{"id":832145,"date":"2026-08-31T17:58:10","date_gmt":"2026-08-31T17:58:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/832145\/"},"modified":"2026-08-31T17:58:10","modified_gmt":"2026-08-31T17:58:10","slug":"gal-gadot-explain-her-wonder-woman-exit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/832145\/","title":{"rendered":"Gal Gadot Explain Her Wonder Woman Exit"},"content":{"rendered":"

James Gunn\u2019s new DC universe will have a Wonder Woman played by a different actress than Gal Gadot but, according to Gadot herself, that wasn\u2019t initially the plan. It was her that chose to exit after seeing her DCEU counterparts \u201cnot handled elegantly.\u201d<\/p>\n

In the latest episode of the \u201cHappy Sad Confused\u201d podcast, Gadot opened up about saying goodbye to the character of Wonder Woman. When host Josh Horowitz asked if there was a moment that Gunn or co-CEO Peter Safran sat her down to confirm they\u2019d be going in a different direction, Gadot revealed that it was actually \u201cthe opposite.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThey were like \u2018We\u2019re going to develop it with you, the third,\u2019 la la la,\u201d Gadot recalled. \u201cBut I saw the way everybody else were handled.\u201d<\/p>\n

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At that, Horowitz chimed in to say that \u201cthe Henry situation was unfortunate,\u201d prompting Gadot to agree: \u201cThe Henry situation was not being handled elegantly, to say the least.\u201d<\/p>\n

Indeed, Henry Cavill\u2019s exit as Superman got messy when Gunn and Safran took over the studio. In a previous episode of Horowitz\u2019s podcast, Gunn himself explained that, right around the time his deal to take over DC Studios closed, it was publicly announced that Cavill would reprise his role <\/a>as the Kryptonian.<\/p>\n

The announcement confused Gunn, as it had already been decided that he would direct a new \u201cSuperman\u201d film, not starring Cavill<\/a>. As a result, he was forced to have to tell Cavill that he would, in fact, not be returning. Gunn called the whole situation \u201cunfortunate\u201d and \u201cunfair\u201d to Cavill<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cSame with Patty [Jenkins], was not handled elegantly,\u201d Gadot continued. \u201cI feel like, you know, we\u2019re all adults, and it\u2019s all good. And it\u2019s not even about them. They are there, and they\u2019re there to do what they believe in, and it\u2019s all good.\u201d <\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m so grateful that I got the opportunity to wear these boots, and to have the character be so celebrated, and be the vessel at that point of time,\u201d she said. \u201cAnd I can only wish for whoever one it\u2019s going to be to really, you know, come pure to this journey. Because as much as it\u2019s like, we\u2019re talking about movies and superheroes and blah blah blah, but this character really means so much to so many of us, to really use it respectfully and bring all the love and light it can to this world, and then enjoy the ride. It was never mine. I was always just a vessel.\u201d<\/p>\n

You can watch the full \u201cHappy Sad Confused\u201d episode in the video above.<\/p>\n

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