‘Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow’ Has Found Its Kara in Milly Alcock!

Milly Alcock, famous for her role as a young Rhaenyra Targaryen in House of the Dragon, has been cast in James Gunn’s DCU as Supergirl. The film Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow will have Alcock as our Kara in a new story about Superman’s cousin. Finally, our girl will get to be the star of a movie again!

As of this moment, we do not know yet if Woman of Tomorrow will be Alcock’s debut or if she will be featured in other upcoming DCU projects—she could appear in Superman: Legacy—but we do know that the script for it will be written by Ana Nogueira. There is not yet a director. The news was confirmed, however, by Gunn on his Instagram page, where he praised Alcock’s talent.

“This is accurate,” he wrote. Gunn has been confirming or denying rumors on his social media accounts to help fans know what is and isn’t true. He went on to talk about Alcock’s ability, saying, “Milly is a fantastically talented young actor, and I’m incredibly excited about her being a part of the DCU. Yes, I first became aware of her in House of the Dragon but I was blown away by her varied auditions and screen tests for #Supergirl. She embodies Kara as envisioned by Tom King, Bilquis Evely, and Ana Nogueira.”

Her take on Kara Zor-El will be based on the 2022 Woman of Tomorrow story, which has Kara staying on Krypton and watching as her planet is destroyed instead of leaving when Kal-El does. So we’ll definitely be seeing a darker Kara.

We do not know whether or not Kara will appear in Superman: Legacy before her turn in Woman of Tomorrow, but it is still exciting to see the new DCU taking shape. Alcock does mark the second time in recent years that a take on Kara has hit the big screen in addition to Melissa Benoist’s version on the CW.

This is a new Supergirl, different from Sasha Calle’s debut in The Flash

Prior to the DCEU’s reset, we saw Sasha Calle debut as Supergirl in The Flash. I believe she was the saving grace of this movie. Giving us Flashpoint’s Superman storyline, this version of Kara was used as a project in her universe, forced to fight back with every ounce of her strength. While we did not get to see much of her in the movie, her impact made her take on Kara someone I did hope to see more of in the future.

It does make me hurt for Sasha Calle, who did not really get a fair shot at developing her version of Supergirl. She was a character that helped make The Flash a little more watchable, so not getting any more of her makes me sad for what could have been.

I’m sure Alcock’s take on Kara is going to be equally as badass, but it will be a different storyline (and a new DCU version of the character). Until we know more about the movie, at least we know that Alcock is definitely going to deliver.

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