Danny Huston’s Ludendorff
At one point, we thought that Danny Huston would take on the role of Ares, but he’s portraying a real-life German general who works closely with Doctor Poison, most likely in service to the God of War. But this is a superhero movie, and it was revealed that he is enhanced in some way. He’d have to be in order to fight Wonder Woman.
He doesn’t want to end the war. We see a couple of shots of his base of operations, and his men couldn’t care less about the German/Ally armistice. This makes even more sense if Ludendorff is acting according to Ares’ will.
A scene from the 15-minute journalist preview revealed that Danny Huston’s character inhales something that makes him more powerful. And he needs it; we couldn’t otherwise explain why Wonder Woman, with her training, needs all her might in order to defeat him. Everyone suspects that the gas he inhales must be a gift from Ares.
