
With a villain like Cheetah, however, the love given so freely by Wonder Woman to the men and women she calls friends might actually lead to the ultimate showdown. For a heroine and story focused so intently on family bonds, compassion, and a belief in the best of mankind, capping it all off with a battle between demigods lost something along the way. Since then Patty Jenkins explained the Ares fight, but the problem remains. It checked the boxes for a standard, CG-fueled superhero finale - but seemed a strange conclusion, given how different the rest of the film tried to be. Where most critics and audiences left Diana's origin movie satisfied, the most common criticism focused on the disappointing ending fight with Ares. From a "big picture" standpoint, the first reports that Wonder Woman 2 would use a villain like Cheetah seemed a step in the right direction. The most promising aspect of Kristen Wiig's casting may actually be in the human side of her character, but for now, let's deal with the obvious.

But in recruiting Wiig to a DC villain role that could have gone in a troubling direction, the filmmakers have added a promising piece to this project. It's definitely possible that Cheetah won't be Wonder Woman 2's only villain, considering the mystical forces at play in turning a woman into a were-cheetah. Cheetah (assuming the film will be adapting the actual Cheetah, not a jealous thief who frames Diana for robbery). Questions still remain beyond Wiig being cast as Dr. RELATED: How Chris Pine Can Return For Wonder Woman 2 But believe us, there is reason to be even more excited than fans were the first time around.

Now that star Gal Gadot will officially be doing battle against a superstrong cheetah/human hybrid played by the star of Bridesmaids, fans know just HOW different. Beyond Jenkins promising that Wonder Woman 2 will be totally different from Diana's origin story, development has been kept under wraps. The casting, as shocking as it may be at first, is one of the first official details concerning Wonder Woman's sequel.
