<P> Wonder Woman is a 2017 American superhero film based on the DC Comics character of the same name, distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures . It is the fourth installment in the DC Extended Universe (DCEU). The film is directed by Patty Jenkins, with a screenplay by Allan Heinberg, from a story by Heinberg, Zack Snyder, and Jason Fuchs, and stars Gal Gadot, Chris Pine, Robin Wright, Danny Huston, David Thewlis, Connie Nielsen, and Elena Anaya . Wonder Woman is the second live action theatrical film featuring the titular character, following her debut in 2016's Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice . Jenkins's role as director makes her the first female director of a studio superhero comic book live - action theatrical release film . The film tells the story of Princess Diana, who grows up on the Amazon island of Themyscira . After American pilot Steve Trevor crashes offshore of the island and is rescued by her, he tells the Amazons about the ongoing World War . Diana then leaves her home in order to end the conflict, becoming Wonder Woman in the process . </P> <P> While development for the film began in 1996, Jenkins signed on to direct in 2015 . Principal photography began on November 21, 2015, with filming taking place in the United Kingdom, France, and Italy before wrapping up on May 9, 2016, the 123rd anniversary of the birth of the creator, William Moulton Marston . Additional filming took place in November 2016 . </P> <P> Wonder Woman premiered in Shanghai on May 15, 2017, and was released in the United States on June 2, 2017, in 2D, 3D and IMAX 3D . It received largely positive reviews from critics, being praised for the direction, performances, action sequences and musical score . The film set numerous box office records, including becoming the highest - grossing film directed by a woman, the biggest domestic opening for a film directed by a woman, the highest - grossing superhero origin film domestically, and the largest opening for a female - led comic book film . Wonder Woman is also the fifth - highest - grossing superhero film domestically and 20th - highest - grossing film in the United States . It has grossed over $820 million worldwide, making it the seventh - highest - grossing film of 2017 . It also helped the DCEU to push past $3 billion at the worldwide box office, making it the seventeenth - highest - grossing film franchise of all time . A sequel, Wonder Woman 2, is set to be released on December 13, 2019 . </P> <P> In present - day Paris, Diana Prince receives a photographic plate of herself and four men taken during World War I, prompting her to recall her past . Diana is the daughter of Queen Hippolyta, who made Diana from clay that was given life by Zeus . Diana was raised on the hidden island of Themyscira, home to the Amazonian warrior women created by Zeus to protect mankind . Hippolyta shares the Amazonian history with Diana, including how Ares, Zeus's son, became jealous of humanity and orchestrated its destruction . When the other gods of Mount Olympus attempted to stop him, Ares killed all but Zeus, who wounded Ares, forcing his retreat . Zeus left the Amazons a sword, the "Godkiller", to prepare them for Ares' return . </P>

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