When James Gunn solid Adria Arjona (Andor, Morbius) for subsequent yr’s Superman sequel Man of Tomorrow, stories pegged the actor as enjoying a comparatively obscure DC character named Maxima. However some DC followers have lengthy speculated that Arjona was secretly solid as one other, far more well-known DC superhero, Marvel Girl. A latest video that includes Arjona has solely served to reignite these rumors, because the actor detailed her intense exercise routine to buff up for the just lately launched Onslaught and her subsequent huge film, Man of Tomorrow.
The truth that Arjona is cautious to not reveal which DC character she’s enjoying in that video has solely intensified hypothesis that we might already know who our subsequent Marvel Girl is.
In a just lately revealed video from Women’s Health, Arjona walks viewers by way of her boxing and weightlifting routine, which sounds rigorous sufficient to tire an Amazonian superhero. “I am having fun with the transformation, nevertheless it’s exhausting work,” Arjona says within the video. “I’ve by no means felt stronger, nevertheless it’s exhausting. The thrill of enjoying the girl I am enjoying offers me all the pieces I have to get up. Bodily, it is exhausting, nevertheless it’s all for the better good.”
Some followers have interpreted Arjona’s feedback as proof that she would be the DCU’s new Marvel Girl, based mostly on her pleasure ranges and preserving her position secret. Followers argue she would not be so excited to play Maxima, a comparatively obscure character who prompted quite a few ‘Who Is Maxima in DC Comics?’ articles throughout the web.
If Arjona is enjoying Marvel Girl in Man of Tomorrow, she could also be discovering herself within the place actor Sadie Sink discovered herself on this yr, as she dodged questions on her thriller position in Spider-Man: Model New Day as Jean Gray. Whether or not Arjona might be pressured to endure practically a yr’s price of questions on her DCU debut stays to be seen. Man of Tomorrow continues to be many months away; the film is slated to hit theaters on July 9, 2027.
Gunn’s DC Studios is reportedly additionally engaged on a stand-alone Marvel Girl film, with Supergirl scribe Ana Nogueira reportedly writing the script.
Ought to Man of Tomorrow introduce the DCU’s Marvel Girl first — Superman did introduce Inexperienced Lantern, Supergirl, and Hawkgirl, in any case — Arjona would formally substitute the previous live-action Amazon, Gal Gadot. Previous to Gadot’s Diana Prince, Marvel Girl was portrayed on display by Cathy Lee Crosby within the 1974 made-for-TV film Marvel Girl and by Lynda Carter within the 1975 tv sequence of the identical identify.
Man of Tomorrow will see David Corenswet and Nicholas Hoult reprise their roles as Superman and Lex Luthor, respectively. Additionally returning for the Superman sequel are Rachel Brosnahan as Lois Lane, Skyler Gisondo as Jimmy Olsen, Isabela Merced as Hawkgirl, Frank Grillo as Rick Flag Sr., María Gabriela de Faría because the Engineer, Sara Sampaio as Eve Teschmacher, and Milly Alcock as Supergirl. New to the cinematic Superman household are Aaron Pierre (Lanterns, Insurgent Ridge) as John Stewart/Inexperienced Lantern and Andre Royo, Matthew Lillard, and Sinqua Partitions in unspecified roles.
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