New ‘Wonder Woman' Movie Is ‘Being Written Right Now,' James Gunn Confirms
It looks like Diana Prince is returning to theaters.
A new feature film about DC superhero Wonder Woman is 'being written right now,' says DC Studios co-chief James Gunn in an interview with EW. The movie would be in addition to an HBO series about Wonder Woman's home of Themyscira, which Gunn says is 'slow moving, but it's moving.'
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The film would be a fresh start for the character, who was played on the big screen by Gal Gadot in 2017's 'Wonder Woman' and 'Justice League,' 2020's 'Wonder Woman 1984,' 2021's 'Zack Snyder's Justice League,' and in a cameo in 2023's 'The Flash.' But Gunn and co-chief Peter Safran plans to reboot the DC Universe means that Gadot will not play the character moving forward.
A prospective Wonder Woman movie is one of several in development at the studio, which has only greenlit a small handful of movies to date. The first, 'Superman,' opens in July, starring David Corenswet as the Man of Steel and written and directed by Gunn. The second, 'Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow,' opens in June 2026, starring Milly Alcock and directed by Craig Gillespie from a script by Ana Nogueira. The third, 'Clayface' — a horror film about the titular Batman villain — is set to open in September 2026, and will be directed by James Watkins ('The Woman in Black') from a script by Mike Flanagan and Hossein Amini.
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