Why Gal Gadot’s Wonder Woman Exit No Longer Matters

The Times of Israel told about actress Gal Gadot’s exit from playing the role of Wonder Woman on the silver screen: Gal Gadot revealed in an interview aired Monday that she was cut from the next Wonder Woman film, although the project was already in development. Gadot told the “Happy Sad Confused” podcast that she was slated to star in a third installment in the franchise, under director Patty Jenkins, but the project changed when new management took over at DC Studios. CEO James Gunn took over the ailing studio in 2022, and at first assured Gadot that she would star in the next Wonder Woman film. “No, they told me the opposite,” said Gadot on the podcast when asked about the circumstances surrounding the cancellation. “They were like, ‘We’re going to develop it with you [Wonder Woman 3], but I saw the way everybody else was handled, right?” Considering how everything collapsed artistically with the 2nd movie, what exactly are we missing? Some could also argue that, with Gadot now reaching her 40s, she may be past her prime for a character who’s meant to look early to mid-20s. Based on the woke politics that clogged the 2nd film, what’s the loss? There’ve been at least 3 adaptation...