‘Wonder Woman’ movie ‘a priority’ but not fast-tracked, James Gunn clarifies

James Gunn, the co-head of DC Studios with Peter Safran, again eliminates a certain confusion around an upcoming project.

Gunn, also writer and director of the new Superman film, previously announced the new Weekly entertainment That a Wonder Woman film was in development, saying that it “is written at the moment”.

With Superman now exceeding $ 300 million at the world box office, Variety has published a report on the status of the DC franchise. According to the supply of trade, Wonderful woman is now accelerated.

Responding to the requests for fans on the sons of social media platform, Gunn clarified the situation. “This is a priority, but I would not call it accelerated,” the filmmaker and studio director wrote on Friday. “Nothing is going to be turned unless we are as sure as possible as the script is good.”

Gunn also confirmed that there was no truth to online rumors that DC Studios is currently throwing for the role of TheMyscira Amazon Warrior. He simply wrote: “No”. However, he entered detail concerning the claims according to which the studio “is looking for an actress with a curriculum vitae centered on television”, like Milly Alcock, who broke out on HBO Dragon House Season 1 before landing the role of Supergirl.

“I would never seek in a million years a major role according to whether they had made television, films or something else,” replied Gunn. “It’s all about casting. I did not throw Milly because of her past, but because she was the best for the role. (But we don’t launch WW either, or even chatting until a script is finished).”

With David Corenswet as Clark Kent / Kal-El, Rachel Brosnahan like Lois Lane and Nicholas Hoult like Lex Luthor, Superman Open last weekend on July 11 and super-offilled the new DC Gunn universe and its team are launching. In a recent conversation with EW, Gunn confirmed that there were direct links with Peacemaker Season 2, the next DCU project, which is expected to arrive on HBO Max on August 21.

SupergirlWith Alcock, will then arrive in theaters on June 26, 2026. Although they do not yet have dates of first, LanternsThe drama Green Lantern HBO Max with Aaron Pierre as John Stewart and Kyle Chandler as Hal Jordan, ends the shooting, while the Clay Film-body of the body, with Tom Rhys Harries, plans to shoot this year.

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A number of other projects, some already announced in a certain form, are underway, in particular Wonderful woman And a Batman film.

During a previous interview with EW, Gunn confirmed the comments made to Warner Bros. Leadership that the characters of Superman, Batman, Supergirl and Wonder Woman are crucial for the franchise. “I wouldn’t say only These four characters, “he said,” but I would say that these four characters are incredibly important for us. Right now, I feel good where there are two of these characters, then we are dealing with the other two. “”