Rumor: Wonder Woman Movie On The Backburner Following Supergirl's Poor Performance

Rumor: Wonder Woman Movie On The Backburner Following Supergirl's Poor Performance

As rumours swirl about Adria Arjona playing Diana Prince in Man of Tomorrow, it appears DC Studios' Wonder Woman movie has fallen by the wayside after this summer's Supergirl bombed.

By JoshWilding - Sep 08, 2026 06:09 AM EST
Filed Under: Wonder Woman

There's a huge excitement to see Adria Arjona suit up as Wonder Woman in next summer's Man of Tomorrow (assuming that's who she's been cast as), but Diana Prince's solo outing may not be heading our way as soon as hoped.

Despite reports that DC Studios is fast-tracking the movie, a new rumour suggests that Supergirl's performance—it has 53% on Rotten Tomatoes and grossed only $126.4 million worldwide—is bad news for the Amazon.

According to Knight Edge Media's Caleb Williams, the Wonder Woman movie, while not cancelled, is on the back burner because of Supergirl. Williams added that "on hold" or "paused" also apply, confirming that the project is not in pre-production. 

This is a disappointing update, but perhaps expected. Ana Nogueira wrote Supergirl and has since been hired by DC Studios to pen the scripts for Teen Titans and Wonder Woman. James Gunn has waxed lyrical about only moving forward with scripts the studio is happy with. However, he still has to answer to Warner Bros. Discovery, which is likely to be nervous about a Wonder Woman movie from the writer of Supergirl.

As of now, DC Studios hasn't announced anything for 2028. Clayface arrives next month and Man of Tomorrow is heading our way next summer, but that's it for now. Beyond Creature Commandos Season 2, no new TV shows have been confirmed beyond The People vs. Gorilla Grodd

Gunn has previously described Wonder Woman as a "priority," but said, "I wouldn't call that fast-tracked. Nothing is going to be shot unless we’re as sure as we can be that the script is good."

That begs the question of how cameras started rolling on Supergirl, but Nogueira expressed excitement to be working on Wonder Woman while promoting that movie in June. 

"[Teen Titans and Wonder Woman are] in very different stages, I’ll say that," she shared. "They’re all just such great characters, and I can’t believe I get to figure out what I would do with them the way that we did with Kara and Supergirl. But it’s still early days on both."

"It’s a huge compliment and a vote of confidence [to get the green light from James and Peter Safran]. It’s honestly quite overwhelming. I can’t even think of the size of it," Nogueira continued. "I just really try to keep my head down and make sure that I like the work that I’m doing, and that I think that it’s good work. I can’t write something that I don’t like. I can’t write something that I don’t see. I don’t have that gear."

There continue to be conflicting reports about whether the Themyscira-set Paradise Lost is moving forward. That's expected to be set hundreds of years in the past and likely won't feature Wonder Woman.

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Feralwookiee
Feralwookiee - 9/8/2026, 6:23 AM
Gunn's DCPU so far:

Superman - barely breaks even
Supergirl - one of the biggest flops of all time
Waller - cancelled
Wonder Woman: Paradise Lost - cancelled
Batman: Brave and the Bold - "on hold"
The Authority - cancelled
Booster Gold - cancelled
Wonder Woman Movie - "on hold"

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jst5
jst5 - 9/8/2026, 7:13 AM
@Feralwookiee - I really have no idea why anyone is wasting their time with the Gunn DCU at this point...it's a massive waste of time.It's going to be rebooted once the results of MOT are in.That movie isn't going to do as well as Superman 2025 and Superman 2025 ended up losing money at the box.
MaxPaint
MaxPaint - 9/8/2026, 7:28 AM
@Feralwookiee - You forgot Jimmy Gunn's abysmal Suicide Squad.
DocSpock
DocSpock - 9/8/2026, 8:30 AM
@Feralwookiee -

Plus Lanterns SUCKS!!
dragon316
dragon316 - 9/8/2026, 8:32 AM
@Feralwookiee - well if Superman barley broke even. That mean fantadtic one I mean fantastic four first steps sucked make profit as well
dragon316
dragon316 - 9/8/2026, 8:33 AM
@dragon316 - not including all other marvel movies that sucked captain America ms marvel , eternals and others
Feralwookiee
Feralwookiee - 9/8/2026, 8:36 AM
@dragon316 - Of course. They both barely turned a profit.
Feralwookiee
Feralwookiee - 9/8/2026, 8:38 AM
@jst5 - I think there's a good chance you're right.

Hopefully, Gunn gets the boot.
elcapitan
elcapitan - 9/8/2026, 2:36 PM
@Feralwookiee - well he can always brag about Coyote vs Acme
jst5
jst5 - 9/8/2026, 4:00 PM
@DocSpock - I legit gave Lanterns a chance...it's just not a good GL show...it's just not good.I won't be wasting my time with it after this past weekend.
DocSpock
DocSpock - 9/8/2026, 4:50 PM
@jst5 -

You’ll save yourself more suffering.
Feralwookiee
Feralwookiee - 9/8/2026, 7:56 PM
@elcapitan - lol true
elcapitan
elcapitan - 9/9/2026, 2:07 PM
@Feralwookiee - another film that WB tried to shelve permanently. It actually wasn't half bad, saved by the myriad cartoon cameos. Certainly not Roger Rabbit quality, but I laughed a lot.
Feralwookiee
Feralwookiee - 9/9/2026, 7:48 PM
@elcapitan - I've heard good things and intend to check it out when I have time. 👍
UltimaRex
UltimaRex - 9/8/2026, 6:23 AM
Another rumour says Wonder Woman is already in pre-production.

More inclined to believe that.
JoshWilding
JoshWilding - 9/8/2026, 6:34 AM
@UltimaRex - He recently shared misleading information about The Brave and the Bold based on "my friend and I literally just ran into Muschietti outside a movie theater," so I wouldn't, personally.
MarvelousMarty
MarvelousMarty - 9/8/2026, 6:27 AM
Not going well at all. Such a great bunch of characters and stories to choose from. Unbelievable.
dragon316
dragon316 - 9/8/2026, 8:36 AM
@MarvelousMarty - there’s stories ? All comic stories is goood vs bad how many times can comics and movies tell same theme over an over again want new story for these characters put Batman in movie with people trafficking child abuse , Superman in movies with how deals loser drunk abusing emotional and physically husband or wife to kids , or Wonder Woman in movie where woman gets raped that’s story not goood vs bad all time bad want to rule wolf try kill hero
TheJok3r
TheJok3r - 9/8/2026, 6:29 AM
This is the DCEU all over again; no wonder Reeves didn't want anything to do with Gunn.
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