Connie Nielsen (Gladiator, The Following, Boss) has been cast as Wonder Woman’s mother -- also known as Queen Hippolyta of the Amazons -- in the superheroine's currently shooting Warner Bros./DC Comics movie.

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Gal Gadot, of course, stars as Wonder Woman, a.k.a. Princess Diana, while Chris Pine plays the epitome of Man’s World, Steve Trevor. Danny Huston, Robin Wright, David Thewlis and Ewen Bremner also star in the Patty Jenkins-helmed film.Nicole Kidman was originally targeted for the role by the studio, but scheduling conflicts with her HBO show Big Little Lies made her involvement impossible. Though recently rumored for the part of Hippolyta, Wright is playing Diana’s aunt. (That means she’s probably Antiope.)Pine revealed this week that the film will be set at least partially during World War I.Wonder Woman will be released on June 23, 2017.Via The Hollywood Reporter and Variety

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