US EditionSimu Liu Nominates Melissa Barrera To Play Wonder Woman: “Just Throwing It Out There”
Simu Liu praised Melissa Barrera's stunt skills as fitting for Wonder Woman and urged DC Studios leadership to consider her for the role amid ongoing script development.
- Recently, actor Simu Liu suggested Melissa Barrera as DC's next Wonder Woman while promoting `The Copenhagen Test`, praising her stunt training as Wonder Woman-esque and urging DC to notice.
- After training on the Peacock series, Barrera completed most of her own stunts and arrived ready for physical scenes, convincing Liu she could carry a superhero role.
- Liu told JoBlo that he floated the Melissa Barrera casting idea during interviews with JoBlo and Deadline, adding he didn’t know if James Gunn or decision-makers were listening.
- James Gunn has said DC will not cast Wonder Woman until a script is finished and has tapped Ana Nogueira as screenwriter, mentioning Adria Arjona as a possible candidate.
- Gunn's DCU began with his Superman film and follows DC Studios canceling a Gal Gadot Wonder Woman 3, while the slow-moving Themyscira series remains in development.
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The Independent (US)Simu Liu pushes DCU to cast Melissa Barrera in new Wonder Woman movie
James Gunn, the co-CEO of DC Studios, said the new film will not be shot until the script is ready
Simo Liu ("Shang-Chi," "Barbie"), who stars alongside Melissa Barra in the Netflix series "The Copenhagen Test," called for her to be cast in the role: "I saw her in rehearsals, it was Wonder Woman."
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