david thewlis played ares in the new wonder woman movie.
david thewlis played ares in the new wonder woman movie.
who plays ares in the new wonder woman movie?
david thewlis
wonder woman is a 2017 american superhero film based on the dc comics character of the same name, produced by dc entertainment in association with ratpac entertainment and chinese company tencent pictures, and distributed by warner bros. pictures. it is the fourth installment in the dc extended universe (dceu). directed by patty jenkins from a screenplay by allan heinberg and a story by heinberg, zack snyder, and jason fuchs, "wonder woman" stars gal gadot in the title role, alongside chris pine, robin wright, danny huston, david thewlis, connie nielsen, and elena anaya. it is the second live action theatrical film featuring wonder woman following her debut in 2016's "". in "wonder woman", the amazon princess diana sets out to stop world war i, believing the conflict was started by the longtime enemy of the amazons, ares, after american pilot and spy steve trevor crash-lands on their island themyscira and informs her about it.
wonder woman (2017 film)
when hippolyta and the other amazons were trapped in a demonic dimension, she started receiving visions about the death of wonder woman. fearing her daughter's death, hippolyta created a false claim that diana was not worthy of continuing her role as wonder woman, and arranged for a contest to determine who would be the new wonder woman, thus protecting diana from her supposed fate. the participants of the final round were diana and artemis, and with the help of some mystic manipulation by hippolyta, artemis won the contest. thus, diana was forced to hand over her title and costume to artemis, who became the new wonder woman and diana started fighting crime in an alternate costume. artemis later died in battle with the white magicianthus, hippolyta's vision of a dying wonder woman did come true, albeit not of diana as wonder woman. diana once again became wonder woman, a request made by artemis in her last seconds. artemis would later return as requiem. prior to artemis' death, hippolyta would admit to her daughter about her own part in artemis' death, which strained their relationship as diana was unable to forgive her mother for sending another amazon to her death knowingly for the sake of saving her own daughter.
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