India, July 1 -- American filmmaker James Gunn, the co-head of DC Studios, has responded to growing speculation that Hit Man star Adria Arjona could be in line to play Wonder Woman in the revamped DC Universe. The rumors took off after fans noticed that the 58-year-old filmmaker followed Adria on Instagram - something many interpreted as a casting clue.

"I follow Adria on Instagram, but everybody came out [and thought], 'He just followed her, that means she's Wonder Woman'. She'd be a great Wonder Woman, by the way," he said in a new interview with Extra.

He also explained the origin of their connection: "She was in a movie that I made seven years ago," Gunn said, referring to The Belko Experiment. "We've been friends and have known eac...