Earlier this year, Adria Arjona (Andor, Hit Man) landed a key role in James Gunn's Man of Tomorrow after testing for the highly sought-after part alongside Eva De Dominici (The Cleaning Lady, Under the Stars), Sydney Chandler (Alien: Earth) and Grace Van Patten (Tell Me Lies).
The character these actresses were up for was said to be Maxima, but many fans remain convinced that Arjona has actually been cast as the DCU's new Wonder Woman.
Gunn has yet to weigh in on the matter, but the trades seem to be split on whether Arjona is playing the Almeracian villain, or if this is simply an attempt to keep the identity of her real character under wraps.
Whoever Arjona is playing in the Superman sequel, she has gotten into tremendous shape for the role. Here's the Onslaught star's latest training photo via Paolo Madcitti's Instagram.
Arjona is clearly a very popular fan-pick to play Diana, but we're not sure why Gunn wouldn't just announce this casting outright, as it would drum up a lot of excitement for Man of Tomorrow and the future of the DCU in general.
Maybe Gunn didn't really deem it necessary to generate buzz at the cost of ruining the surprise at the time, or maybe Arjona really is playing Maxima!
You can see Arjona in action in Adam Wingard's Onslaught on September 7 (the first reactions are now online).
The plot of MOT will focus on the Man of Steel (Corenswet) and Lex Luthor (Nicholas Hoult) putting their differences aside and joining forces to defend the planet against Brainiac (Lars Eidinger).
Rachel Brosnahan (Lois Lane), Skyler Gisondo (Jimmy Olsen), Sara Sampaio (Eve Teschmacher), Isabela Merced (Hawkgirl), and Maria Gabriella de Faria (The Engineer) have all been confirmed to return, and we recently learned that Aaron Pierre will reprise his Lanterns role as John Stewart.
Xolo Maridueña has also been confirmed to reprise the role of Blue Beetle.
"At its core, it’s about Clark and Lex," Gunn said in a recent interview. "I relate to both of them. I relate to Lex’s ambition and obsession — minus the murder. And I relate to Superman’s belief in people, his Midwestern values. They’re two sides of me."
Man of Tomorrow will hit theaters on July 9, 2027.