Wonder Woman 3 canceled and Henry Cavill’s return as Superman in doubt

According to new reports, Warner Bros. has decided not to proceed with the third Wonder Woman film from Patty Jenkins (star Gal Gadot), according to a report. Multiple sources told the Hollywood Reporter that the project “is not moving forward and is considered dead in its current incarnation.”

The move comes as director James Gunn and producer Peter Safran, recently appointed as co-chairs and co-CEOs of the new DC Studios division, are putting the finishing touches on their plan to revitalize and reorganize DC’s presence in movies and TV. The Hollywood Reporter reports that the two will present their plans to Warner Bros. Next week, Discovery CEO David Zaslav will present their vision to Warner Bros. Jenkins was reportedly told by them that Jenkins’ film didn’t fit into their plans.

Cancellation Wonder Woman 3 is the strongest indication yet that Gunn and Safran want to make a clean break with the last 10 years of DC films, particularly the “Snyderverse” cast put together by director Zack Snyder for the Justice League Family of movies

It also throws into doubt the return of Henry Cavill as Superman, as trumpeted by his post-credits scene in October’s Black Adam. As recently as that, a sequel to Snyder and Cavill’s Man of Steel was in active development according to the Hollywood Reporter’s sources, with director Andy Muschietti (ItAnd the future Flash movie) proposing a return to the optimistic, colorful style of Richard Donner’s 1978 Superman.

But it now seems that might not be part of Gunn and Safran’s plan, and the studio is said to be considering whether a cameo Cavill filmed should be included in The FlashIt is due to release June 2023. Cavill’s cause won’t have been helped by Black Adam’s lackluster box office performance; star Dwayne Johnson claimed to have lobbied hard to bring Cavill back, but it seems his play to be a power-broker in the new DC universe has run out of steam, and a Black Adam sequel looks unlikely.

The final DC movie in the current era will be, as it is. Aquaman and The Lost KingdomThe movie is due to be released in December 2023. Oddly, it’s rumored that while Jason Momoa’s portrayal of Arthur Curry will be culled alongside Gadot and Cavill’s Wonder Woman and Superman, the actor is being lined up to join Gunn and Safran’s new cast in a different role — that of alien bounty hunter Lobo, an antihero character very much in line with Gunn’s irreverent sensibilities.

Director Matt Reeves’ planned sequel to Batman with Robert Pattinson, and the linked pocket universe of Gotham-set TV shows, are said to be unaffected by Gunn and Safran’s clean slate.

Wonder Woman 3’s cancelation continues a run of bad luck for Jenkins. Her Star Wars appearance was cancelled earlier this year. Rogue Squadron movie was removed from Disney’s schedule after delays. After delays, the first Wonder WomanWarner Bros. made a huge hit with this movie, but the sequel was even better. Wonder Woman 1984It was difficult to make a profit during the COVID-19 epidemic and received a mixed reception from fans and critics.