James Gunn Confirms Hawkgirl’s Organic Wings, Setting Her Apart from DCEU’s Hawkman!

‘Superman’ set for July 11th release will mark the first DCU appearance for many superheroes and one of them will be Hawkgirl played by Isabela Merced. We already had the pleasure of seeing Merced in the role both on set images and in the ‘Superman’ trailers and fans noticed something that James Gunn recently confirmed.

DCU’s Hawkgirl will have organic wings that are naturally a part of her body as opposed to using high-end complicated tech to simulate them.

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In the DCEU, Hawkman, played by Aldis Hodge in ‘Black Adam’ (2022), had mechanical wings that extended from his suit. These wings were not a natural part of his body but rather advanced Nth metal technology, which is a key element in Hawkman’s comic book history.

This major difference in how Gunn decided to approach the wings could also mark perhaps a different backstory for the character.

In DC Comics, Hawkgirl’s wings have been depicted both as natural (part of her body) and mechanical (harness-based wings powered by Nth metal) depending on the storyline. Gunn’s decision to go with organic wings maybe hint at a version of Hawkgirl that is more biologically connected to her Thanagarian roots or possibly a metahuman origin rather than relying on technology.

Fans also pointed out that on the set images so far, Merced lacked wings which suggests that they will be added with CGI:

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