Connie Nielsen returns as the mother of Wonder Woman (Gal Gadot) Hippolyta to Warner Bros. ‘Wonder Woman 1984, with the actress opening on the set of the sequel.
Her character Queen Hippolyta, the ruler of the Amazons on the mystical island of Themyscira, is seen in the epic opening scene of the sequel, when her daughter Diana was just a young girl (played by Lily Aspell).
Nielsen, 55, spoke about the production in a new interview with The Hollywood Reporter, where he also talked about giving him the “blessing” for Zack Snyder’s new version of Justice League, and the director’s requests. granted him.
Opening: Connie Nielsen returns as the mother of Wonder Woman (Gal Gadot) Hippolyta to Warner Bros. ‘Wonder Woman 1984, with the actress opening on the set of the sequel
Warner Bros. it produced shock waves across the industry when they announced that Wonder Woman 1984 would hit theaters and stream to HBO Max at the same time on Christmas Day.
Although Nielsen has not yet had a chance to see the film, since he is filming a new project called Close To Me, he talked about when director Patty Jenkins told him the news about the premiere strategy unique.
“I’ve been emailing Patty about what would happen and she finally emailed me and said, ‘It’s with a heavy heart, but it’s also a very important thing to give people.’ , said Nielsen.
Launch strategy: Although Nielsen has not yet had a chance to see the film, since he is filming a new project called Close To Me, he talked about when director Patty Jenkins told him the news about the unique premiere strategy.
“I think he sees it a lot as something we should give people right now, even though it means not opening the film only in theaters,” Nielsen added.
While the Themyscira portions of the original Wonder Woman film were being shot in Italy, the Themyscira scenes for the sequel were moved to the Canary Islands.
“Yes, we shot our stuff at this Spanish island called Lanzarote, which is part of the Canary Islands off the coast of Morocco,” Nielsen said.
Location: While the Themyscira portions of the original Wonder Woman film were being shot in Italy, the Themyscira scenes for the sequel moved to the Canary Islands.
He also joked that the “good part” of playing on an Amazon is that they “live on a Mediterranean island, so that makes it enjoyable.”
Nielsen also praised her young co-star Lily Aspell, who called her a “force of nature” and added, “Even though she’s still a girl, I almost feel like saying ‘this girl,’ because Lilly is a remarkable young man “.
The film is set in 1984, although Nielsen, who was born in Denmark, did not move to the United States until the mid-1990s, and when asked what she thought about 80s references in marketing, Nielsen revealed the amazing wrapper gift director Patty Jenkins gave to the cast.
Force of Nature: Nielsen also praised her young co-star, Lily Aspell, who called her “force of nature” and added, “Even though she’s still a kid, I almost feel like saying ‘this girl.’ because Lilly is a remarkable young woman ‘
“As part of the crew’s wrapping gift, Patty organized this 80s yearbook for the crew and cast that was there back then, and we put up all of our 80s pictures,” Nielsen began.
“So I also sent my pictures, and it was hard because I had to find the one that was less worthy of sending. I don’t know if I got it, but I wore the little moccasins with the white socks, the khaki chinos, this sweater Paul & Shark and that French beret. And at that moment, I thought he was cooler than you, “he said with a laugh.
Nielsen will also be Hippolyta again in Zack Snyder’s highly anticipated Justice League, revealing that fans will see more of her and the other Amazons in this film than in the original 2017 Justice League premiere.
Yearbook: “As part of the crew’s wrapping gift, Patty organized this 80’s yearbook for the crew and cast that was there back then, and we put all our pictures from the 80’s,” Nielsen began.
“So I don’t know the timing of one or the other, but Zack had already called me to ask if I would be okay with a reissue of the movie with changes. And I asked him, ‘Well, you’ll be back in the chapter of Amazon the way you wrote it and filmed it? “And he said,” Absolutely. “And then I said,” And Zack, will you take my amazing adventure back, running through the walls, too? ” And he said, “You got it.” So I said, “Yeah, definitely. You have my blessing. Absolutely. “
Although Nielsen did not disclose any details about his running call through the walls, nor the “Amazon chapter,” he made it clear that much of what was filmed while Snyder was on set did not reach the theatrical cut. .
“What was really sad was the amount of things we filmed that weren’t featured in the film. And I think that’s part of what made the Justice League (2017) less cohesive as a visual experience. The intention was not the same during editing as during filming, ‘he said.
Stunt: While Nielsen did not disclose any details about his call running through the walls, nor the “Amazon chapter,” he made it clear that much of what was filmed while Snyder was on set did not reach the cut. theatrical