A super man needs a super woman by his side, and maybe Lois Lane just won’t be enough for Clark Kent? James Gunn has begun casting the role of Maxima in Man of Tomorrow, a super-powered love interest to Superman in the DC Comics, and THR reports on the shortlist of actresses up for the role.
According to the report, Adria Arjona, Eva De Dominici, Sydney Chandler and Grace Van Patten are testing for the role of Maxima. The four finalists tested this week in Atlanta, where Gunn is currently developing the Superman sequel.
Arjona is well-known for her role in Andor as well as Richard Linklater’s action-comedy Hit Man. She also worked with Gunn previously on The Belko Experiment. De Dominici will be seen in Peter Farrelly’s upcoming comedy, Balls Up. Chandler currently leads Noah Hawley’s Alien: Earth series, while Patten starred in The Twisted Tale of Amanda Knox, and was pretty great in the 2021 film Mayday.
Debuting in the pages of Action Comics in 1989, Maximia is the powerful queen of an alien world, who becomes obsessed with Superman as she believes he is the only being strong enough to be her king. While she has often been portrayed as an antagonist, Maxima eventally reformed and even became part of the Justice League.
Assuming Man of Tomorrow follows the same trajectory, Maxima will obviously come at odds with Lois Lane, played once again by Rachel Brosnahan. David Corenswet returns as Superman, with Nicholas Hoult as Lex Luthor. The two archrivals will be forced to team up to defeat the alien threat of Brainiac, played by Lars Eidinger.
Aaron Pierre is expected to reprise his Lanterns role as Green Lantern John Stewart. Skyler Gisondo (Jimmy Olsen), Sara Sampaio (Eve Teschmacher), Isabela Merced (Hawkgirl), Guy Gardner (Nathon Fillion) and Edi Gathegi (Mister Terrific) are also returning.
Man of Tomorrow hits theaters on July 9th 2027.
