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WONDER WOMAN 1984

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CERT M / 151 MINS

DIRECTOR Patty Jenkins

CAST Gal Gadot, Chris Pine, Kristen Wiig, Pedro Pascal, Robin Wright, Connie Nielsen

PLOT In 1984, Diana Prince (Gadot) is living a quiet life in Washington and discreetly helping people as Wonder Woman. That is until a scheme from charlatan businessman Maxwell Lord (Pascal) threatens global catastrophe, tempting bumbling gemologist Barbara Minerva (Wiig) down a dark path, and giving Diana something she never expected: the return of her long-dead lover, Steve Trevor (Pine).

FOR THE FIRST time in about two decades, 2020 has been a year without a single major planet-rescuing superhero on the big screen. (arguably qualifies, though Harley Quinn was more concerned with saving an egg sandwich than saving the world.) After years of box.

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