MoreDCUnews as James Gunn announces that aSupergirlmovie,Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow, will make part of the first chapter of the rebooted comic book movie franchise. Speaking via social media, Gunn revealed several details of the project, including how it will introduce the character, her relationship with her cousin Superman, and promised thatSupergirl: Woman of Tomorrowwill introduce “a very different type of Supergirl.”
“Next is Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow. This is based on Tom King’s wonderful comics from last year. Tom has been one of the architects of this entire situation. He has been one of the guys in the room with us, along with four or five other writers, and I love his take on these characters where he just slightly turns them to be something very unique.”
Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrowwill take inspiration from writer Tom King, whoJames Gunnsays has been instrumental in shaping the DCU so far. Released last year,Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrowfollows Kara Zor-El as she finds herself without meaning or purpose. While wallowing in her existential crisis, Supergirl is found by an alien girl, who asks the superhero to help her wreak vengeance on the people who destroyed her planet. Thus, they head into space on a journey that will shake them to their very core.
“Within our story, we have Superman, who was sent to Earth and raised by incredibly loving parents and nurtured, whereas Kara was in Krypton, she was on a piece of Krypton that drifted away from the planet, and lived there for the first 14 years of her life among [a] horrible situation where she watched everybody around her die. So she’s a much harsher and more f—ed up Supergirl than we’ve been used to this far.”
The story certainly sounds like a change of pace for Supergirl, and should finally take one of the Kryptonians into outer space on an interstellar adventure in live action. Finally.
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Supergirl Will First be Played by Sasha Calle in The Flash
Before the adventures of Supergirl inWoman of Tomorrow, the DC herowill first be portrayed byThe Young and the Restlessstar Sasha Calle in the long-delayedThe Flash. While details ofThe Flashremain largely under wraps, we do know that the movie will do what the likes ofSpider-Man: No Way HomeandDoctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madnesshave done for the MCU and introduce audiences to the DC multiverse.
The Flashwill take inspiration from the comic book arcFlashpointand finds Barry Allen traveling back in time to prevent his mother’s murder. Unfortunately, messing with the multiverse so rarely works out well, and this will bring unintended consequences to his timeline,with variants of familiar characters being introduced throughout the multiversal adventure. How exactly these events will play into the recalibrated DCU remains to be seen…
Directed by Andy Muschietti from a screenplay by Christina Hodson,The Flashstars Ezra Miller alongside Ron Livingston, Michael Keaton, Kiersey Clemons, Michael Shannon, Sasha Calle, and Ben Affleck. Following all manner of delays, director changes, and drama behind the scenes,The Flashis due to finally make his solo debut on the big screen later this year and is scheduled to be released on June 27, 2025.
