Even though Wonder Woman 1984 wasn’t as well-received as its predecessor, Wonder Woman 3 was still going to happen with director Patty Jenkins and Gal Gadot back in the title role. That changed in December 2022, after James Gunn and Peter Safran were named co-CEOs of DC Studios. The duo announced a complete cinematic reboot for their new DC Universe shortly thereafter. But according to Jenkins, Wonder Woman may not factor into their plans at all.
Via Deadline, Jenkins appeared on Max’s Talking Pictures Podcast and cast doubt on Wonder Woman’s cinematic future.
When Jenkins was asked about whether Wonder Woman 3 was dead, she replied “Yeah, for the time being, but probably easily forever.” And regarding another director potentially taking over, Jenkins added “No, they’re not interested in doing any Wonder Woman for the time being.”
Gadot’s Wonder Woman and Wonder Woman 1984 co-star Chris Pine recently expressed his thoughts about the cancelled sequel. Regardless of Wonder Woman 3’s fate, Jenkins shered her empathy for the enormity of Gunn and Safran’s attempt to revitalize the DC superhero movies.
“It’s not an easy task, what’s going on with DC,” noted Jenkins. “James Gunn and Peter Safran have to follow their own heart into their own plans. I don’t know what they’re planning on doing and why… I have sympathy for what a big job it is.”
Additionally, Jenkins indicated that she is still working on her Star Wars: Rogue Squadron movie for Lucasfilm, even though the film was taken off of the studio’s release schedule.
“When Wonder Woman 3 then went away, Lucasfilm and I were like, ‘Oh, we’ve got to finish this deal,'” recalled Jenkins. “We finished the deal right as the strike was beginning, so I now owe a draft of Star Wars. So we will see what happens there. Who knows? … They have other directors who have been working, but I am now back on doing Rogue Squadron. We’ll see what happens. We need to get it to where we’re both super happy with it.”
