The original Wonder Woman Lynda Carter will be part of DC Universe's third installment of the film, Wonder Woman. Director Patty Jenkins teamed up with the TV's original Amazonian princess for the virtual event of DC FanDome 2021 and confirming that Carter will reprise her role as the warrior Asteria, her cameo in the film, Wonder Woman 1984. Actress Gal Gadot, who wasn't able to attend the virtual event, is super excited to start filming Wonder Woman 3. "Gal, who's so bummed not to be here, who's the busiest person in the world, with now three little kids and shooting, so she was so bummed not to be able to be here. But we are all three very excited about some exciting things coming up with Wonder Woman 3,” says Jenkin to PEOPLE.
The 70-year old Carter, who starred as in the Wonder Woman TV series from 1976 to 1979, explained her personal commitment to the franchise. "I know what it was like from the inside out. I know what the legacy meant to me, and when I created the character, it wasn't on the comic book page her kindness and her goodness. Her strength was her Lasso of Truth ... and that meant something to me. "Who would have thought in my life at this time in my life that this gift would just present itself to me, and that's so cool. And that's what I'm hoping for all of the fans of Wonder Woman ... to know that your life is full of surprises, and the Wonder Woman in you is alive and well." Just days after Wonder Woman 1984 was released on Christmas Day, Warner Bros. announced that development on the third film was being fast-tracked. "As fans around the world continue to embrace Diana Prince, driving the strong opening weekend performance of Wonder Woman 1984, we are excited to be able to continue her story with our real life Wonder Women Gal and Patty who will return to conclude the long-planned theatrical trilogy," says Warner Bros. chief Toby Emmerich. Wonder Woman 1984 which also stars Chris Pine, Kristen Wiig, Pedro Pascal, Robin Wright and Connie Nielsen was originally set to debut in theaters in summer 2020 before the coronavirus pandemic forced Warner Bros. to delay its release. Ahead of WW84's premiere, Jenkins revealed on Good Morning America that she has an ongoing text chain with Gadot and Carter. "Lynda is one of the first people I contacted when I started doing these movies, and she and I have become super good friends. "In the last few years we've started a group text that we're all three on, literally we all talked probably four times yesterday. So we text each other all the time, we talk about what's going on, we talk about the movie release. "We have a very shared spirit which is so awesome to share, and such an honor to share with her." Before her cameo appearance in Wonder Woman 1984, Lynda Carter was last seen in the films Super Trooper 2, Sky High, and The Dukes of Hazzard.