Adria Arjona Training Video Leads To Renewed Wonder Woman Speculation: "She Ain't Doin' All That For Maxima!"

Adria Arjona Training Video Leads To Renewed Wonder Woman Speculation: "She Ain't Doin' All That For Maxima!"

Onslaught star Adria Arjona has revealed her intense training regimen for Man of Tomorrow in a new video, leading to increased speculation that she's been cast as the DCU's Wonder Woman.

By JoshWilding - Sep 04, 2026 06:09 AM EST
Filed Under: Man of Tomorrow

DC Studios seems to be taking the Sadie Sink/Jean Grey approach to Adria Arjona's Man of Tomorrow role, keeping her character under wraps to increase speculation and excitement among fans.

Is she Maxima or Wonder Woman? The latter possibility is what everyone is hoping for, so if the Andor star does play Brainiac's right-hand woman, then there will be a huge amount of disappointment. 

The Diana Prince speculation has gone into overdrive today, thanks to a new video that takes a deep dive into Arjona's training regimen, specifically for her role in James Gunn's upcoming Superman sequel. 

During the interview, Arjona says, "The excitement of playing the woman that I’m playing gives me everything I need to wake up. Physically it’s exhausting, but it’s all for the greater good."

Fans on social media are now convinced that the actress is playing Wonder Woman, which means she'll take over the role from Justice League star Gal Gadot. Still, it might be wise to temper expectations, particularly as Gunn favours more obscure characters like Maxima over DC's heavy-hitters.

Still, when a fan called Arjona "Wonder Woman" during a recent Onslaught Q&A, the actress coyly replied, "Thank you, guys, so much for coming!" She's certainly not denying the rumours then, but her DCU role remains unconfirmed at this stage. 

In Man of Tomorrow, Superman will be forced to team up with Lex Luthor to battle Brainiac, a threat not just to Metropolis but to the entire world.

Written and directed by James Gunn, the movie stars include David Corenswet as Clark Kent/Superman, Nicholas Hoult as Lex Luthor, Lars Eidinger as Brainiac, Rachel Brosnahan as Lois Lane, Skyler Gisondo as Jimmy Olsen, Sara Sampaio as Eve Teschmacher, Frank Grillo as Rick Flag, Sr., Aaron Pierre as John Stewart, Nathan Fillion as Guy Gardner, Edi Gathegi as Mister Terrific, and Milly Alcock as Supergirl.

Andre Royo, Matthew Lillard, Sinqua Walls, and Adria Arjona will also star. However, as we mentioned above, we still don't know whether the latter is playing Maxima or Wonder Woman. There's also speculation that Eva De Dominici is playing one of the characters, and there's always a chance the Diana Prince rumblings don't pan out. We'll have to wait and see.

Man of Tomorrow arrives in theaters on July 9, 2027.

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UltimaRex
UltimaRex - 9/4/2026, 6:35 AM
SOMEONE is playing Maxima.

And Diana will have to be cast.

I'm quite happy to have Eva De Dominici and Adria Arjona playing these roles no matter which way around they are.

Also, Gunn never met a c-list character he didn't want to make a-list. Maxima will be in more movies than just MOT...
ArthurFuchsache
ArthurFuchsache - 9/4/2026, 6:49 AM
@UltimaRex - holding out for Gunn to a-list The Question!
Hobmoblin
Hobmoblin - 9/4/2026, 6:50 AM
I love how all these so-called comics fans don't like characters that people who don't read comics are unaware of. Maxima's a cool character. Not everybody needs to be super famous to make the story better.
NinnesMBC
NinnesMBC - 9/4/2026, 11:45 PM
@Hobmoblin - Has Maxima ever had her own run of comics even if limited before?
Nonameforme
Nonameforme - 9/4/2026, 6:50 AM
I'm more invested in what the costume will look like when they eventually cast WW
Urubrodi
Urubrodi - 9/4/2026, 6:52 AM
Considering the current mess that's the DCU, what's the point of burning a great actress on an universe with an expiry date? Am I supposed to be excited with these news?
UltimaRex
UltimaRex - 9/4/2026, 9:08 AM
@Urubrodi - the "expiry date" is 2035.

The first we'll hear of any reboot is 2036.

I think she's fine.
Urubrodi
Urubrodi - 9/4/2026, 10:23 AM
@UltimaRex - She's not Oscar worthy, but she was solid in Andor, for a CBM she is more than enough
TheNewYorkerr
TheNewYorkerr - 9/4/2026, 7:00 AM
Nah. She ain’t it, chief.
ganicoga
ganicoga - 9/4/2026, 7:21 AM
She's the wife of Jason Momoa, who's a buddy of Gunn, and the cosplay version of Lobo. Of course she's WW. You guys think that the role went to the best audition? Be thankful that Gunn's wife wasn't picked as Diana. Maybe she didn't want to dye her hair...
NinnesMBC
NinnesMBC - 9/4/2026, 11:47 PM
@ganicoga - Just one small correction: they are dating, they aren't married yet.
TheVisionary25
TheVisionary25 - 9/4/2026, 7:26 AM
Adria looks great!!.

She may be playing Wonder Woman (and if so then I welcome it) but I do hate this thought that she couldn’t possibly be working this hard for an obscure character like Maxima because why not?.

Honestly if she is Maxima then i commend her more for working as hard & intensely as she seems to be…

Plus she can still be excited about playing that character since Gunn’s version could be badass & cool so let’s not dismiss Maxima.

Anyway , can’t wait to see her in Man of Tomorrow regardless of who she is playing!!.

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Magneto
Magneto - 9/4/2026, 8:57 AM
@TheVisionary25 - It would be nice if they took some cues from Abs WW this go round as studios tend to cherry pick at times for these projects, but I think she'd be an excellent choice either way, but I'm biased as an Andor fan.
TheVisionary25
TheVisionary25 - 9/4/2026, 9:28 AM
@TheRevelation - she was great in Andor!!.
ClarkJoeKent
ClarkJoeKent - 9/4/2026, 8:05 AM
She has NO CONTRACT. That tells EVERYTHING She's a cameo.THATS IT!! Not Story, No Backstory, & NO STORY GOING FORWARD Why would I watch a film from a LAME DUCK Director & this is his exit. She's a Wonder Woman with no script. With all these ppl in this movie whats the script for Corenswet....? he probably says "Im Human Like You," Before getting kicked in the nuts again or bitch slapped.
MisterBones
MisterBones - 9/4/2026, 8:16 AM
Okay maybe she is Wonder Woman
CarpesDiems
CarpesDiems - 9/4/2026, 9:24 AM
ay mamacita...i dont give a frick who she's playing as long as we see her all sweaty and dirty :) momoa it's a freaking lucky bastard...
JabbaTheSus
JabbaTheSus - 9/4/2026, 9:43 AM
I feel like she has to be WW at this point. While Gunn does favour more obscure/smaller characters, they wouldn't be keeping her role so under wraps if it was Maxima. No one outside for the super nerds know who that is. Shit I read comics, unlike most here and I didn't even know her lol.
PapaBear562
PapaBear562 - 9/4/2026, 11:47 AM
While Adria Arjona is a very beautiful woman, I'm sure a very nice lady and a good actress, I still feel she's totally wrong for WW. But, with everything going down with the merger, only time will tell if she is cast in that role and if it will even last.
Magneto
Magneto - 9/4/2026, 4:24 PM
@PapaBear562 - I just hope he doesn't do what he did fir Barrera's Hawkgirl. I could have done without the Hawkgirl screech. I feel like he'd have her say Hera a lot.
PapaBear562
PapaBear562 - 9/4/2026, 4:44 PM
@TheRevelation - Very good points. That screech of her's was something we could have done without.
knomad
knomad - 9/4/2026, 12:14 PM
How will they make her bigger/taller?
emeraldtaurus
emeraldtaurus - 9/4/2026, 1:21 PM
Damn ....she.....fine !
SpiderBloke2099
SpiderBloke2099 - 9/4/2026, 2:35 PM
I thought she was hot after seeing her in Andor, now I'm really crushing on her after watching that WH vid, because she's coming across as a fun, nice person and I like women who can kick ass. She could probably break my face and I would thank her.
WEAPONXOXOXO
WEAPONXOXOXO - 9/4/2026, 2:40 PM
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Ganso
Ganso - 9/4/2026, 4:27 PM
You're right. She ain't doing all that for Maxima. Or Wonder Woman. She's doing it for the pay check.
Nightmare
Nightmare - 9/4/2026, 8:19 PM
She had a small role in the movie Triple Frontier where all she did was run up and hill.

This is her training:
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NinnesMBC
NinnesMBC - 9/4/2026, 11:55 PM
Considering the idiot that Peacemaker is ended up getting his own show after The Suicide Squad I wouldn't be surprised if Gunn has plans for Maxima and has a spin-off series or movie focused on her.

But after seeing fans demanding him to live up to his word of getting off the ground a Wonder Woman animated show as he claimed he was trying to do since he came onboard it'd suck if Arjona turns out to just be playing a character that is up until now only known for trying to seduce Superman.

So if it's the former then this Maxima iteration shall be more fleshed out and if it's Wonder Woman then it'd be about time for her fans to get something after all this time.

Even though I'd have to really look beyond the fact that Jason Momoa's significant other also got a role in the DCU in which he is a part of. Small world.

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