James Gunn and director Craig Gillespie recently opened up about the upcoming Supergirl, and how they believe it’s the first “anti-hero” movie in the DCU.
What did James Gunn and Craig Gillespie say about Supergirl?
Speaking to Variety in a recent interview, Gillespie explained that the tone of the upcoming movie is to be an “anti-hero” story, and explore a lot of the baggage that Kara Zor-El (Milly Alcock) has, which is a stark contrast to the only other Kryptonian around, Superman.
“This is really an anti-hero story, She’s got a lot of baggage and a lot of demons coming into this, which is very different from where Superman is in his life,” said Gillespie.
Gunn also noted that this movie will allow its female superhero to not be perfect, but be something that male heroes have been allowed to be for some time.
“So many times female superheroes are so perfect,” Gunn explained. “She’s not that at all. She’s very imperfect, like male superheroes have been allowed to be for a while.”
Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow will be based on Tom King’s 2021-2022 comic book series, which Bilquis Evely illustrated. The film stars Milly Alcock, who will play the titular role of Kara Zor-El and will be written by Ana Nogueira and produced by DC Studios co-CEOs James Gunn and Peter Safran.
“We will see the difference between Superman, who was sent to Earth and raised by loving parents from the time he was an infant, versus Supergirl, who was raised on a rock, a chip off Krypton and watched everyone around her die and be killed in terrible ways for the first 14 years of her life, and then came to Earth when she was a young girl,” said Gunn of the project in 2023. “She’s much more hardcore; she’s not exactly the Supergirl we’re used to seeing.”
Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow will be based on Tom King’s 2021-2022 comic book series, which was illustrated by Bilquis Evely. The film is directed by Craig Gillespie with a release date currently set for June 26, 2026.
(Source: Variety)