Adria Arjona Joins James Gunn’s DC Universe With a Key Role in “Superman: Man of Tomorrow”
Adria Arjona has joined the DC Universe.
The Hollywood Reporter confirms that the rising star, so effective in the acclaimed Disney+ series Andor and Richard Linklater‘s Hit Man, has been officially cast in James Gunn’s Superman sequel, Man of Tomorrow. The initial reporting was that the character Arjona had secured was the anti-heroine Maxima, but that has not been confirmed.
Maxima was created by Roger Stern and George Pérez in “Action Comics No. 645” in 1989, and like Superman, she’s not from Earth. In fact, she’s an alien queen who has found herself as Superman’s love interest and his antagonist in the comics.
Arjona had been screen-testing in Atlanta alongside Grace Van Patten, Sydney Chandler, and Eva De Dominici. The sequel will find David Corenswet’s Superman taking on an unthinkable new ally (of sorts)—Superman and Lex Luthor (Nicholas Hoult) will be teaming up in Man of Tomorrow to face down Brainiac (Lars Eidinger), a threat so great that even the seething, thin-skinned billionaire understands he’ll need the Kryptonian to save the world.
Man of Tomorrow will see the return of a slew of characters introduced in Gunn’s DC Universe table-setter in 2025—Rachel Brosnahan’s Lois Lane, Skyler Gisondo’s Jimmy Olsen, Sara Sampaio’s Eve Teschmacher, Isabela Merced’s Hawkgirl, Nathon Fillion’s Guy Gardner, and Edi Gathegi’s Mister Terrific. Aaron Pierre, who will play the Green Lantern John Stewart in the upcoming HBO series Lanterns, will also make an appearance.
Gunn will once again direct from a script he wrote. The film is slated for release on July 9, 2027. Director Craig Gillespie’s Supergirl will fly out of DC Studios next, arriving on June 26, followed by James Watkins’ Clayface on October 23, and then The Batman: Part II in October 2027.
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Featured image: Bix Caleen (Adria Arjona) in Lucasfilm’s ANDOR Season 2, exclusively on Disney+. ©2025 Lucasfilm Ltd. & TM. All Rights Reserved.
