On the surface, Kristen Wiig might seem like an out-of-left-field pick to join a blockbuster comic book film, and as the villain no less. The actress is best known for her comedic work on Saturday Night Live and in movies like MacGruber and Bridesmaids, not action movies. But she is joining the comic book movie realm in a big way as Barbara Minerva, a.k.a. Cheetah, in next year’s Wonder Woman 1984. Director Patty Jenkins explained why she cast Kristen Wiig as Cheetah in Wonder Woman 1984, saying:
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