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The easy-to-apply criticism of Netflix is that they make big-budget films with massive global stars— “Red Notice” with Ryan Reynolds, Gal Gadot, and Dwayne Johnson, “The Gray Man” with Chris Evans and Ryan Gosling—the streaming service touts the first weekend numbers (“most streamed ever!!”), and then the films are never heard from again after that opening, let alone ever entering the cultural zeitgeist conversation.

With the state of the film and television industry in disarray, as the WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes continue to ensure better pay and treatment for writers and actors, the future theatrical release schedule continues to shift. While certain fall releases have already been pushed, August has remained largely untouched.

Gal Gadot’s tenure as Wonder Woman may have ended, as “Wonder Woman 3” is reportedly not moving forward as the newly formed DC Studios is seemingly moving in a new direction (we shall see). However, this doesn’t mean Gadot is slowing down her output of action projects.

No, she’s likely not returning as Wonder Woman in future DC Studios productions. And while she apparently is coming back to the “Fast & Furious” world, she’s always going to play second (or fifth) fiddle behind Vin Diesel.

After playing a member of an international team of thieves and car enthusiasts in “The Fast & Furious” franchise, and proving herself a capable superhero in “Wonder Woman,” Gal Gadot is setting her sights on a new high-profile role: the female James Bond, kind of.