The long wait for Wonder Woman 1984 is almost over, and you can feel the excitement of the
cast and crew.
A virtual panel discussion for the much-anticipated sequel kicked off the DC FanDome event with
a bang on August 22, as Gal Gadot, Chris Pine, Kristen Wiig, Pedro Pascal, and director Patty
Jenkins fielded questions from fans across the globe, including some wonderful surprise
guests.
Jenkins and her cast reminisced fondly about their time on set together, which must feel
almost as long ago as Diana's adventures in World War I, after all the delays Wonder Woman
1984 has seen.
Afterward, tennis legend and Wonder Woman superfan Venus Williams joined in to ask Gadot
and Wiig which of their characters would win in a tennis match.
"I think Cheetah would win."
"Really?"
While this celebrity game of superhero what-if was nothing short of delightful, an even more
special guest was waiting in the wings.
Before debuting a brand-new trailer for Wonder Woman 1984, the FanDome panel welcomed the
original on-screen Wonder Woman herself, the iconic former beauty queen Lynda Carter.
Despite the distance between the panel participants, emotions ran high in the virtual Hall of Heroes
as two generations of Amazons expressed their appreciation for each other.
Carter explained that she and Wiig have a mutual appreciation, which they intend to
seal with a hug as soon as they can be in the same room, and gushed with praise for
Jenkins and Gadot's take on Diana of Themyscira.
Carter became a TV icon during her three seasons on the late '70s Wonder Woman series, and
she couldn't be happier that a whole new generation is looking up to a whole new Diana Prince
on the big screen.
She's seen first-hand what the character means to fans of the movies, with her own daughter
falling under the spell of Gadot's Wonder Woman, telling her, quote, "I finally get
what Wonder Woman means to everyone."
"She said, 'Mom, I finally get it.
I finally understand why everyone idolizes you.'"
Wonder Woman 1984 not only takes place in a different era than the original flick did,
but it also shows a new side of the lasso-swinging hero.
This time around, Diana has literal decades of experience living in the world of man,
and she uses that wisdom to her benefit.
In a cover story back in June, Gadot told Total Film,
"In Wonder Woman 1984, she's been around.
She's wiser.
She's more mature.
She's guarded.
She lost all of her friends throughout the years.
But she's still doing the right thing.
But she is different than when we last saw her."
In the upcoming sequel, Diana's beloved Steve Trevor, played by Chris Pine, is back after
having presumably died a true hero's death in the first movie.
A new face is Barbara Ann Minerva, played by Kristen Wiig, an archeologist who works
alongside Diana and even forms a friendship with her...only to turn into Diana's foe after
a mishap grants her the powers of a cheetah.
Then there's Pedro Pascal's Maxwell Lord, a smarmy businessman with a villainous edge
who makes grandiose promises about granting everyone's wishes.
In the new trailer for Wonder Woman 1984 that also dropped during DC FanDome, fans saw Lord
giving a speech from within what appeared to be the White House Briefing Room, and also
spotted him having a conversation with Barbara on Air Force One.
This has led many fans to believe that Lord perhaps wins a presidential election, using
his mysterious, wish-granting artifact to either grant the public's wishes in exchange
for their votes or to grant his own wish for more power.
The sequel pic features a handful of actors in yet-undisclosed roles, including Natasha
Rothwell of Saturday Night Live and Insecure fame, Grandfathered star Ravi Patel, and Mad
Men actor Kristoffer Polaha, so there's no telling how many more allies or antagonists
Diana will face in this next adventure.
In all, it's looking like Wonder Woman 1984 will be a more-than-worthy follow-up flick
to the widely adored original.
Catch the film on October 2nd, 2020.
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