chris pine played ares in the wonder woman movie.
chris pine played ares in the wonder woman movie.
who plays ares in the wonder woman movie?
chris pine
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)
over time, diana learns she can trust ares to protect their youngest brother, the infant zeke, and his mother zola. alongside their british brother lennox, hera, and the new god orion, they form a dysfunctional family unit that seeks to protect the baby from first born, their eldest brother, who had been imprisoned by zeus aeons ago. in "wonder woman" #23, wonder woman's group clashes with first born in london, where ares raises an army of soldiers and fights first born himself after wonder woman is temporarily incapacitated. first born manages to overpower ares and prepares to kill him to usurp his position of god of war. seizing her opportunity, wonder woman regretfully drives a spear through both of them, as it is the only way to stop first born. in his last breath, ares forgives and commends his former pupil, stating that she did what he would have done. hades manifests to take ares to his afterlife, and announces that wonder woman has taken on his position as god of war. appearing to wonder woman in an apparition, counselling her on the ongoing conflict with the first born, he tells her not to call him war anymore, as that is her name—she refers to him instead as ares.
ares (dc comics)