Report: Wonder Woman 2’s setting is rather topical

The latest batch of reports on Wonder Woman 2 includes the case for a comeback as well as a possible time setting, which sounds awfully topical.

With interest understandably high in Wonder Woman, it’s unsurprising that sequel reports have already started popping up. Take this one, which we found via io9 and which io9 found via TheWrap, who confirmed a ScreenRant report. (Now that’s a chain.)

Speaking of things that are unsurprising, one of the biggest notes in both of the sourced reports is that DC would very much like to bring Steve Trevor back. That means bringing Chris Pine back. TheWrap casually notes that Pine does have an opening in his contract. It even makes the case that it’s possible based on the source mythology.

Speaking of source mythology, yours truly and the rest of the Culturess team made a guess that the underworld would appear in the sequel the weekend that the first film came out. Additionally, the depictions of the gods seen in Wonder Woman‘s opening segment on Themyscira appear to not show Hades at all. Hades, as you may know, is conveniently the god of the underworld.

What’s also intriguing is that both reports also have it that Wonder Woman‘s sequel will feature her squaring off with the Soviet Union. Hopefully she will retain her gorgeous locks instead of going for the full crimped and teased look. That’s right, the sequel is also set in the ’80s.

This decision also makes a weird amount of sense. One need only look at the front page of the Washington Post, the New York Times, or the Wall Street Journal to understand why the USSR might hold some appeal for Patty Jenkins and Geoff Johns, who are working on the sequel. It’s on the nose without being too much so.

There may also be aesthetic reasons, though. Zack Snyder’s stamp on the modern-set movies makes for some very dark films, color-wise. Meanwhile, Jenkins’ World War I Wonder Woman had all kinds of color in it.

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Again, we hope Jenkins doesn’t go full neon for the ’80s. We’re sure she could make it work no matter what, though.