THE DC UNIVERSE MOVIES Prologue: "World's Finest" Wonder Woman (2017) - Directed by Patty Jenkins, this origin story for the Princess of Themyscira takes place during World War I, as pilot Steve Trevor crash lands on the island, warning of war. Diana Prince (a.k.a. Wonder Woman) joins him, believing that Ares is behind the war and anarchy throughout the world outside of her home. Wonder Woman 1984