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==DC Extended Universe==

==DC Extended Universe==

In June, 2013, following the success of ''Man Of Steel'', it was announced that Warner Bros. had given the green light to produce a sequel to the film to be released a year later.  At the San Diego ComicCon the following month it was announced that instead of a sequel, it would be a stand-alone film meant to kick-start the [[Justice League]] story line and begin a series of films collectively titled the DC Extended Universe.  Released in 2016, ''Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice'' marked the first big-screen appearance of Wonder Woman, although her time on-screen was small as compared to the two titular heroes.  Gal Gadot, an Israeli actress whose credits include the popular ''Fast and Furious'' franchise, was cast to play the Amazonian princess in this film, and although the film as a whole received luke-warm criticism<ref>https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/batman_v_superman_dawn_of_justice/</ref><ref>http://www.telegraph.co.uk/films/2016/04/14/batman-v-superman-dawn-of-justice-is-the-most-incoherent-blockbu/</ref>, Gadot's performance was positively received, with the one newspaper claiming "she stole limelight" away from Batman and Superman<ref>https://www.theguardian.com/film/2016/mar/27/wonder-woman-gal-gadot-batman-v-superman</ref>

In June, 2013, following the success of ''Man Of Steel'', it was announced that Warner Bros. had given the green light to produce a sequel to the film to be released a year later.  At the San Diego ComicCon the following month it was announced that instead of a sequel, it would be a stand-alone film meant to kick-start the [[Justice League]] story line and begin a series of films collectively titled the DC Extended Universe.  Released in 2016, ''Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice'' marked the first big-screen appearance of Wonder Woman, although her time on-screen was small as compared to the two titular heroes.  Gal Gadot, an Israeli actress whose credits include the popular ''Fast and Furious'' franchise, was cast to play the Amazonian princess in this film, and although the film as a whole received luke-warm criticism,<ref>https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/batman_v_superman_dawn_of_justice/</ref><ref>http://www.telegraph.co.uk/films/2016/04/14/batman-v-superman-dawn-of-justice-is-the-most-incoherent-blockbu/</ref> Gadot's performance was positively received, with the one newspaper claiming "she stole limelight" away from Batman and Superman<ref>https://www.theguardian.com/film/2016/mar/27/wonder-woman-gal-gadot-batman-v-superman</ref>

===''Wonder Woman'' (2017)===

===''Wonder Woman'' (2017)===

[[Wonder Woman (2017 film)|''Wonder Woman'']]<ref>http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0451279/</ref> was released on June 2, 2017, and by the end of that month the film had grossed over $720 million world-wide<ref>http://movieweb.com/wonder-woman-box-office-audience-majority-women/</ref>. In this story Diana learns of a war raging outside of her island world via a pilot who crashed nearby, and she leaves to fight in it and discovers her destiny.  Departing from the comics history slightly, the story takes place in [[World War I]] rather than [[World War II]], in keeping with the immortality of the character.  Chris Pine co-stars as Steve Trevor, and is directed by Patty Jenkins<ref>http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/wonder-woman-review-roundup-critics-dc-superman-batman-a7762471.html</ref>, who as a female marks a first for the superhero film genre.  

[[Wonder Woman (2017 film)|''Wonder Woman'']]<ref>http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0451279/</ref> was released on June 2, 2017, and by the end of that month the film had grossed over $720 million worldwide.<ref>http://movieweb.com/wonder-woman-box-office-audience-majority-women/</ref>  In this story Diana learns of a war raging outside of her island world via a pilot who crashed nearby, and she leaves to fight in it and discovers her destiny.  Departing from the comics history slightly, the story takes place in [[World War I]] rather than [[World War II]], in keeping with the immortality of the character.  Chris Pine co-stars as Steve Trevor, and is directed by Patty Jenkins,<ref>http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/wonder-woman-review-roundup-critics-dc-superman-batman-a7762471.html</ref> who as a female marks a first for the superhero film genre.  

In a side note, it was discovered that ''Wonder Woman'' reached gender parity in ticket sales; 50% of viewers were women, as opposed to an average of 62% men seeing previous action films which had in its cast a female heroine.  Matthew Liebmann of Movio also indicated the above-average attendance numbers involved parents and their children.  "That says to me that there was an increase in parents taking their children to see the film," he said. "It wasn’t just the female audience that made this film a hit."<ref>http://variety.com/2017/film/news/wonder-woman-study-box-office-1202488262/</ref>

In a side note, it was discovered that ''Wonder Woman'' reached gender parity in ticket sales; 50% of viewers were women, as opposed to an average of 62% men seeing previous action films which had in its cast a female heroine.  Matthew Liebmann of Movio also indicated the above-average attendance numbers involved parents and their children.  "That says to me that there was an increase in parents taking their children to see the film," he said. "It wasn’t just the female audience that made this film a hit."<ref>http://variety.com/2017/film/news/wonder-woman-study-box-office-1202488262/</ref>