Where to watch Wonder Woman (2017)

Trivia & production notes

• Paul Feig pitched an action-comedy version of Wonder Woman to Warner Bros. in 2013, but the studio rejected it.
• Michelle MacLaren was hired to direct Wonder Woman but departed due to creative differences before Patty Jenkins took over the project.
• Patty Jenkins and Geoff Johns rewrote the Wonder Woman screenplay but were excluded from the official writing credits by the WGA.
• Wonder Woman's origin story was set during World War I rather than World War II, departing from the character's comic book origins.
• Gal Gadot trained six hours a day for six months and gained 17 pounds of muscle, learning swordsmanship, Kung Fu, kickboxing, capoeira, Brazilian jiu-jitsu, and horseback riding for the role.
• Chris Pine initially declined the role of Steve Trevor because he felt it was secondary, but changed his mind after Patty Jenkins pitched the film as a romance.
• Nicole Kidman was in talks to play Hippolyta but had to withdraw due to scheduling conflicts with Big Little Lies, and Charlize Theron also turned down the role.
• Connie Nielsen prepared for her role as Hippolyta by reading Adrienne Mayor's book The Amazons and training six hours daily across weight training, sword work, and horseback riding.
• Eugene Brave Rock was cast as Chief despite forgetting his lines during his audition, and he was given creative control over his character to avoid stereotyping.
• Chief was given the opportunity to introduce himself to Diana in Blackfoot language, Brave Rock's own native language, based on his input.

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