Where Wonder Woman Will Be Set And Why That Matters 

Where Wonder Woman Will Be Set And Why That Matters

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Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice and Suicide Squad are clearly taking place in the present day, the setting of 2017’s Wonder Woman has been called into question for a while now. It was first rumored last year that the Amazon warrior’s solo movie would take place in the 1920s, but the last several months have seen reports saying that part of the movie will be set 10 years earlier in World War I. Following a photo of Chris Pine in period clothing being posted on social media a few weeks ago, new photos have surfaced online confirming part of the movie will indeed take place in the early 20th century.

Said photos show Pine, Gal Gadot and numerous extras dressed in World War I-era attire while shooting near Southend, Essex, England this past Sunday. You can head over to Daily Mail to check out their pictures, but now we know that Diana of Themyscira will be active in the outside world while Europe is fighting the Great War. While the photos didn’t reveal much plot-wise, they do give us a better idea of what to expect going off what we’ve learned in the previous reports. Here’s what you need to know about this setting and why it’s important.

According to the second report concerning the World War I setting, part of the movie will be set in 1916. The massive conflict has been going on for two years at this point, and it’s only another year before the United States officially joins the Allied Powers. This means

Wonder Woman is taking a similar approach to the 1970s Wonder Woman TV series’ first season, which was based in World War II. All the set photos confirm so far is that Diana will be having some kind of interaction with Pine’s Steve Trevor during wartime, but the Star Trek star may not be the same Trevor he’s signed on to play in multiple movies. 

After costar Saïd Taghmaoui posted that photo of Pine in period clothing, it was reported that Pine will also be playing Trevor’s grandfather, also named Steve Trevor. It’s this Trevor, presumably a pilot, who will crash-land on Themyscira, and after meeting Diana, he’ll help her defeat the main antagonist Ares. Flash-forward approximately 100 years, and Trevor’s grandson (the one who will presumably appear in sequels) will assist her in taking down the Greek god of war again. So the Trevor family’s history will be established while the world deals with its first World War, though whether they’ll fight Ares on the battlefield or in a more urban setting remains to be seen.

Why is this important to the development of Wonder Woman in the up-and-coming DC Cinematic Universe? Read on, and find out.

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