David Corenswet’s Clark Kent stands out as the main draw of James Gunn’s Superman, however he’s definitely not the one superhero who’s getting time to shine within the first DC Universe film. Becoming a member of him are Nathan Fillion’s Man Gardner, Edi Gathegi’s Mister Terrific, Anthony Carrigan’s Metamorpho and Isabela Merced’s Hawkgirl. Like her three cohorts, Merced already had superhero media expertise previous to being forged in Superman, however there was one particular Method that bringing Hawkgirl to life was an enormous enchancment over her time on Madame Internet.
Whereas taking nice care to not spoil something in regards to the upcoming DC film when it got here up in her dialog with EW, Merced introduced up how she briefly acquired to don a dressing up in Madame Internet, the place she performed Anya Corazón. Because the actress recalled:
I acquired a style of the tremendous go well with, which was not enjoyable. The tightness and the best way you needed to make all the things look cool, but additionally aggressive, but additionally easy, but additionally in a decent go well with, but additionally you are carrying a harness…It is loads.
Isabela Merced didn’t spent terribly lengthy in her costume, as Madame Internet solely confirmed transient flashforwards of Anya, Sydney Sweeney’s Julia Cornwall, Celeste O’Connor’s Mattie Franklin and Dakota Johnson’s Cassandra Webb suited up. Nevertheless, it was lengthy sufficient that Merced felt uncomfortable throughout the shoot. The excellent news for her is that given what a important and industrial disappointment Madame Internet was, the probabilities of Merced reprising Anya are virtually zero.
That’s to not say that suiting up as Hawkgirl was straightforward throughout Superman’s principal images, particularly since she was having to put on her costume for for much longer. On this case although, the Alien: Romulus star took consolation in the truth that others have been in the identical boat as her, saying:
All of us have been going by way of it collectively. We might use followers on one another to ensure we weren’t sizzling on the summer season days the place we might be in harnesses in the course of in Cleveland.
You need to help one another, proper? That mentioned, Isabela Merced did spend rather more time in harnesses in comparison with her co-stars, with the attainable exception of David Corenswet. Nonetheless, she didn’t thoughts that facet of enjoying Hawkgirl. She defined:
Each scene I am flying, just about. Nevertheless it’s cool as a result of I am an adrenaline seeker. I like being dropped from actually excessive heights. It is really certainly one of my favourite issues.
Hawkgirl seems to be like she’ll be on a group with Man Gardner, Mister Terrific and Metamorpho in Superman, however past that, we do not know how the particularly match into the story. Nonetheless, assuming Superman proves profitable, I’d prefer to assume that is simply the beginning of Merced’s tenure because the winged superhero. In any case, Fillion is already set to reprise Man in Lanterns, which premieres on HBO in early 2026, so she might additionally simply pop up in one other nook of the DCU.
For now, Superman can be launched in theaters July 11 on the 2025 motion pictures schedule. Isabela Merced can be seen enjoying Dina in The Final of Us Season 2, which premieres April 13 on HBO.