In the first Wonder Woman film, Diana Prince left the island of Themyscira behind, but that doesn't mean the film's sequel won't be returning to the heroine's homeland. new movie still from Wonder Woman 1984 showcases a flashback to Diana Prince's origin in Themyscira at the Amazon Olympics.

In an interview with Empire, director Patty Jenkins explained the importance of including the Amazon Olympics. "What I love about the Amazon Olympics is everything that we got to really celebrate in the first movie... Here are these people who are incredibly powerful and capable, but different in how they approach things. If you've been training for hundreds of years because of an impending invasion, you’re going to be constantly working on all these skill sets. So, to me, every year, they would have these Olympics to see who’s doing the best on horses or swimming the fastest, and seeing new tricks people have figured out."

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In addition to celebrating these women's strength, the flashbacks will also help build the framework for the upcoming Wonder Woman 3, an Amazon spinoff film and a possible Amazon animated series.

Directed and co-written by Patty Jenkins, Wonder Woman 1984 stars Gal Gadot, Chris Pine, Kristen Wiig, Pedro Pascal and Natasha Rothwell. The film arrives in theaters Oct. 2.

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