A handful of critics were able to see Wonder Woman 1984 yesterday, a full three weeks before the highly-anticipated DC film hits both theaters and HBO Max on December 25 (where it will be the first HBO Max title to support 4K) - and the online buzz is wildly positive! Below you'll be able to see a bunch of glowing first reactions to the Patty Jenkins-helmed follow up to the 2017 DCEU smash hit, calling the '80s-set story a beautiful, uplifting, heartwarming movie that -- honestly -- just might be what we all need these days. The first of these reactions come from IGN's own Jim Vejvoda and Terri Schwartz...

I saw #WonderWoman1984 yesterday. It was a lot of fun and has a very heartwarming and hopeful message that, frankly, we really need this year. pic.twitter.com/eWNS71VfsS

— Jim Vejvoda (@JimVejvoda) December 5, 2020

I was lucky enough to be among the first to (finally!) get to screen Wonder Woman 1984. I adored it. The first Wonder Woman is my favorite of the modern DC films, and #WW84 makes all the smart next steps, telling a very human and very beautiful story for Diana Prince. pic.twitter.com/vzr2mZXIKg

— Terri Schwartz (@Terri_Schwartz) December 5, 2020

Amy Ratcliffe shared those same sentiments about the film while Germain Lussier also called the film "ambitious" and "incredibly exciting."

I got to watch Wonder Woman 1984 yesterday and... honestly it’s just what I needed. What we all need. It’s uplifting, hopeful, and so utterly Wonder Woman. Just a beautiful film with themes that hit you right in the heart. #WW84

— Amy Ratcliffe (@amy_geek) December 5, 2020

Yesterday I saw Wonder Woman 1984 at home & it was everything I needed & more. The movie is hugely ambitious, incredibly exciting, and full of much needed hope. It's also very long, to a fault at times, but mostly it reminded me how wonderful a big blockbuster can make you feel. pic.twitter.com/6rYbHEzI7E

— Germain Lussier (@GermainLussier) December 5, 2020

[widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=maxwell-lord-and-his-connection-to-wonder-woman-explained&captions=true"] FANDOM's Eric Goldman, CinemaBlend's Eric Eisenberg, Gamespot's Mike Rougeau, and more also felt like the movie's message, and inspiring hero, felt like a shining light in these turbulent times.

I’ve seen #WonderWoman1984 and it’s really strong. There are several powerful and, ahem, wonderful moments in it and it ultimately it’s a film that plays so well for the notably turbulent era it’s opening in thanks to its message and inspiring hero. pic.twitter.com/slxij3DS5Y

— Eric Goldman (@TheEricGoldman) December 5, 2020

Huge news: Wonder Woman 1984 is fantastic! The story is excellent & has a great, timely message; it packs in a ton of surprises; and amazing work is done with both Cheetah & Max Lord (Wiig & Pascal are both stellar). Get hyped, because it's the real deal. #WonderWoman1984 #WW1984 pic.twitter.com/9UQLyxn3gx

— Eric Eisenberg (@eeisenberg) December 5, 2020

I HAVE SEEN @WonderWomanFilm and can now share some thoughts!

It's absolutely delightful and a wonderful movie for this moment in time. It made me feel things (a rare feat these days). Chris Pine's return is done well and makes sense. Gal is of course a goddess. #WW84 — Mike Rougeau (@RogueCheddar) December 5, 2020

Don't worry, there are even more luminous statements below. None of these are official reviews, of course, just some snapshots of enthusiastic early screening reactions.

Wonder Woman 1984 is a joyful, thrilling and engaging sequel, one that manages to connect to what worked the first time around, yet it’s still uniquely its own thing. Emotional, hilarious and exciting, perhaps even better than the first. @WonderWomanFilm pic.twitter.com/dvsu6fpJRX

— JoBlo.com (@joblocom) December 5, 2020

I was invited by @WarnerBrosUK to see an early screening of the new @WonderWomanFilm yesterday and I’m still smiling.#WonderWoman1984 is the film the world needs right now, no matter what sized screen you get to see it on.

I’ll be sharing some non-spoiler thoughts very soon. pic.twitter.com/FJv2FSObsm — Luke Bugg "The Geek Of Steel" (@thegeekofsteel) December 5, 2020

#WonderWoman1984 is absolutely incredible. It shows that superheroes can be flawed, vulnerable, fierce, and loving. Gal and Patty have crafted a beautiful film with intrigue and hope. #WW84 pic.twitter.com/TAnb980L4x

— John Nguyen (@JohnSpartan300) December 5, 2020

I’m so happy to report that #WW84 is an absolute blast from start to finish. An exceptional compliment to the first film, it’s stuffed w/ heart, hope, love, action, romance & humor. @PattyJenks, @GalGadot & team delivered one of DC's best sequels. I was in tears when it ended. pic.twitter.com/ivPkBFmehd

— Erik Davis (@ErikDavis) December 5, 2020

I've seen #WonderWoman1984!@PattyJenks literally made an 80s movie in every way, making it so unique for today. It feels both bigger than the first WW while simultaneously more contained.

Lots of Diana Prince and some epic Wonder Woman moments as @GalGadot literally soars! pic.twitter.com/QluelKwYly — BD (@BrandonDavisBD) December 5, 2020

Had the great fortune to see #WW84 recently. Get excited for your Xmas present people! That's all I'm gonna say!

-Mike @WonderWomanFilm @GalGadot @PattyJenks #WonderWoman1984 pic.twitter.com/nXEaSxq7np — The Nerds of Color (@TheNerdsofColor) December 5, 2020

WW84, starring Gal Gadot, features the return of Chris Pine's Steve Trevor while a 1980s Diana faces off against Kirsten Wiig's Cheetah and Pedro Pascal's Maxwell Lord. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/12/04/the-pros-and-cons-of-wbs-industry-shaking-move"]

CD Projekt Red has shared the exact timing as to when players can begin their adventures in Cyberpunk 2077. Cyberpunk 2077's Twitter revealed that the game's release for PC and Google Stadia players will be simultaneous across the globe at 12am GMT on December 10. For Pacific Time and Eastern Time, Cyberpunk 2077 will be released at 4pm and 7pm on December 9, respectively. For those planning on playing on Xbox One or PlayStation 4, or via backward compatibility on Xbox Series X or PlayStation 5, Cyberpunk 2077 will unlock at midnight in your local time zone on December 10. Preloads of Cyberpunk 2077 have already begun on Xbox One and Xbox Series X/S, and will be available on Tuesday, December 8 for PS4 and PS5. On December 7 at 3am PT/6am ET/12pm CET, Cyberpunk 2077 will be available for preload on GOG, and at 8am PT/11am ET/5pm CET, preload will become available on Steam and Epic Store. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/11/19/cyberpunk-2077-the-final-preview"] To help with the wait for Cyberpunk 2077's release date, be sure to check out the launch party being held digitally on Twitter, how cross-saves work between Xbox One-Xbox Series X/S and PS4-PS5, the story so far, and our final preview after 16 hours with Cyberpunk 2077. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Have a tip for us? Want to discuss a possible story? Please send an email to newstips@ign.com. Adam Bankhurst is a news writer for IGN. You can follow him on Twitter @AdamBankhurst and on Twitch.

CD Projekt Red has shared the exact timing as to when players can begin their adventures in Cyberpunk 2077. Cyberpunk 2077's Twitter revealed that the game's release for PC and Google Stadia players will be simultaneous across the globe at 12am GMT on December 10. For Pacific Time and Eastern Time, Cyberpunk 2077 will be released at 4pm and 7pm on December 9, respectively. For those planning on playing on Xbox One or PlayStation 4, or via backward compatibility on Xbox Series X or PlayStation 5, Cyberpunk 2077 will unlock at midnight in your local time zone on December 10. Preloads of Cyberpunk 2077 have already begun on Xbox One and Xbox Series X/S, and will be available on Tuesday, December 8 for PS4 and PS5. On December 7 at 3am PT/6am ET/12pm CET, Cyberpunk 2077 will be available for preload on GOG, and at 8am PT/11am ET/5pm CET, preload will become available on Steam and Epic Store. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/11/19/cyberpunk-2077-the-final-preview"] To help with the wait for Cyberpunk 2077's release date, be sure to check out the launch party being held digitally on Twitter, how cross-saves work between Xbox One-Xbox Series X/S and PS4-PS5, the story so far, and our final preview after 16 hours with Cyberpunk 2077. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Have a tip for us? Want to discuss a possible story? Please send an email to newstips@ign.com. Adam Bankhurst is a news writer for IGN. You can follow him on Twitter @AdamBankhurst and on Twitch.

Paul W.S. Anderson's Monster Hunter, which is set to hit theaters in the U.S. on December 25, is already causing a fair amount of controversy in China, where it's already been released. Per Variety, the film has been pulled from theaters after its opening day, and is currently being censored by Chinese regulators, due to "a ten second-long exchange in the film that patriotic local viewers say 'insults China.'" Monster Hunter, which stars Milla Jovovich and is based on the hit game from Capcom, "enjoyed midnight screenings in the small hours of Friday local time, and officially debuted in Chinese cinemas on Friday, Dec. 4." The film is now being pulled from local theaters all around China because of an exchange that was, reportedly, intended to be a light-hearted scene. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/10/14/monster-hunter-exclusive-official-trailer"] Variety states that Monster Hunter made up approximately 25% of all film screenings in China on Friday. That number has now fallen to around .07%. One notice that was sent to cinemas read: "A new version is being produced overnight, and should be the one screened...Theaters should please strictly observe that the old version should not be further screened a single time." Right now though, despite that notice, Variety is stating that "the release of even a censored version is effectively halted." In the wake of this, "Chinese users have quickly flooded the video game’s Steam page with hundreds of angry, negative reviews." [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/11/25/monster-hunter-behind-the-scenes-with-artemis-milla-jovovich"] Apparently, the scene in question is a dumb, pun-y exchange between two characters that unwittingly made Chinese moviegoers think was "a reference to an old, racist schoolyard rhyme insulting Asians." The situation was seemingly made worse by the translation, which was localized in a way that was a "reference to a Chinese colloquialism," causing some viewers to deem the moment an insult. In the film, Jovovich plays Natalie Artemis, the leader of a group of soldiers who gets transported from their world into that of the Monster Hunter video games. Jovovich's Artemis teams up with The Hunter (Tony Jaa) and his boss, The Admiral (Ron Perlman). [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=monster-hunter-movie-images&captions=true"]

Paul W.S. Anderson's Monster Hunter, which is set to hit theaters in the U.S. on December 25, is already causing a fair amount of controversy in China, where it's already been released. Per Variety, the film has been pulled from theaters after its opening day, and is currently being censored by Chinese regulators, due to "a ten second-long exchange in the film that patriotic local viewers say 'insults China.'" Monster Hunter, which stars Milla Jovovich and is based on the hit game from Capcom, "enjoyed midnight screenings in the small hours of Friday local time, and officially debuted in Chinese cinemas on Friday, Dec. 4." The film is now being pulled from local theaters all around China because of an exchange that was, reportedly, intended to be a light-hearted scene. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/10/14/monster-hunter-exclusive-official-trailer"] Variety states that Monster Hunter made up approximately 25% of all film screenings in China on Friday. That number has now fallen to around .07%. One notice that was sent to cinemas read: "A new version is being produced overnight, and should be the one screened...Theaters should please strictly observe that the old version should not be further screened a single time." Right now though, despite that notice, Variety is stating that "the release of even a censored version is effectively halted." In the wake of this, "Chinese users have quickly flooded the video game’s Steam page with hundreds of angry, negative reviews." [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/11/25/monster-hunter-behind-the-scenes-with-artemis-milla-jovovich"] Apparently, the scene in question is a dumb, pun-y exchange between two characters that unwittingly made Chinese moviegoers think was "a reference to an old, racist schoolyard rhyme insulting Asians." The situation was seemingly made worse by the translation, which was localized in a way that was a "reference to a Chinese colloquialism," causing some viewers to deem the moment an insult. In the film, Jovovich plays Natalie Artemis, the leader of a group of soldiers who gets transported from their world into that of the Monster Hunter video games. Jovovich's Artemis teams up with The Hunter (Tony Jaa) and his boss, The Admiral (Ron Perlman). [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=monster-hunter-movie-images&captions=true"]

Warner Bros. has been trying to bring Plastic Man to the big screen for years, and they've brought a new writer on board to help jumpstart that process. But according to The Hollywood Reporter, the biggest change to this DC superhero movie involves the shift to a female version of Plastic Man. THR reports Cat Vasko is the latest writer hired to take a crack at Plastic Man. Vasko (who also penned the screenplay for Fox's canceled Lumberjanes movie) is reportedly starting from scratch rather than rewriting the previous draft commissioned from The Mayor's Amanda Idoko, with THR describing the switch-up as an attempt to "take the project into a new direction entirely." [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2018/12/07/plastic-man-movie-in-development-at-warner-bros"] It's unclear whether the new screenplay will feature a gender-swapped version of original Plastic Man - reformed thief Patrick "Eel" O'Brian - or an entirely different take on the character. For that matter, it's unclear whether Warners will still use the Plastic Man name or retitle the project "Plastic Woman" instead. Plastic Man is one of many movies that made our "DC Movies That Failed to Launch" list. The project has been stuck in development hell since 1995, when the Wachowski sisters wrote a screenplay that, according to Den of Geek, was more in line with Sam Raimi's Darkman than the comparatively slapstick-oriented Plastic Man comics. The Wachowskis reportedly showed an interest in dusting off that project after the release of 2008's Speed Racer, with Keanu Reeves rumored to take on the lead role. However, the Plastic man movie went formant after that, at least until Idoko became attached in 2018. Whether or not this creative shake-up is the catalyst Plastic Man needs to finally make it the big-screen, there are plenty of DC movies in the works over the next few years. Following news that Wonder Woman 1984 is debuting on HBO Max the same day it arrives in US theaters, we now know all of Warner Bros.' 2021 films are headed to HBO Max, including The Suicide Squad, Dune and The Matrix 4. Naturally, that big move has some major advantages and disadvantages for the film industry. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=all-the-dc-movies-that-failed-to-launch&captions=true"] What do you think about the prospect of Plastic Man becoming Plastic Woman? Is any news good news with this perpetually troubled property? Sound off in the comments below. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Jesse is a mild-mannered staff writer for IGN. Allow him to lend a machete to your intellectual thicket by following @jschedeen on Twitter.

Warner Bros. has been trying to bring Plastic Man to the big screen for years, and they've brought a new writer on board to help jumpstart that process. But according to The Hollywood Reporter, the biggest change to this DC superhero movie involves the shift to a female version of Plastic Man. THR reports Cat Vasko is the latest writer hired to take a crack at Plastic Man. Vasko (who also penned the screenplay for Fox's canceled Lumberjanes movie) is reportedly starting from scratch rather than rewriting the previous draft commissioned from The Mayor's Amanda Idoko, with THR describing the switch-up as an attempt to "take the project into a new direction entirely." [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2018/12/07/plastic-man-movie-in-development-at-warner-bros"] It's unclear whether the new screenplay will feature a gender-swapped version of original Plastic Man - reformed thief Patrick "Eel" O'Brian - or an entirely different take on the character. For that matter, it's unclear whether Warners will still use the Plastic Man name or retitle the project "Plastic Woman" instead. Plastic Man is one of many movies that made our "DC Movies That Failed to Launch" list. The project has been stuck in development hell since 1995, when the Wachowski sisters wrote a screenplay that, according to Den of Geek, was more in line with Sam Raimi's Darkman than the comparatively slapstick-oriented Plastic Man comics. The Wachowskis reportedly showed an interest in dusting off that project after the release of 2008's Speed Racer, with Keanu Reeves rumored to take on the lead role. However, the Plastic man movie went formant after that, at least until Idoko became attached in 2018. Whether or not this creative shake-up is the catalyst Plastic Man needs to finally make it the big-screen, there are plenty of DC movies in the works over the next few years. Following news that Wonder Woman 1984 is debuting on HBO Max the same day it arrives in US theaters, we now know all of Warner Bros.' 2021 films are headed to HBO Max, including The Suicide Squad, Dune and The Matrix 4. Naturally, that big move has some major advantages and disadvantages for the film industry. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=all-the-dc-movies-that-failed-to-launch&captions=true"] What do you think about the prospect of Plastic Man becoming Plastic Woman? Is any news good news with this perpetually troubled property? Sound off in the comments below. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Jesse is a mild-mannered staff writer for IGN. Allow him to lend a machete to your intellectual thicket by following @jschedeen on Twitter.

Welcome back to Game Scoop!, IGN's weekly video game podcast. This week your Co-op Mages -- Daemon Hatfield, Sam Claiborn, and Justin Davis -- are wondering if Marvel's Avengers will ever make its money back. They'll also discuss Assassin's Creed Valhalla, the best time to launch a console, and flip through the December 1988 issue of Video Games & Computer Entertainment. The music this episode is from Blades of Steel. Watch the video above or hit the link below to your favorite podcast service. Listen on: Apple Podcasts YouTube Spotify Stitcher   Find previous episodes here!

Welcome back to Game Scoop!, IGN's weekly video game podcast. This week your Co-op Mages -- Daemon Hatfield, Sam Claiborn, and Justin Davis -- are wondering if Marvel's Avengers will ever make its money back. They'll also discuss Assassin's Creed Valhalla, the best time to launch a console, and flip through the December 1988 issue of Video Games & Computer Entertainment. The music this episode is from Blades of Steel. Watch the video above or hit the link below to your favorite podcast service. Listen on: Apple Podcasts YouTube Spotify Stitcher   Find previous episodes here!

Naughty Dog, the video game developer behind The Last of Us and Uncharted series, has announced that Neil Druckmann will be promoted to Co-President of the company. AlisonMori and Christian Gyrling will also serve as Vice Presidents of Naughty Dog. Druckmann, who co-created The Last of Us with former Naughty Dog director Bruce Straley, has led the direction of Naughty Dog’s biggest games of the last 10 years. This includes Creative Director credits on The Last of Us, Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End, and The Last of Us Part 2. Druckman served as a director on The Last of Us Part 2 along with Anthony Newman and Kurt Margenau. The sequel to 2013’s action-adventure title has been critically-acclaimed, earning multiple The Game Awards nominations and a Golden Joystick Award for Ultimate Game of the Year. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/12/03/the-last-of-us-part-2-abby-story-trailer"] Also promoted at Naughty Dog are Alison Mori and Christian Gyrling who are now Vice Presidents of Naughty Dog. Mori was previously Director of Operations and Gyrling was previously Co-Director of Programming respectively. “We have such an incredible team at Naughty Dog and being able to work alongside every one of them is especially meaningful these days,” writes Naughty Dog President Evan Wells. “I feel proud of the team when I’m able to recognize their accomplishments and contributions to the studio.” For more, check out IGN’s The Last of Us Part 2 review and interview with Neil Druckmann. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Matt T.M. Kim is a reporter for IGN.