American filmmaker James Gunn, the co-head of DC Studios, and the director of the upcoming film, Superman, has opened up on the speculation about casting Hit Man star Adria Arjona as the Wonder Woman in the extended DC Universe. The rumours started when Gunn started following Adria on Instagram which made netizens speculate that he has cast her in the DC film.
James Gunn on rumours of casting Adria Arjona as the Wonder Woman
In an interview with Extra, the filmmaker said, "I follow Adria on Instagram, but everybody came out [and thought], ‘He just followed her, that means she’s Wonder Woman'. She’d be a great Wonder Woman, by the way."
The 58-year-old director further said that Adria Arjona was in a movie that he made seven years ago. He was referring to 2016 film, The Belko Experiment. He said they have been friends and have known each other since then. "I followed her then, I didn’t just follow her. People just notice these things all the time," he added.
James Gunn on Wonder Woman film
Earlier, while speaking to Entertainment Weekly, about the future of Wonder Woman in the DC Universe, James Gunn confirmed that a new Wonder Woman film is in the works. He said, "Wonder Woman’s being written right now." He also clarified that the upcoming film is different from Paradise Lost series, which was announced earlier.
For the unversed, Gal Gadot played Diana Prince/Wonder Woman in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016), and continued to reprise her role in Wonder Woman (2017), and Wonder Woman 1984 (2020). She also starred in Justice League (2017) and its director's cut, Justice League (2021).
DC has an interesting line-up of films including Superman, written and directed by James and led by David Corenswet. It is all set to release in theatres on July 11, 2025. It will be followed by Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow, directed by Craig Gillespie. It is scheduled for release on June 26, 2026, and then there is also a horror-inspired Clayface origin movie directed by James Watkins. It will hit theatres in September 2026.
