“In Batman V Superman, you are being introduced to a very experienced, dark Wonder Woman. She has been around for a while. Something happened 100 years ago that made her not want to be involved in a man’s world. However, we are going to tell the entire coming of age story of Diana. We’re going to see how she becomes Wonder Woman. She is very different to the Diana that you see in [Dawn Of Justice]. She is more naïve and she’s purer. She is a young idealist who does not yet understand the complexities of life.”
When Wonder Woman shows up in costume in BvS, she turns the tide of a fight that neither of the title heroes were winning. But Gadot promises us that while there will be action in the Wonder Woman solo movie, that’s not the film’s raison d’être. “I think that the heart of the movie is about the coming of age of Diana. Diana is so passionate about life and she is so passionate about love and truth and justice – and she is very inspiring, even to me. One of the reasons why Patty Jenkins agreed to do this movie was because of the core story. The action is fantastic. You will have action – but we have a very, very solid story to tell.”
I actually thought that Wonder Woman was one of the few good parts of BvS. Between that, the fact that the WW film is being made by people besides Snyder, and the fact that I want all films based on superheroes to be good means I'm optimistic for this film. DC has burned me too much to think that there is no way this could get screwed up, but from what I've seen and heard I'm optimistic, if a bit cautious.
