'Wonder Woman' Sequel Release Pushed Back
by EG
A sequel to the 2017 hit Wonder Woman won't be coming out in 2019 after all. Warner Bros. has announced that it's pushing the movie's release back by a full seven months. Read on for details.
The next Wonder Woman movie has relocated to a new date.
Wonder Woman 1984 will now open June 5, 2020, the same corridor in which the first movie debuted in 2017. The sequel previously was set to open Nov. 1, 2019. Star Gal Gadot tweeted the news Monday.
"We had tremendous success releasing the first Wonder Woman film during the summer, so when we saw an opportunity to take advantage of the changing competitive landscape, we did," Warners president of domestic distribution Jeff Goldstein said in a statement moments after Gadot tweeted. "This move lands the film exactly where it belongs.”
Super excited to announce that, thanks to the changing landscape, we are able to put Wonder Woman back to its rightful home. June 5, 2020. Be there or be square!!!
— Gal Gadot (@GalGadot) October 22, 2018
✨🙅♀️✨ pic.twitter.com/Wj8ORUQLdg
The sequel reunites Gadot with Wonder Woman director Patty Jenkins and co-star Chris Pine, with Pedro Pascal and Kristen Wiig joining the franchise in the follow-up. Wonder Woman, groundbreaking in featuring a female superhero, grossed more than $412 million in North America and $821.8 million globally.
In a twinned move, Warner Bros. also announced that it is taking Six Billion Dollar Man off its release calendar for now. The pic had been set to open on the date now occupied by Wonder Woman 1984. Mark Wahlberg is attached to star in the long-awaited film adaptation of the classic TV show, although Warners — which picked up the project from the now-defunct Weinstein Co. — has yet to announce a director.
Get the rest of the story at The Hollywood Reporter.
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