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Wonder Woman 2009 (Two-Disc Special Edition) | 
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| Actor: Keri Russell
Studio: Warner Home Video
Category: DVD
List Price: $29.98
Buy New: $21.99
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Rating:  1 reviews
Sales Rank: 2839
Format: Animated, Ntsc
Languages: English (Original Language), Spanish (Dubbed)
Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Number Of Discs: 2
Running Time: 74 Minutes
UPC: 883929020027
EAN: 0883929020027
ASIN: B001LK8SQ6
Theatrical Release Date: 2009
Release Date: March 3, 2009 (In 55 Days)
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Availability: Not yet released
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Warner Bros. Premiere have been putting out DC Universe animated features revolving around the Detective Comics characters. First came Superman: Doomsday based on the record selling comic book story in which Superman is actually killed, second came Justice League: The New Frontier based on award winning graphic novel's about the earliest beginnings of the Justice League, then Batman: Gotham Knight was animated with strong anime influence and told several stories set between the two latest live action films (Batman Begins and The Dark Knight). Now this March 3, 2009, we will finally get to see the animated DC Universe depiction of Wonder Woman's early beginning.
The story is said to be about the amazon princess Diana, on the secluded Island Themyscira, first meeting Steve Trevor, a pilot who crash lands on the island of no men. Diana must then fight in a tournament against fellow competing amazons for the right to escort Trevor back to the 'world of man' and along the way it seems the God of War Ares causes some trouble.
Keri Russell (Famous for Felicity, and more recently Waitress, August Rush and Bedtime Stories) will voice the young Wonder Woman and based on the quality of her recent work she should do well with the role. Nathan Fillion (co-starred with Russell in Waitress) will be voicing Steve Trevor. Alfred Molina (Doc Oc in Spider-man 2) will be Ares, Virigina Madsen (Co-star of Jim Carrey in Number 23) is Diana's mother Queen Hippolyta and Rosario Dawson (recently of Seven Pounds with Will Smith) voices Dianna's rival amazon Artemis.
There are three versions being released. The Blu-Ray, the Two-Disc Special Edition DVD and the Single Edition DVD. Features announced to be included with the Two-Disc DVD and I assume Blu-Ray will be:
Disc 1- Commentary by the creative team, also as is customary with these releases a first look at DC/Warner's next animated feature project 'Green Lantern'.
Disc 2- 2 Documentaries- Wonder Woman: A Subversive Dream, and Wonder Woman Daughter of Myth: Historical Amazon Lore and it's Evolution into the Modern Day Wonder Woman Character. Two bonus cartoons are mentioned to have been provided by Bruce Timm but I'm not yet sure what they are, though most likely in following suit with previous releases they will be from the Justice League series and prominently feature Wonder Woman.
The feature itself has a running time of 74 min. and will be presented like the other features in widescreen format. These features are PG-13 and aimed at an older audience but with the exception of some intensely dark animation in Gotham Knight nothing I've seen in Doomsday or New Frontier would lead me to think this innappropriate for any child grade school and up. Still parent's should use their own discretion.
This is the first solo feature for Wonder Woman and it promises to be good. The new character design is finally more like what you'd expect the Greek mythology based character to look like and is the most fitting animated depiction yet. Hopefully this feature will portray her with the dignity DC's third biggest icon deserves and the same respect she was granted in the Justice League series, which to me is the most believably she has been depicted thus far (if only because of her lack of exposure in this medium to date).
The first look featurette on the Gotham Knight DVD, quality of the previous features thus far and casting choices along with Bruce Timm of the Emmy winning Batman Animated Series producing make me feel comfortable giving this 5 stars right now for anyone who is a fan of well depicted female heroes or Wonder Woman herself.
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