James Gunn is reportedly attempting to find a Supergirl, who would seem in his revised DC Universe continuity. As per Deadline, the filmmaker and co-CEO of DC Studios is about to screentest three actresses for the function — Milly Alcock (House of the Dragon), Emilia Jones (CODA), and Meg Donnelly (Zombies); the final of them beforehand voiced Supergirl within the animated Legion of Super-Heroes movie. The exams are scheduled to happen inside the ‘subsequent month or so’, with the character first making a cameo look in a DC mission earlier than taking centre stage within the standalone Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow movie.
DC Studios co-chairs Gunn and Peter Safran first introduced Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow in early 2023, when detailing how their revamped DC Universe chapter ‘Gods and Monsters’ would run for the following 8-10 years, connecting storylines throughout films, TV reveals, animation, and video video games. Drawing from writer Tom King’s model, the movie will current a jaded model of Kara Zor-El, who grew up on a floating chunk of planet Krypton and watched folks round her die in devastating methods for 14 straight years, earlier than coming to Earth. “She’s much more hardcore. She’s not exactly the Supergirl we’re used to seeing,” Gunn described on the time. However, her cousin Clark Kent/ Kal-el arrived when he was simply an toddler and was raised by loving mother and father, ultimately changing into an emblem of hope for Metropolis.
For now, there is no such thing as a phrase on who’s directing Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow, although the workforce has reportedly fixated on actress-playwright Ana Nogueira to pen the script. Interestingly, the scribe was initially employed to put in writing a script for a Supergirl spin-off film that might tie into The Flash movie and add to the now-defunct DC Extended universe with Sasha Calle taking part in the lead. However, these plans acquired cancelled when Gunn and Safran got here on board to chart a completely new course for the franchise, which included the aforementioned standalone DC Universe film — reducing all ties with present characters and tales. Having favored Nogueira’s work on the axed Supergirl mission, the executives ‘quietly’ introduced her again to work on the brand new movie.
Meanwhile, Gunn is making ready to movie Superman: Legacy, the primary live-action mission of DCU, throughout the American Spring season. It’s slated to launch July 11, 2025, and stars David Corenswet as Clark Kent/ Superman, Rachel Brosnahan as Lois Lane, and Nicolas Hoult as Lex Luthor. Other key future initiatives embody an Arkham Asylum collection, a Creature Commandos animated present, Booster Gold, a restricted collection primarily based on Amanda Waller, and extra.
Currently, there is no such thing as a launch window for Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow.
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