James Gunn Insists Fans Shouldn't Read Anything Into Him Following Adria Arjona on Instagram, but Says 'She'd Be a Great Wonder Woman'

With a caller Wonder Woman movie confirmed to beryllium successful development, each eyes are connected James Gunn to spot who helium picks to regenerate Gal Gadot arsenic the satellite celebrated superhero successful the rebooted DC Universe.

The attraction connected Gunn’s decision-making astir the DCU has progressive speculation sparked by who helium follows connected societal media, and that speculation has extended to Adria Arjona, who fans judge whitethorn beryllium the adjacent Wonder Woman aft they noticed Gunn followed the histrion connected Instagram.

But successful a caller interview, Gunn downplayed the value of his societal media moves, though helium near a tease dangling that has lone fueled the rumors.

Is Adria Arjona the caller Wonder Woman? Photo by PG/Bauer-Griffin/GC Images.

In an interrogation with Extra, Gunn was asked astir the chances that a fashionable pistillate histrion volition play Wonder Woman if helium follows them connected societal media. He responded jokingly: "50%."

Gunn past name-dropped Adria Arjona, who Extra was intelligibly asking about. Adria Arjona, who played Dorothy Gale successful the Oz publication adaptation Emerald City, Anathema Device successful Good Omens, and Bix Caleen successful Andor, is presently the taxable of aggravated speculation astir the relation of Wonder Woman aft fans spotted Gunn had followed her connected Instagram.

Gunn said helium followed her aft the brace worked unneurotic connected 2016 thriller The Belko Experiment, truthful fans shouldn’t work thing into it. However, helium besides said Arjona would "be a large Wonder Woman," which is the benignant of happening you’d accidental if Arjona was connected your radar for the role, astatine least.

Here’s Gunn’s punctuation successful full:

“I followed Adria Arjona connected Instagram, but everybody came out, ‘He conscionable followed her, that means she’s Wonder Woman! That means she’s Wonder Woman!’

“She’d beryllium a large Wonder Woman, by the way. But she was successful a movie that I made 7 years ago. We’ve been friends and person known each different since that time. I followed her then, I didn’t conscionable travel her. People conscionable announcement these things each the time.”

Does this mean Arjona is the adjacent Wonder Woman? Gunn’s clarification has lone fueled the rumors that she is, though it’s worthy noting determination is nary confirmation from DC Studios astatine this time.

What we bash cognize is that the caller DCU kicks disconnected successful a large mode with this month’s Superman, past we person Peacemaker Season 2 successful August, and Supergirl and Clayface successful 2026. Wonder Woman does not person a merchandise window.

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