In the early days of the DC Cinematic Universe, there was a lot being worked on all at once. Multiple films being shot, details being hashed out on the fly, and lots of grey areas that would be needed in order to tie an entire universe together in real-time. Sometimes that means things get changed, and certain details are left out of films. Zack Snyder recently gave a small peek behind the curtain into one such scenario regarding the Wonder woman photo in his film Batman V. Superman.
Not only was Batman V. Superman meant to feature a showdown between the two iconic DC heroes, it was also meant to introduce Wonder Woman to the fray, and set up for her own standalone movie. During the film, Diana Prince is introduced out of costume hunting around Lex Luthor’s belongings for a particular photograph. In the final cut of the film, that photo is an image of Wonder Woman in costume during The First World War, standing alongside Chris Pine as Steve Trevor, and her other friends from the first Wonder Woman.
However, while Batman V. Superman was being filmed, Patty Jenkins’ Wonder Woman film hadn’t been fully planned yet. This means, of course, that when the scene with the photo had been filmed, it was unclear exactly what would be shown in the final version. So Snyder decided to use a placeholder photo while the initial filming was underway.
It was during an interview with Comic Book Debate that Snyder brought that original placeholder photo in to show off. The original photo shows Wonder Woman standing defiantly with several other impressive-looking soldiers, set sometime during the Crimean War.
The Crimean War, as a quick history lesson, was a conflict during the 1800s where the Ottoman Empire, United Kingdom, Sardinia, and France allied to defeat Russia. The alliance of several different countries means that in the Wonder Woman photo, there is quite a diverse set of cultures and styles at play, making for an interesting set of potential heroes.
Of course, this photo was replaced once Patty Jenkins’ was hired and the Wonder Woman film was actually scripted out. Unfortunately, the plot of that movie does mean that this Crimean War appearance from Wonder Woman is officially non-canon. Still, it’s an interesting peek behind the curtain of film development, and will certainly give fans plenty of potential to speculate about the version of Wonder Woman that this photo could have inspired on some other, theoretical Earth.
Source: Gamesradar
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