Wonder Woman trailer: First look at iconic DC hero's solo adventure
The film stars Gal Gadot, who makes a second appearance as the character after this year's Batman v Superman
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Your support makes all the difference.Overshadowing the proceedings in Hall H during Warner Bros.' Comic-Con panel was one iconic dame: Wonder Woman.
This year's Batman v Superman marked her very first onscreen outing in an entire 75-year history, though she's long been a central bastion of DC's roster of superheroes. A long time coming, then; meaning expectations have been understandably high for her first solo outing, which sees Gal Gadot once more pick up shield-and-lasso to fight the world's evils.
Warner Bros.' presentation has now offered us the very first trailer for the film; directed by Patty Jenkins, what's most immediately enticing about it all is how markedly different it is in tone and visuals to Zack Snyder's dark, grim Batman v Superman.
The trailer opens on a beautiful, vibrant beach; where we see Diana (Gadot) first cross paths with pilot Steve Trevor (Chris Pine); the first man the princess of the Amazons has ever met, and the one who reveals the world of men she becomes so convinced she can aid. Diana enters into the midst of WWI, and it's here we're offered action pieces which feel like a breath of fresh air in their originality.
We see Amazons battling on horseback, Trevor engaged in aerial dogfights, Wonder Woman navigating the trenches with her lasso; all visuals so unusual in the superhero world, and something which immediately sets Jenkins' film apart from its predecessors.
Here's the full synopsis:
’Wonder Woman’ hits movie theaters around the world next summer when Gal Gadot returns as the title character in the epic action-adventure from director Patty Jenkins. Before she was Wonder Woman, she was Diana, princess of the Amazons, trained to be an unconquerable warrior. Raised on a sheltered island paradise, when an American pilot crashes on their shores and tells of a massive conflict raging in the outside world,
Diana leaves her home, convinced she can stop the threat. Fighting alongside man in a war to end all wars, Diana will discover her full powers…and her true destiny.
Wonder Woman hits UK cinemas 2 June 2017.
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