At times it was louder than a rock concert and the energy in the room was contagious.
Check out what they had to say below.Wonder Woman 1984opens June 5, 2020.
QUESTION: You made the movie a little while ago and it comes out in five, six months.
You’ve been sitting on waiting to talk about the movie until literally today.
So the story was [makes a zipper/sewn-up sound] I knew exactly what I wanted it to be.
Let’s make a grand tentpole like they made in the 80s.
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So, we did almost all of our stunts, our fights practically.
We flew to locations all over the world.
Wire work has come such a long way, but people aren’t doing fights that way anymore.
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We got Cirque de Soleil to come and work with us.
GAL GADOT: I’m still recovering.
JENKINS: No one’s ever done it, yeah.
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That was really, really challenging for us in many different ways.
On that note, how much of the fights and the stunts did you do yourself?
GADOT: I do a lot.
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But I do a lot of it.
JENKINS: In the incredibly uncomfortable costumes.
Like, the golden armor was not super comfy.
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GADOT: No, no.
GADOT: We know.
JENKINS: Because you’re wearing it.
I’m also curious, where are you in the edit right now?
JENKINS: We’re done.
The movie is done.
Can you let me fiddle with that?
So I’m fiddling but the movie is technically done.
So you’re like, picture lock, the whole thing?
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So all your VFX shots are done too?
JENKINS: Oh yeah.
So, yeah, that’s what I mean.
When do you ever
GADOT: We can share it with the world.
I was like, Ah, just wait.
Youre going to see our action.
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You’re going to see there’s no way we just did that as a reaction.
That’s a year-long process.
Like just dying to show it.
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So your final trailer is the one that finally has the VFX shots.
you might have a completely different marketing campaign because your movie’s done.
GADOT: Yeah we’re very lucky that way.
JENKINS: Yeah, totally.
This time I’m actually sitting around and saying What if we…maybe…
I can do a different version of that shot.
Can I try a different…?
Wow, it’s incredible.
I’ve never gotten to do that in my life.
And if we don’t change anything, we don’t change anything.
But if we find something we like then we’ll do that.
It’s pretty incredible.
Yeah, we’re psyched.
JENKINS: The last time we did it, it was a very clear vocal version of it.
When Gal and Kristen are major characters and it’s not a phenomenon.
It’s not like a pat on the back.
GADOT: This is how you’re able to view the DNA of this movie.
We think about it, but we don’t struggle with it because for us it’s very clear.
So it’s there already.
Is that the theme ofWonder Woman 1984?
JENKINS: It is.
How would she encounter that?
Except for she has a very interesting different journey in this movie than you would expect as well.
She has her own struggles.
Two very strong forms of want and what happens when you want so much.
It’s just a matter of will we change our minds and when.
I think what we don’t want to do is do it back-to-back.
I never want to make decisions too far in advance.
So three years from now, three, four years?
JENKINS: It would not be two, I’ll tell you that.
Im not doing that again.
What did you learn in the first one that you used in the sequel?
JENKINS: I learned all kinds of stuff.
I think even just coming into the size and the scale of the operation.
I had a really good time doing it last time, but this time I went in understanding.
I ran departments differently.
I also just think the comfort of all of us having worked together.
So we had such a good time.
But this was hard, but it was also super fun.
And I know my crew.
Ive worked with them now for five years straight.
And then I’m laughing so hard I’m crying.
So it was fun.
This is where the money is.
This is the most important moments for my character.
So those were the moments that I was really looking forward to shoot.
But, at the same time it’s worth it.
And watching the movie now a few times, I’m so happy with the way we did it.
So you think she was right?
I love talking about the editing process, because it’s the final rewrite.
JENKINS: When I got in the editing room, it was hilariously parallel to the film.
We knew it at the time, but it was too much of a good thing.
I mean it was very hard.
Can I ask where it is now?
It’s not so bad.
But everybodys
Its 2:20?
JENKINS: Everybody always wants you to make it shorter.
So I have an idea and I’m like, Maybe it would make it shorter.
So anyway, we’re not going to officially say yet.
However, it’s in a good territory.
So it’s hard when you end up with that situation.
So the movie is exactly the same movie.
Almost nothing has changed since the first cut except for trying to tighten and music and changing those things.
I think a lot of fans would be happy with a two-and-a-half hour version ofWonder Woman 2.
But I also understand that it’s hard to release.
Its better when it’s a two hour movie.
So they’re giving a running time to the movie that’s not even true.
But that’s not going to be the case in our credits.
But anyway, nice to see you guys.
I’ve had this conversation with other filmmakers.
JENKINS: But then they want you not to thank people or credit people.
This is a weird dilemma.
We have to do something about this.
These movies need so many people.
I completely understand the studio and filmmaker side.
But I hope it’s a very long film.
