Media Contexts- 'Wonder Woman'

 

Media Contexts- 'Wonder Woman'

Wonder Woman (2017) link to trailer Title- Wonder Woman Year- 2017 Studio- Warner Bros. Pictures Director- Patty Jenkins Cast- Gal Gadot; Chris Pine; Robin Wright; Danny Huston; David Thewlis; Connie Nielsen; Elena Anaya; Said Taghmaoui Budget- (total budget) $300 million (production budget) $150 million Total Gross- $821 million -tenth highest-grossing film of 2017, highest-grossing film by a solo female director -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Production: Production company- Warner Bros. and DC Films Other production companies collaborating- RatPac-Dune Entertainment; Atlas Entertainment; Tencent Pictures; Wanda Media; The Stone Quarry Films production companies have produced- 1) Warner Bros.- Harry Potter; Interstellar; The Conjuring; Edge of Tomorrow; San Andreas, etc. 2) DC Films- Justice League, Batman, Aquaman, Joker, Suicide Squad, etc. Franchise of films- Extended DC Universe, comic books; animated television shows, DVD animated films, video games, action television series (1970s) link to image Producers of 'Wonder Woman'- Zack Snyder- director/producer Director: Man of Steel Producer: Suicide Squad Director: Justice League Deborah Snyder- producer Producer: Man of Steel Producer: Suicide Squad Producer: Justice League Charles Roven- film producer/ president and co-founder of Atlas Entertainment City of Angels Scooby-Doo (2012) The Brothers Grimm Get Smart The Dark Knight Batman vs Superman Suicide Squad Wonder Woman Justice League Richard Suckle- producer Scooby Doo Scooby Doo 2 Suicide Squad Director- Patty Jenkins Other films director worked on- Films- Velocity Rules Cleopatra Monster Wonder Woman Wonder Woman 1984 Television- Arrested Development Entourage Five The Killing Betrayal Exposed I Am the Night Script- Allan Heinberg Other films the writer worked on- Gilmore Girls; Party of Five; The Naked Truth Co-worker- Sex in the City; episodes of Grey's Anatomy Cast- what are they known for- Gal Gadot - model and actress Chris Pine - actor Robin Wright - actress and director Danny Huston - actor, writer and director David Thewlis - actor, director, screenwriter and author Connie Nielsen - actress Elena Anaya - actress Said Taghmaoui - actor and screenwriter link to image Facts about the production of the film 'Wonder Woman'- 'Wonder Woman' began developing in 2010 DC Entertainment stated 'Wonder Woman' was one of DC's and Warner Bros. top priorities In 2015 Patty Jenkins accepted to direct 'Wonder Woman' Gal Gadot was cast for the role wonder woman in 2012 She was trained every day in fitness and combat for 5 months Gal first made her first appearance as wonder woman in the film 'Batman vs Superman: Dawn of Justice' (2016) Filming began on 21 of November, 2015 Filming took place in different areas around the United States, United Kingdom, France and Italy. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Marketing: Teaser Trailers- ... Trailers- link to trailer #1 link to trailer #2 link to trailer #3 Movie posters- Social Media campaigns Warner Bros. was one of the first studios to market the film 'Wonder Woman' differently. The studio was accused of under-promoting compared to how they promoted previous DC films such as 'Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice'. Warner Bros. used social media and a merchandising strategy to back up the film. Warner Bros. bought a Facebook filter with a wonder woman tiara filter and Gal Gadot shared it on her Facebook page containing more than 8.5 million likes. They also bought a filter on Snapchat used for the purpose to reach both young and older demographic. Twitter was also used through Gadot's account to share behind-the-scenes clips and looks of the film's production. link to image Merchandising strategy was used such as women-oriented products e.g. cosmetics, jewelry, etc. link to image 'Wonder Woman' film's Official website Newspapers and magazine articles- The New Yorker- Wonder Woman's Unwinnable War Time- Wonder Woman: The Gal Gadot Movie in 75 Years in the Making Interviews- link to interview #1 link to interview #2 link to interview #3 link to interview #4 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Distribution: Main distributors- Warner Bros. Pictures. Other distributors for wonder woman (approx. 40 distributors) Countries the movie was released in Global release- staggered in different countries, e.g. May 15 in Shanghai, May 25 in Los Angeles, etc. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Exhibition: Wonder Woman got a cinematic release in IMAX. Weekend box office figure- $103.3 million Formats film can be bought in- Available on Amazon, 3D Blu-ray, Blu-ray, Prime video, DVD, etc -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Bibliography: https://www.thedrum.com/news/2017/06/01/wondering-where-wonder-womans-marketing-outlining-nuanced-campaign-warner-bros https://www.boxofficemojo.com/release/rl578455041/ https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0451279/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wonder_Woman_(2017_film) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deborah_Snyder https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0451279/releaseinfo https://www.the-numbers.com/movie/Wonder-Woman-(2017)#tab=summary https://www.forbes.com/sites/scottmendelson/2017/06/05/weekend-box-office-wonder-woman-opened-even-bigger-than-we-thought/?sh=8ead0ee2528b https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wonder_Woman_in_other_media https://www.amazon.co.uk/Wonder-Woman-Blu-ray-Digital-Combo/dp/B072M856GW https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allan_Heinberg