--- title: Batman v Superman: Wonder Woman Steals the Show description: Wonder Woman is the breakout star of "Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice," offering hope to those excited for her feature film in 2017. canonical: https://time.com/4271356/wonder-woman-batman-v-superman/ author: Eliza Berman article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2016-03-25T00:00:47.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-05-11T05:00:12.663Z article:section: Entertainment og:title: How Wonder Woman Steals the Spotlight in 'Batman v Superman' og:description: Gal Gadot's portrayal of the superheroine bodes well for her 2017 feature film og:url: https://time.com/4271356/wonder-woman-batman-v-superman/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt6041c1da95eb012d/69888c348e060138e5465241/wonder-woman-gal-gadot-batman-v-superman-warner-bros-dc-comics-superheros.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: wonder-woman-gal-gadot-batman-v-superman-warner-bros-dc-comics-superheros og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: How Wonder Woman Steals the Spotlight in 'Batman v Superman' twitter:description: Gal Gadot's portrayal of the superheroine bodes well for her 2017 feature film twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt6041c1da95eb012d/69888c348e060138e5465241/wonder-woman-gal-gadot-batman-v-superman-warner-bros-dc-comics-superheros.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # How Wonder Woman Steals the Spotlight in _Batman v Superman_ > Sponsored content. 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But to viewers starved for feminist action heroes and weary of leather-clad sex kittens offered up in their stead, the draw lies chiefly in the movie’s reintroduction of Wonder Woman, who hasn’t enjoyed the spotlight since her late-1970s TV show. And now that middling [reviews](http://time.com/4268724/batmanvsuperman-review-movie-ben-affleck-henry-cavill/) have begun to trickle in, for some, she’ll be the _only_ reason to make a donation to the movie’s already hefty [box-office](http://time.com/4269904/batman-v-superman-box-office/) take. The stakes are high for this version of the Amazonian princess, played by [Gal Gadot](http://time.com/4260806/gal-gadot-wonder-woman/), a former Israeli army combat trainer (and Miss Israel pageant winner) who put on 17 lbs. of muscle for the role. Not only does this outing set the stage for the [feature film](http://time.com/4186529/wonder-woman-first-footage/) she will carry in 2017—it’s slated for June 23—but the success of that movie will undoubtedly influence future studio decisions about female-driven superhero flicks. After the disappointing box office performance of superheroine movies like _Catwoman_ (2004) and _Elektra_ (2005), ladies in superhero suits have been saddled with the unfortunate assumption of box-office poison until proven otherwise. Director Zack Snyder and writers Chris Terrio and David S. Goyer had a wealth of material from which to shape their vision of Wonder Woman, who first appeared in _All Star Comics_ #8 in 1941\. Her creator, a psychologist named William Moulton Marston who was also an avowed feminist, [explained](http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2014/09/22/last-amazon) his objective thusly: “Frankly, Wonder Woman is psychological propaganda for the new type of woman who should, I believe, rule the world.” His vision didn’t always stick, however, and later iterations of the superheroine saw her as a babysitter, an advice columnist and a secretary who wished the rest of the Justice League well as they went off to war—before _Ms._ Magazine reclaimed her, on a 1972 cover, as a “Symbol of Feminist Revolt.” Thankfully, Snyder and his team ditch the secretary in favor of a superheroine who might just be worthy of another feminist magazine cover. Her screen time is limited—what we get here is just a taste, more than a cameo but not enough to fully sink our teeth into—but what time she does spend onscreen bodes well for what’s to come as director Patty Jenkins takes the helm of _Wonder Woman_. Within moments of meeting Ben Affleck’s Bruce Wayne, Wonder Woman’s alter ego Diana Prince swiftly outsmarts him, beating him to his own mission. When he confronts her about it, she schools him in the art of superhero collaboration. ### Meet All the Actors Who Have Played Batman and Robin  Lewis Wilson was the first actor to play Batman on screen, with Douglas Croft joining him as the first Robin in the 1943 film Batman. Columbia Pictures—Getty Images  Robert Lowery was the second to don the guise of Batman, playing the caped crusader in the 15 chapter serial, Batman and Robin in 1949. Everett  Johnny Duncan played Robin to Lowery's Batman in the 1949 Batman and Robin serial. Columbia  Adam West played the role of masked crime fighter for three seasons on the 1960s television series Batman. Mondadori—Getty Images  Burt Ward joined Adam West as his Robin for the Batman television series. Silver Screen Collection/Getty Images  Michael Keaton played Batman in the 1992 film Batman Returns. Warner Bros.  Following Keaton three years later, Val Kilmer portrayed the billionaire playboy in 1995's Batman Forever. Warner Bros.  Chris O'Donnell played Robin for two different Batmen. He was Val Kilmer's Robin in 1995 (pictured above) and then joined George Clooney in 1997 for the widely panned Batman & Robin. Warner Bros.  Hard to remember, but George Clooney once took a turn as Batman, back in the 1997--before the Oscars knew his name so well. Warner Bros.  Christian Bale donned the mask for Christopher Nolan's Dark Knight trilogy. Ron Phillips—Warner Bros  Ben Affleck is the latest to join the ranks of actors who have portrayed the caped crusader, in the upcoming Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice movie. DCComics.com  Will Arnett voices Bruce Wayne/Batman in The Lego Batman Movie, a 3D-animated take on the DC superhero and a spin-off of 2014's The Lego Movie. Warner Bros. Neither love interest nor sex object, she survives the entire story without once relying on her looks to seduce an unwitting villain. Do she and Bruce exchange a flirtatious glance or two upon meeting? Sure, it’s a movie, and neither one is particularly painful to look at. But her fierce fighting in the film’s climactic battle scene makes it obvious that she’s more soldier than siren. Some might even argue that without her prowess as a warrior, the Dark Knight and Man of Steel both might otherwise have been reduced to jelly on Lex Luthor’s toast. Some will question whether her revealing getup improves upon the skintight garb of superheroines past—though, to be fair, Superman’s bulging biceps aren’t exactly hidden from view here. It’s one thing to objectify a body and quite another to celebrate the amount of evil it can kick into oblivion. As producer Deborah Snyder puts it, “Women can be strong and beautiful and intelligent and tough—we’re complex people.” Wonder Woman knows that, as she tells Bruce Wayne: “I don’t think you’ve ever known a woman like me.” Perhaps not. 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