Kristen Wiig in Talks to Play Cheetah in Wonder Woman 2

Warner Bros.' superhero sequel may have found its villain.

By Alex Osborn

Wonder Woman 2 may have found its Cheetah in Kristen Wiig.

According to Deadline, the Saturday Night Live and Bridesmaids star is reportedly in talks with DC and Warner Bros. to play Wonder Woman's feline foe in the upcoming sequel.

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While specifics about Wiig's potential role as the DC super villain have yet to be revealed, in the comics, the Barbara Ann Minerva incarnation of Cheetah is an archeologist who's captured and granted the abilities of a cheetah by the plant-god Urzkartaga.

Wonder Woman 2 will open in theaters on December 13, 2019. Patty Jenkins is returning to direct the sequel, which is said to be set in 1980s during the end of the Cold War.

For more on the upcoming superhero sequel, find out what Jenkins had to say about how the Wonder Woman 2 will be "totally different" from the first movie.

Alex Osborn is a freelance writer for IGN. Find him on Twitter at @alexcosborn.

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