UPDATE: Screen Rant has published a new interview with Arjona, and while she did her best to stay vague about her MOT character, she may have given away a little more than she meant to.
Arjona confirmed that she filmed her scenes when the movie was "wrapping up," which may support the recent rumor that her character - be it Wonder Woman or Maxima - will only have a minor role to set up her next DCU appearance.
"Great experience. We had a nice, little dinner to celebrate. David was there, and Nick was there. I was just happy that it happened as the movie was wrapping up, so we could celebrate the moment, celebrate the movie, and celebrate the reunion with James and Peter. It was really fun."
The Andor star was also asked if she could say "three words" relating to her character that nobody will understand until they watch the movie.
"Well, look... I don't want to lie, but I also want to protect the audience's experience. So, it's a little dance that I'm learning to navigate, and it's hard. It's really hard. I almost got busted [earlier].
Oh my God! Everything that I say is like... I just thought of three, but I just got into the DC universe. I really don't want to get fired, so I'm gonna I'm gonna keep my mouth shut. Is that cool? I'm just so nervous. I'm like, "What?" I have three in my head, which are pretty good, and if I say them, people won't figure them out. But the people in charge will, and then I'm scared."
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Adria Arjona has finally mentioned Wonder Woman while discussing her mysterious role in James Gunn's Man of Tomorrow.
This obviously isn't a huge deal, but it is worth noting that the Onslaught star has avoided name-dropping Diana or Maxima during interviews up until now.
For context, Arjona was asked what "the wildest rumor she's heard about herself" is, and replied: "That I may be, or may be not playing Maxima... or Wonder Woman."
It's interesting that Arjona now feels more comfortable addressing the Wonder Woman speculation. Sadie Sink often found herself in a similar situation during interviews in the buildup to Spider-Man: Brand New Day's release, but refused to so much as acknowledge any questions about Jean Grey until after the movie was playing in theaters.
Arjona is proving to be a little easier to rattle, recently describing her character as "iconic" and saying how much she loves her costume during a Happy Sad Confused appearance.
Though the article was mostly speculative, Forbes recently posited that Arjona will likely be officially announced as Wonder Woman before Man of Tomorrow's release, referring to her actual role in the sequel as the "worst-kept secret in the industry."
Whoever Arjona is playing in the movie, she has gotten into tremendous shape for the role.
“I have muscles that I've never had in my life," she said in another recent interview. "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!”
Arjona has also shared her excitement about reuniting with DC Studios co-CEOs James Gunn and Peter Safran, who cast her in 2016's The Belko Experiment.
“I'm excited to be reunited with the family that started everything for me, which is Peter Safran and James Gunn. They gave me my first movie. I wouldn't have done any of the movies that we've spoken about today if not for them. I wouldn't be in Andor if it hadn't been for Peter Safran and James Gunn, so it feels really f--king cool and really exciting to reunite with that team and to be in that family. And that's all I'm going to tell you!”
Do you think Arjona is really playing Wonder Woman? Let us know in the comments.
The plot of MOT will focus on the Man of Steel (Corenswet) and Lex Luthor (Nicholas Hoult) putting their differences aside and joining forces to defend the planet against Brainiac (Lars Eidinger).
Rachel Brosnahan (Lois Lane), Skyler Gisondo (Jimmy Olsen), Sara Sampaio (Eve Teschmacher), Isabela Merced (Hawkgirl), and Maria Gabriella de Faria (The Engineer) have all been confirmed to return, and we recently learned that Aaron Pierre will reprise his Lanterns role as John Stewart.
Xolo Maridueña has also been confirmed to reprise the role of Blue Beetle.
"At its core, it’s about Clark and Lex," Gunn said in a recent interview. "I relate to both of them. I relate to Lex’s ambition and obsession — minus the murder. And I relate to Superman’s belief in people, his Midwestern values. They’re two sides of me."
Man of Tomorrow will hit theaters on July 9, 2027.