The runtime forWonder Woman 1984has been revealed now that tickets are on sale, and fans should be prepared for 2 hours and 31 minutes ofGal Gadotkicking all kinds of butt.
DirectorPatty Jenkinspreviously told Colliderlast December that the first cut of the sequel was 2 hours and 45 minutes, so clearly she has been busy trimming the picture in the editing room.
Studios are notorious for preferring shorter runtimes, and Jenkins seemed to allude to some editing battles in that interview, saying “one of the things I’m tinkering with would make it shorter — which would make everybody excited — but it’s not bad.”
One reason that first cut may have been a little longer than originally anticipated is because Jenkins recognized certain moments during filming as being special, and so she decided to expand upon them.
“It was interesting that so many scenes that we set out to shoot, then something great would happen and then we would expand upon it. Some things that were written to be very small, little moments turned into, “But that’s so awesome!” So it’s hard when you end up with that situation,” said Jenkins.
Wonder Woman 1984’s 151-minute runtime makes it considerably longer thanJustice League, which ran a relatively brief 2 hours, though it’s still one minute shorter than the theatrical cut ofBatman v Superman: Dawn of Justice. Meanwhile,Suicide Squadwas 123 minutes,Shazam!was 132 minutes andAquamanwas 142 minutes, so theWonder Womansequel is one of the longest DC movies.
Of course, sinceWonder Woman 1984will be released on HBO Max on the same day it hits theaters, the millions of people who watch it at home will be able to pause the movie to hit the bathroom and answer texts. I don’t really think all these comic book movies necessarily have to run 2.5 hours, butWonder Woman 1984is introducing two new villains played byKristen WiigandPedro Pascal,plus its bringing backChris Pineas Diana’s love interest Steve Trevor, so there’s enough story to justify its runtime.
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