The holy trilogy of James Gunn’s DC Universe is slowly coming together. Part one, of course, is Superman, which is now in theaters. A Batman movie is being written (in addition to Matt Reeves’ new Batman movie), and, of late, there’s been lots of talk about Wonder Woman too. As co-president of DC Studios, Gunn recently confirmed a Wonder Woman script is being written, and subsequent rumors suggested the film was being fast-tracked. Well, that’s partially true, Gunn said.
“It’s a priority, but I wouldn’t call that fast-tracked,” Gunn wrote on Threads recently. “Nothing is going to be shot unless we’re as sure as we can be that the script is good.” That’s been Gunn and partner Peter Safran’s mantra since day one. Don’t make, or announce, a movie unless the script is good enough that it will actually be made. It’s also why Superman‘s end credit scenes don’t tease anything. Gunn wants to only make or talk about movies that are happening.
That also informed another recent rumor. Buzz started that Gunn and company were looking for an actress with a primarily TV background to play Wonder Woman, which is in line with their casting of House of the Dragon star Milly Alcock as Supergirl. But, again, Gunn says that’s completely untrue.
“I’d never in a million years look for a major role based on whether they did TV, films, or whatever,” Gunn said. “It’s all about the casting. I didn’t cast Milly because of her past, but because she was the best one for the role. (But we’re also not casting WW, nor even discussing it, until a script is finished).”
So there you have it. The Wonder Woman script isn’t finished, and until it is, there won’t be casting. The same goes for Batman. Now, surely everyone at Warner Bros., Gunn included, would love to have new Batman and Wonder Woman films in theaters tomorrow. But they have to be done right, and so we’ll wait and see how it all plays out.
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