Wonder Woman Heads To The DCU, And Fans Have Two Top Casting Choices

Despite not being in the initial list of upcoming DCU projects, James Gunn has now confirmed that a Wonder Woman movie is in the works. He says it’s “being written right now.”

That, of course, leads to the obvious question. Who will be cast as Wonder Woman? It did not seem like this would be a necessary discussion to have as before this, she was not in the development pipeline. Gunn is giving no hints. Fans don’t care, they already have answers.

There are two main contenders that are brought up repeatedly when it comes to who should play the DCU’s Wonder Woman, and that was the case even before this announcement. Here they are:

Adria Arjona (Andor)

I’d put her in the top slot here. Arjona has rocketed to stardom as of late, most recently in Andor but also appearing in top Netflix movies like Hitman. Additional factors here include the fact that she’s dating Jason Momoa, who is playing Lobo in the DCU, and no doubt knows Gunn as a result. Gunn frequently casts people he knows. She has the look, she has the momentum.

Melissa Barrera (Scream)

The second name that comes up more than the rest is Melissa Barrera of Scream fame. She has been the subject of a recent controversy where she was fired from the upcoming Scream VII over comments about the Israel-Hamas conflict, on the side of the Palestinians. Interestingly, Barrera has addressed the fan-casting rumors recently in an interview with A Shot Magazine:

“I think it’s nice because of what the character represents. I think whoever gets the role, I just hope that they can embody the essence of the character because I think that those movies, whether they’re Marvel or DC, their reach is so big. And because those artists that get those roles will inevitably get a built-in fanbase and have the eyes and the ears of so many people, I think that it would be nice if they did something actually positive with the influence that they have to at least be a good example of the kind of human being that you wanna be in the world, instead of just using it for self-serving purposes.”

Those are the main two. While it has been true in the past that fan casting rarely works out, in the DCU, things seems a bit different. It absolutely worked for Aaron Pierre, who went from the movie Rebel Ridge, after which everyone said he should be John Stewart’s Green Lantern, to him being cast in the part a month later.

It’s also the case that Gunn just picks “logical” perfect fits. Of course Jason Momoa is Lobo. Of course Rachel Brosnahan is Lois. And of course one of these two women would be perfect as Diana.

They are not the only fan suggestions, however. Here are the other names that are frequently bandied about:

Simona Tabasco (The White Lotus)

May Calamawy (Moon Knight)

Charlee Fraser (Furiosa)

My pick is Arjona. We’ll see if James Gunn agrees.

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