and lynda carter had done such a beautiful job of embodying. >> reporter: it's jenkins who conjures upd solely by woman warriors. robin wright and gladiators connie nielsen among them. >> the most challenging thing i did in this movie was tone. a fantasy world to a period piece to a historical war context, which was surprising reality with a little bit of pop that made it feel like it lived up to the great graphic novel superhero genre comic books. >> i met with patty jenkins before there was even a script. what she explained to me that i really enjoyed is she wanted to make casablanca, a big old-fashioned romance under the guise of a superhero film. and she was given leeway to do that. >> reporter: the costuming first seen in "batman v. superman." and due to turn up in such future films with dc comic characters as "justice league," was key to her appeal. >> just by wearing it and looking into the mirror, it's like -- it hits you, okay, all right. now i got to play up to it. i had like seven or ten different costumes. for this movie. one is shinier, one is softer, one is heavier. so --

but of course, then when lynda carter showed up, i was like, "oh, my god.world where they get to now have a big movie like this where it's a given that the superhero is a woman. and even like my own son watching how he's just like, "oh, is that the new 'wonder woman'? let me see her sword. i need her." >> seth: yeah. >> you know, like, he doesn't -- >> seth: i hope you're getting a discount on the toys for how well you've done on this movie. >> yeah, exactly. i'm like, "you've got three wonder womans." he's like, "but clearly, new sword. i need that." [ light laughter ] and it's, like -- so it's so incredible to see that happening. where you're like, "oh, sure. there's a female superhero. there is a male superhero." and it's awesome to be a part of. >> seth: there's a -- the first great battle scene in the film takes place on a beach, and you have basically, half amazons, half german soldiers. it's an incredible scene. >> yeah. >> seth: i can't imagine what the shooting of it is like, the amount of choreography. >> yeah. >> seth: and how was that? >> crazy.

everyone knows "wonder woman" and lynda carter. favorite things about "wonder woman." i couldn't believe the entire time about what was in our hands. yes, e love "wonder woman," but her message is lay down those weapons, i believe in a better you in the future, which i love. >> yeah, she doesn't come from a place of revenice. >> but also you said it empowered you. >> yeah, absolutely. the greatest thing for me, i was that kid on the school yard who saw lynda carter and went racing out to where all the other kids on the playground and always fighting every other girl and when you were her in that head, you were like the bully and stop them and i looked like lynda carter while doing it. it was like a wish fulfillment. >> she gave you the power to have that thought. >> absolutely. >> and your mom too. >> absolutely. >> you say your mom made you super aware of some of the differences of men and women but that you could do anything. >> it was interesting because my mother had been embroiled of the struggling, trying to get herself an ed

people got a chance the talk to the original superhero wonder woman herself lynda carter.he 65-year-old about res famously played "wonder woman" in the tv series. jonathan: i had a crush on her. she looks phenom no. brian: it's the wonder woman -- jonathan: it's the superhero d.n.a. brian: all right. michelle: we were looking at this weekend. father's day. a big weekend. i am going to the festival at r.f.k. stadium. jonathan: and then the warriors game. brian: no pressure! this weather is not my call. i just tell you about it. the weekend, saturday is the storm chances and they are lessened, 40%. then sunday they are even decrease what to 30%. that just means smattering of people may see a few storms fire off. but on the pop-up storms you can't pinpoint where they will be. i don't think you should cancel plans. you may have to duck inside briefly. 84 was the number today. the rain flooding south and west. flood watch up to fauquier, paige. heaviest still to the south and southwest of fredericksburg. east of culpeper, orange, near fredericksburg. we are watching the heavy b

and wonder woman lynda carter showed up and gave her thoughts on the new "wonder woman" movie but hadngs to say about the challenges facing women and girls. [applause] wonder woman. lynda carter spoke to a packed house at the library of congress. >> "wonder woman" has come full circle and she is still so relevant. stephen: her talk coincides with the library of awesome. a comic book display here. >> it's great! stephen: tv's wonder woman offered up her take on the new wonder woman movie raking it in at the box office. >> my heart was pounding. taken up, because the of who that charactered is for so many of us and for so long, there is a goodness, there's a heart. stephen: carter spoke about the "wonder woman" comic book, the tv series and the movie. but much of her discussion focused on empowering women and girls. >> she is my idol. i love her. it was really good. stephen: carter did say if there is a good part for her in the next "wonder woman" movie, she'd be willing to appear in it. stephen tschida, abc7 news. michelle: quite a tease there. that would be fun. jonathan: every guy in

. >> lynda carter. >> i was a big fan. >>> coming up on "nbc10 news today" -- >> awaiting his fate.sby's future in the hands of a jury as they enter day two of deliberations. the questions from jurors as they work to reach a verdict. >>> attorney general jeff sessions is set to face tough questions on capitol hill about the russia investigation. the answers lawmakers are looking for. >>> record heat. tracking rising temperatures. what you need to know before heading out the door and how it's impacting schools in our area. >>> we have a lot to get to this morning. good morning, welcome to "nbc10 news today." i'm tracy davidson. >> i'm vai sikahema. today we have issued a first alert because of the heat. and today temperatures expected to reach into the mid 90s. it's part of the record heat that we've been feeling these days. part of the heat -- because of the heat, students across our area will be going home early. the philadelphia school district will release students at noon today. in camden county, schools close at 1:00. trenton public schools close at 112:30 for elementary school

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lynda carter. the 65-year-old access played wonder woman in the 1970's tv series and was at the library of congress to promote the library of awesome exhibit that includes famous comics and graphic novels and the role in culture. larry: all of that coincide with an event drawing superheros around the globe with their fans. we sent our ensuperhero q mccray -- i think he is still super -- to get a firsthand look at awesome con. oh, you have changed. or it was somebody pretending to be you. q: somebody else? what are you talking about, larry? i'm not sure who you are referring to. we are live at awesome con at the walter washington convention center. listen, if you are a fan of science fiction, maybe japanese anime or even "star to be. awesome con is the premier midatlantic pop culture convention. you will find everything here from super man to pokÉmon. you will notice vendors selling everything from comic books to silks, posters of wolverine from marvel's x-men. speaking of marvel this year's headlin

. >> jimmy: i watched an episode of "wonder woman" starring lynda carter this weekend on television.i grew up in denmark, there was absolutely nothing. i grew up mormon in denmark. >> jimmy: oh, wow. >> pop culture was absolutely not on the menu. >> jimmy: you didn't have television there? >> well, yeah, but -- danish television at the time was kind of, you know. showing one channel, then we could maybe -- good days we could get the swedish channel as well. and the danish channel would usually show like, you know, documentaries about yugoslavian fisheries. >> jimmy: really? >> yeah, yeah. >> jimmy: so really sexy stuff. there was no "baywatch" on your tv. >> i know a lot about fisheries. >> jimmy: you do. the slavian fisheries are said to be the finest fisheries in all the world. wonder woman was not on your radar at all. you have a kid? how many kids do you have? >> i've got a lot of kids. i've got -- my oldest is 27. then i have two stepsons. miles, 18. lane, 15. and then i just -- my youngest just turned 10 this weekend. >> jimmy: so he's the perfect age. >> he's so in the perfect

. >> it was also a lot of work recreating the superhero originally made famous by lynda carter. >> youbearer of the torch, and now i'm passing it forward. >> picking up the torch and running with it required gal getting casts of her legs made to create those custom wonder woman boots and tleerng kick some superhero butt with weapons training, archery and sword fights. but for chris pine playing wonder woman's love interest makes it easier. >> it's fun to be objectified for a day. i was thinking like my god, this happens to women so much, it's about time. >> you're a man. >> don't i look like one? >> yeah, you do. and it shows when chris strips down in a rock pool. >> can we talk about the amazon pool? >> let's just get straight to it. >> i mean, it's only right. we always get objectified in bikinis. >> i've been in war. now i'm in a great place full of beautiful women in a hot tub and i'm thinking so this is that. >> he came very prepared. i know he's been training to be in the best shape. >> i love you. >> we'll be seeing gal in full wonder woman mode twice this year. she also has "ju

the greatest thing for me, i was that kid on the school yard who saw lynda carter and went racing outnd and always fighting every other girl and when you were her in that head, you were like the bully and stop them and i carter while doing it. it was like a wish fulfillment. >> she gave you the power to have that thought. >> absolutely. >> and your mom too. >> absolutely. >> you say your mom made you super aware of some of the differences of men and women but that you could do anything. >> it was interesting because my mother had been embroiled of the struggling, trying to get herself an education as a young mother. somehow i came out of the whole thing with the impression like that was too bad, mom. lucky for us those days are over. so i kind went blindly into the feature and said, that's great, but that's the past. >> huge hit. i watched it with my kids. you can see more on z2e2bz z1a2z y2e2by y1a2y ♪i aibeat or cheat or compemistreat you ♪ ♪ ♪ simplify you, classify you ♪ ♪ deny, defy or crucify you ♪ ♪ all i really wanna do ♪ ♪ is, baby, be fr