Hollywood. Flawless as Gal Gadot’s Wonder Woman is, however irreproachable her gender politics, these would have meant nothing had this most high-profile, female-fronted, female-directed blockbuster failed at the box office. In an era fuelled by hothouse identity politics, this is the cross every mainstream “female” film now has to bear.
Happily, Wonder Woman surpassed all expectations. It’s the No 1 US film of the summer, with over $400m.
