Filmmaker
Patty Jenkins has made it clear that it wasn't her idea to have two villains in her upcoming movie 'Wonder Woman 1984' and said it happened organically. The much-awaited film is a sequel to Jenkins' 2017 blockbuster 'Wonder Woman', starring Gal Gadot as the titular DC superhero.
In the sequel, which will come out in August, Gadot's Wonder Woman will face-off against Barbara Ann Minerva aka Cheetah (
Kristen Wiig) as well as businessman
Maxwell Lord (
Pedro Pascal).
"It turned out that the story was the thing that gave birth to the need for both (villains)," Jenkins told.
"It wasn't that I thought I needed both. Cheetah was the villain that we were focused on having in this movie, but then
Max Lord, throughout the history of Wonder Woman comics he serves a very mechanical purpose, often," she added.
The filmmaker also explained her decision to cast Wiig opposite Gadot in the sequel.
"It doesn't have to be against expectations, I think it has to be fresh, you know? If it was just a vixen... like, Gal's a model, a full-blown model. If we cast another full-blown model and it's a cat fight?
"That felt a little dull, versus a beautiful woman who's totally different Kristen who's really funny but a total juxtaposition to Gal. So they have such a different space. I thought that was an interesting way to tell the story," Jenkins said.
As for Pascal, the director said the 'Narcos' star has done a 'fantastic' job with his character.
"Max Lord is a great 'Wonder Woman' character. I love him serving the role he is right now. Pedro Pascal is fantastic at this role. It's like you've never seen him before too," Jenkins added.