The Hollywood Reporter claims that newly appointed DC studio heads James Gunn and Peter Safran are preparing to draw a line in the sand and end planned sequels to most recent DC films.

Including Wonder Woman, Superman and Aquaman, but not Robert Pattinson's Batman.

James Gunn responded via Twitter.

So. As for the story yesterday in the Hollywood Reporter, some of it is true, some of it is half-true, some of it is not true, & some of it we haven’t decided yet whether it’s true or not.

Although this first month at DC has been fruitful, building the next ten years of story takes time & we’re still just beginning.

Peter & I chose to helm DC Studios knowing we were coming into a fractious environment, both in the stories being told & in the audience itself & there would be an unavoidable transitional period as we moved into telling a cohesive story across film, TV, animation, and gaming.

But, in the end, the drawbacks of that transitional period were dwarfed by the creative possibilities & the opportunity to build upon what has worked in DC so far & to help rectify what has not.

We know we are not going to make every single person happy every step of the way, but we can promise everything we do is done in the service of the STORY & in the service of the DC CHARACTERS we know you cherish and we have cherished our whole lives.

As for more answers about the future of the DCU, I will sadly have to ask you to wait. We are giving these characters & the stories the time & attention they deserve & we ourselves still have a lot more questions to ask & answer.

If the Superman sequel is dusted that would be a blow for Henry Cavill who only recently returned to the role, and left Netflix's The Witcher series.

In addition to THR reporting citing "multiple sources" for Wonder Woman 3 not moving forward, The Wrap went on to report that this wasn't a decision made by Gunn and Safran.

Patty Jenkins left after her story treatment for the next film was rejected by DC execs above Gunn and Safran, though they also agreed with the rejection.

Asked to submit something else, she declined claiming execs didn't understand character arcs and accordingly is out.

Though the studio isn't done with the franchise and the role still belongs to Gal Gadot.

[ Main Image: Wonder Woman 1984 - Gal Gadot. Credit: Warner Bros. via IMDb.com. ]

References

Gonzalez, Umberto (December 8, 2022). Warner Bros Didn’t Cancel ‘Wonder Woman 3,’ Patty Jenkins Walked Off the Project (Exclusive). The Wrap.

Gunn, James [@James Gunn] (December 9, 2022). So. Twitter.

Kit, Borys (December 7, 2022). Patty Jenkins’ ‘Wonder Woman 3’ Not Moving Forward as DC Movies Hit Turning Point (Exclusive). The Hollywood Reporter.