Wonder Woman animated movie
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Wonder Woman is a 2009 direct-to-video animated film focusing on the superheroine Wonder Woman. The plot of the movie is based loosely on George Perez' reboot of the character, specifically the "Gods and Mortals" arc that started the character's second volume in 1987. It is the fourth in the line of DC Universe Original Animated Movies released by Warner Premiere and Warner Bros. Animation.
The film is directed by Lauren Montgomery, who directed the second act of Superman: Doomsday and did storyboard work for Justice League: The New Frontier, and written by Gail Simone and Michael Jelenic. As with all previous releases in this line of films, it is produced by acclaimed DC Comics animation veteran Bruce Timm.
Plot
Centuries ago, the Amazons, a proud and fierce race of warrior women, led by Queen Hippolyta (Virginia Madsen), battled Ares (Alfred Molina), the God Of War, and his army. During the battle, Hippolyta beheaded her son, Thrax (Jason Miller), whom she conceived with Ares, and then defeated the God Of War himself. Zeus (David McCallum), prevented them from killing Ares. Instead Hera (Marg Helgenberger), bound his powers with magic gauntlets so that he was no more powerful than a mortal and that only another god could release him. In compensation, the Amazons were granted the island of Themyscira, where they could be eternally youthful and isolated from Man in the course of their duty of holding Ares prisoner for all eternity. Later Hippolyta was granted a daughter, Princess Diana (Keri Russell). Years later, an American fighter pilot, Steve Trevor (Nathan Fillion), is shot down and crash-lands on the island and soon meets Diana. Steve and Diana fight and she defeats him, taking him to the Amazons. Hippolyta decides he should be returned home, Diana volunteers, but is assigned to guard Ares's cell. Diana defies her mother and wins the right to take Trevor. Meanwhile, the amazon Persephone (Vicki Lewis) releases Ares.
With the additional task of capturing Ares, Diana brings Trevor to New York City where the he volunteers to help. An investigation uncovers a pattern of violence created by Ares presence that will lead to him given time, the pair go out to a bar while they wait. After some heavy drinking Trevor makes a pass at Diana. They argue outside, and are attacked first by thugs and then the demigod, Deimos. Deimos kills himself to prevent being interrogated, they find an clue on his body that leads them to an temple guarded by the worshipers of Ares.
Once there, Diana attempts to subdue Ares, but he summons monsters that snatch and threaten to kill her, prompting Trevor to save her instead of stopping Ares. Meanwhile, Ares performs a sacrifice to open a gate to the underworld where he persuades Hades, to remove the gauntlets. Later Diana regains consciousness and is furious that Trevor saved her than stop Ares. Trevor argues against her abuse with his own criticism of the Amazons' isolation and their generalizations about Men.
Ares and his army attacks Washington DC. Trevor and Diana arrive to battle Ares, and soon joined by the Amazons. Meanwhile the President influenced by Ares' power, orders a nuclear missile against Themyscira. This act of supreme aggression increases Ares power, but is killed by Diana when Trevor takes the invisible jet and shoots down the missile.
Later on Themyscira, Hippolyta realizes that Diana misses both the outside world and Trevor. She charges her daughter to become a diplomat for the Amazons. Diana accepts and she returns to the world of men where she enjoys the company of Trevor and assumed a secret identity as Diana Prince. However, their relationship comes with the understanding of her larger duties such as when she sees The Cheetah robbing a bank and she excuses herself to stop the supervillainess as Wonder Woman.
Promotion
Upon the DVD release of the film, DC Comics arranged for several promotional packaging concepts to be released through different vendors. Working together with Mattel, they created a miniature action figure of the animated Wonder Woman that was packaged together with the 2-disc DVD sets through Best Buy's stores. Images of the animated Wonder Woman were made into sheets of temporary tattoos and packaged with the single disc DVD of the film that were sold exclusively through Kmart's stores. FYE and Suncoast retail stores sold pre-orders of the DVD with a promotional movie poster containing a printed autograph of the film's director Lauren Montgomery. The two-disc special edition DVDs sold at Target stores included bonus Wonder Woman centric episodes from the Justice League animated series and its spin-off Justice League Unlimited, two shows produced by Bruce Timm. Borders Book Stores offered an exclusive "Making of Wonder Woman" booklet featuring storyboards and character designs. Finally, a lenticular cover was created for the DVD cover depicting Wonder Woman shifting her position, sold exclusively through Wal-Mart's stores.
