Annapurna Pictures has released three new character posters forProfessor Marston & the Wonder Women, a biopic highlighting the unconventional creation ofWonder Womanby its creator William Marston, and the two women who inspired him. The new posters feature Luke Evans as theWonder Woman creator, Professor William Marston, Rebecca Hall as his wife Elizabeth Marston and Bella Heathcote as their mutual love, Olivia Byrne. These posters come on the heels of the film’s world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 9, with the studio also announcing a new theatrical release date as well.
In a superhero origin tale unlike any other, the film is the incredible true story of what inspired Harvard psychologist Dr. William Moulton Marston to create the iconic Wonder Woman character in the 1940’s. While Marston’sfeminist superherowas criticized by censors for her ‘sexual perversity’, he was keeping a secret that could have destroyed him. Marston’s muses for the Wonder Woman character were his wife Elizabeth Marston and their lover Olive Byrne, two empowered women who defied convention: working with Marston on human behavior research, while building a hidden life with him that rivaled the greatest of superhero disguises.
Along with the new posters,Annapurna Pictureshas pushed the release date from October 13 to October 27. The movie was previously scheduled to go up against theJackie Chan action-thrillerentitledThe Foreigner, the horror-thrillerHappy Death Dayand the Thurgood Marshall biopicMarshall. Now it will go up against the Lionsgate horror sequelJigsawstarring Tobin Bell, Paramount’s dark comedySuburbiconstarring Matt Damon and the Universal dramaThank You For Your Servicestarring Miles Teller. It will also arrive a week after a weekend featuring five new releases, Warner Bros.Geostorm, Sony’sOnly the Brave, Universal’sThe SnowmanandTyler Perry’s Boo 2! A Madea Halloween.
Luke Evans, Rebecca Hall and Bella Heathcote lead a cast that also includes Connie Britton, JJ Felid, Maggie Castle, Christopher Paul Richards and Allie Gallerani. This drama comes at the perfect time, with Warner Bros.Wonder Womanwinding down its successful box office run, earning $406.3 million domestic (second highest tally of the year) and $806.3 million worldwide (sixth highest total this year), from a $149 million budget. The superhero adventure starringGal Gadotjust debuted on Digital HD formats this week, so it’s possible that the superhero’s massive popularity could in fact carry over to this biopic, showing how this incredible character was created, and how Diana of Themyscira managed to endure over time.
Angela Robinson directsProfessor Marston & the Wonder Womenfrom her own screenplay, with Amy Redford (The Guitar) and Terry Leonard (Mojave) producing, andTransparentcreator Jill Solloway executive producing with Andrea Sperling (Transparent,I Love Dick). With the arrival of these posters, it’s possible that the first trailer could be just around the corner, so stay tuned for that. In the meantime, take a look at these new character posters forProfessor Marston & the Wonder Women, as we get closer and closer to the October 13 release date.
