As we continue to barrel ever closer to DC’s ill advised
cinematic universe like a runaway train, early details are starting to filter
in on their next few films. It’s
honestly pretty unlikely that many of these will come to pass if Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice
doesn’t land but for the time being let’s all just keep humoring DC/WB that
this grim, gritty, worst of the ‘90s universe they’ve concocted is really worth
following up. The latest news to
come through relates to Wonder Woman,
DC’/WB’s summer 2017 blockbuster that will follow Suicide Squad and precede Justice
League. Wonder Woman has been in the cards for a while now as she’s
probably the third most recognizable DC hero of all time as well as an easy
entry point to the fantasy genre that has proved so lucrative for WB in the
past.
The main reason we haven’t seen her on screen yet is
probably owed to a combination of apathy and sexism. WB has never shown all that much interest in actually making
superhero films that don’t star Batman and for years studios worked off the
thinking that women couldn’t like genre films and men wouldn't like a genre
film with a female lead. That’s
obviously a stupid idea and after the Marvel juggernaut WB couldn’t keep its
head in the sand over superheroes much longer hence the upcoming Wonder Woman film. However, our first major detail, that
Chris Pine will be playing Wonder Woman’s long time love interest Steve Trevor,
makes me raise an eye about this production.
