Supergirl starring Millie Alcock – The Hollywood Reporter

Millie Alcock

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Warner Bros. Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow Fly with Dragon House star Millie Alcock, Hollywood Reporter He confirmed it. She will star in the film as Kara Zor-El, Superman’s cousin.

Alcock screen-tested for DC Studios bosses James Gunn and Peter Safran last week, along with Meg Donnelly, who was also in contention for the role. The character is expected to appear in a DC Studios project (or two) before her solo adventure, but it’s unclear if that project will be written by Gunn. Superman: Legacywhich begins filming this spring, or another DC movie or show. Supergirl It moves like a speeding locomotive and the film could be shot in the fall, if Warners finds a director soon. Ana Nogueira is writing the screenplay.

Alcock rose to prominence as the younger version of Rhaenyra Targaryen in the first season of the HBO series Dragon Housea sub-view of game of thrones. Now, it enters the world of comic books, with the new feature partly inspired by the Tom King and Belquis Evely miniseries of the same name.

“Mellie is a fantastically talented young actress, and I am so excited for her to be a part of the DCU,” Gunn wrote on social media on Monday. “Yes, I first became aware of her in House of the Dragon but was blown away by the various castings and screen tests for #Supergirl.” He added that she embodied the character as envisioned by comic book writer King, comic book artist Evely, and screenwriter Nogueira.

Gunn and Safran said this isn’t what Supergirl fans are used to. She will stand in contrast to her optimistic cousin, Superman. As Gunn told reporters in late January 2023: “We’ll see the difference between Superman, who was sent to Earth and raised by loving parents since he was an infant, versus Supergirl, who was raised on a rock, a slice of Krypton, and who watched everyone around her die.” They are killed in horrific ways for the first 14 years of her life and then they come to Earth.

In the comics, Supergirl’s history dates back to Action comics No. 252. The character created by Otto Bender and Al Plastino is Superman’s cousin from Krypton. Faye Dunaway starred in the 1984 film Supergirl While Melissa Benoist played the hero on The CW for six seasons from 2015 to 2021. Sasha Calle starred in the film the light.

Woman of tomorrow He is part of the first chapter in Gunn and Safran’s DC roster. The list also includes a Batman feature The brave and the bold And a TV series starring Viola Davis in her role Suicide squad Amanda Waller’s character.

Alcock is repped by CAA, Curtis Brown Group and Goodman Genoese.