Lynda Carter is officially sounding the alarm for the Amazonian warrior.
The legendary actress, who first brought Diana Prince to life in the iconic s Wonder Woman television series, is opening up about the uncertain future of the film franchise—and she isn’t hiding her disappointment.
In a candid new interview with Yahoo! Entertainment, the -year-old star revealed that the plans for Wonder Woman , which would have reunited star Gal Gadot and director Patty Jenkins, were nothing short of “wonderful.”
“I don’t know why they tabled it,” Carter admitted, referring to the decision by DC Studios’ new co-CEOs, James Gunn and Peter Safran, to move in a different direction. “It’s a great franchise.”
The news has quickly sent shockwaves through X (formerly Twitter) and TikTok, where fans of the Gadot-led films have been campaigning for a proper conclusion to the trilogy.
According to Carter, the third installment wasn’t going to be your run-of-the-mill action flick. She teased that the story Jenkins had developed was “really interesting, wonderful and about something important.”
“Not just your typical thing,” Carter added, emphasizing that the character of Wonder Woman holds a unique place in the superhero pantheon.
“She’s not just a superhero,” Carter explained. “Her whole thing is about peaceful solutions. She’s not aggressive to be aggressive. It’s a different story. It’s about inner strength, outer strength.”
The “tabled” project comes as DC Studios undergoes a massive overhaul. With Superman: Legacy set to kick off a brand-new cinematic universe in , the version of the DC world inhabited by Gadot’s Diana Prince seems to be in limbo.
Carter, however, believes the power to change that lies with the people. “I don’t think they want to do it unless there’s enough pressure from fans,” she noted bluntly.
Fans will remember that Carter herself made a buzzy cameo in ’s Wonder Woman , appearing in a mid-credits scene as the legendary warrior Asteria. The moment was intended to set up a massive onscreen team-up between the two generations of Wonder Women.
While Gadot, , expressed optimism as recently as August about continuing the journey, Jenkins recently confirmed she is no longer working on the project.
For Carter, seeing Gadot carry the lasso was a full-circle moment. She praised the duo’s “intentional” approach to the character, which mirrored her own performance decades ago.
“To be good, kind, strong and do everything for the right reasons,” Carter said of the character’s legacy. “Even when she was angry, she was angry at the right people.”
Now, the question remains: Will the studio listen to the original Wonder Woman, or has the Lasso of Truth been tucked away for good?
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