Gal Gadot is heading to Prime Video with a new action thriller, a smaller-scale turn after three major projects were scuttled. It will be her first headlining role since 2023's Heart of Stone, and the move pulls her back into a lead slot after a run of stalled development.
Heart of Stone and the reset
2023 was the last time Gadot carried a film from the top of the call sheet, and that gap is the clearest marker of how much has changed. The new project arrives after a third Wonder Woman movie, a Cleopatra epic, and a sequel to Red Notice fell away, leaving her with a much narrower path than the one her biggest studio vehicles once promised.
Three major projects disappearing in sequence is not just a bad stretch; it changes the kind of work that gets made next. Instead of waiting for another huge franchise slot, Gadot has shifted into a film built for streaming, where the budget profile and release cadence are usually tighter and the risk is lower than a tentpole model.
Kevin Macdonald on Prime Video
Kevin Macdonald directs the new film, adding a filmmaker best known for The Last King of Scotland and State of Play to a project that needs more than just a recognizable lead to stand out. That pairing suggests Prime Video is using Gadot's name and Macdonald's track record to sell a genre title that can travel quickly without a long theatrical runway.
This year, Netflix has already shown how mid-budget genre films can work after moving away from mega-budget projects such as Red Notice, and Prime Video now looks to be testing the same basic lane. The strategy is straightforward: use a familiar actor, keep the scale controlled, and get the movie in front of subscribers while the appetite for efficient genre material is still there.
What Prime Video gets next
The release is right around the corner, but the title and date have not been stated. That leaves the main practical question sitting on the surface: whether this becomes the start of a new, more compact phase for Gadot, or just a one-off pivot after three projects vanished.
