2016 Movie News Archives

November 3, 2016: "Wonder Woman" Movie Inspired by "Superman: The Movie"

Warner Bros. released a new trailer for the 2017 "Wonder Woman" movie starring Gal Gadot today, and Superman fans would have noticed a small sequence that seemed somewhat familiar.

During one part of the trailer a gunman tries to shoot Steve Trevor, but Diana Prince reaches around a stops the bullet... Something Clark Kent did for Lois Lane when a man fires a gun at her during an attempted robbery in "Superman: The Movie".

In an interview with Variety from earlier this year "Wonder Woman" director Patty Jenkins admitted that the 1978 film by Richard Donner was her inspiration for filming Wonder Woman.

"'Superman' was all about you. It was about you watching and realizing what it would feel like to have great powers and do great things. It was full of love and emotion."

Watch the new "Wonder Woman" trailer below:



Here's the bullet-catching segment from "Superman: The Movie":




2016 Movie News

Listed below are all the Movie News items archived for 2016 organized into various categories:

“Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice” Movie News: “Justice League” Movie News: “Justice League vs. Teen Titans” Animated Movie News: LEGO Animated Movie News: Christopher Reeve Movie News: Other Movie News:

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