DC Studios has hired “Supergirl” screenwriter Ana Nogueira to write its reboot of “Wonder Woman,” Variety has confirmed. Nogueira is also writing a live-action “Teen Titans” for the studio.
Wonder Woman has become a major priority for the studio. Variety reported on July 16 that DC was fast-tracking the feature project, and DC Studios co-chief James Gunn told Entertainment Weekly in June that a “Wonder Woman” movie “is being written right now.” The studio is also developing “Paradise Island,” a TV series for HBO set on Wonder Woman’s home of Themyscira, though Gunn has said progress on that project is “slow moving.”
Nogueira started her career as an actor, including on “The Michael J. Fox Show,” “The Vampire Diaries” and most recently the crime series series “Hightown.” “Supergirl,” directed by Craig Gillespie (“Cruella”) and starring Milly Alcock (“House of the Dragon”), will be her first produced screenplay; it’s adapted from the graphic novel “Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow” by Tom King. The film is scheduled to open on June 26, 2026.
The Princess of Themyscira was first played on the big screen by Gal Gadot in 2017’s “Wonder Woman” directed by Patty Jenkins; the film grossed $822 million worldwide, shattering the industry’s false presumption that audiences weren’t interested in female-led superhero movies. Gadot and Jenkins teamed up again for “Wonder Woman 1984,” which opened on Christmas in 2020 at the height of the COVID pandemic; she also played the character in 2017’s “Justice League,” 2021’s “Zack Snyder’s Justice League” and 2023’s “The Flash.”
When Gunn and Peter Safran took the reins of DC Studios, however, they effectively rebooted the DC Universe, starting with the streaming series “Creature Commandos” and Gunn’s feature film “Superman,” which has grossed $406.8 million globally since it opened on July 11. Alcock appeared in a brief cameo at the end of the film, when she picked up her dog Krypto, who’d been staying with the Man of Steel while she was away.
TheWrap first reported the news the Nogueira is writing “Wonder Woman.”