James Gunn Shoots Down ‘Wonder Woman’ Casting Theory

InnovationGamingJames Gunn Shoots Down ‘Wonder Woman’ Casting TheoryByPaul Tassi, Senior Contributor

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Now, he’s turned his attention toward a recent rumor the upcoming Wonder Woman movie, something that did not exist when he first laid out his DCU plans after coming aboard

There’s a theory that Gunn is eying Andor actress Adria Arjona to play Wonder Woman due to the fact that he s her on Instagram

But Gunn said that isn’t what happened here: “I Adria on Instagram but everybody came out [and said], ‘He just ed her, that means she’s Wonder Woman,'” Gunn told Extra. “She was in a movie that I made seven years ago

We’ve been friends and have known each other since that time

I ed her then, I didn’t just her. ” That said, it’s not a knock against Arjona, and he’s also giving her a vote of confidence: “She’d be a great Wonder Woman, by the way,” he said

Of course, it’s up to Gunn who gets cast, but would he go with Arjona when she’s been rumored for this role publicly, and he’s talking it openly

Normally I’d say no, but with James Gunn, he’s hard to predict

Hit ManNetflix MORE FOR YOU In addition to the Instagram thing, the general consensus is simply that Arjona looks Wonder Woman and would be great in the role

She’s Puerto Rican, not Greek, but neither was the last Diana, the Israeli Gal Gadot

Arjona is also the girlfriend of Jason Momoa, the DCEU veteran who will now enter the DCU playing Lobo in the upcoming Supergirl movie and other jects

Gunn has a history of casting those close to him, and between that connection and, more importantly, their apparent as “best friends,” I mean, are you not going to give your best friend a role she would be great in, that you just publicly said she’d be great in

The DCU is a really out-there experiment in relative openness with Gunn and the polar opposite of the MCU and its much quieter head Kevin Feige

Not that he never talks, but he’s a churchmouse compared to Gunn, who makes news almost every other day with some bit of news or rumor rebuttal

This is only part of a rumor rebuttal, dismissing the Instagram theory

But in the cess I think he revealed that Arjona as Wonder Woman could be a real possibility regardless

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