While director Patty Jenkins’ 2017 blockbuster Wonder Woman was widely beloved by fans and critics alike, there was one aspect of the movie that was considered a weakness: the ending.
Wonder Woman (Gal Gadot) squared off against the villainous Ares (David Thewlis) in an epic, visual effects heavy climactic battle at the end of the first movie, but Jenkins revealed that wasn’t always the case.
The filmmaker was promoting her epic sequel Wonder Woman 1984, arriving in theaters and on HBO Max on Christmas Day, in a video interview with IGN, when she revealed the studio forced the bigger ending upon her.
Ending: While director Patty Jenkins’ 2017 blockbuster Wonder Woman was widely beloved by fans and critics alike, there was one aspect of the movie that was considered a weakness: the ending
Ares: Wonder Woman (Gal Gadot) squared off against the villainous Ares (David Thewlis) in an epic, visual effects heavy climactic battle at the end of the first movie, but Jenkins revealed that wasn’t always the case
The interviewer pointed out that the finale to the sequel was, ‘much more personal and intimate,’ and when asked if that was a ‘conscious choice’ to make a smaller ending, Jenkins opened up about the original ending.
‘The original end of the first movie was also smaller but the studio made me change it at the last minute,’ the director revealed.
She added it was, ‘a little bit of a bummer that that’s the one thing people talk about because I agreed and I told the studio we didn’t have time to do it, but it was what it was.;
Finale: The interviewer pointed out that the finale to the sequel was, ‘much more personal and intimate,’ and when asked if that was a ‘conscious choice’ to make a smaller ending, Jenkins opened up about the original ending
Jenkins admitted she ended up ‘loving’ the theatrical ending, though she admitted, ‘that was not the original ending of the movie.’
The director didn’t provide more details about what happened in the original Wonder Woman ending though she assured fans the Wonder Woman 1984 ending is not nearly as bombastic.
‘This time around, you know what I loved about it? I love that it has both at the end,’ Jenkins said.
Loving it: Jenkins admitted she ended up ‘loving’ the theatrical ending, though she admitted, ‘that was not the original ending of the movie’
‘We had visual effects, a big battle, which I just dug into and had such a blast executing, which I felt so satisfied with,’ she added.
Jenkins admitted that the end of this movie is, ‘much more pared down’ compared to the Wonder Woman and Arers fight in the first movie, adding, ‘it was really fun to shape it differently.’
Naturally, the director didn’t add any details about the ending, with just three days left until its debut in theaters and on HBO Max.
Blast: ‘We had visual effects, a big battle, which I just dug into and had such a blast executing, which I felt so satisfied with,’ she added
The sequel brings back Gal Gadot as Diana Prince, a.k.a. Wonder Woman, alongside Chris Pine as Steve Trevor.
The action takes place in the year 1984, where Wonder Woman squares off against two new enemies, Maxwell Lord (Pedro Pascal) and The Cheetah (Kristen Wiig).
Patty Jenkins returns to direct after being at the helm for the first Wonder Woman, which earned $822.3 million worldwide from a $149 million budget.
Villain: The action takes place in the year 1984, where Wonder Woman squares off against two new enemies, Maxwell Lord (Pedro Pascal) and The Cheetah (Kristen Wiig)