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004 SEPTEMBER 2017
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1st
The first live-action film by a female director
to have a $100 million-plus budget. At $797
million, it is also now the highest grossing
live-action feature directed by a woman. Before
this, the record was held by SamTaylor-
Johnson for Fifty Shades of Grey. 76
Years since the debut of Wonder
woman in All Star Comics No.
8, in October 1941. Creator
William Moulton Marston
was an American psychologist
who played a part in the early
development of the lie detector.
He drew inspiration for Wonder
Woman from feminism, and was
also associated with the female
suffrage movement.
$300,000
What Gal Gadot was reportedly paid for her role as Wonder Woman. That may sound
low, but in context, Chris Evans also reportedly received the same paycheck for
Captain America: The First Avenger. In both cases stars and studios are happy to
negotiate a hefty pay rise if the movie becomes a blockbuster.
18
The age when Wonder Woman star Gal
Gadot was crowned Miss Israel, in 2004.
1960
The year the Justice League of America
made its first appearance in a DC Comics
publication. Wonder Woman featured as one
of the founding members alongside Batman,
Aquaman, The Flash, Green Lantern, Martian
Manhunter and Superman. Zack Snyder's
Justice League movie, due November 17, will
again feature Gal Gadot as Wonder Woman
alongside Ray Fisher (Cyborg), Ben Affleck
(Batman), Jason Momoa (Aquaman), and Ezra
Miller (The Flash).
4th
The fourth official installment in the DC Extended Universe
that began with Man of Steel (2013), followed by Batman v
Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016) and Suicide Squad (2016).
7/24Wonder Woman director
Patty Jenkins and Lynda
Carter share the same
birthday of July 24. Lynda
Carter was the iconic star
of the original Wonder
Woman TV series that ran
from 1975 to 1979.
The first DC
Comic featuring
the Justice
League of
America
Zack Snyder's Justice League will
be premiering 17th November
Wonder Woman is
out Sept 27 on DVD,
Blu-ray and 4K.
See page 28 for more
Wonder Woman director Patty Jenkins
and Gal Gadot
Lynda Carter as TV's
original Wonder Woman