Gal Gadot’s tenure as Wonder Woman might be over, but questions have persisted about exactly what happened behind the scenes when James Gunn and Peter Safran took control of DC Studios. Back in 2023, Gadot publicly claimed that she had spoken with the new DC bosses about developing a third Wonder Woman movie together, only for reports to subsequently cast doubt on whether that was actually the plan. Three years later, Gadot has now doubled down on her version of events.
Speaking with Josh Horowitz on the Happy Sad Confused podcast, Gadot has also criticized how the departures of Henry Cavill and Wonder Woman director Patty Jenkins were handled during DC’s transition. Gadot was asked if she was given a formal meeting with Gunn and Safran to explain that her time was up, and her answer was as surprising as anything you’d expect.
“No, they told me the opposite. They were like, ‘We’re going to develop it with you, the third…’ But I saw the way everybody else [was] handled, right?”
Gadot’s comments have added some context to the confusion surrounding Wonder Woman 3. The actress had previously said in 2023 that Gunn and Safran had spoken to her about developing another movie, but her version of events was disputed in subsequent reports. Her latest comments have made it clear that, from her perspective, she had been directly told that a third movie was still on the table.
Collider Exclusive · Sci-Fi Survival Quiz Which Sci-Fi World Would You Survive? The Matrix · Mad Max · Blade Runner · Dune · Star Wars
Five universes. Five completely different ways the future went wrong — or sideways, or up in flames. Only one of them is the world your instincts were built for. Eight questions will figure out which dystopia, galaxy, or desert wasteland you’d actually make it out of alive.
💊The Matrix
🔥Mad Max
🌧️Blade Runner
🏜️Dune
🚀Star Wars
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You sense something is deeply wrong with the world around you. What do you do? The first instinct is often the truest one.
02
In a world of scarcity, what resource do you guard most fiercely? What we protect reveals what we believe survival actually requires.
03
What kind of threat keeps you up at night? Fear is useful data — if you’re honest about what you’re actually afraid of.
04
How do you deal with authority you don’t trust? Every dystopia has a power structure. Your approach to it determines everything.
05
Which environment could you actually endure long-term? Survival isn’t just tactical — it’s physical, psychological, and very much about where you are.
06
Who do you want in your corner when things fall apart? The company you keep is the clearest signal of who you actually are.
07
Where do you draw the line — if you draw one at all? Every survivor eventually faces a moment that tests what they’re actually made of.
08
What would actually make survival worth it? Staying alive is one thing. Having a reason to is another.
Your Fate Has Been Calculated You’d Survive In…
Your answers point to the world your instincts were built for. This is the universe your temperament, your survival instincts, and your particular brand of stubbornness were made for.
The Resistance, Zion
The Matrix
You took the red pill a long time ago — probably before anyone offered it to you. You’re a systems thinker who can’t help but notice the seams in things.
You’re drawn to understanding how the system works before figuring out how to break it.
You’d find the Resistance, or it would find you — your instinct for spotting constructed realities is the machines’ worst nightmare.
You function best when you have access to information and the freedom to act on it.
The Matrix built an airtight prison. You’d be the one probing the walls for the door.
The Wasteland
Mad Max
The wasteland doesn’t reward the clever or the well-connected — it rewards those who are hard to kill and harder to break. That’s you.
You don’t need comfort, community, or a cause larger than the next horizon.
You need a vehicle, a clear threat, and enough fuel to outrun it — and you’re good at all three.
You are unsentimental enough to survive that world, and decent enough — just barely — to be something more than another raider.
In the wasteland, that distinction is everything.
Los Angeles, 2049
Blade Runner
You’d survive here because you know how to exist in moral grey areas without losing yourself completely.
You read people accurately, keep your circle small, and ask the questions others prefer not to answer.
In a city where humanity is a legal designation rather than a feeling, you hold onto something that keeps you functional.
You’re not a hero. But you’re not lost, either.
In Blade Runner’s world, that distinction is everything.
Arrakis
Dune
Arrakis is the most hostile environment in the known universe — and you are precisely the kind of person it rewards.
Patience, discipline, and political awareness are your core strengths — and on Arrakis, they’re survival tools.
You understand that the long game matters more than any single victory.
Others come to Dune and are consumed by it. You’d learn its logic and earn its respect.
In time, you wouldn’t just survive Arrakis — you’d begin to reshape it.
A Galaxy Far, Far Away
Star Wars
The galaxy far, far away is vast, loud, and in a constant state of violent political upheaval — and you wouldn’t have it any other way.
You find meaning in being part of something larger than yourself — a cause, a crew, a rebellion.
You’d gravitate toward the Rebellion, or the fringes, or whatever pocket of the galaxy still believes the Empire’s grip can be broken.
You fight — not because you have to, but because standing aside isn’t something you’re capable of.
In Star Wars, that willingness is what makes all the difference.
Gal Gadot Says the DC Transition “Was Not Handled Elegantly”
Gadot has also opened up about watching what happened to some of her DCEU collaborators as Gunn and Safran prepared to launch their new DC Universe. Henry Cavill was forced into a mortifying comedown after he announced that he was returning to the role of Superman following a cameo in Black Adam. Cavill was later forced to confirm shortly afterward that he wouldn’t continue as the character under DC Studios’ new leadership, and Gunn himself has since described the situation surrounding Cavill as “unfortunate” and “unfair.” Gadot said:
“The Henry situation was not handled elegantly, to say the least. Same with Patty. Was not handled elegantly.”
She nevertheless stressed that she understood Gunn and Safran were tasked with pursuing their own vision for DC, adding that “we’re all adults” and that the pair are doing what they believe in.
DC Studios hasn’t abandoned Wonder Woman herself. A new movie centered on the character is currently being developed, with Supergirl writer Ana Nogueira attached to write the screenplay. Gadot first appeared as Diana Prince in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice before leading 2017’s Wonder Woman and its 2020 sequel, Wonder Woman 1984. Her tenure subsequently included Justice League, Zack Snyder’s Justice League, Shazam! Fury of the Gods, and The Flash.
DC Studios is currently developing a new Wonder Woman movie, although a release date has not yet been announced.
