Milly Alcock, who plays Rhaenyra Targaryen on HBO Game of Thrones prequel series The house of the dragonshe is set to play Superman’s cousin Kara Zor-El in the Supergirl: The Woman of Tomorrow.
DC studio co-CEO James Gunn, who is writing the script and directing Superman: Legacyhe confirmed the news on Instagram.
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“Milly is a fantastically talented young actress and I’m incredibly excited to have her as part of the DCU,” Gunn wrote on Instagram.
“Yes, I first became aware of it in The house of the dragon but I was blown away by her diverse auditions and screen tests for #Supergirl,” Gun continued. “She embodies Kara as imagined by @tomking_tk, @bilquis and Ana Nogueira.”
Superman: Legacy starring David Corenswet as Superman. Nicholas Hoult as Lex Luthor, Rachel Brosnahan as Lois Lane, Nathan Fillion as Green Lantern, Isabela Merced as Hawkgirl, Edi Gathegi as Mister Terrific, María Gabriela de Faría as The Engineer, Anthony Carrigan as Metamorpho, Skyler Gisondo as Jimmy Olsen and Sara Sampaio as Eve Teschmacher.
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Ana Nogueira writes The woman of tomorrow, and Warner Bros. is still looking for a director. The upcoming film is inspired by the comic book series of the same name by Tom King and Bilquis Evely.
“Just when Supergirl thinks she’s had enough, everything changes. An alien girl wants her for a wicked mission. Her world is destroyed and the villains responsible are still out there. She wants revenge, and if Supergirl doesn’t help her, she’ll do it herself, no matter the cost. Now a Kryptonian, a dog, and a raging, heartbroken child set off into space on a journey that will shake them to their core,” reads the official synopsis of the King and Evely series.
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“We’re going to see the difference between Superman, who was sent to Earth and raised by loving parents from the time he was a baby, versus Supergirl, raised on a rock, a piece of Krypton, and watching everyone around her die and be killed in the horrific ways of the first 14 years of her life and then she came to Earth,” Gunn said of the differences between Superman and Supergirl in a January 2023 presentation. The Hollywood Reporter.
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Helen Slater played Kara in 1984 Super girl movie. Melissa Benoist played the character on the CW series for six seasons from 2015 to 2021. Most recently, Sasha Calle played a version of Supergirl in last year’s series Flash.
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