James Gunn Says Wonder Woman Is Easier to Reboot Than Batman and Explains Why

With Superman heading to theaters this July and DC Studios finally laying the foundation for a new cinematic universe, James Gunn is looking ahead to the rest of the DC Trinity. While both Batman and Wonder Woman are on the docket for new solo films in the DCU, Gunn recently explained why rebooting one of them is a lot less complicated than the other.

During an interview with Rolling Stone, Gunn was asked how development was coming along on DC’s new iterations of its most iconic heroes.

“Batman is incredibly important to DC, as is Wonder Woman. So outside of the stuff that I’m doing in the projects that are actively going, our two priorities are finishing our Wonder Woman and our Batman scripts.”

The new Batman film, The Brave and the Bold, was announced back in early 2023 and will introduce a new Caped Crusader alongside Damian Wayne. Wonder Woman’s return, on the other hand, wasn’t officially confirmed until this month, though behind the scenes, work has already begun.

When asked about the challenges of reinventing these legacy characters, Gunn said:

“Wonder Woman I think is actually easier for me, because there haven’t been so many infinite portrayals of Wonder Woman — definitely not in movies, but really anywhere — that there have been of Batman. Every single Batman story has been told.”

Between Bale, Affleck, Pattinson, and countless animated takes, Batman’s mythos has been explored from nearly every angle. Wonder Woman, by contrast, has had far fewer live-action iterations.

While Gal Gadot’s version made a big impact, especially with the first Wonder Woman film in 2017, the character’s cinematic journey was comparatively short. A third installment was in development before being shelved once Gunn and Peter Safran took over DC Studios.

Though details are still under wraps, a screenwriter is actively working on the Wonder Woman reboot, Gunn just isn’t ready to reveal who it is. Meanwhile, DC is also developing a Game of Thrones-style series set on Themyscira, exploring the Amazonian island’s history before Diana’s birth. Gunn previously teased it as a political drama steeped in intrigue and internal conflict.

For now, both the untitled Wonder Woman reboot and The Brave and the Bold remain undated. But it’s clear that Gunn sees fresh opportunities in bringing Diana Prince back to the big screen, and it will be interesting to see how it comes together.