Earlier this week, Gal Gadot confirmed James Gunn and Peter Safran's DC Studios is developing a new Wonder Woman movie. The decision was previously made to pull the plug on Patty Jenkins' planned threequel primarily because it didn't fit into Gunn's vision for the DCU.
Considering the fact Wonder Woman 1984 was something of a critical disaster, it's also likely the filmmaker's screenplay also wasn't quite up to snuff. Either way, the expectation became that Diana Prince would eventually be recast.
Well, while Henry Cavill was given his marching orders, all signs now point to Gadot being one of the few DCEU actors who get to reprise their past roles in this rebooted shared world.
In a (translated) interview with Israeli website Kan.org, the actress reiterated plans for a new Wonder Woman movie (which we recently heard is likely to be a reboot rather than a direct sequel to the previous instalments).
"We are developing a third movie and we will see what happens with it," Gadot confirms. "No one ever talked to me about freezing, I was told that I was in good hands and that I could be calm."
"We were supposed to shoot the third film now with Patty, my beloved friend and the very talented director, but it won't happen."
It's no secret that Jenkins won't be returning to the franchise as she was said to be very unhappy when the newly formed DC Studios rejected the plans she had to close out the trilogy which began with 2017's Wonder Woman.
A fresh start would do the Amazon Warrior good, and bringing her into the present day is a must. There are still many stories which can be told with the character and, when the Justice League eventually assembles, the Trinity should absolutely be front and centre.
A Max series set in the early days of Themyscira is in the works for "Chapter 1: Gods and Monsters," though it's unclear whether that would be where Gadot's Wonder Woman is somehow reintroduced.
DC Studios and James Gunn have yet to respond to Gadot's comments (which were made prior to the SAG-AFTRA strike beginning last month).