It still remains unconfirmed who exactly Adria Arjona is playing in James Gunn’s Man of Tomorrow. But whatever the role might be, it seems that it has demanded a lot of training from the Andor alum.
Arjona has revealed that she is excited about her role and also excited to reunite with Gunn and DC Studios co-CEO Peter Safran. Gunn and Safran previously worked with Arjona on the 2016 film The Belko Experiment.
Regarding her intense diet and training regimen for the film, she revealed, “I have muscles that I’ve never had in my life. I’m training two to three hours a day on a crazy diet. Drinking coffee is the only thing that keeps me up. And I’m really excited!”
Do we know who Adria Arjona is playing in Man of Tomorrow?
Speculation online, combined with rumors, has led to the conclusion that Adria Arjona is likely playing the character Maxima. However, there is also a camp among fans that believes that Arjona might have been cast as the DCU’s Wonder Woman.
Given what is known about Man of Tomorrow, it makes sense for Arjona to play the role of Maxima. The character is usually depicted as a morally ambiguous alien queen, whose sole purpose in coming to Earth is to marry Superman. Given the villain of the story is going to be Brainiac, having another extraterrestrial (with a host of Green Lanterns thrown into the mix) fits the story.
However, it must also be noted that neither Wonder Woman nor Batman has been cast in the DCU. As more projects come out, the pressure to cast these pivotal characters in the franchise builds. Introducing the second member of DC’s flagship Trinity could be a wise move. However, Gunn knows how to manage the audience’s expectations and is likely going to take his time to get the casting right, rather than rushing it under fan pressure.
Man of Tomorrow hits theaters July 9, 2027.
