Here’s Why Wonder Woman Director Avoided an R-Rating

The idea of having R-rated movies have started to show its appeal following the success of both Deadpool and Logan. Considering the vast difference between the two movies, it's clear that the R-rating has a lot of potential for the genre.

However, in the case of DCEU's expected gem of a movie Wonder Woman, that's not the case. If anything, director Patty Jenkins was very particular about not having the movie go too far, and it's all because of one thing: her expected audience.

In an interview with Cinema Blend, Jenkins decided that, apart from the uncontrollable setting of war in the film, everything else was ensured that an R-rating won't become an issue with Wonder Woman.

"I cared a lot about it never being an R-rating. And I totally support the movies that do have an R-rating, but in this case, I was very aware that little girls were going to want to see the film, and I was very protective of that. So it had to not be Rated R to me. I would have been happy to go for PG, but it's World War I, so we couldn't!"

This is a valid reason of itself, especially since early on in the production, the team's push for Diana Prince's solo movie was to showcase how Wonder Woman is the heroine of love and compassion. That's hardly the best combination to merit an R-rating that's bound by violence or a dirty mouth.

And since this is DCEU's first foray with a female lead in its superhero genre, I appreciate the move to stick with Wonder Woman's ideals than go for the hype of R-ratings, if they don't even fit the bill.

Wonder Woman will be out in theaters on June 2.

Synopsis:

Before she was Wonder Woman (Gal Gadot), she was Diana, princess of the Amazons, trained to be an unconquerable warrior. Raised on a sheltered island paradise, Diana meets an American pilot (Chris Pine) who tells her about the massive conflict that's raging in the outside world. Convinced that she can stop the threat, Diana leaves her home for the first time. Fighting alongside men in a war to end all wars, she finally discovers her full powers and true destiny.

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