- AndorAdria Arjona Reportedly Cast to Star in James Gunn’s Film Superman following
- There is some confusion about what character she will play
- DC Fans Are Increasingly Convinced It Won’t Be Maxima
Adria Arjona reportedly cast in James Gunn film Superman sequel – but fans aren’t convinced she’ll play the character she’s rumored to be playing.
Star Wars actor who played Bix Caleen in both seasons of the critically acclaimed television series. Andor on Disney+, has apparently joined The man of tomorrow‘s cast. The 2025 follow-up film Superman The shooting of the film will begin next week.
Before cameras started rolling on the upcoming Gunn-directed DC Universe (DCU) film, Hollywood’s biggest publications – Deadline, Variety and The Hollywood Reporter (THR) – all claimed that Arjona had won the race to appear. The man of tomorrow.
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Last week, the same outlets reported that Arjona was one of four stars who auditioned for a key role in the comic book film. Deadline was first to report on the screen tests, leading Gunn to denounce what he called “shoddy and incorrect” reporting on social media. Variety and THR quickly published their articles on the same topic, and in light of these latest articles, it appears there is some truth to these early reports.
Is Adria Arjona playing Maxima or Wonder Woman in Man of Tomorrow?
With Arjona seemingly becoming the latest addition to the DCU Chapter One movie cast, attention now turns to the character she will play.
In their latest reports, Deadline and Variety suggested she would play Maxima, aka the Queen of Almenac, who has long been rumored to appear in The man of tomorrow. Lately, however, some DC fans have become increasingly convinced that Gunn is cleverly using Maxima as misdirection to hide the fact that The man of tomorrow will actually introduce Wonder Woman to the DCU.
THR’s article about Arjona’s rumored casting only further fueled the fires of this rumor. Indeed, as part of its own report, the outlet said: “It has previously been reported that the character is comic antiheroine Maxima, but it is unclear whether this is accurate.” While some fans are suggesting that Arjona would be the perfect choice for Wonder Woman after Gunn announced that a new film starring Themysciran was in development last June, many others now believe that Arjona will play Diana Prince, not Maxima.
“Gunn is using Maxima to hide Wonder Woman,” one fan said in a Reddit thread regarding Arjona’s announced casting. “It’s still entirely possible that Gunn and his team told the traders it was for Maxima, when in reality it’s Wonder Woman,” mused another, before adding: “Rumor has it that it will just be a cameo as Supergirl at the end of Superman. Why would he choose Adria to play Maxima just for it to be a brief cameo type scene…hmm…”
“I’m still pretty convinced it’s Wonder Woman lol, but we’ll see,” wrote another, before someone else theorized: “With Gunn, these denials are often half-truths, and THR hesitating in confirming that it’s Maxima makes me lean towards Wonder Woman (or maybe another character they don’t want to reveal yet).”
Meanwhile, a thread on the ResetEra forums is full of users expressing similar sentiments.
“Yeah, I’m getting on the Wonder Woman train,” someone wrote. “She [Arjona] should have been reserved for Diana [Prince]”, added another. “She’s totally Wonder Woman,” someone else mused, with another adding: “What a waste if she’s not Wonder Woman.”
For what it’s worth, Gunn hasn’t taken to social media to comment and/or deny Arjona’s alleged casting. So it seems like this speculation might make sense. I guess we’ll know for sure if any behind-the-scenes footage leaks out The man of tomorrowThis is settled once principal photography begins. In the meantime, check out everything we know so far about The man of tomorrow before its launch in July 2027.
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