Whereas Superman‘s newest trailer has put all the eye on the Man of Metal, his cousin will observe swimsuit with Supergirl: Lady of Tomorrow, which is about for launch almost a 12 months later. Supergirl: Lady of Tomorrow shall be directed by Craig Gillespie (I, Tonya) and star Milly Alcock (Home of the Dragon) as Kara Zor-El, the cousin of Superman. Whereas many might need assumed Gunn would have spaced Supergirl: Lady of Tomorrow out from Superman, it looks like Kryptonians shall be main the cost of the DCU on movie.
But Gunn did not plan for Supergirl: Lady of Tomorrow to be the second DCU movie. Talking with The Omelet (through translation from CBR), Gunn revealed that it was screenwriter Ana Nogueira’s script that satisfied him to maneuver ahead with Supergirl: Lady of Tomorrow over different movies like Swamp Factor, The Authority, or The Courageous and the Daring, that are nonetheless in improvement. Gunn additionally spoke extremely of Craig Gillespie, and the items falling into place made Supergirl: Lady of Tomorrow the very best film to observe Superman. Gunn mentioned:
“I did not essentially know that Supergirl could be the second film we had been going to make, however Ana [Nogueira] wrote an unbelievable script, after which we employed an unbelievable director, and we’ll do that film after Superman as a result of he was the most suitable choice.”
Supergirl: Lady of Tomorrow is customized from the 2021 to 2022 miniseries of the identical title by author Tom King and artist Bilquis Evely, which sees Supergirl in an intergalactic True Grit-sort story the place she is employed by a younger alien lady named Ruthye to search out the person who killed her father. Eve Ridley will play Ruthye, whereas Matthias Schoenaerts will play the villain, Krem of the Yellow Hills. The film is about to start manufacturing firstly of the brand new 12 months in January 2025 in the UK.
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DC Studios’ Slate Is Evolving
James Gunn’s sentiments round Supergirl, and thereveal that he did not plan on making a Clayface film till Mike Flanagan pitched him, exhibits that the DC Universe and its slate of initiatives are way more malleable than the MCU. DC can extra simply add new titles and transfer others round, whereas the MCU slate being moved round can usually trigger a domino impact. Whereas this would possibly recommend that the varied DC Studios movies won’t have the identical interconnected feeling because the MCU, in addition they have the potential to face on their very own extra and, if they’re good, can present strong foundations to construct extra out of.
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There’s a small element that has many questioning if Supergirl: Lady of Tomorrow will really be the subsequent DC Studios movie. Warner Bros. has an untitled DC film set for launch on Could 29, 2026, only a month earlier than Supergirl: Lady of Tomorrow flies into theaters. No movies are at present being made, so this might need been a placeholder date until Gunn reveals a shock thriller movie that he was in a position to maintain below wraps.
Even with out the thriller film, 2026 shall be a giant 12 months for DC. Following Supergirl: Lady of Tomorrow shall be Clayface on September eleventh, whereas the separate continuity The Batman – Half II will open in theaters on October 2, 2026. Following Creature Commandos and the debut of the Superman trailer, the DCU is actually off to begin.
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June 26, 2026