Superman will make his return to the big screen subsequent yr and he is perhaps bringing Supergirl with him. Final yr, when James Gunn and Peter Safran revealed their ambitious schedule for the way forward for the DC Universe, it included a movie known as Supergirl: Lady of Tomorrow, primarily based on the Tom King comics. Now, with that movie slowly starting to take shape, casting has begun for the lead, and three names have been revealed.
Deadline stories that Home of the Dragon star Milly Alcock, Locke & Key’s Emilia Jones, and Supergirl voice actress Meg Donnelly are among the many names anticipated to do display screen assessments this month to play Supergirl. The reason is that, although her solo film remains to be a methods off, the character will likely be making a cameo in an earlier movie, so somebody must be locked down. There’s no phrase on which upcoming DC movie it might be—however there’s just one that’s going into manufacturing imminently, and that’s Gunn’s Superman: Legacy.
In keeping with the commerce, there’s nonetheless an opportunity Warner Bros. may simply make a extra established actress a proposal however they wish to do these assessments as nicely. The Vampire Diaries alum Ana Nogueira was tapped to write the script for the function late final yr, however no director has but been connected.
Jones might be the best-known of the bunch. Not simply because she starred in spooky Netflix sequence Locke & Key, however as a result of she was the star of the Greatest Image-winning movie Coda. Alcock is somebody you may not instantly acknowledge, however you recognize her and her work. She performed the youthful model of Princess Rhaenyra Targaryen in early episodes of Home of the Dragon. Donnelly is greatest identified for her roles on Disney Channel initiatives like Zombies and was a lead on the Supernatural present The Winchesters. Nevertheless, in essentially the most fascinating twist, she already voices Supergirl within the animated movies Legion of Tremendous-Heros and the upcoming Justice League: Disaster on Infinite Earths, Half One.
Not talked about within the commerce story is Sasha Calle, who performed Supergirl in The Flash final yr.
Final yr, when asserting the mission, Gunn mentioned the distinction between Superman and Supergirl in his universe. “Superman was despatched to Earth and he was raised by extremely loving mother and father, whereas Carol was in a bit of Krypton that drifted away from the planet and lived there for the primary 14 years of her life,” Gunn mentioned. “[It was] a horrible state of affairs the place she watched everyone round her die. And so she’s a a lot harsher and extra fucked-up Supergirl.”
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