Hey Look, it’s Robin Wright!
Fittingly, Wonder Woman features a stacked cast of female talent, but unless you already knew to be looking for her, you may have missed House of Cards‘ Robin Wright, who appears briefly here as Amazonian General Antiope. For those who don’t know, Antiope is Diana’s aunt and the Amazonian master of combat, as she teaches Diana everything she knows. She’s depicted here leading a cavalry charge against an invading force on Themyscira, so it’s fair to say that she’s going to be a stone cold badass for much of her screen time, and if you’ve seen House of Cards, you know this is a role Wright is totally comfortable playing.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5lGoQhFb4NM Source: Warner Bros
Steve Trevor’s Plane Theft
Chris Pine plays Wonder Woman’s ally and potential love interest Steve Trevor, who as the trailer shows is quite the capable pilot. What you may not have realized is that those scenes of him stealing and flying a plane take place before he meets Diana. You can tell because he’s wearing the same jacket as the one he washes up on shores of Themyscira with, which means that we’ll get to see how Steve finds his way to the island instead of him just washing up on shore randomly one morning and blowing Diana’s mind.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5lGoQhFb4NM Source: Warner Bros
Steve’s Secretary Is Dawn From ‘The Office’
The most humoros and pro-feminist scene in the trailer involves Diana being introduced to Steve’s secretary Etta Candy. Etta is a classic Wonder Woman character and is typically presented as Diana’s best friend and sidekick. In the film, she’s played by Lucy Davis, who starred in the British version of The Office, as well as Shaun of the Dead. We actually didn’t even realize it was her the first time since she looks so different, so there’s a good chance you probably didn’t recognize her at first either.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5lGoQhFb4NM Source: Warner Bros
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