Chris Pine Confirms ‘Wonder Woman’ Is Set During World War I
By Jacob Hall/Jan. 15, 2016 11:00 am EST
It’s official now: Wonder Woman will be set during World War I. So there you go.
Although he has The Finest Hours coming out in just two weeks, the bulk of Pine’s conversation with The Toronto Sun focuses on Wonder Woman, which has been filming under a veil of secrecy since since November. However, Pine did give up the time period in which the film is set and he seems fairly pumped about getting to play around in this corner of world history:
Pine is right – we don’t get to see World War I on screen very often. Unlike World War II, which has a very clear “good versus evil” narrative, the “Great War” was a far murkier affair, the result of countless alliances coming undone and messy politics turning nation against nation. To read about World War I is to read about one of the most miserable events in all of human history – it’s a period of total horror, where countless men marched to their deaths as part of a seemingly pointless conflict over nothing of great importance.
It’s a period we don’t see often; it’s usually World War II. Our costume design is incredible. We have scenes with, like, 500 extras all in period dress. I’d never been on a film with extras casting as beautifully done as it is here.
Pine doesn’t offer much in the way of plot details, but he does talk about Steve Trevor, who sounds like he could be a great foil for the traditionally optimistic Wonder Woman:
He also took time to praise director Patty Jenkins, using the phrase “pop sensibility,” which is just a nice thing to say about anyone making a comic book movie:
Steve Trevor is a rogue-ish, cynical realist who’s seen the awful brutish nature of modern civilization. He’s a worldly guy, a charming guy and it’s going to be a great, fun film. There are some incredibly deep, interesting and morally relevant themes.
Wonder Woman also stars Robin Wright, Danny Huston, and David Thewlis and will open on June 23, 2017. The first sneak peek at the film is expected to arrive sometime this month.
Patty [Jenkins] is just directing the daylights out of it. It’s shot beautifully, feels so wonderfully period, but also has this wonderful pop sensibility.
