Just as Wonder Woman casting rumors are heating back up, and Supergirl bombs, Zack Snyder dropped a reminder of his own.
It also comes with the claim that DC PR is spinning things that female superheroes are to blame.
Snyder posted a striking poster of Gal Gadot’s Wonder Woman to Instagram, and given the timing, it seems anything but a coincidence.
Snyder wrote that he was proud to have helped bring Wonder Woman “to life for the first time on the big screen,” adding that her story could inspire a new generation.
That “first time on the big screen” line is the part fans immediately seized on, taking it as a not-so-subtle flex about who put Diana in theaters first.
The post went up within the hour and quickly started racking up likes and comments, with fans connecting it directly to the mess DC finds itself in right now.
“While Wonder Woman has always been an icon, I’m incredibly proud to have played a role in bringing her to life for the first time on the big screen, where her story could inspire a new generation,” said Snyder.
Zack Snyder Posts Gal Gadot Wonder Woman As DCU Rumors Heat Up
Snyder’s tribute lands just days after Supergirl cratered at the box office, opening to a soft $37 million domestically and roughly $62 million worldwide, well under projections and saddled with rotten reviews.
It also arrives right as speculation builds that Gunn is eyeing Adria Arjona for the DCU’s Wonder Woman, something our insiders told us is happening.
One top comment summed up the read bluntly, calling it “crazy” to post this right after Supergirl flopped.
For fans of Snyder’s DC run, the subtext writes itself.
While Gunn’s new-look DCU is already stumbling, Snyder is pointing back to the Wonder Woman who actually became a box office phenomenon.
Gadot’s 2017 Wonder Woman opened to $103 million and remains one of the DCEU’s signature wins, a contrast fans were quick to draw against Supergirl‘s debut. In today’s dollars, it’s a $1.1 billion movie.
Snyder reminds fans who Wonder Woman is
This is not the first time Snyder has stoked the fire while Gunn’s DC has been taking heat.
He posted a Bruce Wayne image while Supergirl footage was getting roasted online, and he has kept his Diana in the conversation before with DCEU throwback posts.
Snyder was also the director who cast Gadot in the first place, with her Wonder Woman screen test now part of DCEU lore alongside Ben Affleck’s Batman.
So when Snyder drops a Gadot Wonder Woman image right as Gunn’s DCU is dealing with a box office flop and fresh Wonder Woman casting rumors, fans are obviously going to read it as a message. And there’s more.
Deborah Snyder Adds To The Wonder Woman Speculation
Snyder’s producing partner and wife, Deborah Snyder, recently liked Gadot’s latest Instagram post, a Harper’s Bazaar Taiwan cover shoot.
Stacked on top of Zack’s tribute, the Snyder camp is closing ranks around their Wonder Woman.
Snyderverse Fans Rally Around Gal Gadot’s Wonder Woman
That statement plays directly into the Snyderverse restoration crowd, which packed the comments with calls to bring his version of the universe back.
Following Supergirl flopping, there are now big conversations that Gunn’s time in the DCU could be ending with Paramount buying WBD.
That’s something we were told in October, and also that the SnyderVerse returning is fully in play.
