Wonder Woman 1984 director Patty Jenkins claims the biggest reason for the film's '80s setting it that the era was "the height of Western civilization."
"Why 1984? We wanted to bring Diana into the modern world, but the '80s is a period that Wonder Woman is quite synonymous with," Jenkins said during an appearance at Brazil Comic Con. "So it was great to see her there, but most importantly, it's sort of the height of Western civilization and the success of the world that we all live in in the aftermath of now."
Jenkins goes on to explain that the 1984 settings offers the opportunity to explore how Wonder Woman would deal with the types of villains that come from "the height of our current modern belief system."
Though the plot of Wonder Woman 1984 isn't entirely clear, the recently released trailer teased several villains and return of Chris Pine's Steve Trevor, not to mention an appearance by Wonder Woman's Golden Eagle armor from DC Comics' Kingdom Come. Patty Jenkins wrote the script for the film along with Geoff Johns and David Callaham.
Directed by Patty Jenkins, Wonder Woman 1984 stars Gal Gadot as Diana Prince, Chris Pine as Steve Trevor, Kristen Wiig as Barbara Minerva/Cheetah, Pedro Pascal as Maxwell Lord and Natasha Rothwell. The film opens on June 5, 2020.
(via CinemaBlend)