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A list of trivia related to Wonder Woman 1984.

References to the DC Extended Universe

• This is the first live-action debut of Cheetah.
• The film takes place the before events of Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice and Justice League.
• On November 7, 2020, it was theorized that by the end of this film Wonder Woman will likely bid adieu to Steve Trevor once more since he is nowhere to be found in present day.
• According to director Patty Jenkins, Wonder Woman 1984 is intended to be compatible with Zack Snyder's Justice League. She stated that she considers neither of her movies, Wonder Woman nor Wonder Woman 1984, to be canon with the theatrical cut of Justice League, and she believes this to be true of the other directors and their movies as well.
• On November 12,2020, Gal Gadot mentioned that she is certainly opened to return as Wonder Woman in the future, but that they first need to make sure that the story is right.
• In the sequel, nods to Diana's team in Wonder Woman, including Chief Napi, as well as Steve's watch and a newspaper report about his world-saving heroics are seen inside Diana's appartment.
• When Steve Trevor comes back, he's in the body of another man known only in the credits as Handsome Man, played by Kristoffer Polaha. He does not look like Steve, so Steve has to get creative to prove to Diana that it's actually him.So Steve decides to repeat his final words to Diana just before he sacrificed himself to save the world, telling Diana "I wish we had more time" and giving her the Handsome Man's watch in the same gesture he did in the first movie.
• In the mid-credits scene, Lynda Carter appears, but she's not playing some alternate universe version of Diana Prince. Instead, Carter is playing Asteria and it's implied that Asteria survived her sacrifice play and, like Diana, has been saving people all this time in secret.
• On December 28, 2020 Lucy Davis, who played Etta Candy in the first film revealed that back in November 2018, she went back to London for one day to have some photos as Etta Candy aging through the years. In addition to her, Eugene Brave Rock and Ewen Bremner were there too.
• Name dropping the "Bialyian Dynasty" is likely a reference to the Black Adam (film), given that a Black Adam film will soon arrive, and the fact that it's an important part of the character in the comics.
• On December 29, 2020, Patty Jenkins said she had her reasons for leaving Barbara's fate ambigous, and that leaves the door opened for a potentional return in Wonder Woman 3 or another DC Extended Universe film.

References to DC Comics

• While the the sequel opens with an action sequence set during Diana's youth when she took part in the Amazon Olympics on Themyscira, learning that "no true hero is born of lies" when she tries to cheat her way to victory.
  • But in the comics, the Olympics were part of Wonder Woman's first-ever appearance, but here she was competing to win the chance of accompanying Steve Trevor to the US, rather than learning an important life lesson.
• Lucy Davis does not return to portray Etta Candy, who was a constant companion to Wonder Woman in certain eras of the comic. Instead, a photo of an older Etta can be seen in Diana's apartment.
• The movie's version of Maxwell Lord while a highlight for the film, isn't quite the same as the one in the comics.
  • In the comics, Lord was actually influential in forming the Justice League International, albeit under the influence of an alien intelligence, and only became more villainous after gaining mind control powers.
  • The character's quest for more power is reflected in Wonder Woman 1984, but that's about the only resemblance that two versions of the character have in common.
  • In addition, the movie's version of Lord doesn't have mind control powers; instead it is wish granting via the Dreamstone.
• Barbara Minerva was the third iteration of Cheetah in the comics and was given her powers by a tribe in Africa. While as an archaeologist, Barbara covets the Lasso of Truth and tries to steal it from Diana.
  • This isn't part of Barbara's origin in Wonder Woman 1984 which sees her gain her powers through the Dreamstone and her wish was to be more like Diana, before eventually wanting to become the "apex predator", which results in her final transformation.
• In regards to Steve's resurrection, it's not the first time that the character has been brought back from the dead as he's been killed a few times in the comics, once because the writer thought the character was "dull and boring".
  • Steve has never been resurrected in the same way he was in Wonder Woman 1984, but his various comic book returns have included being brought back to life by Aphrodite as Steve Howard, who is now a brunette and as a double from a different universe.
• While the Dreamstone that gives Max Lord his power is a creation solely for Wonder Woman 1984, but it does have a namesake in the comics where the Dreamstone, aka the Materioptikon, allows the user to make dreams real and reshape reality.
  • It also seems to borrow things from what the Chaos Crystal from the comics does, which does grant the wishes of whoever is reflected in the surface of the crystal.
  • In addition, Lord's final plan was to talk to all the people in the world is reminiscent of him using the Brother Eye artificial intelligence to rid the world of superheroes in the comics, but again, it's been adjusted for the movie.
• The Invisible Jet made its debut in Wonder Woman 1984 during a brilliant sequence set during July 4 fireworks.
  • As Diana and Steve steal a plane to head to Cairo, Diana shows off the power she's been learning to make things invisible, like her father did for Themyscira, to make their plane invisible and allowing them to fly through the fireworks.
  • In the comics, Wonder Woman couldn't always fly, so she needed a different way to get around, leading to the creation of her preferred mode of transport, the Invisible Jet.
  • One of the first people Max Lord gets revenge on for doubting him is Simon Stagg, who in the movie, he's an investor who threatens to turn Lord in for his dodgy business practices if Lord doesn't pay him back. Later, Lord uses the Dreamstone to get Stagg arrested and takes all his money instead.
  • In the comics, Stagg is the ruthless CEO of Stagg Enterprises and a constant thorn in the side of superhero Metamorpho.
• The Golden Eagle armour Diana wears in the film is based on Wonder Woman's gold armour in the comics which was a battle armour gifted to her.
  • However, the sequel changes its origins to be the armour of Asteria, one of the greatest Amazon warriors who sacrificed herself to let her fellow Amazons flee to the safety of Themyscira. Diana then came across the armour through her work and kept it as a reminder of her home, until she needed to use it herself.
• Wonder Woman 1984 included a nod to the classic DC Comics location of Bialya. During the interaction between Pedro Pascal's Max Lord and oil tycoon Emir Said Bin Abydos, the latter reveals his wish to the former by sharing his desire to see the return of his ancestral realm, the lands of the Bialyian Dynasty.
  • In the comics, this Middle East country served as a vital location to the origin of Black Adam since this is where the anti-hero avenged the deaths of his wife Isis and brother-in-law Osiris by murdering thousands of citizens in order to search for the last surviving horsemen of Apokolips, Death.
  • In other forms of media, Bialya is prominently featured in the widely-popular Young Justice animated series as Greater Bialya. The country was led by DC villain Queen Bee, and the show portrayed Greater Bialya as a militaristic dictatorship ruled with an iron fist.
  • Additionally, Bialya is where archeologist Dan Garrett discovers the Blue Beetle Scarab. As a result, Garrett transforms into the first Blue Beetle of the DC universe.

Unorganized Trivia

• The second theatrically released movie to be based on Wonder Woman following the first film.
• This is Patty Jenkins' second superhero film.
• This is the ninth film in the DC Extended Universe.
• This is Gal Gadot's fourth DCEU film after Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, Wonder Woman, and Justice League.
• This is the first time a DCEU character has received a second solo film.
• This is the fifth film in the DCEU not to be directed by Zack Snyder.
• On September 25, 2020, Queen Studios released photos and some details for their upcoming Wonder Woman 1984 statue. The statue shows off Princess Diana in her new and widely popular Golden Eagle Armor set.
• Moreover, on September 29, 2020, as preparation for the film's eventual release, Reebok launched their Wonder Woman 1984 sneaker collection. In the campaign, it featured some Wonder Woman 1984 themed sneakers that some real-life superheroes modeled. The aforementioned campaign was used to honor six nurses, who share what it's like to face COVID-19 head-on. Also on this day, Revlon released a behind the scenes video that talked about the film's style and 1980's aesthetic.
• On October 4, 2020, Rolling Stone Colombia unveiled two new covers for its magazine featuring Gal on the aforementioned cover. In one, she is wearing a black dress, but in a second cover, she is sporting Wonder Woman's Golden Armor seen throughout the film.
  • Also on on this same day, a new 1:10 scale statue by Iron Studios of Cheetah as seen in Wonder Woman 1984 was subsequently unveiled and put up for sale.
• As of October 6, 2020 the new POP DC Heroes: WW84 - Wonder Woman 1984 FUNKO pop was released as a New York Comic Con exclusive for 2020. However, it's also available to be purchased online via Barnes & Noble.
• On October 8, 2020, in response to the film being delayed due to the Covid-19 pandemic three times now, Patty Jenkins warned that shutting cinemas down and keeping audiences away from movie theaters “will not be a reversible process and we run the risk of loosing the movie theater-going experience forever.”.
  • She also revealed that a straight-to-VOD play for her film isn’t being considered by Warner Bros. and went onto say that big action films like the “Wonder Woman” franchise wouldn’t be as prevalent on streaming sites due to their sheer scale, and audiences would ultimately lose out on the big-screen experience.
• On October 11, 2020, it was revealed that a variant cover for Detective Comics #1032 will showcase Wonder Woman in her Golden Eagle Armor, soon to be seen in Wonder Woman 1984.
• In addition, on October 12, 2020 Wonder Woman 1984 1, a new comic book tie-in to Wonder Woman 1984, revealed what Wonder Woman does with her days in the DC Extended Universe.
• On October 13, 2020, it was also mentioned that Gal Gadot had received a pay increase that was 33 times more than what she had made in her previous appearances in the DC Extended Universe.
• On October 14, 2020, Gal Gadot shared her reaction to this upcoming movie's powerful first scene, which centers on young Diana Prince and it made her cry in a good way.
• On October 16, 2020 Patty Jenkins admitted that she doesn't think think anybody can be confident of anything right now, but remains hopeful that the December 25, 2020 release date for the film sticks.
• On October 19, 2020 it was announced by New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo that theaters outside of New York City can start reopening on Friday. Which in turn is a step in the right direction for an eventual reopening of theaters throughout the state of New York.
  • Unfortunately, there’s still no indication of when Manhattan, Brooklyn and surrounding boroughs will be approved to reopen.
• On October 23, 2020, Patty released some behind the scenes images along with a promotional image that features Lilly Aspell, who plays a young Diana in the films thus far on twitter in order to wish her a happy birthday.
• On October 25, 2020 a hyperreal Wonder Woman Statue from Big Bad Toy Store and produced by JND Studios was unveiled, and stands at 1/3 in scale.
• On November 5, 2020, it was mentioned that through consumer products like toys and other type of merchandise, DC and Warner Bros. franchises such as the Wonder Woman films have been given some much needed longevity in fans of the films admist the global pandemic.
• On November 6, 2020, due to the uncertainty surrounding the December 25, 2020 release DC comics made the decision to postponed all nine Wonder Woman 1984 variant covers, planned for a December release to tie in promotion to the film.
  • Instead these covers will be resolicited for the character's 80th anniversary in 2021.
• On November 9, 2020, Reebok unveiled their new Wonder Woman Clothing Collaboration Collection that is inspired by both the classic comic book character and the upcoming film.
  • the wide range of the collection pays tribute to not only the Princess of Themyscira, but other characters set to be featured in the upcoming sequel film. The collaboration sports an array of different items ranginffrom workout clothes to shoes, the absolute star of the line is none other than Rebook's star merchandise (i.e. sneakers) slammed together with the star of the comic book heroine herself, which makes for a stellar pair of Wonder Woman Training Shoes.
  • Two Cheetah themed sneakers are also part of the collection. First up is the Classic Leather Shoe, which sports a black design and black and grey cheetah print pattern across the toes and tongue. Secondly she has a grey leather high top as well, with molded metal jewelry atop a cheetah print tongue, and metal spikes across the back to match.
• On November 25, 2020 it was reported that German cinemas, which shut down for the month of November amid rising COVID-19 infection rates in the country, will remain closed for a further three weeks, until at least Dec. 20. German Chancellor Angela Merkel and the leaders of Germany's federal states have announced a further tightening of the country's COVID-19 restrictions. If the lockdown is extended this could potentially mean Germany will not be able to see Wonder Woman 1984 in theaters.
• On November 26, 2020, Patty Jenkins spoke to Geek Magazine about a planned spinoff focussing on the Amazons, where she mentioned that,"this is a story that Geoff Johns and I came up with and then introduced to Warner. The events of this story take place after Diana leaves Themyscira, the Island of the Amazons, and there are some twists and turns linked to what will happen between Wonder Woman 1984 and Wonder Woman 3 . The production of the project has not yet officially started, but I hope we get it because I love this story."
• ON December 1, 2020 Pedro Pascal mentioned how for his role as Max Lord, he was hamming it up. In addition, he went onto credit Nicholas Cage for not being afraid to take his character in that particular direction.
• On December 2, 2020, it was revealed that after recently extending a partial coronavirus lockdown until at least December 20, German Chancellor Angela Merkel announced on this day that restrictions will remain in place for a further three weeks, to January 10. That means cinemas will be closed until that date. Thus kiboshing the planed local release of Warner Bros’ Wonder Woman 1984. The much-anticipated sequel had been due in the market on December 23.
• On December 2, 2020, it was revealed Wonder Woman 1984's runtime is 151 minutes, or 2 hours and 31 minutes, makes it one of the longest movies in the DC Extended Universe.
• On December 3, 2020, Warner Bros. continued its HBO Max campaign in its anticipation of its Christmas Day premiere on the streaming service.
• On December 4, 2020, Patty Jenkins took to Twitter to share a vibrant new poster for the DC Comics sequel to promote a planned panel which took place during Brazil's CCXP event on Sunday December 6, 2020.
• During Brazil’s CCXP on Sunday December 6,2020, Patty Jenkins shared a new teaser for the upcoming film, which features a down-to-earth Diana Prince just as much as her superhero alias.
  • The 60-second trailer dives into the relationship between Captain Steve Trevor ) and Diana.
  • In addition to Diana’s life as a superhero, the two lovebirds are seen dancing in front of the Lincoln Memorial and going on dates.
  • However, this is all juxtaposed with scenes featuring Diana as Wonder Woman, flying above the clouds with her lasso in hand.
  • While triumphant music plays, a voiceover says: “Diana, one day, you will become all that you dream of and more. Everything will be different. This world is not yet ready for all that you will do. You will become a legend.”
  • The trailer ends with Diana resting her hand on Steve’s and giving him a loving glance.
• On December 7, 2020, it was reported that thanks to the lifting of the Conditional Movement Control Order (CMCO) in several states of Malaysia, GSC has announced that it is reopening its cinemas on the 16th of December. According to GSC, its cinemas in 9 locations in Kedah, Penang, Melaka, Putrajaya, Pahang and Sarawak will be open from 6.00pm onwards on December 16, 2020. GSC notes that the list is subject to change depending on the current situation regarding the COVID-19 pandemic.
• As of December 7, 2020, screeners have been given to several entertainment news outlet to view ahead of the film's Christmas Day release. The first reactions to Wonder Woman 1984 are almost overwhelmingly positive.
• According to The New York Times, on December 8, 2020, news broke that Warner Bros. reportedly paid Gal Gadot and Patty Jenkins over $10 million each to smooth over issues regarding their decision to stream Wonder Woman 1984 the same day it will arrive in theaters.
  • This in turn alledgedly caused some massive blowback from other Warner Bros. Talent, and now its roster of Stars demand similar treatment.
• Also on December 8,2020, Kristen Wiig, was asked if she was excited about playing a legendary comic book baddie, to which she said that, "Short answer - yes. Yeah, I don't really get asked to do these kind of things, to be honest. I felt really shocked and happy, and of course, extra pressure, when I signed on and I was talking to Patty [Jenkins, director] about it. And I'm a superhero geek, I've seen all of the movies at the theatre, I was obsessed with the first [Wonder Woman movie], so to know that I was going to be in it, and that I got a chance to be a villain, and that Patty believed that I could do it, it was an amazing life experience for me."
  • Pedro Pascal, who plays Max Lord, a bit of a slimy businessman with a nefarious plot up his sleeve, whichhe based his villainy on someone very close to him.
  • He went onto say that,"The scariest thing about this movie for me, and this experience, was to do something that was a lot closer to me, at least energetically. At least to expose desperation, instead of brood with a moustache, it was expose, expose, expose. And I had to use a lot of myself to do what Patty wanted. And so it was really scary, and thrilling, but just like Kristen was saying before, you kind of knew what you didn't want [the character] to be. And it was completely new as far as professional experience is concerned, but completely closer to me. Which is really... scary."
• Speaking at a SiriusXM Town Hall, Gadot revealed on December 9, 2020, that in this sequel Diana is "very lonely cause she doesn't want to engage with any new people. She lost all of her friends from the first movie, just because she's immortal and they all died and she doesn't want to experience the loss again. And she doesn't want to people to be onto her because she's not aging, etc. So she's very, very lonely and she's by herself and she's here for an only mission, which is helping mankind be better."
• On December 14, 2020, Patty Jenkins explained how for Wonder Woman 1984, rather than go completely CGI for Cheetah, she opted for a blend of practical effects and CGI to realize the character after seeing what Cats was doing.
  • Jenkins further explained that "finding the right blend of prosthetics and CG to make that transformation took a ton of research and development".
  • It started from the day Jenkinks started it, and they didn’t complete it until the day they all finished.
  • Jenkins also admitted that it was so complex trying to figure how to pull off that character.
  • Moreover, she would lose so much sleep over it, because honestly it could go so wrong.
  • She eventually was told that they could do the Cheeath all CG, but unconvinced, she asked to be shown the best examples.
  • Once Jenkins did see it, she realize that given where their technology is at with CG, it was not good enough for what she was looking for.
• On December 15,2020, a virtual premiere party was hosted by Tiffany Smith, and people in attendance got a special look at the opening of the film and a behind the scenes look at the film.
  • Patty feels like even though it was a blast, and they all had fun making it, it was quite the difficult film to make and the most complex film she has ever made. She used some technical things like executing the cheetah fight, or having Gal “fly” in wires as examples for what she meant.
  • Chris Pine joked that it’s a bit weird seeing himself as an action figure, but appreciates that he is much more muscular as an action figure. He goes on to say that he talked to them about maybe adding a tattoo, scar or mustache.
  • Kristen’s favorite transition of hers was seeing Barbara discovering her powers, and coming out of her shy, nerdy self.
  • Pedro loved playing the bad guy, but the most unexpected thing for him was how much of an acting challenge Max Lord was. Patty was his guide, and the cast was amazing and embraced him rather quickly.
  • Gal explained that the golden armor she wears in the film was made quite practical since she can move in it.
  • Kristen said it was intentional the way her character fought.
  • Pedro and Chris on the other hand said they didn’t really work out, but went more slapstick comedy, and along the lines of The Three Stooges. At one point Pedro even bit Chris.
  • Patty also refer to Wonder Woman as “one of the biggest superheroes in history." She also called it "an incredible opportunity to make a massive, visually spectacular movie”.
  • Gal for her part admitted that “the challenge was to bring something fresher, more complex, more thrilling, and make it bigger.”
  • Chris refered to Wonder Woman as being “super badass." and when it came to the film as a whole, that the action is going to be incredibly epic.”
  • At the Virtual Premiere Party on DC FanDome, during the behind the scenes look, Patty also said about the film, that “it’s a joyride of dreams.”
  • In the same behind the scenes video, Gal said that “Wonder Woman is a warrior [and]a goddess”.
  • Lastly, Patty went onto say that when it comes to Wonder Woman, “she is a hero for everyone.”
• On December 16, 2020, Gal showed via her social media sites that the The Burj Khalifa tower in Dubai was powered up for with a Wonder Woman 1984 them.
• On December 17,2020, Gal teased teases the importance of Diana's helmet in WW84, which coincidentally she has on display at her home. She also further added that it also meant to be a symbol of strength, legacy and of hope.
  • On this same day, Patty Jenkins also revealed that although she and Geoff Johns wrote out an entire story for ‘Wonder Woman 3’ that they we were initially super fired up about, she admits that now she's unsure if they will keep that version. Jenkins goes onto citing how much the world changed in 2020, that she is unsure if their version of Wonder Woman 3 would be well received.
• On December 19,2020, Patty Jenkins got candid and opened up about how production on the film wasn’t entirely smooth sailing. In fact, she “started to walk away” from Wonder Woman 1984 because Warner Bros. weren’t initially willing to pay her what she deserved.
• On December 27,2020 information on the music used in the film was released. Rather than indulge in the sounds of the 1980's era with a slew of synth pop songs from the aforementioned decade, the movie makes more frequent use of Hans Zimmer's orchestral music to underscore its powerful moments. However, some of the songs used in the film were: "Welcome to the Pleasuredome" by Frankie Goes to Hollywood, "M.E." by Gary Numan, "Voi Che Sapete" by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart,"Adagio in D Minor" by John Murphy, "I Won't Leave You" by Clinton Shorter, "Cars" by Gary Numan and "Rio" by Duran Duran".
• On December 28,2020, Patty Jenkins explained that WB wasn’t initially on board with the idea of revisiting Themyscira. In fact, the studio wanted the film to just jump into the opening scene setting the stage in a 1980's mall, showing Diana Prince saving the day. Jenkins, on the other hand, thought it was critical to open back at the home of the Amazons. Thus, she vetoed WB's idea of either cutting the opening scene in Themyscira or the mall scene in the 1980's.
• Wonder Woman 1984 received 2.252 billion minutes of playtime during its first week on Max, making it the most watched content of the week. Soul, which had the second largest viewership and was released on the same day, received 35% less.