- James Gunn has dropped an enormous tease about Wonder Woman’s DCU debut
- The DC Studios co-chief will not say when Diana Prince will return to the large display screen
- But followers are satisfied she’ll be a part of Gunn’s subsequent mission, which might be a team-up film
James Gunn has set tongues wagging amongst DC comic-book followers after he teased that Wonder Woman’s DC Universe (DCU) debut may not as far-off as many individuals suppose.
Posting on Threads yesterday (May 15), the DC Studios co-chief dropped the largest trace but that Diana Prince might be a part of his and Peter Safran’s new-look cinematic universe before anticipated.
Asked by a fan if he may share any information on Wonder Woman’s potential arrival within the DCU, Gunn replied: “Not to be shared publicly but however sure. Encouraging.”
Admittedly, it is not a lot to go on. However, provided that Wonder Woman is the one member of DC Comics’ Trinity – that trinity being, the corporate’s three hottest heroes in Superman, Batman, and Wonder Woman – to not get her personal DCU mission but, it is nonetheless intriguing to listen to Gunn discuss up her eventual look within the DCU.
Fans have lengthy questioned the choice to not announce a Wonder Woman movie as a part of Gunn and Safran’s preliminary DCU film and TV present lineup in early 2023.
At the time, Gunn’s Superman film, which arrives on July 11, was confirmed to be the primary of quite a few superhero flicks that’ll comprise DCU Chapter One. The Brave and the Bold, a Batman movie impressed by its comic-book namesake, was additionally unveiled alongside Chapter One’s preliminary 11-strong slate.
Gunn did reveal a Wonder Woman-esque TV collection as a part of Chapter One’s unique lineup. However, whereas that present – Paradise Lost – is billed as a Game of Thrones-inspired story that’ll be set on Themyscria, aka Prince’s idyllic residence island, the Amazonian will not be its lead character. Unsurprisingly, that irked some DC aficionados who felt that, regardless of Wonder Woman’s enduring recognition, she was being missed.
Why Gunn’s Wonder Woman tease has despatched DC followers right into a frenzy
Gunn’s Threads submit comes scorching on the heels of Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) CEO David Zaslav’s personal feedback in regards to the firm’s want to capitalize on the recognition of 4 particular DC superheroes.
Speaking throughout WBD’s Q1 2025 earnings name (as reported by Yahoo), Zaslav mentioned: “When you have a look at the most important characters… that James Gunn and Peter Safran are growing with their 10-year plan round DC, that’s to construct asset worth globally [with] Wonder Woman, Batman, Superman, [and] Supergirl. So, we have a look at these as huge asset builders and large differentiators.”
Clearly, Zaslav needs WBD subsidiary DC Studios to take a extra proactive strategy to constructing the DCU round its most iconic metahumans – and, shocking no-one, that features Wonder Woman.
With Zaslav and Gunn publicly responding to queries about Diana Prince in current days, followers have renewed hope that it will not be too lengthy till the Princess of Themyscira is again on the large display screen. And, if a brand new fan idea is to be believed, some observers consider she’ll return in Gunn’s subsequent mission, which – whisper it quietly – might be a team-up between Wonder Woman, Superman, and Batman.
Taking to Threads on May 10, Gunn revealed that he’d began working a brand new DCU film. Curiously, although, he confirmed that it was a brand new mission, i.e., not one of many seven that at the moment make up DCU Chapter One, aka ‘Gods and Monsters’.
That submit, coupled together with his feedback about Wonder Woman, have unsurprisingly induced a stir. So a lot so, actually, that some followers declare he have to be penning the script for a Trinity movie. Indeed, a thread on the DCULeaks Reddit web page is stuffed with individuals theorizing that that is what Gunn is secretly engaged on.
Comment from r/DCULeaks
What’s my tackle the state of affairs? A film that brings DC Comics’ three best heroes collectively wouldn’t solely be (hopefully) completely good, however would additionally assist us to overlook in regards to the – how can I put this politely – less-than-ideal team-up we received with Zack Snyder’s Justice League and Batman v Superman‘s undercooked third act.
Marvel has proved that individuals will flock to see their favourite superheroes unite on the silver display screen, so there isn’t any cause why the DCU would not profit from seeing Prince, The Dark Knight, and the Man of Steel be part of forces to take down a typical foe.
That all mentioned, it might be years earlier than a Trinity movie sees the sunshine of day. Yes, Superman is able to take flight within the DCU and, whereas Kara Zor-El is not a part of the Trinity, Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow, which lands in theaters subsequent June, will introduce wider audiences to the fourth most important pillar Zaslav talked about earlier this week.
But, till The Brave and the Bold‘s improvement will get off the bottom, and both Paradise Lost or a standalone Wonder Woman movie introduce us to the DCU’s Diana Prince, I can not see a world the place a Trinity film can be the proper mission for Gunn to deal with subsequent.
We stay in hope, but when the now-defunct DC Extended Universe (DCEU) has taught us something, it is that cinematic franchises have to stroll earlier than they’ll run, and making and releasing a Trinity film earlier than its legendary metahumans are all established within the DCU can be the other of that.
