‘Game Of Thrones’ Actor Pedro Pascal Joins ‘Wonder Woman 2’ Cast
TheWonder Woman 2cast is growing.Game of ThronesactorPedro Pascalis the latest addition to the superhero sequel, joining starGal Gadotand recently castKristen Wiig.Patty Jenkinsis returning to helm the follow-up to 2017’sWonder Woman.
Varietyhas confirmed that Pedro Pascal has joined the cast ofWonder Woman 2in an undisclosed role. This makes Pascal the latest new addition to the highly anticipated sequel. Recently, Kristen Wiig officiallyjoined the castas the film’s villain, Cheetah. Pascal broke out in a big way due to a scene-stealing turn onGame of Thrones. Since then, he’s appeared on the Netflix seriesNarcos, and was the sole redeeming factor in the otherwise dreadfulKingsman: The Golden Circle.
There’s a lot of hype surroundingWonder Woman 2. The first film was the sole critically-acclaimed entry in the DCEU, and was the secondbiggest box officer earner(behindBatman v Superman: Dawn ofJustice). The majority of details about the super-sequel are being kept under wraps. Director Patty Jenkinshas saidthe sequel will be “totally different” than the firstWonder Woman, but “with a lot of the same, similar like things that we love, but it’s its own movie completely, so it’s not ‘two’ to us. It’s an entirely new adventure together that we couldn’t be luckier [to do].”
In June of last year, DC Films chairmanGeoff Johnsconfirmedhe was writing a treatment for the sequel with Jenkins:
“Patty and I are writing the treatment right now. The goal is to make another greatWonder Womanfilm. I had a blast making it with Patty the first time. We’ve got a cool idea for the second one.”
There’s no word on the time period of the sequel. The firstWonder Womanwas primarily set during World War I. Since then, there have been rumors that the sequel might be set in the present day, or possibly the1980s. None of this has yet to be confirmed, so feel free to speculate wildly.
One thing we can likely expect, according to Patty Jenkins, is an “enjoyable fun movie”. Speaking withVariety’s Playback podcast, Jenkins said:
“[Wonder Woman 2is] really still going to other values of hers, and a similar formula insofar as making a great, enjoyable fun movie but that ultimately in its third act turns some very big issues, and a very big experience that will aim to have slightly more weight and profundity than it has to have. Because that’s a formula that I really like, and I like the idea of taking somebody on a very solid, great journey but that arrives at a bigger question being answered. So it’s like that but because she is Wonder Woman and she’s here now and she’s fully developed, it’s got great fun from the start and great big superhero presence from the start, and is funny and a great love story again and a couple new unbelievable characters who I’m so excited about, who are very different than were in the last movie.”
