DC Studios Boss James Gunn Responds To Rumors He's Eyeing Elizabeth Debicki For DCU's WONDER WOMAN

DC Studios Boss James Gunn Responds To Rumors He's Eyeing Elizabeth Debicki For DCU's WONDER WOMAN

With us no closer to learning whether Gal Gadot will return as Wonder Woman in the DCU, DC Studios co-CEO James Gunn has chimed in on rumours he's planning to cast Elizabeth Debicki as Diana Prince...

By JoshWilding - Mar 06, 2024 04:03 PM EST
Filed Under: Wonder Woman

DC Studios has made its intentions known with Superman and Batman, leaving DCEU fans with no choice but to bid farewell to Henry Cavill and Ben Affleck (and Michael Keaton after his Batman Beyond movie was scrapped). 

When it comes to Wonder Woman, though, the iconic Amazon's DCU future is a little less clear. 

All signs point to Gal Gadot being fired from the role and, for the first time in several months, the filmmaker and DC Studios co-CEO has commented on the character's place in this new shared world. 

A fan shared a rumour with Gunn claiming that he's eyeing The Crown and Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 star Elizabeth Debicki as the DCU's new Diana Prince. "This is coming from a site that’s just making up a bunch of stuff," he confirmed before adding, "I love working with Elizabeth but I’ve never even had this thought." 

She's not necessarily who we'd imagine in the role either, but at 6'3", she's certainly got height on her side!

The Wonder Woman situation remains unclear and all signs currently seem to point to the character being rebooted for the DCU. Despite that, Gadot herself appears convinced her time as the hero hasn't ended yet. 

In a series of interviews conducted for Netflix's Heart of Stone, Gadot talked repeatedly about meeting with DC Studios' co-CEOs James Gunn and Peter Safran, revealing that they'd assured her that she would return as the iconic DC Comics character in a new Wonder Woman movie. 

Despite the definitive nature of Gadot's comments, they still raised eyebrows. When DC Studios announced its "Chapter 1: Gods and Monsters" slate, a Max series set on Themyscira was promised, but Patty Jenkins' Wonder Woman 3...well, it was scrapped. Her vision for the threequel didn't line up with wider plans for the new DCU, but the door was seemingly left open when it came to the actress returning. 

However, Variety, Deadline, and The Wrap all later shared comments from supposed insiders suggesting Gadot was mistaken about that promised return. Was she trying to force DC Studios' hand or had she got the wrong end of the stick? We don't know, but it became clear then that the actress is unlikely to reprise her role in the DCU.

It would be very odd, and confusing, for a new Superman and Batman to share the screen with the DCEU's Wonder Woman...especially if Jason Momoa ends up playing Lobo! A full-blown reboot still seems like the best way to go for her franchise, though Gunn has remained largely silent until debunking this rumour. 

What are your hopes for Wonder Woman in the DCU?

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dracula
dracula - 3/6/2024, 4:54 PM
See her more as Circe or Veronica Cale
bobevanz
bobevanz - 3/6/2024, 4:57 PM
Whoever the cast might be, people will still hate it lol
TheShellyMan
TheShellyMan - 3/6/2024, 4:58 PM
I just searched her up. DAYUM! She's 6'3! 😮
RolandD
RolandD - 3/6/2024, 5:16 PM
@TheShellyMan - I just read the article for that information. 😂
WhateverItTakes
WhateverItTakes - 3/6/2024, 7:15 PM
@TheShellyMan - snoo snoo
dragon316
dragon316 - 3/6/2024, 8:07 PM
@TheShellyMan - don’t mean nothing about her height one actors played in marvel movies is one foot shorter to there comic book character height in comics there is something talk about
KWilly
KWilly - 3/6/2024, 4:59 PM
If you're Elizabeth Debicki, you're probably a bit discouraged reading this lol
THEDARKKNIGHT1939
THEDARKKNIGHT1939 - 3/6/2024, 5:01 PM
Wrong Diana.

marvel72
marvel72 - 3/6/2024, 5:02 PM
@THEDARKKNIGHT1939 - Is that photo of her?
THEDARKKNIGHT1939
THEDARKKNIGHT1939 - 3/6/2024, 5:08 PM
@marvel72 - Yes, from Netflix's The Crown.
marvel72
marvel72 - 3/6/2024, 5:12 PM
@THEDARKKNIGHT1939 - I think she's in Tenet as well.
bkmeijer1
bkmeijer1 - 3/6/2024, 5:17 PM
@marvel72 - she was indeed. I mostly know her from The Night Manager though
DarthOmega
DarthOmega - 3/6/2024, 6:01 PM
@THEDARKKNIGHT1939 - Damn. She looks just like Lady Di
MotherGooseUPus
MotherGooseUPus - 3/6/2024, 8:42 PM
@bkmeijer1 - I know her from the Man From UNCLE
Good, pretty actress but wayyyyyy too skinny
solskulldeath
solskulldeath - 3/6/2024, 8:55 PM
@THEDARKKNIGHT1939 - I think she was in the guardian of galaxy as the mother/creator of Adam warlock and also she was in the ocean 8 movie and tenet
EgoEgor
EgoEgor - 3/6/2024, 10:12 PM
@THEDARKKNIGHT1939 - She looks like the splitting image, DAMN!
bkmeijer1
bkmeijer1 - 3/7/2024, 2:05 AM
@MotherGooseUPus - I saw that movie, but I remember nothing to be honest.

And who knows how much she can bulk up? Not that it matters though, as I wanna see a Greek actress in the role instead
Wilke589
Wilke589 - 3/6/2024, 5:02 PM
Why does he keep responding to this BS??? If it turned out to actually be true then what would he do? Be forced to say nothing and everyone now assumes it's true because he didn't debunk it. Stop acknowledging this crap!
Clintthahamster
Clintthahamster - 3/6/2024, 5:07 PM
@Wilke589 - Maybe he just doesn't respond to the ones that are true, and since no one follows the accounts he's responding to, no one would ever know?
bkmeijer1
bkmeijer1 - 3/6/2024, 5:16 PM
@ClintThaHamster - exactly this. Maybe through process of elimination we might find out anyway though?
RolandD
RolandD - 3/6/2024, 5:17 PM
@Wilke589 - Breathe.
Wilke589
Wilke589 - 3/6/2024, 5:23 PM
@RolandD - It's basic common sense. He shouldn't be doing this shit in general, let alone doing it when he should be actually working with his *several* jobs that have major consequences for hundreds/thousands of other employees.
RolandD
RolandD - 3/6/2024, 5:50 PM
@Wilke589 -
Clintthahamster
Clintthahamster - 3/6/2024, 8:57 PM
@Wilke589 - How long does it take you to respond to a tweet?
Wilke589
Wilke589 - 3/6/2024, 9:10 PM
@ClintThaHamster - 0 seconds. Because i'm not a terminally-online moron with a twitter account.
Clintthahamster
Clintthahamster - 3/6/2024, 10:26 PM
@Wilke589 - Just a terminally online moron who hangs out on ComicBookMovie.com (no offense intended, takes one to know one.)
Wilke589
Wilke589 - 3/6/2024, 10:56 PM
@ClintThaHamster - Yes i'm so terminally online with my 10 - 15 total comment history on this site. Meanwhile what would your comments total be if I went and asked a mod?

All your replies here have been worthless, incoherent, self-exposing garbage. AKA factually the type of comments of someone who has an endless amount of time on their hands and is just looking for attention.

Congrats ;-)
incredibleTalk
incredibleTalk - 3/6/2024, 5:03 PM
If she can act and has this...




...I'm in!
marvel72
marvel72 - 3/6/2024, 5:09 PM
@incredibleTalk - If she gets squatting than yeah she'll have that.
BuzzKillington
BuzzKillington - 3/8/2024, 10:49 AM
@incredibleTalk -

Has man hands?
mynameisn0body
mynameisn0body - 3/6/2024, 5:04 PM
another stick figure wonder woman.
marvel72
marvel72 - 3/6/2024, 5:10 PM
@mynameisn0body - She'll probably be taller than Superman and Batman,I believe she stands at 6"3".
RolandD
RolandD - 3/6/2024, 5:21 PM
@mynameisn0body - Except he has not even thought about her for the role let alone cast her.
DarthAlgar
DarthAlgar - 3/6/2024, 5:47 PM
@mynameisn0body - You took the words right out of my mouth.
Clintthahamster
Clintthahamster - 3/6/2024, 10:27 PM
@RolandD - I've never encountered an online community so ready to get so mad at things that never have and never will happen.
mynameisn0body
mynameisn0body - 3/6/2024, 11:03 PM
@RolandD - didn’t say he did
RolandD
RolandD - 3/7/2024, 12:22 AM
@ClintThaHamster -Right?
RolandD
RolandD - 3/7/2024, 12:23 AM
@mynameisn0body - Okay
TheVisionary25
TheVisionary25 - 3/6/2024, 5:06 PM
Debicki’s good but I don’t really see her as Diana…

Maybe Big Barda since she has the height and could certainly bulk up but I’m not even sure about that?.

My pick would be Melissanthi Mahut for Diana though.

bkmeijer1
bkmeijer1 - 3/6/2024, 5:15 PM
@TheVisionary25 - don't really know her from anything, but I'm open to it anyone as I wanna see a Greek actress in the role
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