The screenwriter behind Supergirl (2026), Ana Nogueira, has been selected to pen the script for Wonder Woman for DC Studios.
Confirmed by James Gunn via Threads, Nogueira appears to be favoured heavily by DC Studios, having already written the upcoming Supergirl movie, which is currently in post-production, as well as working on the live-action Teen Titans movie that is still being developed. Though Gunn has denied that the Wonder Woman film will be fast-tracked, he has affirmed that it is indeed a priority amongst the DC Universe’s upcoming slate of projects.
Nogueira first began her career as an actor, notably starring in The Vampire Diaries (2016) and Hightown (2020-2024), later becoming a playwright, with Empathitrax in 2016, followed by Which Way to the Stage in 2022. She also expanded to screenwriting, with We Win (2018) as her first writing credit. Supergirl, directed by Craig Gillespie (Cruella), will be her first produced screenplay, and it will be based on the graphic novel series Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow by Tom King.
Wonder Woman is a major character in DC Comics, forming the Trinity alongside Superman and Batman. The Wonder Woman film will certainly help lay the groundwork for the formation of the Trinity in Gunn and Peter Safran’s DC Universe, given that Gunn’s Superman (2025) has already taken flight to resounding critical and audience reception.
Fans are already excited to see the future of the DC Universe, coming off the success of Superman, carried on the strong shoulders of the Man of Steel. The film also introduced, in a brief cameo, Milly Alcock’s Supergirl, who will be making a proper debut when her titular film releases on 26 June 2026. With Supergirl’s impactful appearance in Superman, fans are already looking forward to a radiant tomorrow for the DC Universe, reinforced by the Woman of Tomorrow.
Fans are now even looking further ahead to other projects in the DC Universe, with some beginning to clamour for Wonder Woman’s film appearance. Gal Gadot (Death on the Nile) previously portrayed the character in the previous iteration of the DC Universe, the now-defunct DCEU. Appearing first in Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016), before receiving commercial success with 2017’s Wonder Woman, Gadot received support for her role as Wonder Woman, though fans and critics alike have panned her acting at times for its stiffness. The role will be recast for the new DC Universe, likely beginning with the Wonder Woman film.
This may go hand in hand with the Wonder Woman-centric television series, Paradise Island, that DC Studios has been working on for some time. The show has been described to be a prequel series, based around Wonder Woman’s home of Themyscira, that will stylistically echo Game of Thrones. Though the production status of the show is currently unclear, it does appear that the future for Wonder Woman is bright at DC Studios.
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