Gal Gadot’s Wonder Woman Return Rumor Heats Up as DC Studios Shakes Up ‘Man of Tomorrow’

Few questions have hung over DC longer than whether Gal Gadot’s Wonder Woman return could ever happen. Her last appearances in the role were cameos in ‘Shazam! Fury of the Gods’ and ‘The Flash’, as the old DC Extended Universe was winding down. Since then, fans have been left guessing about what comes next for Diana Prince.

Gadot has said DC Studios bosses James Gunn and Peter Safran told her they would develop ‘Wonder Woman 3’ with her returning in the title role, but sources told Variety nothing was ever promised. More recently, she said she has not had any specific conversations with DC Studios about returning to the role or playing another character in the DCU.

Then the ground shifted. Gunn and Safran were dismissed from the top of DC Studios, with Marvel Studios alum Jeremy Latcham taking over as president and chief creative officer. The pair will finish their work on ‘Man of Tomorrow’ and Season 2 of ‘Creature Commandos’ before returning to their own creative endeavors.

The shakeup follows a rough stretch. The Hollywood Reporter says Gunn and Safran launched a successful ‘Superman’ last year but then stumbled badly with ‘Supergirl’, a critical and commercial bomb. It will now be up to Latcham to decide whether to continue the vision of the prior regime.

That uncertainty is the backdrop for the latest chatter. Gadot is now rumored to take back her role as Wonder Woman at DC, and reports claim numerous changes could be coming to the upcoming ‘Superman’ sequel, including the removal of the Wonder Woman character. None of this has been confirmed.

There is some fuel behind the talk. One rumor, tied to a Variety report, says the studio was less than enthusiastic about how ‘Man of Tomorrow’ was shaping up and wants to edit out a lot of Gunn’s Easter-egg material. A picture of Skydance leadership with Gadot has added to the speculation, and fans are wondering whether scenes featuring Adria Arjona, rumored to be playing Wonder Woman, could be cut.

Before the shakeup, the plans pointed in a different direction. Ben Fritz of The Wall Street Journal reported that Gunn intended to introduce Wonder Woman in the film, which is scheduled to open July 9, 2027. That report hasn’t been independently confirmed, and no actress has been confirmed for the role.

Casting talk has circled Arjona for months. Gunn has denied rumors that she was cast as Wonder Woman, and both Variety and Deadline have reported she is playing Maxima. The mixed signals mean fans still don’t know who, if anyone, would be wearing the armor.

Gadot herself has sounded like someone who has moved on. On the ‘Happy Sad Confused’ podcast, she said she would likely not return to the role even if the chance arose. Nothing in the reporting shows that she has changed her mind or that the studio has approached her.

The studio is also still developing its own take on the character. A standalone Wonder Woman movie is in development, with ‘Supergirl’ writer Ana Nogueira working on the script. That would normally mean a fresh start rather than a return.

The timing is the tricky part. Principal photography on ‘Man of Tomorrow’ is finished, so any major rework would likely mean heavy editing or reshoots. That is an inference rather than reported fact, but it shows how big a change like this would be.

For now, this is a rumor sitting on top of an unfinished leadership transition. Latcham hasn’t publicly said what he plans for Wonder Woman, and the studio hasn’t responded to the Gadot talk. Until that changes, fans are left to read the tea leaves.

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