'Wonder Woman' news: director Patty Jenkins talks about the fictional character being 'warm' yet 'strong as any man'

The first-ever movie adaptation of "Wonder Woman" is groundbreaking in all kinds of ways. Not only does it open the door wide open for female superhero characters leading in her very own movie, it is also highly relatable during these times when gender equality is being pushed. This is why director Patty Jenkins made sure that the metahuman is relatable the real world.

In a write-up for The Hollywood Reporter, as part of their "Women in Entertainment 2016" special feature, the 45-year-old filmmaker revealed that despite Diana Prince being a fictional warrior, she is still "the grand universal female hero who didn't have to be lesser in any way."

"She's as beautiful as any woman and as strong as any man. That, to me, is so enduring. There have been so few female characters like that — who weren't small, niche characters or sidekicks. She's a full-blown superhero who lives up to all of your dreams in every way," Jenkins personally wrote. "It also was important to me to make sure she was as vulnerable, loving and warm as she should be. It's important for her to be multidimensional."

It is no secret that when Gal Gadot first was announced to be the first big screen iteration of the DC Comics iconic character, the casting received a lot of backlashes. From her being relatively unknown to the very proportions of her body, she was nitpicked in a lot of various ways. But the Israeli actress proved her harshest critics wrong when she was able to shine despite limited screen time in her involvement in "Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice." In fact, while the Zack Snyder project divided fans, majority of them were in unison that Gadot perfectly summed up the comic book character.

Jenkin's take on the origins story of "Wonder Woman" unfortunately comes a couple of months after the United Nations has ended their campaign with the character being an honorary ambassador for women and girls. A petition online, that garnered almost 45,000 supporters, cited that it is quite far removed to have a fictional character that is dubbed as the icon of female empowerment. Which is why with just two months into the program, the global institution decided to pull the plug on the partnership. It would have been interesting to see whether the film will actually make people more attuned to the immortal goddess just like what Jenkins has been hoping for.

"Wonder Woman" will be out on June 2, 2017 as part of the DC Extended Universe.