WARNING: The following contains SPOILERS for Wonder Woman 1984.
Wonder Woman 1984, Patty Jenkins’ long-awaited sequel to Wonder Woman, appears to offer some subtle support for embattled DCEU director Zack Snyder. During the sequel’s credits, Wonder Woman 1984 offers a cryptic bit of endorsement for the controversial director, whose version of 2017’s Justice League is finally being released after a multi-year campaign spearheaded by DCEU fans.
Jenkins was in the director’s chair again for Wonder Woman 1984, which continued the first film’s lighthearted tone despite the title character losing love interest Steve Trevor all over again by the movie’s end. While the original Wonder Woman’s fun feel was successfully repeated in the sequel, Wonder Woman 1984 received more mixed reviews than the 2017 original. Regardless, Jenkins is already onboard to direct the fast-tracked Wonder Woman 3.
The Wonder Woman director is presumably a supporter of Snyder's DCEU vision, as Jenkins has voiced displeasure with Joss Whedon's Justice League cut in the past. When Snyder’s producer credit appears onscreen in Wonder Woman 1984, it’s over a shot of a jubilant crowd cheering. It’s a small but significant detail that could be read as a tacit endorsement of Snyder, who has needed all the support he can get from fans, HBO, and Warner Bros alike in his lengthy journey to secure a release for his edit of 2017’s Justice League, the so-called 'Snyder Cut'. As both the theatrical and Snyder edits of Justice League feature another cinematic appearance for Wonder Woman (although Snyder's version of her is notably different), it’s no surprise that the sequel would voice some subtle support for the director.
However, this cute detail may be a coincidence, as director Jenkins has been comparatively tight-lipped on the issue of the 'Snyder Cut' (apart from stating that the other DCEU directors didn't like Whedon's version, and her suggestion that Snyder's interpretation of the characters better fit the rest of the franchise). Jenkins is in a difficult position, and needs to be careful not to say something publicly that could jeopardize her DCEU future. Furthermore, the lighter, more family-friendly Wonder Woman franchise may want to establish some distance between itself as a cinematic property and the darker, likely R-rated Snyder Cut of Justice League, and if this is the case, the shot of the crowd cheering may not have any intentional added significance.
The fact that Snyder has required such an unprecedented level of support from both fans and colleagues alike throughout the campaign to release his vision for Justice League, along with the fact that the director supported Jenkins' vision for Diane Prince, it's likely that this Easter egg is intentional. Wonder Woman 1984 may offer a lighter side of the eponymous heroine, but that doesn’t mean its creators aren’t happy to support the darker, more morally ambiguous vision of one of the movie’s most famous producers.
