Star Wars: Andor star reportedly cast in James Gunn's Superman sequel — but DC comic book fans don't think she's playing Maxima

• Andor's Adria Arjona has reportedly been cast in James Gunn's Superman sequel
• There's some confusion over which character she'll play
• DC fans are increasingly convinced it won't be Maxima

Adria Arjona has reportedly been cast in James Gunn's Superman sequel — but fans aren't convinced she'll play the character she's rumored to be playing.

The Star Wars actor, who played Bix Caleen in both seasons of the franchise's critically-acclaimed TV show Andor on Disney+, has apparently joined Man of Tomorrow's cast. The follow-up film to 2025's Superman movie, will begin filming next week.

Before the cameras start to roll on the next Gunn-directed DC Universe (DCU) flick, Hollywood's biggest publications — Deadline, Variety, and The Hollywood Reporter (THR) — have all claimed that Arjona had won the race to appear Man of Tomorrow.

Just last week, the same outlets indicated that Arjona was one of four stars who had auditioned for a key role in the comic-book movie. Deadline was the first to report on those screen tests, which led Gunn to hit out at what he called "shoddy and incorrect" reporting on social media. Variety and THR soon published their articles on the same subject and, in light of these latest pieces, it seems there was some truth to those initial 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 film's cast, attentions now turn to which character she'll portray.

In their latest reports, Deadline and Variety suggested she'll play Maxima, aka the queen of Almenac who's long been rumored to appear in Man of Tomorrow. in recent times, though, some DC fans have become increasingly convinced that Gunn is cleverly using Maxima as a misdirect to hide the fact that Man of Tomorrow will actually introduce Wonder Woman to the DCU.

THR's piece on Arjona's supposed casting has only further stoked that rumor. Indeed, as part of its own report, the outlet said: "It was previously reported that the character was comic antiheroine Maxima, but it’s unknown if that is correct". With some fans suggesting Arjona would be the perfect choice for Wonder Woman after Gunn announced a new movie starring the Themysciran was in development last June, many more now believe Arjona will play Diana Prince, not Maxima.

"Gunn’s using Maxima to hide Wonder Woman," one fan said in a Reddit thread concerning Arjona's reported casting. "It’s still entirely possible Gunn and his crew told the trades it’s for Maxima, when in reality it’s Wonder Woman," another mused, before adding: "It’s rumored it’ll just be a brief appearance like Supergirl at the end of Superman. Why would he cast Adria of all people 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 will see," wrote another, before someone else theorized: "With Gunn, these denials are often half-truths, and THR being shaky on confirming it’s Maxima has me leaning towards Wonder Woman (or possibly 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 boarding the Wonder Woman train," someone wrote. "She [Arjona] should have been saved for Diana [Prince]," added another. "It's totally Wonder Woman," someone else mused, with another adding: "What a waste if she isn't Wonder Woman."

For what it's worth, Gunn hasn't taken to social media to comment on and/or deny Arjona's rumored casting. It appears, then, that this piece of speculation might have legs. I guess we'll find out for sure if behind-the-scenes images leak out from Man of Tomorrow's set once principal photography gets underway. In the meantime, find out everything we know so far about Man of Tomorrow ahead of its July 2027 launch.

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