Despite Gal Gadot's insistence that she'll return as Diana Prince, all signs point to her time as Wonder Woman having ended. James Gunn has already cast a new Superman and is searching for Batman, so there's no reason to believe he'd round out the DCU's Trinity with the Justice League star.
As noted, Gadot has talked repeatedly about meeting with Gunn and Peter Safran. Promoting Netflix's Heart of Stone, she claimed they assured her she would return as the iconic DC Comics character in a new Wonder Woman movie.
Despite that, the plug had been pulled on Patty Jenkins' Wonder Woman 3 almost immediately after DC Studios was formed as it didn't fit into the DCU's new direction.
Shortly after Gadot's comments about her Wonder Woman return started making headlines, a firm denial was published in the trades, making a liar out of the actress at a time when she couldn't respond (the SAG-AFTRA strike was in full swing and those interviews had been recorded months earlier).
The prevailing theory is Warner Bros. and DC Studios were the inside sources debunking Gadot's Wonder Woman claims, though fans have continued asking Gunn for clarification on whether her version of the character has a place in the DCU. However, he's remained largely silent...until now.
A fan on Threads asked Gunn about rumours the animated Creature Commandos will feature Gadot's Wonder Woman. Those likely stem from the fact Anya Chalotra has been cast in the series as Circe.
When they put it to the Superman helmer that "it's safe to assume [Wonder Woman] hasn't been cast yet, correct?" Gunn responded with a blunt "Correct."
We don't know how else to read this other than the filmmaker confirming Gadot's time as Diana Prince is over and the plan now is to cast a new Wonder Woman. While we saw this coming, the offhand confirmation from the DC Studios boss is definitely a surprise.
When Jenkins was recently asked about Wonder Woman 3 being scrapped, she said, "Yeah, for the time being, but probably easily forever." Asked if another director would take her place, she responded, "No, they’re not interested in doing any Wonder Woman for the time being."
"It’s not an easy task, what’s going on with DC," the filmmaker added. "James Gunn and Peter Safran have to follow their own heart into their own plans. I don’t know what they’re planning on doing and why...I have sympathy for what a big job it is."
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