At one point, Warner Bros.’ “Wonder Woman” was arguably the most successful and beloved of the DC properties, and the studio was going to move forward with franchise director Patty Jenkins’ “Wonder Woman 3” and lead actress Gal Gadot. Of course, all that changed when James Gunn and Peter Safran took over DC Studios and made a hard creative reset of the DC Universe instead. And some are still at a loss over the sequel’s cancellation, including Lynda Carter, the original “Wonder Woman” actress from the 1970s television series), who made a cameo in “Wonder Woman 1984.”
In an interview with Yahoo! Entertainment, Carter said a third installment might only see the light of day if fans rally behind it, adding a touch of hope to an otherwise dire situation for “Wonder Woman 3.”
“I don’t think they want to do it unless there’s enough pressure from fans,” Carter told Yahoo! Entertainment. “I just don’t think they have the mind to do it. And I don’t understand that because it seems, to me, that Wonder Woman is different from other characters. She’s not just a superhero. Her whole thing is about peaceful solutions. She’s not aggressive to be aggressive. It’s a different story. It’s about inner strength [and] outer strength. I don’t know why they tabled it. It’s a great franchise.”
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Even with Carter’s affectionate sentiment, it seems like DC Studios is not at all interested in reverting back to the Snyderverse era of DC. With the new DCU, Gunn and Safran have big plans for their vision of a cinematic universe with a new wave of actors. The newly formed DC Studios has yet to announce plans for a new project featuring Wonder Woman, but the assumption is when they finally do, they’ll cast a new actress.
To hammer home the rebooting point, Gunn has recast the Superman role with David Corenswet (“Pearl”), and Aussie actress Milly Alcock (“House of The Dragon”) was recently tapped as the DCU’s “Supergirl” with her new movie in the works. Additionally, there are plans to hire a new Batman actor for Andy Muschietti’s “The Brave & The Bold,” and reports suggest former “Aquaman” actor Jason Momoa could be playing alien bounty Lobo in the DCU (a solo movie has been in the works for decades). All signs point to moving in a totally different direction from the former DCEU.
Jenkins recently said she was still involved with Lucasfilm’s “Star Wars: Rogue Squadron,” about daring X-Wing pilots, and Gadot will be next seen in the Disney remake of “Snow White” as the evil queen. Lynda Carter may want them back, but Jenkins’s return to the world of DC Comics feature adaptations seems very unlikely and even wishful thinking at this point.