Earlier this week, Gal Gadot teased a “Wonder Woman” replace on Twitter and an announcement. Fans thought it to imply excellent news, in all probability phrase about Patty Jenkins’ “Wonder Woman 3,” and presumably an replace, launch date, or phrase that the challenge was formally transferring ahead. “A few years ago, it was announced that I was going to play Wonder Woman,” she wrote. “I’ve been so grateful for the opportunity to play such an incredible, iconic character, and more than anything, I’m grateful for YOU, the fans. Can’t wait to share her next chapter with you.”
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That previous tense, “I’ve been so grateful for the opportunity,” learn like a type of goodbye to some followers. And whereas that’s not official by any stretch, there’s some dire-sounding information tonight from the trades.
THR reviews that “Wonder Woman 3” with Patty Jenkins is not transferring ahead in its present state. states ominously that DC is “hitting a turning point” and talks about an upcoming “messy transition period.” Evidently, the difficulty is the change in management. New DC Studios heads James Gunn and Peter Safran are within the remaining phases of prepping their multi-year plan forward of subsequent week’s pivotal presentation to Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav, and by the sounds of THR’s report, they might have some drastic, reboot measures in thoughts. At least, a few of these concepts sound like they’re on the desk.
Multiple sources inform THR “Wonder Woman 3” shouldn’t be transferring ahead and is “considered dead in its current incarnation.” Apparently, Jenkins’ lately submitted her, co-written with Geoff Johns and Gunn, and the brand new WB administration, together with co-CEOs Michael De Luca and Pamela Abdy, informed her the pitch did “not fit in with the new [DC] plan.”
The similar THR author on Twitter, Borys Kit, recommended that regardless of the latest bulletins, Henry Cavill’s “Man of Steel 2” could possibly be useless, which, if true, shouldn’t be solely a large about-face—Cavill lately introduced his official return because the hero in October— however sounds just like the roadmap for a serious reboot at DC. (Cavill’s Superman look on the finish of “Black Adam” was meant to spice up that movie, however it couldn’t crack the $400 million mark on the worldwide field workplace, and in the present day, Deadline wrote a unusual piece doing a little basic monetary gymnastics to try to body “Black Adam” as a field workplace winner, regardless of reviews on the contrary).
Things are apparently in main flux. THR additionally principally spoils a widely known secret for followers: Cavill has shot a cameo look for “The Flash,” however he thinks it could possibly be reduce from the movie. “The Flash” is already set to be a reboot movie that modifications a lot of the DC Universe, and if these worrisome reviews are heading within the route we predict they’re going, they might use the film to do a drastic reboot of all the DC Universe.
While value shouldn’t be an element, apparently, DC might save a ton of cash by not making “Wonder Woman” with Gal Gadot. She was set for a $20 million payday for “Wonder Woman 3” whereas Jenkins would have obtained $12 million. So, it’s unclear the place that is all heading, formally anyhow, however studying the tea leaves, this sounds very dire for the DC Universe and actors like Gadot and Cavill taking part in these elements transferring ahead. THR even factors to rumors that counsel Jason Momoa wouldn’t return as Aquaman after “Aquaman And The Lost Kingdom,” and a possible reboot being a complete refutation of the DC universe constructed by Zack Snyder and begun in “Man Of Steel.” All of those characters have shot cameos for “The Flash,” however sources inform the commerce that the studio is contemplating chopping all of them.
THR provides that additionally unlikely is a “Black Adam 2” (word that the water-carrying Deadline report initially mentioned a “Black Adam” sequel and a “Hawkman” spin-off had been within the works, however these components had been shortly scrubbed from the article).
The problems of full resets are many. There are 4 DC Universe movies which might be carried out and have launch dates: “Shazam! Fury of the Gods” (March 17, 2023), on which Safran is a producer, “The Flash” in July, “Blue Beetle” (Aug. 18, 2023) and the aforementioned “Aquaman” sequel popping out December 2023 and if any of them are tremendous profitable that might have an effect. We stress that nothing is about and stone, and DC Studios is outwardly weighing many various choices. That mentioned, if I had been a DC fan, I might be very nervous proper now. All this sounds pressing and ominous, and an enormous DC reset like this—if it occurs—could possibly be one of many largest, most drastic measures ever taken by a studio in trendy film occasions.