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The movie has "four really great female characters ... but
not a single one of them is an archetype," said Amy Adams, who
reprises her role as intrepid Daily Planet journalist Lois Lane.
The film, which opens around the world this week, introduces
Israeli actress Gal Gadot as Wonder Woman and sees Holly Hunter
as a senator determined to hold Superman accountable for the
destruction caused by his actions. Diane Lane plays Superman's
mother, Martha Kent.
Wonder Woman, also known as Diana Prince, is an elusive force in
"Batman v Superman," immaculately dressed, coyly intelligent and
drawing the attention of Ben Affleck's Bruce Wayne - the playboy
billionaire alter-ego of Batman.
"She's been around, she's very experienced, she's darker, she's
sassy, she understands a lot about mankind," Gadot said of her
character.
Gadot, a former model who served two years in Israel's army,
will reprise her role in 2017's "Wonder Woman," the first
standalone female superhero movie in a decade.
"She's as elegant as a supermodel and she kicks it with the
boys," Adams said of Gadot's Wonder Woman.
The superhero genre has long been skewed to male characters but
female characters have slowly become a larger presence in recent
years. That potentially broadens a film's appeal for female
audiences and its commercial success.
Wonder Woman is not the only one to get feisty in "Batman v
Superman." When Lois Lane is referred to by an interview subject
as a lady, she snaps "I'm not a lady, I'm a journalist."
Hunter's Senator Finch holds her own against the psychotic
villain Lex Luthor as he tries to coerce her to do his bidding,
while Martha Kent fiercely tells Superman that he does not owe
anyone anything as he faces growing dissent from the public.
Warner Bros' "Batman v Superman" is projected by analysts to
take some $300 million worldwide on its opening weekend.
The film lays the groundwork for "Wonder Woman," which will
explore the origin story of the Amazonian heroine with powers of
super strength.
"The story deals with Diana becoming Wonder Woman so she starts
very pure, very naive, this young idealist who doesn't really
understand the complexities of life," Gadot said.
(Editing by Jill Serjeant and Bill Trott)
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