Summary
- Zack Snyder had unique plans for Wonder Woman, which could have prevented the controversial Steve Trevor plot in Wonder Woman 1984.
- Snyder envisioned Wonder Woman as a warrior traveling the world, meeting multiple lovers before and after Steve Trevor, redefining her story.
- While Snyder's ideas were interesting, the final Wonder Woman was more comic-accurate and a significant departure from Snyder's concept.
Zack Snyder’s unrealized Wonder Woman movie plans could have prevented the most controversial element of Wonder Woman 1984. Introduced to the DC Extended Universe in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, Gal Gadot’s Wonder Woman brought complexity, likability, and comic accuracy to the iconic role, making her one of the franchise’s best characters. Unfortunately, Gadot’s future in the upcoming DC Universe soft reboot is unclear, with a recast seemingly likely, despite conflicting reports on her potential reprisal in the new continuity. As Gadot’s character was being developed for the DCEU, however, she was envisioned as a markedly different character.
Gadot’s Wonder Woman is accurate to her comic counterpart, with some of the most notable differences being that the Greek Gods are deceased (though they could have been resurrected like their comic counterparts) and that Wonder Woman fought in World War 1. The DCEU Wonder Woman films include key supporting characters from the comics, such as Steve Trevor, who tragically dies at the end of the 2017 film. Diana and Steve’s chemistry is one of the 2017 film’s strongest elements, so it was no surprise that Chris Pine reprized his role in the sequel, Wonder Woman 1984.
Many incarnations of Wonder Woman – including her Golden Age comic counterpart – fought in World War 2, not World War 1.