The DC Universe got a major update this week, with the news that Hit Man and Andor star Adria Arjona has joined the cast of Man of Tomorrow. The nature of who she’s playing has sent the Internet into a tizzy: although some reports have confirmed that she’s playing Maxima, some have speculated that the role is really just a decoy, and she is secretly cast as Diana Prince / Wonder Woman. Man of Tomorrow writer-director James Gunn already debunked that possibility earlier this year, but the conspiracy theories still remain… even though Maxima is a character who is already more than ready for her big-screen debut.
Created by Roger Stern and George Pérez in 1989’s Action Comics #645, Maxima was introduced as the Queen of the alien planet Almerac. Searching the cosmos for her “perfect mate”, she was soon impressed by Superman, and traveled to Earth to find him. Armed with a number of superpowers, including telekinesis and the ability to hypnotize people into doing her bidding, she soon got Superman’s attention… but he turned down her romantic advances.
