , and comic Word label . Jenkins pride Johns on his fresh roleat DC shortly after the news break , having previously collaborated with the writer on the script for the firstWonder Womanmovie .

Despite being caught in the eye of the hurricane at DC , theWonder Womanfranchise looks like go on as planned . It only makes sentience , control as Jenkins ' first movie is by far the DCEU ’s most universally acclaimed offer yet , as well as its secondly - highest grossing at the world-wide boxwood function ( not to mention , its top earner here in the States ) . Whatever the future hold for DC on the heavy screen , things are look vivid for Diana Prince and her friends . Now , ontoWonder womanhood 1984 !