‘Wonder Woman’ Extended Featurette: The Making Of An Origin Movie
By Hoai-Tran Bui/May 30, 2017 11:00 am EST
“What is it to be a hero?” Jenkins asks near the beginning of the 13-minute Wonder Woman featurette. “The greatest thing about Wonder Woman is how good, and kind, and loving she is, yet none of that negates any of her power.”
Gadot described how she had five months of working on horseback riding, martial arts, and training with a stunt team, but those weren’t the only things that helped her embody the iconic female superhero.
It’s a particular anecdote by Pine, who plays U.S. pilot and spy Steve Trevor, that shows how Gadot embodies the true spirit of Wonder Woman. Pine describes how they were shooting outside of Oxford and it was so freezing cold that even the male actors in their layers of jackets were chilly, but Gadot was out in her sleeveless, skirted costume, unaffected.
“Diana can’t be cold,” Gadot said in response, smiling. “She’s Wonder Woman.”
“I think because I was so focused on telling her story, and being her, that I literally depressed the physical challenges,” she continues.
The cast also had nothing but praise for Jenkins, commenting on her energy, her dedication to the character, and her vision for the grand scope of the film. And grand it was, shooting in about 38 locations, the supervising location manager says, describing sets in Australia, Italy, and England.
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