{"id":667744,"date":"2026-01-01T22:47:10","date_gmt":"2026-01-01T22:47:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/667744\/"},"modified":"2026-01-01T22:47:10","modified_gmt":"2026-01-01T22:47:10","slug":"james-gunn-responds-to-wonder-woman-casting-rumors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/667744\/","title":{"rendered":"James Gunn Responds To Wonder Woman Casting Rumors"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>James Gunn loves to keep his cards close to the vest. For months, he shot down all the discussion about Brainiac being the villain in the Superman sequel Man of Tomorrow. That didn\u2019t stop casting rumors for running wild, but Gunn never took the bait, waiting until all was quiet on the <a href=\"https:\/\/comicbook.com\/tag\/dcu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">DC Universe<\/a> front to drop the bombshell that <a href=\"https:\/\/comicbook.com\/movies\/news\/james-gunn-confirms-man-of-tomorrow-brainiac-casting-and-its-perfect\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">German actor Lars Eidinger will be playing the android<\/a>. Not knowing Gunn\u2019s next move keeps all the would-be scoopers on their toes, especially when it comes to discussing the most significant roles to fill in the DCU, Batman and Wonder Woman.<\/p>\n<p>Gunn makes it seem like DC Studios isn\u2019t any closer to casting its version of the Dark Knight than it was when it opened its doors in 2022. However, Diana Prince is in a different boat, as Gunn has yet to address the widespread rumor that she will make her DCU debut in Man of Tomorrow. He did comment on another report, though, calling it out for being faker than Lex Luthor\u2019s persona.<\/p>\n<p>A graphic made its way onto Threads that claimed casting for Wonder Woman was underway and would be announced in January. While many fans took it at face value, one was brave enough to tag Gunn, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.threads.com\/@jamesgunn\/post\/DS4WBD3jTxb\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">who replied with one word, \u201cNope.\u201d<\/a> Obviously, that brief statement means fans shouldn\u2019t make reacting to the new <a href=\"https:\/\/comicbook.com\/tv-shows\/news\/every-actor-who-has-played-wonder-woman-in-dcs-live-action-ranked\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Wonder Woman actor<\/a> their New Year\u2019s resolution. But there\u2019s no reason to panic because the good people over at DC Studios are taking their jobs seriously. <\/p>\n<p>Wonder Woman Is Going to Be a Big Part of the DCU, No Matter Who Plays Her<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"576\" width=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Wonder-Woman-Fighting-Military.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1525616\"  \/><\/p>\n<p>Back in June, <a href=\"https:\/\/comicbook.com\/movies\/news\/new-wonder-woman-movie-confirmed-james-gunn\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Gunn announced that a Wonder Woman movie was in development<\/a> at DC Studios. Cameras aren\u2019t going to begin rolling anytime soon, but writer Ana Nogueira, who also worked on the scripts for Supergirl and Teen Titans, is hard at work fleshing out the film\u2019s story. There\u2019s so much confidence in her work, in fact, that Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav announced Wonder Woman as one of the pillars of the franchise, along with Batman, Superman, and Supergirl.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think that he got that from something I said,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/james-gunn-reacts-to-fans-thinking-he-cast-adria-arjona-as-wonder-woman-11764140\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Gunn told Entertainment Weekly after hearing his boss\u2019 comments<\/a>. \u201cI wouldn\u2019t say\u00a0only\u00a0those 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\u2019re dealing with the other two.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s possible that a lot has changed over the summer, and Gunn will be ready to announce his Wonder Woman in the near future. However, he\u2019s not going to tell the public about his plans until he\u2019s good and ready. That\u2019s just the price of doing business.<\/p>\n<p>What do you think? 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