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By Lois Lane Daily Planet

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Gal Gadot as Diana Prince/Wonder Woman. Photo courtesy Warner Bros. She teaches individuals that they can be their own heroes. You just have to accept yourself for who you are and not what the world wants you to be. Wonder Woman hones her abilities and advocates for others to do the same. Diana makes the world a wondrous place, and that’s why the planet needs Wonder Woman. “ Won der Woman 1984” is scheduled to be released by Warner Bros. Pictures theatrically on Dec. 25, 2020. The lm will also stream digitally on HBO Max for a month beginning on that same

date. It will debut theatrically in international markets that do not have HBO Max on Dec. 16, 2020. On Nov. 18, 2020, Warner Bros. Pictures announced that its highly anticipated superhero tentpole lm would be released simultaneously in theaters and on the HBO Max streaming platform in the U.S. on December 25, while debuting theatrically in international markets a week earlier starting on December 16. The lm will be available for a month on HBO Max in the U.S. included at no addi-

tional cost to subscribers. “As we navigate these unprecedented times, we’ve had to be innovative in keeping our businesses moving forward while continuing to super-serve our fans,” said Ann Sarnoff, Chair and CEO, WarnerMedia Studios and Networks Group, which includes Warner Bros. Pictures. “This is an amazing lm that really comes to life on the big screen and, working with our partners in the exhibition community, we will provide that option to consumers in the U.S. where theaters are open. We re-

alize that a lot of consumers can’t go back to the movies due to the pandemic, so we also want to give them the option to see WONDER WOMAN 1984 via our HBO Max platform.” “We appreciate how patient audiences have been and given the great a n t i c i p a t i o n a r o u n d W O N D E R WOMAN 1984 we are grateful to be able to make this terri cally ent e r t a i n i n g movie widely available in these challenging times,” said Toby Emmerich, Chairman, Warner Bros. Pictures Group.

Fast forward to the 1980s as Wonder Woman’s next big screen adventure nds her facing two all-new foes: Max Lord and The Cheetah. The l m a l s o s t a rs Robin Wright as Antiope and Connie Nielsen as Hippolyta. Charles Roven, Deborah Snyder, Zack Snyder, Patty Jenkins, Gal Gadot and Stephen Jones are producing the lm. Johns, Walter Hamada, Chantal Nong Vo and Wesley Coller are the executive producers.

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Wonder Woman 1984 has been one of the most highly anticipated movies of 2020. Set in 1984, during t h e Co l d Wa r , D i a n a Prince comes into con ict with two formidable foes — m e d i a businessman Maxwell Lord and friend-turnedenemy Barbara Ann Minerva (Cheetah), while reuniting with her love interest Steve Trevor. This lm is a sequel to 2017’s well received “Wonder Woman” movie, the rst female led superhero picture in history. The movie is directed by Patty Jenkins from a script she wrote with Geo f f J o h n s a n d D a v i d Callaham. It will star Gal Gadot as Diana Prince/ Wonder Woman alongside Chris Pine, Kristen Wiig, Pedro Pascal, Robin W r i g h t a n d C o n n i e Nielsen in supporting roles. Wonder Woman has been a pop culture icon since her emergence in 1940. As a founding member of the Justice League, and one third of DC Comic’s heroic “trinity,” it always astounded me that it took over 70 years for this character to have a movie franchise. As an inspiration to so many, Wonder Woman has been a shining example of heroism for generations. She’s strong, compassionate, powerful, emotional, graceful, erce and so much more. Her broad range of depth has captured the imaginations of countless individuals. In a year where the world feels like it’s falling apart, Wonder Woman has brought a glimmer of normalcy and hope. Yet, due to the outbreak of COVID-19, her second solo movie has had to reschedule it’s theatrical release date numerous times. Her existence aspires greatness. People con de in h er chara c ter an d yearn to be like her. She literally emboldens hearts of men, women and non gender speci c individuals with courage, affection and benevolence.

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Daily Planet’s rst awards given to contributors By Zack Benz Daily Planet Editor-in-chief

recognition of her article, “Zendaya makes historic ‘Euphoria’ win at When I started @Dai- Emmy Awards,” which lyPlanetDC in February was voted the best news 2014 I had no idea it article of 2020. would grow into what it is Best Comics Features today. I’ve met countless in uential creators and What would the Planet be contributors and I am for- without comics?! The “Best Comics Feature” ever grateful. In recognition of the award will celebrate the phenomenal talent daily- work of passionate auplanetdc.com has show- thors who write about cased this year, we’ll be one of their favorite subawarding our talented jects! This award is given contributors and collabo- to Jahlil Rush in recognirators their own digital tion of his article, “‘Black award. We can’t thank Panther’ star Chadwick them enough for their B o s e m a n notable efforts to keep remembered.” It was votthe Planet rotating, but I ed the top comic book hope this small token of feature article of 2020. appreciation expresses our gratitude. On Dec. 3, 2020 I published an article containing a series of polls. The polls were my top pics for this years best articles, poems and other forms of noteworthy works. I asked the public to vote, and they did. Here are the results.

Article of the Year This award is given to Brianna Taggart in recognition of her article, “The 100’s Bob Morley ’s ex steps forward with abuse claims,” performing admirably well. It was the top viewed article of 2020.

Best Original Art & Design Over the course of the year the Planet has had n otable contributions from fantastic artists and designers. Our “Best Original Art & Design” award is set to commend their phenomenal talent. This award is given to Linnéa V i d a l J a l a n d o - o n i n recognition of her Supergirl Fall Magazine Cover art. It was voted the top original art piece of 2020 featured on the Daily Planet.

Best News Features The Daily Planet’s News section is the most used category. It’s where the Planet’s top stories end up. This award is given t o M ’ N i y a h L y n n i n

Best Features from The Planet Our “The Planet” category covers a multitude of subjects that occur across the globe. This award is given to Evan Lister in recognition of his article, “Minneapolis protests: We need to stop telling people how to react.” It was voted as the top Planet feature of 2020.

Best from Culture This section is the Daily Planet’s most celebrated category. Our “Best Culture Feature” award will congratulate the hard work and determination shown in each article written by this phenomenal author. This award is given to Brianna Taggart in recognition of her article, “The Good Place: What the planet needs right now.” It was seen as the top Culture article of 2020.

Awesome Audio This award is given to Izabel Johnson and Sarah Knieff in recognition of their podcast, Uncovering The Truth in Minnesota. It was voted the top podcast featured on the Daily Planet in 2020.

Superman Feature Where would the Planet be without Superman!? This award is given to Zack Benz in recognition of his article, “We want Superman.” It was the top Superman related article of 2020.

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