Wonder Woman 1984 director Patty Jenkins explains the upcoming DCEU movie isn't intended to be political, including about Donald Trump.
Director Patty Jenkins reveals Wonder Woman 1984 isn't meant to be political, including about Donald Trump. Wonder Woman 1984Wonder Woman 1984Wonder Woman 1984
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In an interview with Screen Rant, Jenkins discussed her inspiration for Lord, who's a powerful businessman in the comics. When asked about Donald Trump in particular being an influence, Jenkins explained:
He’s one of them. I mean honestly, the funny thing is he is [an influence], but I'm not trying to make. We even have the president in this movie, and I've gone out of my way not to make it look like Ronald Reagan. I don't want to get political, it's not about being political. Actually, a huge influence of this movie was also Madoff. Those young Madoff stories fascinate me, because I'm like, ‘How do you end up being Bernie Madoff?’ And when you really start tracking that story, it's like, it all started out in a way that made sense, and he was paying it off, and then doing this, and then paying it off again. And then you just become an evil dude when you don't even realize that it's happening.
Jenkins elaborated, explaining it was more the movie's time period and those who were in business then that had an impact rather than Trump alone:
So, yes, Trump's definitely one of the people that we looked at, but it's any of those kind of mavericks of business success that was big in the ‘80s. Who went on to be major players in our world in potentially questionable other ways. Yeah, I don't have an agenda to have a political message to send to the world, but I think that the world all needs the same political message. Everybody needs to look at themselves right now, and our politics, our belief system of excess.
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During its release delay, quite a bit has been revealed about the movie's plot. However, some things, such as Pascal and Wiig's performances, remain a mystery. While Jenkins has explained her inspiration for Lord, it will be interesting to see if the actor takes cues from someone like Trump or goes a different direction. Audiences will find out when Wonder Woman 1984finally releases this fall.