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James Gunn Says DCU's Supergirl Will Be "A Total Mess", Setting Up A Different Version Of Heroine

By far and large, the big-screen portrayals of Superman haven't been all that different. Sure, David Coreswet's latest take on the iconic superhero is more in touch with his emotions, but it only serves to amplify the core of who he is — a beacon of hope and kindness, a staple trait that's been emphasised over and over again. That's not going to be the case for his cousin. Kara Zor-El, aka Supergirl, enjoyed a cameo at the end of James Gunn's Superman , played by House of the Dragon 's Milly Alcock, and it isn't the same sweet-hearted, well-behaved superheroine that fans know from the 1984 movie or CW's Arrowverse. Instead, she crash-lands into Kal-El's Fortress of Solitude in the film, stumbles to her feet drunk, and calls Superman a b**tch while sarcastically thanking him for dog-sitting Krypto. The scene, apart from showing the Kryptonian cousins together, alone, for the first time in any cinematic depiction, proves integral in setting up a different version of Supergirl. Speaking to ScreenRant, director James Gunn delved into the influence of her background on shaping her characterisation as 'a total mess' in the rebooted DC Universe (DCU). 'She's a total mess. I mean, I think as we learn, she's had a completely different background from Superman. A much more difficult background,' he explained. 'He's had this wonderful upbringing by these two parents that loved him and were very healthy. And her background was much different than that.' Alcock will reprise her role in the heroine's solo outing next year, which is based on Tom King and Bilquis Evely's Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow comic. While it initially took after the same title, Gunn has since changed it to Supergirl , saying that he's 'sick of the superhero title, colon, other-name thing'. Story specifics about the forthcoming adaptation remain under wraps, but a more jaded, angrier Maid of Might does make sense in the context of the source material. In the maxiseries, she was raised on an exploded piece of her planet and forced to watch her loved ones die as she is sent to Earth, leading her to a young alien girl, Ruthye Marye Knoll, who's looking to avenge her father's murder by the villain Krem of the Yellow Hills. Supergirl is directed by Craig Gillespie ( Cruella , I, Tonya ), with production beginning back in January. It crashes into theatres on 26 June 2026, and will mark the second cinematic entry in Gunn and Peter Safran's rebooted DC Universe after Superman . Si Jia is a casual geek at heart – or as casual as someone with Sephiroth's theme on her Spotify playlist can get. A fan of movies, games, and Japanese culture, Si Jia's greatest weakness is the Steam Summer Sale. Or any Steam sale, really. DC Studios dcu James Gunn Supergirl Superman