Supergirl Trailer Sees Milly Alcock Take A Cosmic Joyride In Craig Gillespie’s DC Blockbuster
Ever since she brilliantly — and somewhat drunkenly — crashed the ending of James Gunn’s Superman earlier this year, we’ve been chomping at the bit to see more of Milly Alcock’s Kara Zor-El (aka Supes’ cousin, aka Supergirl.) And now, just half a year out from the release of Cruella director Craig Gillespie’s aptly titled Supergirl, adapted by Ana Nogueira from Tom King’s must-read 2022 Supergirl: Woman Of Tomorrow comic run, Gunn and his DC Studios team have offered up an early Christmas present for Krypton-heads: the first proper trailer for the film. And you can check it out below;
Okay, so Kara may be blasting Blondie on the Walkman instead of Teddybears and Iggy Pop here, but there’s no doubt about it — Kal-El’s cuz is a punkrocker (yes she is!) Teasing the True Grit-in-space story of King’s comics — in which Kara Zor-El teams up with orphan Ruthye Marye Knoll (Eve Ridley) to avenge her father’s death — while also teeing up a blockbuster filled with kick-ass action, alien worlds, and oodles of potential for emotional, lore-rich storytelling (Kara’s take on the fall of Krypton as an on-the-ground survivor is sure to raise a few eyebrows), this is already shaping up to be quite the cosmic joyride. Alongside Alcock’s rebellious Supergirl and her unlikely ward Rutheye, also glimpsed here are low-key Superman MVP Krypto the Superdog, Matthias Schoenaerts’ villainous dog- and dad-murdering Krem of the Yellow Hills and, taking on his dream DC role after hanging up his trident as the DCEU’s Aquaman, Jason Momoa, who makes an ominous albeit brief appearance as badass, red-eyed alien bounty hunter Lobo.
The short but sweet official synopsis for Gillespie’s movie reads as follows: “When an unexpected and ruthless adversary strikes too close to home, Kara Zor-El, aka Supergirl, reluctantly joins forces with an unlikely companion on an epic, interstellar journey of vengeance and justice.”
We’ll find out whether Craig Gillespie’s Supergirl has the Krypton factor, or if it winds up being cinematic kryptonite (we’re definitely leaning towards the former so far) when DC Studios’ next blockbuster hits cinemas on 26 June, 2026. *Alexa, play ‘Call Me’.*
