Rumor: Wonder Woman Movie On The Backburner Following Supergirl's Poor Performance

Rumor: Wonder Woman Movie On The Backburner Following Supergirl's Poor Performance

As rumours swirl about Adria Arjona playing Diana Prince in Man of Tomorrow, it appears DC Studios' Wonder Woman movie has fallen by the wayside after this summer's Supergirl bombed.

By JoshWilding - Sep 08, 2026 06:09 AM EST
Filed Under: Wonder Woman

There's a huge excitement to see Adria Arjona suit up as Wonder Woman in next summer's Man of Tomorrow (assuming that's who she's been cast as), but Diana Prince's solo outing may not be heading our way as soon as hoped.

Despite reports that DC Studios is fast-tracking the movie, a new rumour suggests that Supergirl's performance—it has 53% on Rotten Tomatoes and grossed only $126.4 million worldwide—is bad news for the Amazon.

According to Knight Edge Media's Caleb Williams, the Wonder Woman movie, while not cancelled, is on the back burner because of Supergirl. Williams added that "on hold" or "paused" also apply, confirming that the project is not in pre-production. 

This is a disappointing update, but perhaps expected. Ana Nogueira wrote Supergirl and has since been hired by DC Studios to pen the scripts for Teen Titans and Wonder Woman. James Gunn has waxed lyrical about only moving forward with scripts the studio is happy with. However, he still has to answer to Warner Bros. Discovery, which is likely to be nervous about a Wonder Woman movie from the writer of Supergirl.

As of now, DC Studios hasn't announced anything for 2028. Clayface arrives next month and Man of Tomorrow is heading our way next summer, but that's it for now. Beyond Creature Commandos Season 2, no new TV shows have been confirmed beyond The People vs. Gorilla Grodd

Gunn has previously described Wonder Woman as a "priority," but said, "I wouldn't call that fast-tracked. Nothing is going to be shot unless we’re as sure as we can be that the script is good."

That begs the question of how cameras started rolling on Supergirl, but Nogueira expressed excitement to be working on Wonder Woman while promoting that movie in June. 

"[Teen Titans and Wonder Woman are] in very different stages, I’ll say that," she shared. "They’re all just such great characters, and I can’t believe I get to figure out what I would do with them the way that we did with Kara and Supergirl. But it’s still early days on both."

"It’s a huge compliment and a vote of confidence [to get the green light from James and Peter Safran]. It’s honestly quite overwhelming. I can’t even think of the size of it," Nogueira continued. "I just really try to keep my head down and make sure that I like the work that I’m doing, and that I think that it’s good work. I can’t write something that I don’t like. I can’t write something that I don’t see. I don’t have that gear."

There continue to be conflicting reports about whether the Themyscira-set Paradise Lost is moving forward. That's expected to be set hundreds of years in the past and likely won't feature Wonder Woman.

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Feralwookiee
Feralwookiee - 9/8/2026, 6:23 AM
Gunn's DCPU so far:

Superman - barely breaks even
Supergirl - one of the biggest flops of all time
Waller - cancelled
Wonder Woman: Paradise Lost - cancelled
Batman: Brave and the Bold - "on hold"
The Authority - cancelled
Booster Gold - cancelled
Wonder Woman Movie - "on hold"

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jst5
jst5 - 9/8/2026, 7:13 AM
@Feralwookiee - I really have no idea why anyone is wasting their time with the Gunn DCU at this point...it's a massive waste of time.It's going to be rebooted once the results of MOT are in.That movie isn't going to do as well as Superman 2025 and Superman 2025 ended up losing money at the box.
MaxPaint
MaxPaint - 9/8/2026, 7:28 AM
@Feralwookiee - You forgot Jimmy Gunn's abysmal Suicide Squad.
DocSpock
DocSpock - 9/8/2026, 8:30 AM
@Feralwookiee -

Plus Lanterns SUCKS!!
dragon316
dragon316 - 9/8/2026, 8:32 AM
@Feralwookiee - well if Superman barley broke even. That mean fantadtic one I mean fantastic four first steps sucked make profit as well
dragon316
dragon316 - 9/8/2026, 8:33 AM
@dragon316 - not including all other marvel movies that sucked captain America ms marvel , eternals and others
Feralwookiee
Feralwookiee - 9/8/2026, 8:36 AM
@dragon316 - Of course. They both barely turned a profit.
Feralwookiee
Feralwookiee - 9/8/2026, 8:38 AM
@jst5 - I think there's a good chance you're right.

Hopefully, Gunn gets the boot.
UltimaRex
UltimaRex - 9/8/2026, 6:23 AM
Another rumour says Wonder Woman is already in pre-production.

More inclined to believe that.
JoshWilding
JoshWilding - 9/8/2026, 6:34 AM
@UltimaRex - He recently shared misleading information about The Brave and the Bold based on "my friend and I literally just ran into Muschietti outside a movie theater," so I wouldn't, personally.
regmovieguy
regmovieguy - 9/8/2026, 6:44 AM
@JoshWilding

Lmao - let’s not act like this site has some journalistic standards. Neither him or this guy you’re quoting in this article are legit sources.
JoshWilding
JoshWilding - 9/8/2026, 6:53 AM
@regmovieguy - Which is why it says "Rumor" at the start of the headline. 🙃
UltimaRex
UltimaRex - 9/8/2026, 7:13 AM
@JoshWilding - interesting. Do you believe Muschietti is still on BatB?
tmp3
tmp3 - 9/8/2026, 7:28 AM
@regmovieguy - Josh & “journalistic standards” is an oxymoron
JoshWilding
JoshWilding - 9/8/2026, 7:33 AM
@UltimaRex - Oh God, no. I don't think we're even going to see that movie get made. There will surely be a DCU Batman at some point, but I think WB is putting its foot down and ensuring Reeves gets to finish his trilogy first (which is insane, but like Sony, I don't think the suits can get their heads around two versions of the same character existing at the same time).

Back to Wonder Woman, and I think different people have different interpretations of "pre-production." The guy probably isn't 100% wrong, as it's being worked on. I'd guess it's more likely that the Wonder Woman movie is being put to one side, and she'll be used in a supporting capacity until interest in her increases. And the script probably needs a new writer unless Gunn is gonna keep backing Nogueira...
Arthorious
Arthorious - 9/8/2026, 8:59 AM
@JoshWilding - are they afraid that one Batman will have more traction than the other? I mean wouldn’t they profit significantly having more Batman available to the public? WB just makes me scratch my head in confusion.

And pushing WW further back is not a good idea. With that said I am looking forward to Man of Tomorrow.
TheFinestSmack
TheFinestSmack - 9/8/2026, 9:06 AM
@JoshWilding - "And the script probably needs a new writer unless Gunn is gonna keep backing Nogueira..."
I know people need to start somewhere, but her inexperience lead to a terrible script which was 95% of Supergirl's overall problems. I think Nogueira needs to be taken far away from these projects.
JoshWilding
JoshWilding - 9/8/2026, 9:24 AM
@Arthorious - Yeah, I'm also really excited for Man of Tomorrow. I have some minor concerns about the number of characters and what Gunn has planned for Lex, but Superman vs. Brainiac is so long overdue.

The Batman thing baffles me. Gunn said it was going to basically adapt Batman & Son, which couldn't be any different from Reeves' take. I feel like Gunn just isn't that interested in Batman, too, which doesn't help.
JoshWilding
JoshWilding - 9/8/2026, 9:26 AM
@TheFinestSmack - Agreed. Supergirl wasn't bad enough that Nogueira never deserves to work again, but she needs to go off and redeem herself in a non-superhero space. I mean, she openly said she misinterpreted Woman of Tomorrow's ending (which is a big part of why the movie was so [frick]ed), so I dread to think what that means for Wonder Woman. Then again, Gunn is all in on Hodson and thinks The Flash was a masterpiece, so I question his taste...
TheFinestSmack
TheFinestSmack - 9/8/2026, 9:39 AM
@JoshWilding - I think Gunn is too eager to pile praise upon untested talent. And then when something/someone he praised highly crashes and burns, he has trouble admitting he was wrong. At best, he just cancels projects lol. He's in too tough a place to just allow rookies to "give screenwriting a shot".
MarvelousMarty
MarvelousMarty - 9/8/2026, 6:27 AM
Not going well at all. Such a great bunch of characters and stories to choose from. Unbelievable.
dragon316
dragon316 - 9/8/2026, 8:36 AM
@MarvelousMarty - there’s stories ? All comic stories is goood vs bad how many times can comics and movies tell same theme over an over again want new story for these characters put Batman in movie with people trafficking child abuse , Superman in movies with how deals loser drunk abusing emotional and physically husband or wife to kids , or Wonder Woman in movie where woman gets raped that’s story not goood vs bad all time bad want to rule wolf try kill hero
TheJok3r
TheJok3r - 9/8/2026, 6:29 AM
This is the DCEU all over again; no wonder Reeves didn't want anything to do with Gunn.
regmovieguy
regmovieguy - 9/8/2026, 6:48 AM
@TheJok3r

“no wonder Reeves didn't want anything to do with Gunn.”

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You are obsessed, bro.
TheJok3r
TheJok3r - 9/8/2026, 8:43 AM
@regmovieguy - Says the person who keeps responding to me.
regmovieguy
regmovieguy - 9/8/2026, 8:56 AM
@TheJok3r

I've never seen a dude double down on being wrong more times than Liquid Swords talking about The Odyssey's box office.
TheJok3r
TheJok3r - 9/8/2026, 9:18 AM
@regmovieguy - Ben Affleck wouldn't work with him, James Mangold's work on Swamp thing has received no updates since it was announced years ago, Andy Muschietti is seemingly off Brave and the Bold, and now this news story with Wonder Woman. Between these collaborations falling apart, projects getting announced then cancelled, and the ones making it out not living up to their potential, this is indeed the DCEU 2.0.
regmovieguy
regmovieguy - 9/8/2026, 9:32 AM
@TheJok3r

"Ben Affleck wouldn't work with him"

Ben Affleck isn't Matt Reeves. Hell, Matt Reeves didn't want to work with Ben Affleck when he signed on. Matt Reeves didn't want his Batman universe connected to the baggage of a shared universe (you of all people should know this, lol).

"James Mangold's work on Swamp thing has received no updates since it was announced years ago"

This project is as good as dead, just like Sgt. Rock.

"Andy Muschietti is seemingly off Brave and the Bold"

You're saying this like it's a bad thing... lol.

"and now this news story with Wonder Woman"

Wonder Woman was never announced as a movie to begin with, and this source is questionable at best.

None of these points had anything to do with your perceived rift between Matt Reeves and James Gunn, both of whom have a movie coming out in a month called Clayface. Lol.
TheJok3r
TheJok3r - 9/8/2026, 9:58 AM
@regmovieguy - I didn't mean it as a personal rift, but rather a professional one. Gunn is struggling to get talent on board; this is not exclusively a Reeves issue. Both shared universes struggled with getting talented filmmakers to work in them, struggled to get projects off the ground, and struggled to put out quality content. When Gunn was hired, we were told things would be different, but as of now, nothing has changed at all.
regmovieguy
regmovieguy - 9/8/2026, 10:11 AM
@TheJok3r

I’m not denying the DCU is a bit of a mess. Lanterns has been pretty damn successful but it’ll be for naught if the movies don’t make money.

My response to you was directed at your comment that Reeves wants nothing to do with Gunn - which by all means does not seem to be the case.
TheJok3r
TheJok3r - 9/8/2026, 10:20 AM
@regmovieguy - Nothing in The Batman prevents it from being part of the DCU, so he could've joined if he wanted to; the door was definitely open according to many sources. Now that the DCU has been a thing for a few years, I can definitely see why.
regmovieguy
regmovieguy - 9/8/2026, 10:26 AM
@TheJok3r

"Nothing in The Batman prevents it from being part of the DCU, so he could've joined if he wanted to"

Matt Reeves passed on Ben Affleck’s script because it was an action-packed, "James Bond-ian" story deeply tied to the broader DC Extended Universe, whereas Reeves wanted a personal, grounded, and noir-style detective story that did not have to carry the weight of other cinematic universe connections.

He never wanted these movies connected to any larger universe.

"Now that the DCU has been a thing for a few years, I can definitely see why."

Reeves has a movie in the DCU coming out next month, my dude. Lol. I don't get what's hard to understand about that.
JoshWilding
JoshWilding - 9/8/2026, 6:30 AM
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NotMyDiagnosis
NotMyDiagnosis - 9/8/2026, 6:36 AM
@JoshWilding - this image is missing melted sex toys.
ObserverIO
ObserverIO - 9/8/2026, 6:36 AM
Wonder Woman has little to do with Supergirl. Man of Tomorrow however...

Why the [frick] did they continue to throw money into that production after Supergirl. Whoever is in charge should have halted production on MOT immediately. Maybe they didn't want to hurt the director's feelings. Maybe the director is friends with the studio head or something.

Welp, enjoy you third superflop in a row. Maybe make a fourth one? Just keep betting on the lame horse guys, throw more money at DCU Superflops!
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SenorTwats
SenorTwats - 9/8/2026, 6:43 AM
@ObserverIO - WB have nowhere else to go. They either push forward and hope the interest in the DCU will pick up or they cancel and reboot again.

Toecutter
Toecutter - 9/8/2026, 6:58 AM
@SenorTwats - Nah, man, this is it. If they don't turn this around, DC as a universe is done for. Nobody would be stupid enough to invest in a third reboot after two that have already miserably failed. Only Batman would survive.
Nonameforme
Nonameforme - 9/8/2026, 6:58 AM
@ObserverIO - MOT was half way into filming when suoergirl dropped. There was no stopping it.
Urubrodi
Urubrodi - 9/8/2026, 7:16 AM
@ObserverIO - Female superhero movies in general tend to have a harder time in the box office, we are no longer at the times that almost every CBM would make bank. Add to that a failing universe that can't get anything right, and it's a recipe to disaster
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