Patty Jenkins Changed the Original Traumatic Origin Story in ‘Wonder Woman’

Director Patty Jenkins and her “Wonder Woman” cast have been open about the struggles making both their first standalone feature and its recent sequel, “Wonder Woman 1984.” Now, we’re learning that the plotline to the original “Wonder Woman” film, released in 2017, had an incredibly troubling origin story that director Jenkins removed.The plot was revealed by actress Connie Nielsen, who played Hippolyta, the mother of Diana/Wonder Woman (Gal Gadot).

During a recent discussion with fellow “Wonder Woman” actress Robin Wright over on Collider, Nielsen said Jenkins refused to have the Amazon be victimized through a traumatic backstory.“She was very clear about what the Amazons were supposed to be.

And I think that there had originally been some idea that the Amazons had been deeply traumatized by some kind of horrible event that involved mass rape.

And Patty just said, ‘Hm, no.

No, no, we’re not gonna put that on those Amazons.

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