Wonder Woman 1984
Release Date: 26th December 2020 - Australia
Production Companies
Warner Bros. Pictures
Atlas Entertainment
DC Entertainment
The Stone Quarry
Distribution
Roadshow Films
Genre: Action
Rating: M
Budget: $150,000,000
Box Office Gross: $169,601,036 (Worldwide)
Plot Summary
In the era of the colourful 1980s, Diana Prince lives under the radar among the mortal world while maintaining a low
profile as an ancient
hold of a wish-granting
artifact, and their desires
would lead the world
toward destruction. All
the while, she reunites
with her old lover Steve
Trevor.
Cast
Gal Gadot - Diana Prince/
Wonder Woman
Chris Pine - Steve Trevor
Kristen Wiig - Barbara Minerva
Pedro Pascal - Maxwell Lord
Robin Wright - Antiope
Connie Nielsen - Hippolyta
Lilly Aspell - Young Diana
Amr Waked - Emir Said Bin Abydos
Natasha Rothwell - Carol
(Co-Worker)
Ravi Patel - Babajide
Oliver Cotton - Simon Stagg
Lucian Perez - Alistair
Gabrielle Wilde - Raquel
Kelvin Yu - Jake
Stuart Milligan - POTUS
Shane Attwooll - Dangerous Drunk
Kevin Wallace - Televangelist
Wai Wong - Lai Zhong
Doutzen Kroes - Venelia
Hari James - Herald (Trigona)
Hayley Warnes - Aella
Lyon Beckwith - Buzz Cut
Ryan Watson - Bad Skin
Jimmy Burke - Flat Top
Brandon Thane Wilson - Scowler
Oakley Bull - Kelly (Girl Hostage)
Rey Rey Terry - Courtney
Tina Edwards - Courtney's Mom
Asim Chaudhry - Roger (Co-Worker)
Tessa Bonham Jones - Lucy (Co-Worker)
Mensah Bediako - Leon
Ed Birth - White House Carl
Lambro Demetriou - Max (8 Years Old)
Jonny Barry - Max (15 Years Old)
Asa Sheridan - Jace Valentine
Jaron Varsano - Carousel Father (Cameo)
Alma Varsano - Snowball Girl (Cameo)
Maya Varsano - Carousel Girl (Cameo)
Lynda Carter - Asteria (Cameo)
Crew
Story/Screenplay/Producer/Director -
Patty Jenkins
Based on Characters from DC Wonder
Woman - William Moulton Marston
Story/Screenplay/Executive Producer -
Geoff Johns
Screenplay - Dave Callahan
Associate Producer/First Assistant Director -
Toby Hefferman
Associate Producers - Elisa Iglesias,
Jason Crain and Anna Obropta
Executive Producers - Wesley Coller,
Walter Hamada, Rebecca Steel Roven Oakley,
Richard Suckle and Chantal Nong Vo
Executive Producer/Unit Production Manager -
Marianne Jenkins
Producers - Gal Gadot, Stephen Jones,
Charles Roven and Zack & Deborah Snyder
Casting Directors - Kristy Carlson,
Pat Moran and Lucinda Syson
Production Designer - Aline Bonetto
Supervising Art Director - Peter Russell
Supervising Art Director: Additional
Photography - Alex Baily
Art Directors - Simon Eisley, Gavin Fitch,
Rod McLean, Richard Selway, Mark Scruton,
Arwel Evans, Giorgio Warner, Anita Gupta and
Darren Tubby
Art Director: Spain Unit - Daniel Nussbaumer
Set Decorator - Anna-Lynch Robinson
Property Master: Washington D.C., USA
Unit - Steve George
Costume Designer - Lindy Hemming
Costume Supervisor - Dan Grace
HOD Costume Modellers - Pierre Bohanna
and Naomi Critcher
Supervising Armourer - Jon Baker
Makeup and Hair Designer - Jan Sewell
Makeup and Hair Supervisor - Karen Cohen
Director of Photography - Matthew Jensen
"C" Camera Operators: Second Unit -
Mark Moriarty and Peter Field
Supervising Location Manager: Washington D.C.,
USA Unit - James Lin
Unit Production Manager/First Assistant Director:
Additional Photography - Tommy Gormley
Second Unit Director - Dan Bradley
Stunt Coordinator - Rob Inch
Fight Coordinator - Liang Yang
Special Effects Supervisor - Mark Holt
Special Effects Coordinator - Lucy Thompson
Special Effects Coordinator: Washington D.C.,
USA Unit - Steve Cremin
Visual Effects Supervisor - John Moffatt
Visual Effects Supervisors: DNEG - Huw J. Evans,
Chris McLaughlin, Jon Bowen and Michael Grobe
Visual Effects Supervisor: Framestore -
Alexis Wajsbrot
Visual Effects Supervisor: Method Studios -
Aidan Fraser
Additional Visual Effects Supervisors -
Charlie Noble and Chris Shaw
Editor - Richard Pearson
Supervising Sound Editors - Richard King
and Jimmy Boyle
Production Sound Mixer - Peter J. Devlin
Re-Recording Mixers - Gary A. Rizzo
and Gilbert Lake
Additional Re-Recording Mixer - Chris Burdon
Foley Artists - Pete Burgis and Zoe Freed
Foley Mixer - Glen Gathard
Music/Score Producer/Synth Programming;
Additional Photography - Hans Zimmer
Composers: Additional Music, Additional
Photography - David Flemming
and Steve Mazzaro
Score Consultant: Additional Photography -
Alan Meyerson
Score Recordist: Additional Photography -
Geoff Foster
Review
After being delayed a few times during COVID-19, WONDER WOMAN 1984 (WW84) has finally made its theatrical release near the end of 2020 and the streaming service HBO Max (only available in the US). However, the film proved divisive for fans and was almost as good as the original. The movie had a good start but became inconsistent in some aspects, probably because of its overindulgence or the plot being cliched and elementary. The characters are undeveloped, there isn't enough action, and the tone is cheesy. While the plot point of bringing back Steve Trevor seemed like a good idea on paper, poor execution and writing got in the way. Then again, that's one of the crucial faults within the storyline.
It could be that the director, Patty Jenkins, got overconfident, or the studio wanted the movie to change in a different direction. I like the 80s aesthetic, which is fitting, given that the film takes place in that era. I'm very disappointed that there is not much 80s music in the movie (except a few, like the one from Frankie Goes to Hollywood).
While Gal Gadot and Chris Pine have returned to their roles, Pedro Pascal and Kristen Wiig perform best for the main villains, Maxwell Lord and Cheetah. Pascal relishes the opportunity to shine as the bad guy who is a bit eerily similar to Donald Trump but has less honourable intentions. Kristen Wiig's role is identical to Michelle Pfieffer's Catwoman in Batman Returns, in which both characters were once good females but turned evil. Hans Zimmer returned to the DCEU to compose the musical score he had written for WW84 and did a spectacular job.
WW84 offers plenty of escapism for audiences, but more is needed to compensate for the lack of originality. WW84 would never lose its impact on fans of DC or comic book readers if it had been better than the original.
Star rating: (7/10) Good Movie
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