Rumour: Wonder Woman To Be Set In 1920s

It’s been speculated that Warner Bros. solo ‘Wonder Woman’ film will be set in the 1920s.

Most people had assumed that Gal Gadot’s take on Diana Prince would, like ‘Man Of Steel’ and ‘Batman V Superman: Dawn Of Justice’, take place in the modern era.

However Bleeding Cool have now reported that while the film will actually start on Paradise Island, which will immediately fail to live up to its name as it is being torn apart by war, it will be the 1920s when they leave.

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At some point in the movie a man appears and pleads for aid from the Amazons. This upsets the status quo massively, and when Wonder Woman leaves the Paradise Island with this stranger it turns out he is Steve Trevor, who is the primary love interest of the female icon in the comics.

But when they depart it is revealed that they are in the 1920s. She then starts to investigate a world that has only just allowed women to vote and where sexism is rife. For somebody who has just come from an all-female society, that is going to be hard to adjust to. The fact that she can easily pummel any male who even remotely looks down on her should help her adjustment though.

The article then goes on to suggest that a sequel to the first solo ‘Wonder Woman’ will be set during World War II, before the third addition to her franchise will finally see her in modern times.

Superhero period films have had mixed success.

‘Captain America: The First Avenger’ is widely regarded as the worst Marvel film of their cinematic universe, while ‘The Wolverine’ and ‘X-Men: First Class’ each had impressive moments but were ultimately dogged down by their uneven plots. However ‘X-Men: Days Of Past’ perfectly managed to evoke the 1970s while also flourishing as a blockbuster too.

‘Wonder Woman’ in the 1920s sounds like it should work though, especially since Joss Whedon’s un-filmed outline for the character was also allegedly a period piece too.

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