James Gunn’s Superman was a success at the box office and with the opinion of fans. People online have talked about how happy the movie made them in various ways. Among the things said is that this felt like everything Superman represents, and that's hope.
It wasn’t just Clark Kent who left people optimistic (even though he’s the main part of the story). Lois Lane, Mr. Terrific, and Jimmy Olsen all had a never-say-quit attitude. So much so that they aren’t taking any slander about the message of the film. And, for the most part, they’ve done it peacefully.
One of the reasons this movie did well is that everyone involved took their time putting it together. For example, the casting wasn’t rushed. Gunn and his fellow DC leaders took their time with the casting process, which has ultimately led to people like David Corenswet (Clark Kent), María Gabriela de Faría (Engineer), and Skyler Gisondo (Jimmy Olsen) being unforeseen, but perfect picks. If this had been hurried, fans could have lost faith in what DC Studios was planning.
All of this is why fast-tracking a Wonder Woman project is a bad idea.
A source at Variety reports that the success of Superman is leading to a Wonder Woman project being fast-tracked at DC Studios. The article says, "Although Warner Bros. has sequel options on Corenswet and Brosnahan, a sequel announcement does not appear to be imminent. Instead, sources say the studio is fast-tracking a Wonder Woman movie."
Honestly, the idea of this makes sense. People have short attention spans, so you want to keep the DC Universe momentum going. If you wait too long to put the Justice League together, then it may be too late. Fans don't respond too well to long waits; look at how long it has been since Matt Reeves' The Batman - Part II was announced and it still hasn't come to fruition yet (and the same could be said about the DCU's Batman project too). Even though they are still on the horizon, it feels like they are never coming.
However, on the other side of things, rushing can have the opposite effect. After all, the last rush job didn’t work out well for the DCEU. There was a four-year span between the DCEU’s Man of Steel and Justice League and that's the same amount of time between the MCU’s Iron Man and The Avengers. The difference between the two franchises is the number of things that happened in each movie. For example, The Death of Superman story arc happened in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice in 2016 and immediately led to a Justice League movie in 2017. Meanwhile, Marvel Studios slowly built up to the first union of The Avengers, teasing audiences with bits and pieces of the source material in each project without going overboard by doing too much.
Lastly, as it was mentioned earlier, one of the most important parts in a comic book movie is the casting. Most of the performers in Superman weren’t expected, but it worked out. The difference here is that most of the world knows the main characters (Superman, Lois Lane, and Lex Luthor). Wonder Woman is an internationally-known hero, but the other characters in her world aren't as well-known to mainstream audiences. In order to make this a successful project, the same patience is required.
Everyone surrounding Wonder Woman must be picked carefully. When Hippolyta, Nubia, any of the Wonder Girls (Cassie Sandsmark, Yara Flor, or Donna Troy), or Artemis of Bana-Mighdall are introduced, the right person needs to play them. Then there are possible villains. If you pick the wrong people to play Ares, Cheetah, or Giganta, you’ll end up in a situation where a potential franchise turns into a dud. The last thing any comic book fans want is a repeat of Wonder Woman 1984.
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