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'Wonder Woman' is out this weekend, giving audiences the chance to become better acquainted with the female superhero who debuted in 'Batman v Superman: Dawn Of Justice' last year. Here's what you might want to know before viewing the film.

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00:00Anything else you want to show me?

00:03Wonder Woman is set to blaze into cinemas this weekend, giving audiences the chance to become

00:08better acquainted with the beloved female superhero who made her debut in Batman v Superman

00:14Dawn of Justice last year. But even though this will be the character's first solo feature,

00:19it's important to go in prepared. So here are the five things you need to know before seeing

00:24Wonder Woman. Star Gal Gadot first stole the show in Batman v Superman, so that has people

00:29wondering if Wonder Woman is a follow-up. The answer is no, it's actually a prequel of sorts,

00:35with a story taking place about a century beforehand as Wonder Woman enters man's world for the first

00:40time during World War I. But there are a few small nods to BVS in Wonder Woman. And BVS does tease

00:46events of Wonder Woman, sort of. The photo Batman sees of Wonder Woman alongside a group of men sets

00:52up essentially the heroes of this movie. But what happened to them after that picture was taken?

00:56Now, you might be thinking, wait a minute, how is Wonder Woman not aged at all in the hundred years

01:02between films? Girl looks good. What is her secret? And where can I buy her face cream?

01:07Well, I wish we could help you with that. But the reason for her prolonged youthful appearance?

01:11Well, she's an Amazon, a part of a race of superwomen who live on their own island, literally called

01:17Paradise Island, entirely separate from the male gender. Of course, Wonder Woman has a sidekick

01:22and love interest Steve Trevor, played by the ever-so-dreamy Chris Pine. Trevor is more than

01:28just eye candy, though. He is crucial in Wonder Woman's origin story, thanks to accidentally showing

01:33up on Paradise Island and spilling the beans on the happenings of the outside world.

01:38Wonder Woman isn't just an eagerly awaited blockbuster and the next entry in the DC

01:42extended universe. It's also the most expensive movie ever directed by a woman,

01:46with its $150 million budget eclipsing the $100 million budget of Catherine Bigelow's

01:52K-19, The Widowmaker. In The Hollywood Reporter's current cover story, director Patty Jenkins

01:57discusses the pressure she feels as a female director and how careful she is when it comes

02:02to taking on projects. But as she tells THR's Tatiana Siegel,

02:06I can't take on the history 50% of the population just because I'm a woman. I'm just trying to make

02:11the greatest version of Wonder Woman that I can for the people who love the character as much

02:15as I do and hope that the movie lives up to all the pressure that's on it. And her star

02:20definitely feels that she has succeeded. According to Godot, we are all used to having male

02:26protagonists in movies directed by men, but the way Patty has captured the Wonder Woman

02:31character. She is very relatable to everyone. As the review embargo broke Monday night,

02:36the movie crept towards a 96% fresh rating on Rotten Tomatoes, and the general consensus seemed

02:41to be that Wonder Woman was a fun, romantic, and enjoyable movie, perhaps even the best entry

02:47into the DC extended universe so far. Moreover, many critics felt that the movie had the added

02:52lark of great timing, tapping into the zeitgeist to push it beyond mere entertainment.

02:57Indeed, Wonder Woman is expected to chase away the doldrums at the

03:00early summer box office with a North American debut of $95 million or more,

03:06according to pre-release tracking. Head to THR.com for more from the Wonder Woman cover story

03:12and check out Graham McMillan's full rundown of more to know before seeing the film.

03:16In the meantime, how many times are you planning to see Wonder Woman this weekend?

03:19Let us know in the comments. For The Hollywood Reporter News, I'm Lindsay Rodriguez.

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