New WONDER WOMAN 1984 Photos Show Diana Prince Facing Off with Cheetah and Maxwell Lord
We’ve got a few new photos to share with you from DC’s Wonder Woman 1984. These photos come from the latest issue of Empire Magazine and show Diana Prince (Gal Gadot) facing off against both Barbara Ann Minerva/Cheetah (Kristen Wiig) and Maxwell Lord (Pedro Pascal). Check out all those images below:
When previously talking about Wiig in the role of Cheetah, director Patty Jenkins said:
"We were super fans of Kristen, and we love how funny she is, but I've also been a huge admirer of what a great actress she is for a long time. So when we needed someone to go all the way from one end of the spectrum of being funny, sweet Diana's friend, all the way to a totally different place, we knew that Kristen Wiig would kill it, and she went beyond our wildest dreams."
When talking about Maxwell Lord, the director explained that this will be a completely different kind of foe, one that will fit the 1980's setting of the story:
“Max Lord is a character very much of the time period the movie is in, he's the King of Infomercials, and he's selling a dream to the public, and he'll do anything to be successful. But sometimes when you get what you want, greatness comes with a price. So that's Maxwell Lord.”
The story picks up with Diana Prince as she’s working at the Natural History Museum in Washington, D.C., and she’s been living a quiet, lonely life since the events of the first movie. But she’s still just trying to help the people who need it.
Producer Charles Roven previously said:
"She has not only had the loss of [Chris Pine’s] Steve Trevor. [but] she’s lost nearly all the people that are important to her because they’re not immortal, and her life is actually quite lonely and spartan. In fact, the only joy that she gets out of it is when she’s actually doing something for people, if she can help those in need."
It’ll be fun to see how this story plays out and I’m especially excited to see Wonder Woman and Cheetah fight! There’s no doubt that the fight and action sequences in this film are going to be awesome! The movie is set to premiere in theaters on August 24th.