It seems that the last month of Gal Gadot’s life was no less turbulent than a month in the life of the warrior Amazon Wonder Woman. Since the announcement that in the DC cinematic universe, director James Gunn and producer Peter Safran rejected the script for “Wonder Woman 3”, many rumors have spread about the continuation of the career of the Israeli actress, and about the question of whether Gadot will continue to play Diana Prince in other films of the studios .
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Many fans speculated that with the cancellation of the third episode of the movie “Wonder Woman”, Gal Gadot ended her career at DC, as part of a “reboot” of the entire cinematic universe. However, Gunn provided some clarity on Gadot and where she currently stands. “I’m not sure where you get that we ‘rebooted’ Gal,” Gunn wrote on the network in response to claims that Gadot and Henry Cavill, who plays Superman, have finished their roles at DC. thus giving hope to the fans of the actress.
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Now, it seems that bad news is arriving on Gadot’s doorstep. The prestigious magazine Variety reported that Warner Bros. studios would not include Gadot in their list of new films. DC Studios co-CEOs Gunn Wesfern are expected to unveil their “three-year vision” for the new DC Cinematic Universe soon, and Gadot’s Diana Prince is not expected to be part of their planned slate.
The source who leaked the details to Variety did not say whether the new DCU would include a new Wonder Woman or whether the character herself would not be included at all. Gunn and Safran have already made some drastic changes to the DC Universe program since their tenure began, which already suggests that major characters will be recast with new stars in the coming years. Even if it won’t involve a full “reboot” of all the characters we’ve come to know, it seems like this is another indication that a new Wonder Woman will someday be used once it’s time to bring the heroine back to the big screen.
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As you remember, the DC cinematic universe went through a big shakeup after the series of the franchise, and the fatal reviews received by the last films of the network called into question all the future projects of the studios. Now, it seems the threat is starting to materialize. The “DC” cinematic universe has suffered quite a bit of trouble in recent years: a slew of recently reported projects, including the “Batgirl” film by “HBOmax,” which the network worked on for five years and invested $90 million in.
To try to balance the “DC” ship, Gunn and Sepran were chosen to manage the cinematic universe, for all its film, television and animation content, after the company’s president, Walter Hamada, resigned in October.
About a month ago, Jenkins, the 51-year-old director, who was supposed to direct the third film in the hit “Wonder Woman” series, put an end to rumors that the film was rejected due to her lack of cooperation with the studios. “I’m not one to talk about private career matters, but I will not allow inaccuracies to continue. Here are the facts,” Jenkins wrote in a letter posted on Twitter. “Start a backlash that ‘Wonder Woman 3’ didn’t happen, a false story designed to attract clickbait and that it was me who killed the movie or didn’t cooperate. That’s just not true. I never walked away.”
While stating that she was not the one to end the film’s development, Jenkins expressed understanding towards those responsible for this decision. “I was open to consider anything they asked of me,” she continued. “It was my understanding that there was nothing I could do to move forward at this point. DC is obviously buried in the changes they need to make, so I understand that these decisions are difficult right now. I don’t want what has been a beautiful journey with Wonder Woman to end on a negative note,” the director added. “I loved it so much and I was privileged to be the person who got to make the last two Wonder Woman films. She is an amazing character. Living within her values and around them makes a person a better person every day. I wish her and her legacy an amazing future, with or without me.”
Jenkins added and gave compliments to the Israeli actress: “And Gal… Gal Gadot. Where do I even begin? Gal is the greatest gift I have received in this entire journey. A beloved friend, inspiration and sister. There are no words I can use to describe how magical she is . She’s the walking embodiment of Wonder Woman in real life and a better person than the world can imagine. In all the millions of moments I’ve spent with her, I’ve never once seen less than that. She’s a gift to this world, and even more so, to me.”
If the reports are true, then this will be the end of the current incarnation of the DC cinematic universe that began with great fanfare in 2013 with Zack Snyder’s Man of Steel, who also took the reins to develop the rest of the universe’s films, similar to Kevin Feige’s role at Marvel, but differently From Feig and Marvel – Snyder and DC did not have great successes – both critically and at the box office.
Frequent changes in management and creative direction were a large part of DC’s repeated failures to catch up with the rival (Marvel) and in fact, out of all the films of the cinematic universe – only one film (Aquaman) crossed the billion dollar mark at the box office, a huge disappointment for a company under whose banner are Heroes like Superman, Batman, The Flash, Wonder Woman and others.