As Wonder Woman soared past the US$400 million mark at the domestic box office recently, DC Comics’ most popular heroine can also take claim to a new title: Warner Bros top live-action superhero.
WB/DC’s first undeniable hit with both fans and critics since Christopher Nolan’s Dark Knight trilogy (only The Dark Knight and The Dark Knight Rises have made more domestically for them than Wonder Woman) hasn’t eased the seemingly constant uncertainty that hovers over their superhero movie universe.
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Gal Gadot at the world premiere of Wonder Woman in Los Angeles. Photo: Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP
Justice League is currently going through reshoots under the direction of Joss Whedon in the absence of Zack Snyder before its November release. The Flash movie still doesn’t have a director. And despite his best intentions, many still aren’t convinced Ben Affleck wants to continue to be Batman in the Dark Knight’s next solo movie franchise, which will be directed by Matt Reeves.
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But none of that developmental drama has clouded the skies of Themyscira. WB and DC have already announced that the next Wonder Woman film will hit cinemas on December 13, 2019.
We can assume there will be more Justice League movies, especially if classic DC villain Darkseid is only hinted at in the first movie and doesn’t appear.
Justice League cast (from left): Ben Affleck (Batman), Erza Miller, (Flash), Gal Gadot, (Wonder Woman), Ray Fisher, (Cyborg), and Jason Momoa, (Aquaman.) Photo: EPA/David Maung
Director James Wan is no doubt looking at what made Wonder Woman work (humour, romance, inspiring and not overwhelmingly dark) and doing his best to apply that to Jason Momoa’s Aquaman movie (coming December 21, 2018). But right now, until another hero steps up and possibly stands out alongside her in Justice League, Wonder Woman is the only WB/DC franchise that fans are eager for more of.
