MOON KNIGHT's May Calamawy Is Down To Play WONDER WOMAN In James Gunn's DCU

MOON KNIGHT's May Calamawy Is Down To Play WONDER WOMAN In James Gunn's DCU

Could May Calamawy be the next to play Wonder Woman? The actress admits she's definitely interested if Warner Bros. and James Gunn come calling.

By MarkJulian - Apr 15, 2025 06:04 PM EST
Filed Under: Wonder Woman
Source: via SHH

It's no secret that the role of Wonder Woman is one of the most coveted in Hollywood, and it seems another talented actress has thrown her hat (or perhaps tiara?) into the ring. 

It seems  Egyptian-Palestinian actress May Calamawy, can be counted among the many Hollywood stars who would likely jump at the chance to don the legendary god-forged Bracelets of Submission.

The revelation came recently at Comic-Con France, where Calamawy was a special guest. During a fan Q&A session, she was directly asked about her interest in portraying the Princess of Themyscira.

"If they want me to play Wonder Woman, I’ll play Wonder Woman," shared Calamawy.

She also added that she hasn't seen Gal Gadot's performance, only catching a few snippets of Wonder Woman 1984.

 “I wouldn’t want to take anything from [Gadot’s] or, like, anyone else’s performance,” she said. “…I don’t even know, I haven’t really thought about what I would do as Wonder Woman."

Calamawy is best known for portraying Layla El-Faouly aka Scarlet Scarab in Moon Knight. She also appeared in Gladiator II and recently signed on to co-star in the upcoming reboot of The Mummy.

Unless Gunn has a surprise up his sleeve in Superman or Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow, the most likely place for Wonder Woman to turn up is in the Paradise Lost TV series for HBO, which is said to be heavily inspired by Games of Thrones.

James Gunn announced this project back in January 2023, when he rolled out the full DCU Chapter One: Gods and Monsters slate.

During the slate announcement, Gunn stated, "Paradist Lost is the story of Paradise Island, usually known as Themyscira, which is the birthplace of Wonder Woman. It's almost like Game of Thrones, with Westeros, but with all of the inhabitants of Paradise Island."

Not a ton of details but in the most recent tidbit from Gunn regarding Wonder Woman was a social media post where he shared his desire to see Diana appear in more animated projects.

"We’re working on getting Wonder Woman into more animation. I agree that there hasn’t been enough of her in that area and was one of the first things I brought up to the animation folks," said Gunn via Twitter.

However, the show is said to be an origin story for the island of Themyscira, so the show might take place long before Diana is born.

Paradise Lost will also take inspiration from three comics, Wonder Woman Historia: The Amazons, Wonder Woman: Paradise Lost (New Edition), and Wonder Woman: Paradise Found (New Edition).

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AllsNotGood
AllsNotGood - 4/15/2025, 7:03 PM
News flash.....out of work actress interested in role
asherman93
asherman93 - 4/15/2025, 7:09 PM
@AllsNotGood - She was literally just cast in Lee Cronin's Mummy movie.
SpideyQuad
SpideyQuad - 4/16/2025, 12:03 AM
@AllsNotGood - Oh cold
MakeAmericaGrea
MakeAmericaGrea - 4/16/2025, 6:09 PM
@asherman93 -

Has she started filming?

Her scenes could get cut.

Who knows, it's Hollywood, baby!
soberchimera
soberchimera - 4/15/2025, 7:04 PM
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HagridsHole1
HagridsHole1 - 4/15/2025, 7:05 PM
I wouldn’t want to take anything from [Gadot’s]

Yeah. Fair enough tbh
RolandD
RolandD - 4/15/2025, 7:07 PM
Didn’t we already have this story?
BrainySleep
BrainySleep - 4/15/2025, 7:11 PM
@RolandD - Yeah I'm getting déjà vu
RolandD
RolandD - 4/15/2025, 7:13 PM
@Lisa89 - Thanks. I knew I had seen it, but I could not find it.
RolandD
RolandD - 4/15/2025, 7:14 PM
@BrainySleep - Right? That said, I will always take more of her.
BrainySleep
BrainySleep - 4/15/2025, 7:45 PM
@RolandD - I'm getting déjà vu
RolandD
RolandD - 4/16/2025, 2:10 AM
@JoshWilding - Yep, that’s the one .
Malatrova15
Malatrova15 - 4/15/2025, 7:15 PM
So no season 2 and no Moon Night in Avengers Dawnysday
Cryptonautaz
Cryptonautaz - 4/15/2025, 7:23 PM
DCU is rebooting and better be getting away from sharked-eyed, AA size Wonder Women. You don't mess with DC's big 3.
TheVisionary25
TheVisionary25 - 4/15/2025, 7:25 PM
While I like May as an actress and as Layla in Moon Knight , I’m not so sure about her as Diana personally…

My choice is Monica Barbaro tbh.

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bcom
bcom - 4/15/2025, 7:43 PM
I think she did a great job in Moon Knight so I'd be down for this.
bkmeijer1
bkmeijer1 - 4/16/2025, 3:52 AM
@bcom - yeah same, I can see it. Prefer someone from that region, although I like the pick of @TheVisionary25 of Monica Barbaro a lot too.
THEKENDOMAN
THEKENDOMAN - 4/15/2025, 7:45 PM
It's not happening, babe.

Maybe a supporting cast on Themyscira.

But not Wonder Woman babe.

Forget it.

For [frick]s Sake

DocSpock
DocSpock - 4/15/2025, 8:00 PM

No. Not gonna happen.

In a few short years, she will be someone some people think was in something but they can't remember what.

Toonstrack
Toonstrack - 4/15/2025, 11:03 PM
@DocSpock - people could've said the same about Daniel corenswet before a year ago.
DocSpock
DocSpock - 4/16/2025, 12:06 AM
@Toonstrack -

Who is Daniel Corenswet?
Toonstrack
Toonstrack - 4/16/2025, 7:17 AM
@DocSpock - see? Even i forgot his name. Its David corenswet
DocSpock
DocSpock - 4/16/2025, 12:41 PM
@Toonstrack -

I'm pretty drunk and stupid. I just forgot my own name.
AnthonyVonGeek
AnthonyVonGeek - 4/15/2025, 8:23 PM
She definitely has the hair to pull off a comic accurate 1990s WW
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MakeAmericaGrea
MakeAmericaGrea - 4/16/2025, 6:11 PM
@AnthonyVonGeek -

And nothing else besides ovaries.
FrankenDad
FrankenDad - 4/15/2025, 9:00 PM
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SolarSoldier
SolarSoldier - 4/15/2025, 10:28 PM
Nobody asked, so you can be up to fly away to something else.
bkmeijer1
bkmeijer1 - 4/16/2025, 3:49 AM
@SolarSoldier - "she was directly asked about her interest in portraying the Princess of Themyscira."

I think someone actually did
oliverttom
oliverttom - 4/16/2025, 12:38 AM
Hmmmmm I personally don't think you'd be a good fit for the role of Diana,even if there is one on the horizon.
MakeAmericaGrea
MakeAmericaGrea - 4/16/2025, 6:11 PM
Diana is a tall blue eyed White woman.
asherman93
asherman93 - 4/17/2025, 2:27 PM
@MakeAmericaGrea - Diana is literally made out of clay that had life breathed into it by the gods of Olypmus.

Long as the actress can do a good job playing her, I'm not seeing an issue.

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