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James Gunn Confirms Third ‘Wonder Woman’ Movie Is in Development, Gal Gadot to Be Recast
Gal Gadot poses at the premiere of “Wonder Woman,” in Los Angeles, California, May 25, 2017. Photo: Reuters / Mario Anzuoni.
Director and DC Studios Co-CEO James Gunn confirmed this week that a new “Wonder Woman” film is in development, and it seems that Israeli actress Gal Gadot will not return to take on the lead role.
A third “Wonder Woman” movie is “slow moving, but it’s moving,” the “Guardians of the Galaxy” director told Entertainment Weekly. “We’re working on ‘Wonder Woman.’ ‘Wonder Woman’ [is] being written right now,” he said.
Gunn also confirmed that he has yet to cast the role of Wonder Woman for the new film, which suggests that Gadot will not portray the beloved comic book character in the latest installment of the franchise.
During an interview with HBO Max’s “Talking Pictures Podcast” in May 2024, director Patty Jenkins said her time working on “Wonder Woman 3” is “over for the time being, easily forever,” suggesting that she will likely not return to director that latest film about the superhero.
Gadot starred as Wonder Woman/Diana Prince in previous DC films, including Zack Snyder’s “Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice,” two standalone Wonder Woman movies (“Wonder Woman” and “Wonder Woman 1984”) directed by Jenkins and a “Justice League” movie. Gadot also made cameos as the Amazonian princess in “Shazam! Fury of the Gods” and “The Flash.” The Wonder Woman franchise was once the highest-earning movie in the DC Comics Extended Universe (DCEU). However, original plans for Gadot’s third film as the iconic comic character were scrapped in December 2022 when Warner Bros. overhauled DC Comics and hired Gunn and producer Peter Safran as co-CEOs of DC Studios.
In August 2023, Gadot said she heard from Gunn and Safran about developing a third “Wonder Woman” movie together. “I love portraying Wonder Woman,” she told ComicBook.com at the time when asked about the third movie. “It’s so close to and dear to my heart. From what I heard from James and from Peter is that we’re gonna develop a ‘Wonder Woman 3’ together.”
“I’m stunned that they said no to a billion-dollar franchise and decided to pivot elsewhere,” Pine told Business Insider in May 2024. “I don’t know what the reasoning was behind that; it’s above my pay grade, but Wonder Woman is an incredible character. Patty [Jenkins] is such a thoughtful director.”
“I never walked away. I was open to considering anything asked of me,” Jenkins said in 2022 of canceled plans for a third “Wonder Woman” film, denying rumors that she stalled efforts to make it happen or stepped away from the project. “It was my understanding there was nothing I could do to move anything forward at this time,” she added. “DC is obviously buried in changes they are having to make, so I understand these decisions are difficult right now.”
Actress Connie Nielsen, who also starred in the Wonder Woman films, said she was shocked about plans to axe a third film starring Gadot as the comic book superhero. “I think it’s crazy. I mean, frankly, I don’t understand it,” she said last year. “[Wonder Woman] has an enormous and passionate, passionate fan base. These are spectacular films, and there’s just no reason I can understand whatsoever for not investing in that … It’s a pity. I really hope that they change their minds and that they realize this is crazy.”
Speaking to Entertainment Weekly, Gunn this week reiterated previous comments made by Warner Bros. Discovery head David Zaslav about Superman, Batman, Supergirl, and Wonder Woman being essential characters in the superhero universe.
“I wouldn’t say only those four characters, but I would say that those four characters are incredibly important to us,” Gunn explained. “Right now, I feel great about where two of those characters are, and then we’re dealing with the other two.”
“Superman,” starring David Corenswet, will be released in theaters on July 11 and “Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow,” starring Milly Alcock, will hit theaters in June 2026.
News of “Wonder Woman 3” moving forward without Gadot comes shortly after the Israeli actress had her star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame vandalized and anti-Israel protesters disrupt her film set in central London. Gadot most recently starred as the Evil Queen in Disney’s live-action remake of the animated 1937 classic “Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs.” The Disney film was the topic of controversy since August 2024 when its lead actress, Rachel Zeigler, declared her support for a “Free Palestine” three days after the film’s trailer was released.
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After False Dawns, Gazans Hope Trump Will Force End to Two-Year-Old War
Palestinians walk past a residential building destroyed in previous Israeli strikes, after Hamas agreed to release hostages and accept some other terms in a US plan to end the war, in Nuseirat, central Gaza Strip October 4, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Mahmoud Issa
Exhausted Palestinians in Gaza clung to hopes on Saturday that US President Donald Trump would keep up pressure on Israel to end a two-year-old war that has killed tens of thousands and displaced the entire population of more than two million.
Hamas’ declaration that it was ready to hand over hostages and accept some terms of Trump’s plan to end the conflict while calling for more talks on several key issues was greeted with relief in the enclave, where most homes are now in ruins.
“It’s happy news, it saves those who are still alive,” said 32-year-old Saoud Qarneyta, reacting to Hamas’ response and Trump’s intervention. “This is enough. Houses have been damaged, everything has been damaged, what is left? Nothing.”
GAZAN RESIDENT HOPES ‘WE WILL BE DONE WITH WARS’
Ismail Zayda, 40, a father of three, displaced from a suburb in northern Gaza City where Israel launched a full-scale ground operation last month, said: “We want President Trump to keep pushing for an end to the war, if this chance is lost, it means that Gaza City will be destroyed by Israel and we might not survive.
“Enough, two years of bombardment, death and starvation. Enough,” he told Reuters on a social media chat.
“God willing this will be the last war. We will hopefully be done with the wars,” said 59-year-old Ali Ahmad, speaking in one of the tented camps where most Palestinians now live.
“We urge all sides not to backtrack. Every day of delay costs lives in Gaza, it is not just time wasted, lives get wasted too,” said Tamer Al-Burai, a Gaza City businessman displaced with members of his family in central Gaza Strip.
After two previous ceasefires — one near the start of the war and another earlier this year — lasted only a few weeks, he said; “I am very optimistic this time, maybe Trump’s seeking to be remembered as a man of peace, will bring us real peace this time.”
RESIDENT WORRIES THAT NETANYAHU WILL ‘SABOTAGE’ DEAL
Some voiced hopes of returning to their homes, but the Israeli military issued a fresh warning to Gazans on Saturday to stay out of Gaza City, describing it as a “dangerous combat zone.”
Gazans have faced previous false dawns during the past two years, when Trump and others declared at several points during on-off negotiations between Hamas, Israel and Arab and US mediators that a deal was close, only for war to rage on.
“Will it happen? Can we trust Trump? Maybe we trust Trump, but will Netanyahu abide this time? He has always sabotaged everything and continued the war. I hope he ends it now,” said Aya, 31, who was displaced with her family to Deir Al-Balah in the central Gaza Strip.
She added: “Maybe there is a chance the war ends at October 7, two years after it began.”
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Mass Rally in Rome on Fourth Day of Italy’s Pro-Palestinian Protests
A Pro-Palestinian demonstrator waves a Palestinian flag during a national protest for Gaza in Rome, Italy, October 4, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Claudia Greco
Large crowds assembled in central Rome on Saturday for the fourth straight day of protests in Italy since Israel intercepted an international flotilla trying to deliver aid to Gaza, and detained its activists.
People holding banners and Palestinian flags, chanting “Free Palestine” and other slogans, filed past the Colosseum, taking part in a march that organizers hoped would attract at least 1 million people.
“I’m here with a lot of other friends because I think it is important for us all to mobilize individually,” Francesco Galtieri, a 65-year-old musician from Rome, said. “If we don’t all mobilize, then nothing will change.”
Since Israel started blocking the flotilla late on Wednesday, protests have sprung up across Europe and in other parts of the world, but in Italy they have been a daily occurrence, in multiple cities.
On Friday, unions called a general strike in support of the flotilla, with demonstrations across the country that attracted more than 2 million, according to organizers. The interior ministry estimated attendance at around 400,000.
Italy’s right-wing government has been critical of the protests, with Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni suggesting that people would skip work for Gaza just as an excuse for a longer weekend break.
On Saturday, Meloni blamed protesters for insulting graffiti that appeared on a statue of the late Pope John Paul II outside Rome’s main train station, where Pro-Palestinian groups have been holding a protest picket.
“They say they are taking to the streets for peace, but then they insult the memory of a man who was a true defender and builder of peace. A shameful act committed by people blinded by ideology,” she said in a statement.
Israel launched its Gaza offensive after Hamas terrorists staged a cross border attack on October 7, 2023, killing some 1,200 people and taking 251 people hostage.
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Hamas Says It Agrees to Release All Israeli Hostages Under Trump Gaza Plan
Smoke rises during an Israeli military operation in Gaza City, as seen from the central Gaza Strip, October 2, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Dawoud Abu Alkas
Hamas said on Friday it had agreed to release all Israeli hostages, alive or dead, under the terms of US President Donald Trump’s Gaza proposal, and signaled readiness to immediately enter mediated negotiations to discuss the details.