2017 superhero film directed by Patty Jenkins — starring Gal Gadot as Diana Prince / Wonder Woman — the first major female-led, female-directed superhero blockbuster — set in World War I — the highest-grossing film by a female director at the time of release.
Creates the first commercially dominant female-led superhero blockbuster — Jenkins's Wonder Woman demonstrates that female-centered superhero films with female directors can outperform male-led equivalents; its WWI setting, mythological origin (Themyscira), and earnest heroism (rejecting the ironic cynicism dominating the genre) distinguished it from contemporary superhero films.
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