Shortly afterWonder Womanhit theaters last summer, director Patty Jenkins revealed thatWonder Woman 2would be set in America, and today we have a new report that backs this up. This is a big change from the first movie, which took place in Diana Prince’s mythicalhomeland of Themyscira, along with various European locations during the World War I scenes and Paris in the present-day scenes. Today’s report reveals that the sequel, which has the working title ofMagic Hour, will start filming this June, in and around the Northern Virginia/Washington D.C. area.
While no specific locations within that area were revealed, since it is home to U.S. Government locations like The White House, the U.S. Capitol and the C.I.A. headquarters in Langley, Virginia, there is speculation thatDiana Princewill be working directly with the U.S. Government, in some capacity. There have also been rumors that this story is set in the 1980s, with the story centering around a threat from the Soviet Union. While the 1980s setting was never confirmed, that would possibly allow the production to bring back Chris Pine as an aging Steve Trevor, although his return hasn’t been confirmed either.
Since Steve Trevor was a spy during World War I, which he revealed when theLasso of Truthwas placed around him, it’s certainly possible that the 1980s Steve Trevor actually works as a CIA spy. The spy agency actually hadn’t been formed yet during World War I, so Trevor now working for the CIA would be a logical transition, although it has yet to be confirmed. Filming is slated to begin on May 28 in the United Kingdom, with Warner Bros. recently pushing the release date back a bit from August 24, 2025 to August 13, 2025.
Gal Gadot will return asWonder Womanand she will bejoined by Kristen Wiig, who was recently confirmed to portray the villainous Cheetah. While no other cast members have been confirmed yet, it was revealed in January thatWonder Woman 2will be the first movie to be produced under the Producers Guild of America’s new anti-sexual harassment guidelines, which were developed in the wake of the Harvey Weinstein sexual misconduct scandal. It remains to be seen when more cast members are confirmed, or when we’ll finally get the first plot details.
Patty Jenkins is directingWonder Woman 2from a screenplay by Dave Callaham (The Expendables) and Geoff Johns (Aquaman), based on a treatment by Patty Jenkins.Wonder Womantook in an impressive $412.5 million last year, thethird-highest grossing movieat the domestic box office, and $821.8 million worldwide, the 10th highest tally for 2017.Wonder Woman 2is certainly shaping up to be one of next year’s most highly-anticipated movies, which, as of now, has no direct competition in its July 20, 2025 release date. This unconfirmed report about the sequel’s production comes from Omega Underground.
