'Wonder Woman 1984' director explains why she chose Cheetah and Maxwell Lord as villains

Directed by Patty Jenkins, Wonder Woman 1984 stars Gal Gadot as she reprises her role as Diana Prince / Wonder Woman. It a sequel to 2017 release film Wonder Woman. superhero movie will feature t one but two villains and both are said to play an important part in storyline. w Jenkins disclosed how two baddies were selected to appear in film. 

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Why Cheetah and Maxwell Lord are chosen as villains in WW84

In a recent Q&A session during DC FanDome event, Wonder Woman 1984 director Patty Jenkins explained how she chose antagonists for movie. She said that y both are “quintessential Wonder Woman villains", referring to DC comics. filmmaker mentioned that first one which came to her mind was Cheetah. Jenkins revealed that she “almost wanted” Cheetah in first movie, but n when it did t work out, she ended up being teams' immediate go-to villain for second instalment.

Patty Jenkins added that when Wonder Woman 1984 story started to come to life, it suddenly became clear to her that Maxwell Lord was also “such an important part” of making story work. filmmaker stated that she loved idea of two of m toger and getting to see how that made things more interesting. She asserted that it was a “very easy go-to” thing and she was “super excited” to see se baddies. Jenkins ted that re is plenty more she is excited to see too. 

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Kristen Wiig and Pedro Pascal will be making ir debut in DC Extended Universe (DCEU) with Wonder Woman 1984. Wiig plays Barbara Ann Minerva / Cheetah who first become friends with Diana Prince but later turns into her enemy. Pascal will essay Maxwell Lord, a charismatic businessman and entrepreneur who is popular for his TV infomercials. Both teams up against Wonder Woman.

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Wonder Woman 1984 cast also includes Chris Pine as he makes a return as Steve Trevor. Robin Wright and Connie Nielson will make a comeback as Antiope and Hippolyta, respectively. Natasha Rothwell, Ravi Patel, Kristoffer Polaha, Gabriella Wilde and Amr Waked have been cast in undisclosed roles.

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Wonder Woman 1984 release date has suffered several setbacks. It was initially set to release on December 13, 2019, but was moved up to vember 1, 2019. n it was pushed to June 5, 2020, and due to COVID-19 pandemic date was changed to August 14, 2020, which changed again to October 2, 2020. w with latest update, WW84 has Christmas 2020 release date. So it has been delaying around for more than a year.

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