In 2013, we learned of Zack Snyder’s plans to follow Man of Steel with a\u00a0Batman vs. Superman\u00a0movie inspired by Frank Miller’s\u00a0The Dark Knight Returns. Eventually, it received a rather clunky subtitle, Dawn of Justice, making it clear that the plan was to also set the stage for Justice League.<\/p>\n
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice\u00a0opened in theaters with a\u00a0record-breaking debut in 2016, but negative reviews from critics and moviegoers led to a massive drop the following week.\u00a0<\/p>\n
With 28% on Rotten Tomatoes, the DCEU movie was far from\u00a0a critical hit, and even after grossing $874.4 million worldwide, the DCEU’s first attempt at telling a story in an MCU-like shared world\u00a0was considered\u00a0a box office disappointment. Still, along with the fun of seeing\u00a0the Caped Crusader battle the Man of Tomorrow, Wonder Woman made her big screen debut, leading to The Trinity finally assembling on screen.<\/p>\n
Today, Snyder has shared footage from the set of Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, featuring\u00a0Gal Gadot’s “first ever Gauntlet Smash practice.”<\/strong> The filmmaker described the scene as “pure joy, pure power.”<\/strong><\/p>\n The actress would go on to play Diana Prince\u00a0in several DCEU movies, including\u00a0Wonder Woman,\u00a0Justice League,\u00a0Wonder Woman 1984,\u00a0Zack Snyder’s Justice League,\u00a0Shazam! Fury of the Gods, and\u00a0The Flash.\u00a0<\/p>\n Gadot’s acting abilities were frequently criticised during her stint as the hero, so her not reprising this role in James Gunn’s DCU isn’t hugely surprising. However, there may have been a time when she anticipated playing Diana again; promoting Netflix’s\u00a0Heart of Stone\u00a0in 2023, she\u00a0insisted her return was planned.\u00a0<\/p>\n At the time, Gadot talked\u00a0repeatedly about meeting with Gunn and Peter Safran, and\u00a0strongly hinted that\u00a0the duo\u00a0had\u00a0assured her she would return as the iconic DC Comics character\u00a0in a new\u00a0Wonder Woman\u00a0movie.\u00a0Despite that, the plug was pulled on Patty Jenkins’\u00a0Wonder Woman 3\u00a0<\/strong>almost immediately\u00a0after DC Studios was formed, and the trades shared strict denials from DC Studios about plans for Gadot’s return.<\/p>\n Supergirl writer\u00a0Ana Nogueira has been tasked with penning the new Wonder Woman movie, though there’s still no word on who will play the Amazon Warrior for DC Studios. However, we know she isn’t going to debut in Man of Tomorrow<\/strong><\/a> next summer.\u00a0<\/p>\n You can check out Snyder’s latest DCEU throwback in the Instagram post below.<\/p>\n
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