Wonder Woman 1984 director Patty Jenkins shared a new motion poster following news of the sequel’s release date delay.
Today, Warner Bros. announced it has decided to push back the release date of Wonder Woman 1984 from June 5 to August 14, 2020, due to the coronavirus pandemic. The long-awaited sequel is now the latest Hollywood blockbuster to be postponed as theaters across the world close and people are advised to remain indoors as much as possible during the outbreak.
In a post on her official Twitter account, Wonder Woman 1984 director Patty Jenkins responded to the news with a hopeful message expressing her belief in the power of cinema and a prayer for better times for everyone by August. Furthermore, Patty Jenkins’ post included a brand new motion poster for the film featuring Gal Gadot’s Diana Prince with the Golden Eagle armor.
Check out the post from Patty Jenkins to see the new motion poster.
We made Wonder Woman 1984 for the big screen and I believe in the power of cinema. In these terrible times, when theater owners are struggling as so many are, we are excited to re-date our film to August 14th 2020 in a theater near you, and pray for better times for all by then pic.twitter.com/85ykQ8x6NE
— Patty Jenkins (@PattyJenks) March 24, 2020
What do you think of the decision to push back the release date of the film? Were you hoping Warner Bros. would make the Patty Jenkins film available through streaming? What are your thoughts on the new motion poster? Let us know what you think in the comments section below and stay tuned to Heroic Hollywood for the latest news on the matter as it develops.
Full details on the Wonder Woman 1984 plot are being kept under wraps, but the film is said to follow Gal Gadot’s Diana Prince as she comes into conflict with a formidable new adversary named Cheetah and businessman Maxwell Lord.
Directed by Patty Jenkins from a script she co-wrote with David Callaham and a treatment she developed with Geoff Johns, the film stars Gal Gadot, Chris Pine, Kristen Wiig, Pedro Pascal, Natasha Rothwell, Ravi Patel, Gabriella Wilde, Connie Nielson, and Robin Wright.
Wonder Woman 1984 is currently scheduled to be released in theaters on August 14, 2020.
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