With Wonder Woman 2 one of the few DCEU movies with a set release date, the sequel is now eyeing up its ‘big bad’.

As per That Hashtag Show, not only does the follow-up know which villain it wants going up against Gal Gadot’s Amazon, but the sequel has also put out the feelers towards a particular actress. With Cheetah identified as being the main villain of Wonder Woman 2, Warner Brothers has reportedly reached out to Emma Stone with an offer to play this longtime foe of Diana’s.

The report goes on to say that Oscar winner Stone – who has previous with the superhero genre for her turns as Gwen Stacy in The Amazing Spider-Man and its sequel – has actually turned down the offer. Undeterred, Warners is now looking at other A-list talent to take on the role.

For those not familiar with Cheetah, the first incarnation of the characters debuted back in 1943’s Wonder Woman #6. The version of the rogue who is expected to appear in Wonder Woman 2 is the Barbara Minerva one. 1987’s Wonder Woman Vol. 2 #7 was when Minerva made her bow. A British archaeologist, she is gifted the powers of a cheetah by Urzkartaga – basically, a bizarre kind of plant god. With 2011’s ill-fated New 52 refresh of the DC Comics realm, Minerva was reimagined as a contemporary of Wonder Woman’s at times. This time possessed by the Goddess of Hunt, that’s how she becomes the supervillain Cheetah. Of course, DC wasn’t happy with just one do-over, and The New 52 was scrapped in favour of DC Rebirth in 2016. In that rehashed continuity, Cheetah is again given a fresh lick of paint. A well-travelled archaeologist, her fascination with the Amazons would see her become close friends with Diana and would even help her to learn English. Urzkartaga would again come in to play, this time actually marrying Barbara – and from there, she would become Cheetah and blame Diana for this whole transformation.

In addition to Gadot obviously returning for Wonder Woman 2, the film will also features Ewen Bremner’s Charlie, Said Taghmaoiu’s Sameer, and Chris Pine’s Steve Trevor. Just how Trevor returns to action, we’ll have to wait and see. In terms of timeline, the latest news is that the sequel will take place in the 1980s and see Diana and Co. take on the Soviet Union.

At present, Wonder Woman 2 – which will again have Patty Jenkins on directing duties – is set for a November 1st, 2019 release.