James Gunn has discovered the ultimate piece of his Man of Tomorrow casting puzzle.
After a number of rounds of display checks, Adria Arjona has been chosen for the thriller function in DC Studios’ sequel to Superman. It was beforehand reported that the character was comedian anti-heroine Maxima, but it surely’s unknown if that’s right.
DC Studios had no remark.
Earlier in April, a quartet of finalists display examined in Atlanta, together with Eva De Dominici, Sydney Chandler and Grace Van Patten.
David Corenswet returns as Superman, with Nicholas Hoult taking part in Lex Luthor. The enemies workforce as much as tackle the menace of Brainiac (Lars Eidinger), with a slew of Superman stars returning, resembling Rachel Brosnahan (Lois Lane), Skyler Gisondo (Jimmy Olsen), Sara Sampaio (Eve Teschmacher), Isabela Merced (Hawkgirl), Guy Gardner (Nathon Fillion) and Edi Gathegi (Mister Terrific). Lanterns star Aaron Pierre may also be on the decision sheet, reprising his function because the Green Lantern John Stewart.
If Arjona is certainly Maxima, it portends a extra cosmic nature for this DC outing. Writer Roger Stern and artist George Pérez launched Maxima within the pages of Action Comics No. 645 in 1989. She is an alien queen who has been each an antagonist and potential love curiosity for Superman.
Gunn wrote Man of Tomorrow for a July 9, 2027 launch date. It is the sequel to Superman, which grossed $618.7 million globally final 12 months. DC Studios has Supergirl up subsequent in June, with the horror-tinged Clayface dated for Oct. 23 of this 12 months, and The Batman: Part II set for October 2027.
Arjona final 12 months appeared within the acclaimed second season of Star Wars sequence Andor and starred with Dakota Johnson within the comedy Splitsville. She has a number of high-profile motion pictures in post-production, together with Amazon MGM’s remake of The Thomas Crown Affair, directed by Michael B. Jordan, and Onslaught, the most recent thriller from Adam Wingard, amongst others.
Arjona is repped by CAA and Goodman Genow.
April 14, 10:56 am. An earlier model incorrectly said that Clayface will open in April.
