Wonder Woman movie officially in the works: 'Being written right now'

In a May 2025 earnings call with investors, David Zaslav, the head of Warner Bros. Discovery, shared some interesting intel about DC. He named Superman, Batman, Supergirl, and Wonder Woman as crucial characters to the superhero universe that James Gunn and Peter Safran, the co-heads of DC Studios, are building across film and TV. 

The Superman movie, starring David Corenswet, hits theaters on July 11, followed by Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow, starring Milly Alcock, in June 2026. A Dark Knight film inspired by Grant Morrison's Batman and Son comic storyline was also announced early on, but we haven't heard much on the Wonder Woman front. 

In a new, exclusive interview with Entertainment Weekly ahead of the launch of Superman, Gunn officially confirms that a Wonder Woman movie is in development as we speak. "Wonder Woman's a separate thing" to the already announced Paradise Lost HBO/Max series, which is "slow moving, but it's moving," Gunn says. "We're working on Wonder Woman. Wonder Woman's being written right now."

Gal Gadot starred as Diana Prince in the previous era of DC films, first in Zack Snyder's Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, followed by two Wonder Woman movies from director Patty Jenkins, a Justice League movie (two if you include "the SnyderCut"), and cameos in Shazam! Fury of the Gods and The Flash. Plans for Gadot's third solo outing as the beloved comic character were scrapped once Gunn and Safran were appointed to lead DC and usher in a new cinematic universe. 

"I was open to considering anything asked of me," Jenkins commented in 2022 of the canceled Wonder Woman 3. "It was my understanding there was nothing I could do to move anything forward at this time. DC is obviously buried in changes they are having to make, so I understand these decisions are difficult right now."

Gunn confirms he has not yet cast the role of Wonder Woman in this new DCU, but he also clarifies Zaslav's comments. "I think that's accurate, actually," he says of Superman, Batman, Supergirl, and Wonder Woman being crucial characters to the franchise. "I think that he got that from something I said. I wouldn't say only those four characters, but I would say that those four characters are incredibly important to us. Right now, I feel great about where two of those characters are, and then we're dealing with the other two."

Gal Gadot in 'Wonder Woman'.DC/Warner Bros.

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Paradise Lost was initially announced in 2023 as part of a slate of films and shows that would comprise the Gods and Monsters phase of the DCU. It was initially designed as a series for HBO Max — which is appropriate considering Max is now being rebranded back to HBO Max — with a story set on Themyscira and about "the genesis and political intrigue of an island of all women," according to an official description. 

In his earliest comments on the television drama, Gunn noted, "It's almost like Game of Thrones with Westeros but with all the inhabitants of Paradise Island."

A creative team for Paradise Lost and the Wonder Woman film has not been revealed.