WONDER WOMAN 1984 Maxwell Lord And Cheetah Spoilers Revealed In The Sequel's Junior Novelization

WONDER WOMAN 1984 Maxwell Lord And Cheetah Spoilers Revealed In The Sequel's Junior Novelization

The "Junior Novelization" for Wonder Woman 1984 has already arrived in stores, and some spoilers from it have now found their way online regarding Maxwell Lord, the movie's MacGuffin, and more...

By JoshWilding - Jul 16, 2020 06:07 AM EST
Filed Under: Wonder Woman 1984
Source: Bleeding Cool

Bleeding Cool has shared a tonne of spoilers from some recently released Wonder Woman 1984 novelisations, and while there aren't any details about the third act, plenty has been revealed about what's to come in Patty Jenkins' DC Comics sequel.

Needless to say, MAJOR SPOILERS for the movie follow from this point on! 

How does Steve Trevor return from the dead? That's a question fans have been asking from the very start, and the site confirms that he's resurrected thanks to the "Dreamstone." Used in the Sandman comic book series, in Wonder Woman 1984 it takes the form of a ring that's brought to the Smithsonian. It grants one wish, but was created by the God of Lies, so there's a catch. 

We don't learn what that is in the case of Steve, but when Maxwell Lord gets his hands on it, the oil baron uses the Dreamstone to make his business a success again. However, as the ring can only grant one wish at a time, he needs to trick others into making new ones, and things get a tad convoluted from there.

What you need to know, though, is that his machinations eventually leave the world on the brink of war, and that's where Wonder Woman comes in. 

As for Barbara Minerva, she's both friends with Diana and extremely jealous of her strength and beauty. Quite childish, she aligns herself with Maxwell Lord and gains her powers via a "slip of the tongue." Her descent into madness is compared to Batman Returns' Catwoman, and we're guessing the catch with her newfound abilities is that she eventually becomes Cheetah.

All of this lines up with a plot leak from not too long ago, and Wonder Woman 1984 is certainly shaping up to be a pretty interesting movie, especially with that unexpected return to the world of Sandman.

What do you think? 

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Batmangina
Batmangina - 7/16/2020, 6:29 AM
First!

Also, IDGAF!!!
tmp3
tmp3 - 7/16/2020, 6:32 AM
Sounds pretty lame. Also “dreamstone” sounds generic enough that I don’t think it’s the same one from Sandman
BackwardGalaxy
BackwardGalaxy - 7/16/2020, 6:48 AM
@tmp3 - I trust Patty Jenkins, so I am reserving judgment for now, but I will admit that the Dreamstone and villains sound stupid so far.
soberchimera
soberchimera - 7/16/2020, 6:34 AM
So is this movie and the Netflix series taking place in the same universe? Dream was still trapped in Burgess' house during 1984, so the timing lines up.
tmp3
tmp3 - 7/16/2020, 6:38 AM
@soberchimera - Sandman is tough enough to adapt, no need to add a layer of tying it to the movies on top of it lol. The writer of the first Wonder Woman is show-runner for Sandman though, but he didn’t have any involvement with WW84
MyCoolYoung
MyCoolYoung - 7/16/2020, 6:34 AM
This pretty much confirms the leaks. Everything is in the execution, but it sounds pretty basic on paper
WakandanQueen
WakandanQueen - 7/16/2020, 6:36 AM
[frick], I was hoping Minerva was just gay for Diana

So, she's not literally "in love"
adamcawa
adamcawa - 7/16/2020, 7:35 AM
@WakandanQueen - these are junior novelisations... it may just be something they weren't willing to touch on in books for kids
Goldboink
Goldboink - 7/16/2020, 11:26 AM
@WakandanQueen -
Don't think general audiences are quite ready for that but it would be cool.
Reeds2Much
Reeds2Much - 7/16/2020, 6:38 AM
Aha, so the real villain of the movie is the wicked Zordak, Lord of Nightmares.
aresww3
aresww3 - 7/16/2020, 6:42 AM
sounds a bit better than what we first heard. I'm thinking the God Of Lies possesses Maxwell Lord. Also makes sense as a Bad for Wonder Woman and a much better name than the Duke Of Deception. But may be that DOD or God Of Lies is a secret bad guy.
Goldboink
Goldboink - 7/16/2020, 11:26 AM
@AzulaCipher -
I was the Duke of Prunes!
aresww3
aresww3 - 7/17/2020, 1:33 AM
@AzulaCipher - Mine was Duke Of Late Submissions.
Bokis
Bokis - 7/16/2020, 6:51 AM
I love how Kristen Wiig was like "It's amazing that no spoilers have leaked" a while back and this basically confirms that the entire plot is online!
Blergh
Blergh - 7/16/2020, 7:13 AM
Wow, if the execution is good this can turn out well but the plot sounds...odd
GhostDog
GhostDog - 7/16/2020, 7:13 AM
This sounds kind of boring and a little dumb.
tmp3
tmp3 - 7/16/2020, 7:37 AM
@BlackBeltJones - Matt Reeves gonna have to carry DC's whole film division on his back at this point, lol
GhostDog
GhostDog - 7/16/2020, 7:42 AM
@tmp3 -

Chewtoy
Chewtoy - 7/16/2020, 7:27 AM
The wishing angle didn’t make complete sense to me when I read the spoilers, and I’m more than a bit concerned that it apparently is still confusing/convoluted for people after reading a novelization.
adamcawa
adamcawa - 7/16/2020, 7:48 AM
so instead of mind control powers, Lord is just a really manipulative businessman?
Dredd97
Dredd97 - 7/16/2020, 8:01 AM
I only skimmed, because I don't want it completely spoiled for me, but yeah it sounds kinda lame so far. Batman Returns Minerva will be interesting. Like people said, if it works in execution that's fine
bkmeijer2
bkmeijer2 - 7/16/2020, 8:15 AM
What exactly is a junior novelization really? I imagine if it is the novelization of the movie, I assume it contains heavy spoilers for the movie. Which in turn makes me wonder why they already would publish the book
Tufasrox
Tufasrox - 7/16/2020, 8:43 AM
This sounds lamo. Wheres the mind control for Lord? Mah. If this movie bombs WB is going to spiral out of control.
99OPTIMISTPRIME
99OPTIMISTPRIME - 7/16/2020, 9:25 AM
I think a straight-up Wonder Woman vs. Cheetah movie, would've definitely been the safer movie to make. It seems like Steve Trevor & Maxwell Lord, will end up convoluting the plot.
Kozmik
Kozmik - 7/16/2020, 9:46 AM
I find it hard to put into words how much I don't care about this movie.
davidcub
davidcub - 7/16/2020, 1:15 PM
@Kozmik - Then why are you here?
Kozmik
Kozmik - 7/16/2020, 4:44 PM
@davidcub - Why not? Last time I checked you don't have to like something to comment on it.
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