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Wonder Woman’s feminist challenge
My mom is a super feminist; I grew up surrounded by that conversation. Now, I feel like next wave feminism is more, “OK, now I’m going to embrace all things feminine at the same time and still be super strong, still badass.” That was what I found the most complicated and interesting when doing Wonder Woman. I wanted to make a super satisfying superhero movie, but stay true to what fans loved about Wonder Woman, that magical quality of being caring, kind, and thoughtful about the right thing to do. I am passionate about those qualities of Wonder Woman.
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A mother’s superhero influence
My mother had us when she was very young and uneducated. Then my father passed away and suddenly she was a poor, uneducated single mother. I watched her move us, take us around the world, get her bachelor’s degree, then her master’s degree, and then move to DC, do all these things. So I’ve seen him modeled for me, making big moves. She always wanted me to be safe and secure, but there were never limits to what we could do. And that was very powerful.
What you love (and don’t love) about turning 50
If being 50 is what it takes to finally get to this place on the road, then I totally agree. He was always looking forward to getting old, so he could do the things he wanted to do. That said, as my eyesight weakens, it really bothers me to think that it’s not going to get better. You know? That really sucks. It’s just the beginning of the things you’re going to lose. But I really feel like I’ve never been happier than where I am. It took me all these years of learning to be able to do what I am doing now. In that sense, I am very happy to be 50 years old.
