By mliss1578 Radhamely de Leon
James Gunn‘s DC universe is finally ramping up with the upcoming release of Superman. But could the DC boss have his sights set on his next superhero already?
Fans have been speculating for weeks now that Gunn may cast Andor and Hit Man actress Adria Arjona as the next Wonder Woman, taking over the helm from Gal Gadot. Gunn recently dispelled the rumors but he may have added some fuel to the fire by noting she would do a “great” job as Diana Prince.
During an interview with Extra TV, Gunn was asked how much should fans “read into” the fact that he followed Arjona on social media. “What are the chances that person might be Wonder Woman?” he was asked.
“50%,” Gunn jokingly responded, before dismissing the question. He addressed the casting rumors head-on, noting that he has been following Arjona since working with her on the 2016 film The Belko Experiment.
“I follow Adria on Instagram, but everybody came out [and said], ‘He just followed her, that means she’s Wonder Woman.’ She’d be a great Wonder Woman, by the way,” he said.
“She was in a movie that I made seven years ago,” he explained, adding, “We’ve been friends and have known each other since that time. I followed her then, I didn’t just follow her.”
Gunn wrote The Belko Experiment, a horror film about a normal day in the office that takes a turn when the employees are forced to kill or be killed as part of a deadly game. Gunn and his DC partner Peter Safran produced the film together, with Greg McLean directing. Arjona starred as the primary love interest.
Arjona recently praised Gunn in an interview with CinemaBlend when she noted that The Belko Experiment was her first studio movie. “I love James Gunn,” she said. “He gave me my first movie ever, which was like my first studio movie, so I owe him a lot.”
When asked if there was any truth to the Wonder Woman casting rumors, Arjona crossed her fingers and said, “I don’t know.”
Gunn recently confirmed Wonder Woman is being written “right now,” noting the developing film is also separate from the Paradise Lost HBO/Max series which he described as “slow moving, but it’s moving,” per Entertainment Weekly.