Generally speaking, Hollywood likes to put their carts well in advance of their horse, announcing sequels and franchise plans long before they’ve really gotten out of the gate. It makes for good copy and gives the impression that everyone behind the vehicle is feeling confident, but Warner Bros. — who are juggling what seems like a good dozen DC Films projects — are taking a more cautious position when it comes to “Wonder Woman.”
The latest DCEU film opens in cinemas next week, and while early word is very good, producer Charles Roven reveals that no followup is planned just yet. “I think that [director Patty Jenkins] is going to have a lot of options after this movie,” he told JoBlo. “I believe that she’s dedicated to the character. So I’m hopeful that she’ll be back for another one. But there is no other one yet in the works to commit to.”
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Meanwhile, the genre as a whole has seemed to hit peak end/post-credits sequences with “Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol. 2,” which featured no less than five of them. So far, DCEU has mostly shied away from the trend, and “Wonder Woman” doesn’t have any either, for a very simple reason.
“I’m not going to say we’d never do one. … There was one in ‘Suicide Squad.’ But I don’t think that we want to feel that we’re forced to do something just because we didn’t in the past,” Roven explained to CinemaBlend. That sounds like a smart approach.
“Wonder Woman” opens on June 2nd.
