Patty Jenkins Explains Why ‘Wonder Woman 1984’ Has Two Opening Action Scenes

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“Wonder Woman” fans got an unexpected double dose of action at the beginning of the new sequel. Speaking with JoBlo, director Patty Jenkins explained why she opened “Wonder Woman 1984” with two opening action scenes: a flashback to the Amazon Olympics, and another at a mall in 1980s Washington, D.C.

RELATED: Warner Bros. Announces ‘Wonder Woman 3’ As New ‘1984’ Sequel Rakes In $85M Worldwide “It was not always written in,” Jenkins said of the Themyscira flashback. “It was the success of the first film, but it was also something else,” she continued. “I wouldn’t have jammed it in there because of the success of the film, because it actually made the movie too long.