The Batman 2 screenwriter Mattson Tomlin has one of the most anticipated upcoming comic book movies in production, but despite this fact, Tomlin says he's fielding more offers for video game adaptations than superhero fare this year.

Speaking on Twitter, Tomlin – the co-writer of The Batman Part 2 alongside director Matt Reeves – responded to a question about his Mega Man adaptation falling by the wayside by noting that the project could come back around because video game adaptations are now all the rage in Tinseltown.

"Hollywood is sort of making a shift from being comic book obsessed to video game obsessed," Tomlin says. "So I wouldn’t be surprised if [Mega Man] sees the light of day in some form, but after so much time gone by, it’s unlikely I’ll have anything to do with it."

Tomlin further clarified his reasoning in another response: "My point of view is also born out of the fact that I am getting at least 5x more offers for video game adaptations than comic book adaptations this year." While Tomlin is speaking from anecdotal experience rather than offering empirical evidence of a sweeping change in Hollywood, the fact that video game adaptations are of increasing importance to moviedom is plain to see.

Already this year, Return to Silent Hill, Iron Lung, Exit 8 and Mortal Kombat 2 have all released in theaters, to varying degrees of success. Still to come are Zach Cregger's Resident Evil movie, Street Fighter, and anime shows Sekiro: No Defeat and Cyberpunk: Edgerunners season 2. Truly, the video game adaptation boom is upon us. Even the likes of A24 are getting in on the trend: the indie studio has a big-budget Elden Ring movie currently filming from Alex Garland, and A Quiet Place: Day One's Michael Sarnoski is adapting Hideo Kojima's Death Stranding, though it'll be a different story from the games.

In comparison, comic book cinema is at perhaps its lowest ebb in almost two decades. Supergirl just bombed, making less than Morbius and Joker 2 in its opening weekend, and this month's Spider-Man: Brand New Day is the first Marvel movie in a year, though don't be surprised if it kills at the box office.

As for The Batman 2, the highly anticipated sequel sits outside James Gunn's DCU Chapter One as an Elseworlds entry. The movie is currently in pre-production, with filming set to begin imminently ahead of a 2027 release. Matt Reeves recently lifted the lid on the movie's cast, including Marvel stars Sebastian Stan and Scarlett Johansson, but we still don't know for sure who they're playing.

The Batman 2 releases in theaters on October 1, 2027. For more, check out our list of best video game movies and upcoming DC movies.

James Gunn, perhaps more than most directors, has his favorites. From his brother Sean Gunn, to long-time collaborators Michael Rooker, Steve Agee, and Nathan Fillion, the DC Studios boss has long populated his casts with both friends and family.

Now, Jennifer Holland, wife of Gunn and an actor in her own right, most notably as Emilia Harcourt in Peacemaker, has revealed why the Superman and Guardians of the Galaxy director surrounds himself with so many familiar faces.

"It really just comes about because James loves to have his friends and family around him all the time," Holland explained to CinemaBlend. "It's hard to make movies; it's lonely. You're stuck in a place that's not your home for a very long period of time."

Holland added, "You don't have all of your friends and family with you, so as much as he can include friends and family in his movies, he tries. That gives them an excuse to be around and he really thrives on that. As much as he is a loner when it comes to sitting in an office, typing on his computer… he really is inspired by and revived by true relationships."

To that end, Gunn has even based the look and mannerisms of Krypto on his own rescue dog, Ozu.

Next up for Gunn is Man of Tomorrow, the follow-up to Superman, which is currently filming.

Speaking to GamesRadar+ in a separate interview, Holland teased the movie as perhaps Gunn's finest work yet.

"I can tell you that I have seen an enormous, enormous portion of the movie, and I am so excited for Man of Tomorrow," Holland said at a screening of upergirl. "It is different...I don't wanna say this. Ugh. It might be James's best… my favorite movie of James, and I haven't even seen the whole thing yet. I love the movie. I'm really excited about it. It feels like a step up to me in a lot of ways. I'm excited for people to see it, and he's not done filming it yet."

Man of Tomorrow, starring David Corenswet, Rachel Brosnahan, Nicholas Hoult, Milly Alcock, and more, flies into cinemas on July 9, 2027.

For more, we have a complete guide to DCU Chapter One and all the latest on Clayface.

It doesn't look like things re going to get much better for Supergirl, as after a disappointing opening weekend, the new DCU movie is expected to drop even further at the box office during its second weekend on the big screen.

As reported by Variety, Supergirl is expected to make just $15 million over its second weekend in theaters. That's a 60% decline in ticket sales from its first weekend.

Supergirl had a rough start after hitting screens on June 26. The DC movie debuted to just $37.1 million, even lower than recent superhero flops Morbius and Joker 2. In fact, Supergirl marks the lowest opening for a DC movie since Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom, which opened to a measly $27.6 million in December 2023. After its theatrical run, the sequel failed to make back its budget once marketing and theatrical revenue splits are accounted for.

2023 was a rather bleak year for DC Studios, as in addition to the Aquaman sequel blunder, the studio saw a number of flops, including The Flash, which opened to $55 million, Shazam! Fury of the Gods, which opened to $30 million, and Blue Beetle, which debuted to an even lower $25 million. Soon after, James Gunn and Peter Safran were brought on board as co-heads to shake up the studio.

Let's hope Gunn's DCU Chapter One doesn't face the same fate, as Supergirl is only the second movie released under the new banner after 2025's Superman, which went down a lot better with fans. The studio has yet to release Clayface this September, before Man of Tomorrow hits screens next year.

As for Supergirl, if box office predictions are right, it doesn't look like the film will be able to make back its $170 million budget, which doesn't account for the tens of millions more spent on marketing. The film has earned $67.7 million worldwide so far.

Supergirl is out in theaters now. For more, check out our Supergirl review and our guide to all the upcoming DC movies and shows.

There's no denying that Supergirl is currently flopping at the box office, but following yesterday's initial results, the DCU movie's opening weekend take has been confirmed, and it's actually doing worse than we first thought.

On Monday, June 29, many outlets reported that Supergirl had earned $38 million in the US over opening weekend. However, now it looks like the superhero film only scraped $37.1 million, according to Box Office Mojo.

That means that Milly Alcock's first outing as Kara Zor-El is not only doing worse than Sony's Spider-Man spin-off Morbius, which is widely known as one of the worst superhero movies ever, but also DC's Joker 2. Officially titled Joker: Folie à Deux, the sequel opened to $37.6 million and scored a measly 31% on Rotten Tomatoes.

This is a pretty hard knock for James Gunn's new DC, as Supergirl is just the second movie in DCU Chapter One. But, the team still seems confident in their overall plan. On June 28, DC Studios co-head Peter Safran made a statement, telling The New York Times, "While Supergirl didn’t meet our box office expectations, it's just one component of a broader, long-term strategy at DC Studios that we remain confident in."

It is not clear why Supergirl is flopping so hard. Yes, it is true that the movie has opened to mixed reviews, and is not as widely loved as last year's Superman, which opened to $125 million domestically and went on to gross over $618 million worldwide. But the film's mediocre 56% score on RT is not the worst in the world. However, many fans are complaining about the lacklustre storyline and one questionable needle drop.

If Supergirl continues to underperform in this way, it will prove to be a loss for the studio. The movie cost around $170 million to make and perhaps tens of millions more to market, which means that the film will have to see a pretty steep incline in ticket sales over the coming weeks. But at this point, that seems unlikely.

Supergirl is out in theaters now. For more, check out our Supergirl review and our guide to all the upcoming DC movies and shows.

Supergirl screenwriter Ana Nogueira appears to have misinterpreted the ending of Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow, resulting in a very different fate for a major villain.

Warning: Major spoilers for Supergirl below!

"The ending between Kara and Krem was always in it, from the pitch, truly from the very beginning," Nogueira told Variety. "Because the comic ends with Ruthye killing him, but in the far, far future. We knew we weren’t gonna be able to do that kind of time jump, and I find it’s quite a dark ending of the comic. He essentially has changed, and she kills him anyway, because she still just has this anger, and you understand there’s this element of deserve, right?

"So, we wanted to craft a villain who would deserve this, but we also wanted Kara to really care about preserving Ruthye’s innocence, and to feel like she could take on [killing him], that she could be the one to bring justice to this man, and do it without burdening this child. It’s different for Supergirl, and I think it will feel different for audiences."

The new DC movie is based on the eight-issue limited comic series Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow. At the end of Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow #8, Ruthye appears to hit Krem over the head with her cane and leave him there alive.

Woman of Tomorrow writer Tom King confirmed this in a 2024 podcast, stating, "This is not supposed to be ambiguous. He’s supposed to be alive at the end. That’s why he grabs his head. Ruthye does not forgive him, still f***ing hates him, bops him on the head, and walks away" (via ComicBookMovie). You can check out the panel below.

The new movie, which marks the second feature-length entry in the rebooted DCU, currently sits at a 54% critic score on Rotten Tomatoes, though the audience score is at a much higher 76%. Milly Alcock will appear again as Kara Zor-El in the Superman sequel Man of Tomorrow, which is set to hit theaters in 2027.

Supergirl is in theaters now. For more, check out our spoiler-filled breakdown of the Supergirl ending, plus a rundown of all the major differences between the DCU movie and the Woman of Tomorrow comic. You can also read our Supergirl review or see our guide on how to watch the DC movies in order.

Debates over Supergirl's divisive needle drop went down to the "very last week" according to director Craig Gillespie.

The moment in question, during Supergirl's final act, features a Kelty Greye cover of 'The Middle' by Jimmy Eat World, a much slower tempo version of the song that audiences largely felt were at odds with the tone of the scene and the movie as a whole.

"There were a lot of options," Supergirl writer Ana Nogueira told Rolling Stone, with Gillespie revealing that "there were probably about 45 songs that went against that scene."

Gillespie said, "That was probably the biggest discussion. And it was down to the very last week, and I gotta give James [Gunn] credit for that one." He added that "a remix of a classic" was also a runner-up for the soundtracked scene – but didn't say what it was.

Reacting to the news, Greye wrote on Instagram, "As a proud nerd who was raised on superhero movies, this is quite literally a dream come true!"

Gunn, of course, is renowned for his deployment of pop and rock songs in his films, from the '80s-heavy Guardians of the Galaxy to the earworms of Peacemaker's opening titles sequences in its first two seasons. Fans may be less pleased with his contributions here, however.

All told, Supergirl has disappointed in its opening weekend. Its global opening of $68 million has led DC Studios co-CEO Peter Safran to release a statement.

Safran told The New York Times, "While Supergirl didn't meet our box office expectations, it’s just one component of a broader, long-term strategy at DC Studios that we remain confident in."

Supergirl is now out in cinemas. For more, check out our spoiler-filled breakdown of the Supergirl ending, plus a rundown of all the major differences between the DCU movie and the Woman of Tomorrow comic.

You can also read our Supergirl review or see our guide on how to watch the DC movies in order.

Hideo Kojima has returned with another film review, and it looks like a pretty positive verdict on Supergirl.

The DC movie has disappointed at the box office so far, but it certainly seems to have the Kojima seal of approval.

"I saw Supergirl in IMAX. It wasn't a 'superhero movie' about saving the Earth through self-sacrifice as 'justice' confronts 'evil.' It was a coming-of-age story about saving oneself, Kara, as she struggles with her own trauma," he wrote on Twitter. "Structurally, it feels less like Mad Max: Fury Road (2015), where everyone is driven purely by survival instinct beyond notions of good and evil, and more like The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966), where heroes, villains, and scoundrels all converge."

Now, a typical rule of thumb for Kojima's reviews is that, the longer the review, the more positively he feels about the movie or show. His Madame Web review, for example, was just six words long – while he never actually posted his review of The Electric State, which might be even worse.

Plus, Kojima appears to have followed Supergirl actor Milly Alcock on Instagram, as spotted by a fan.

Supergirl stars Alcock as Kara Zor-El, on a mission to save her dog Krypto from a lethal poison.

The film debuted to just $68 million worldwide, lower than notorious flop Morbius's $84 million opening weekend.

"While Supergirl didn't meet our box office expectations, it's just one component of a broader, long-term strategy at DC Studios that we remain confident in," DC Studios co-president Peter Safran has said of the result.

The film also scored poorly on Rotten Tomatoes, earning the first rotten score for the DCU. Our own Supergirl review awarded the movie 3.5 stars, with our verdict reading: "Superman's messier younger cousin in every way, Supergirl earns its Guardians of the Galaxy and Mad Max comparisons with a surprisingly dark (and sometimes downright gross) space adventure about revenge and finding your home."

Supergirl is in theaters now. For more, check out our guide on how to watch the DC movies in order to catch up on all the films so far.

Following Superman's successful theatrical run last year, the second movie in James Gunn's DCU Chapter One: Gods and Monsters is currently flopping at the box office, but co-head Peter Safran says Supergirl is just one piece of a larger picture.

"While Supergirl didn’t meet our box office expectations, it’s just one component of a broader, long-term strategy at DC Studios that we remain confident in," said the co-chairman and co-chief executive of DC Studios to The New York Times.

After debuting to mixed reviews and landing a mediocre 56% score on Rotten Tomatoes, Supergirl went on to earn just $38 million in the US over opening weekend, and a further $30 million internationally. That is pretty disappointing for DC, and is even lower than 2022 Spider-Man spin-off, Morbius, which opened to $39 million.

It is not clear at this point whether Supergirl will prove to be a loss for the studio. The movie cost around $170 million to make, with tens of millions more spent to market the movie worldwide. However, there is no doubt that Supergirl is off to a bad start. Just last year, Superman opened to $125 million domestically and went on to gross over $618 million worldwide against a predicted $350 million production and marketing budget.

So, why is Supergirl flopping so hard? There's no doubt that the new film is receiving a lot of flak online, with many viewers complaining about the pacing and one questionable needle drop. But many superhero fans are enjoying Milly Alcock's debut as Kara Zor-El. In our Supergirl review, we awarded the new DCU movie 3.5 out of 5 stars, saying, "Supergirl earns its Guardians of the Galaxy and Mad Max comparisons with a surprisingly dark space adventure about revenge and finding your home."

However, no matter how Supergirl fares, the DCU lives on, as there are already several projects in the works. Next up, HBO show Lanterns will take us on a True Detective-like adventure, and just in time for Halloween, the DCU will deliver its first horror movie, Clayface. Plus, filming has already started on the Superman sequel, Man of Tomorrow.

Supergirl is out in theaters now. For more, check out our guide to all the upcoming DC movies and shows, or how to watch the DC movies in order.

It feels a little ridiculous to talk about the new movie Supergirl and not discuss the titular character. But with the latest DCU flick now in theaters, all eyes won’t just be on the Maid of Might – they'll be on the Main Man, Lobo, played by Jason Momoa. And thankfully, the actor's long audition as Aquaman in the DCEU properly prepared him for the role Momoa was born to play.

Is that unfair to say about a role Momoa played multiple times, in multiple movies (and TV shows)? Perhaps. Except, ever since the actor was announced as playing Arthur Curry way back in 2014, it seemed like an odd fit. Sure, he had played a ruler before on Game of Thrones, but the monosyllabic Khal Drogo was a far cry from any iteration of Aquaman we had seen before in the comic book source material, let alone his appearances in animated TV shows and live-action on Smallville.

Yet Momoa proceeded to make the role his own from a blink-and-you'll-miss-it appearance in Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice, all the way through the cockroach-crunching end of Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom. But the problem was that Momoa bent Aquaman his way into a brash, joke-slinging bad-ass who shouts "my man," gets into bar fights, and is more Momoa than Curry.

That may not entirely be an issue, because Momoa was one of the highlights of the controversial DCEU/Zack Snyder era, despite his every move seeming to be designed to specifically push back at anyone who made fun of Aquaman for talking to fish. This Aquaman was cool. He was a muscle-bound beefcake. He drinks and fights, and if you say he's anything less than rad, he will beat you up. But it also, curiously, seemed antithetical to what Aquaman is supposed to be.

Ride or die

Which is why this all makes a lot more sense once you realize Momoa was merely paving the way for Lobo. Unlike his Fast & Furious franchise cohort Dwayne Johnson – who attempted his own hostile takeover of the DC cinematic franchise and took Henry "I would just love to play Warhammer 40k if you don't mind" Cavill down with him – Momoa managed to pivot one of the more successful turns in the DCEU into his dream role in the DCU. Reportedly, the very morning James Gunn and Peter Safran were announced as the new heads of DC Studios, Momoa texted Gunn two words: "Fucking Lobo." And Gunn somehow interpreted that mysterious text correctly and agreed, stating that he thought Momoa should have been Lobo for years.

It's clear that through the auditions for Batman and casting as Aquaman, what Momoa really wanted was Lobo. And it's such a better fit, as Momoa basically is Lobo, without the immortality and bloodthirstiness. The Czarnian bounty hunter, created in 1983 by Roger Slifer and Keith Giffen, is what it says on the tin, but it wasn't until the ‘90s that the character found his niche as a commentary on the over-the-top dark and gritty superhero trend kicked off in part by characters like Wolverine at Marvel and Batman at DC. Momoa himself is like a walking, talking human parody, with his scraggly beard, wild hair, and 6'4 height. He's a wild man who looks like he'd accept an invitation to party any day, any time.

That's Lobo, and that's exactly what Momoa captures on screen with Supergirl. Yes, he physically looks like the character walked off the comic book page, thanks only in small part to black and white makeup, red eyes, and sharp teeth. But honestly, Momoa's inherent physicality does the majority of the work. And his delivery, delighted to see ultra-violence, taking no guff, and coaching a young girl to kill people, feels so much more natural coming out of Lobo than any of Momoa's dialogue did with Aquaman.

The main event

Lobo's the perfect loose cannon running through the new DCU movie, and given his relatively scant screen time, the next question is: when will we see Lobo again? A lot of that potentially depends on how Supergirl does at the box office this weekend – all signs point to "not great" – but Momoa has taken the Lobo ball this far, it's hard to believe his dreams of being the Main Man will stop here, particularly as the actor has the strength of will that would make a Green Lantern jealous.

It's entirely possible Lobo could stop by in the already filming Man of Tomorrow, whether in a cameo or another expanded supporting role, a la Supergirl. But it's tricky to say beyond that because, given James Gunn's laudable unwillingness to greenlight projects before scripts are ready, there are… Not a lot of projects greenlit.

One option? The in-development Wonder Woman reboot, which boasts Supergirl writer Ana Nogueira as screenwriter. While it would be a little weird to see Lobo only pop up as a supporting character in movies with a main, female character, given Nogueira already figured out a way to fuse Lobo into the story from comic book creators Tom King and Bilquis Evely, who is to say she couldn't do the same for Diana?

Lobo would also fit well in the already filmed Lanterns on HBO, given Lobo often tangles with the GLs in the comics. Or he could show up in whatever is following up on the prison planet plotline of Sanctuary from Season 2 of Peacemaker… We've already seen Lobo in jail once, and John Cena is yet another ex-pat from the Fast & Furious franchise Momoa could tangle with. Heck, they were supposed to be in a movie called Killer Vacation together, which we haven't heard a peep about since 2022. So this might be a way of finally getting the duo to team up.

Look, wherever Momoa goes as Lobo next, this is already a much more natural fit than Aquaman, and it's likely audiences will respond positively (regardless of the Supergirl movie's box office fate). So let’s make sure it isn't another decade before we get to see mo' Momoa in the role he was meant to play. Ya bastiches.

Supergirl is in theaters now. For more, dive into our spoiler-free Supergirl review, or catch up on the DCU to date with our guide on how to watch DC movies in order.

Peacemaker star Jennifer Holland has set the bar pretty high for Superman sequel Man of Tomorrow.

"I can tell you that I have seen an enormous, enormous portion of the movie, and I am so excited for Man of Tomorrow," Holland tells GamesRadar+ at a screening of Supergirl. "It is different...I don't wanna say this. Ugh. It might be James's best… my favorite movie of James, and I haven't even seen the whole thing yet. I'm just... I love the movie. I'm really excited about it. It feels like a step up to me in a lot of ways. I'm excited for people to see it, and he's not done filming it yet."

Holland also added that Guardians of the Galaxy 3 might be her favorite Gunn movie... and with the implication that Man of Tomorrow might be even better than Guardians 3, I will absolutely be seated. No word yet if the actor will make an appearance as Emilia Harcourt in the Superman sequel, though that seems to be the rumor, given that we don't know if a third season of Peacemaker will happen.

Man of Tomorrow, written and directed by James Gunn, sees David Corenswet's Superman and Nicholas Hoult's Lex Luthor team up to take down supervillain Braniac, played by Babylon Berlin star Lars Eidinger. Supergirl is also set to make an appearance.

Man of Tomorrow hits theaters on July 9, 2027. Supergirl is in theaters now. For more, check out our guide to all the upcoming DC movies and shows for everything else the DCU has in store, or our guide to watching the DC movies in order for a marathon.

As a superhero movie-loving teenager, I had to be content with the fact that not many of my favorite films featured women in top billing. The closest I got during the early 2010s was Black Widow in Iron Man 2, who was a great hero, but felt very catered to the male gaze in that black catsuit…

Don't get me wrong, I still loved watching Iron Man, Captain America, and the Avengers movies. But something always felt missing: where was my version of a kick-ass hero? And where was one who wasn't in a skin-tight suit – and who wasn't constantly being asked in the press about losing weight to fit into said skin-tight suit, for that matter?

Things have started to shift in the past decade, with the release of Wonder Woman, Black Widow's standalone movie, Birds of Prey, and the Captain Marvel films. However, for me, nothing has quite captured my imagination in the way that the DCU's new Supergirl has.

Blasting onto the theater screen in a Blondie T-shirt to an incredible soundtrack, Milly Alcock's new take on Kara Zor-El has immediately become one of my favorite superheroes – and the fact she fronts such a female-led genre movie has healed something in my inner teenager.

Flawed and funny

Written by Ana Nogueira, Supergirl is based on Tom King's comic book run 'Woman of Tomorrow' and tells the story of a young girl called Ruthye whose whole family is killed by villain Krem. This sets her on a mission of revenge and she recruits Kara Zor-El along the way after her dog Krypto is caught in the crossfire and poisoned by Krem.

The premise sets up what those involved have called a "road movie", starring two women as the co-leads and focusing almost exclusively on their story. They're complex characters too, especially Alcock's Kara. Sick of living in the shadow of her "nerd" cousin Superman, we first meet her partying her life away on planets with red suns.

She doesn't have much figured out and she has a lot of trauma from her planet's destruction that she hasn't yet dealt with. As the movie's director Craig Gillespie told us in a recent interview, "She's complex, she's flawed, she's an anti-hero that's rebellious, and she's been through trauma – and that's bizarrely such human traits that you can recognize within yourself."

Alcock brings a lot of heart to the character, embodying all of these things pitch-perfectly, while also being, quite frankly, extremely cool. Not only does she have some awesome powers, but she's more often than not rocking up to a great soundtrack and proving to the many aliens she encounters that they're wrong to underestimate her.

Through her relationship with the young Ruthye, she also really grows throughout the film. Their dynamic forces her to recognise different character traits that she's been holding onto and allows her to navigate her own traumatic past a little better. By giving her someone to care for, she also relates a bit more to her well-meaning cousin, too, setting up a new dynamic with Clark Kent going forward in the DCU.

It's a complex arc and one that is handled thoroughly and satisfyingly by Alcock and Nogueira's script. There are male characters – most notably Matthias Schoenaerts' Krem and Jason Momoa's Lobo – but they are secondary to the story, and thankfully there is not even a whiff of a romantic storyline to be found in Supergirl.

Instead, the meat of the movie is all about its female leads, and even the subplots tackle feminist issues. There's a nasty underlying threat when the pair arrive on Bilquis where young girls are being trafficked as brides for the Brigands, giving extra weight to Kara and Ruthye's fight against Krem.

A new era

There's something to be said about the fact that the second film release in James Gunn and Peter Safran's hugely anticipated DCU is a female-led story. There have been little to no conversations about whether this is a risky strategy or what it could mean for the box office from the co-CEOs, as they have instead fully embraced the importance of women in the creation of their new superhero world.

Not only this, but the investment is already there in Alcock. Aside from her solo movie, she's already signed up for two more movies. As producer Lars P. Winther told The Hollywood Reporter: "So we have Man of Tomorrow, and we already know what the next movie’s going to be after that, and she’s a big part of that."

It feels like what Gunn and Safran are doing with the DCU is righting the wrongs that the Marvel Cinematic Universe has had to claw its way out of in more recent years. Female-led stories and interesting female characters are being woven into this new universe right from the beginning, not as an afterthought.

This all makes me so excited for young superhero-loving women today who get to grow up feeling part of these universes right from the start. I hope that Supergirl's ascent heralds a new era for this on-screen and based on the upcoming slate for the DCU, which features a new story for Wonder Woman on the roster, it's looking positive.

Supergirl is out now. For more, check out our Supergirl review as well as our breakdown of how to watch the DC movies in order and all the upcoming DC movies and shows you need to know about.

The second movie in James Gunn's DCU Chapter One has now hit screens worldwide, but one film critic has revealed that he was shown a cut of Supergirl at a screen test at the start of the year that included more scenes that didn't make the cut.

Warning: the following contains a few spoilers, so turn back now if you haven't seen the film. But make sure to read our Supergirl review first.

"The cut wasn’t very different than the one I saw earlier this week. Besides more scenes on Krypton and an alternate opening, it was the same film," said The Film Frontier's Dan Marcus on Twitter. Krem had more of his backstory cut from the finished film, though."

In the final cut, we first meet Krem as a murderous pirate scavenging for goods and collecting young women as brides to sell on his home planet. However, the movie doesn't really explain why he is the way he is. But according to Marcus, the test screen cut shone a light on Krem's motives. "He talked about how he was abused as a child, but how that upbringing made him stronger," said Marcus. "He revealed he was going to do the same with Ruthye, threatening to make her his wife."

According to Marcus, the original movie "started with the destruction of Krypton," rather than Supergirl waking up in her ship, followed by the harrowing scene showing Krem murdering Ruthye's family. But not all is lost, as the new cut added two more scenes featuring David Corenswet’s Superman, which we think will be important in the future as Supergirl kind of sets up the Superman sequel, 2027's Man of Tomorrow.

However, it doesn't sound as though we missed out on much, as Marcus confirmed the cut he saw was only around 10-15 minutes longer than the final product, and still had no Supergirl post-credits scene. Despite saying the original opening was "better," he added, "The finished film didn’t feel that much different than the cut I saw in February."

So, why did DC cut the movie down even further when it would have still been under 2 hours to begin with? In an interview with The Hollywood Reporter, director Craig Gillespie said, "I hate a long film. Because it’s this road trip between two women [Milly Alcock and Eve Ridley]... The more that we kept it lean and true to just their mission, the better the film was. There is a ticking clock in this."

Supergirl is out in theaters now. If you have already seen the film, you can find answers to any burning questions you may have in our guides to the Supergirl ending explained, Supergirl Easter eggs and cameos, and differences between Supergirl and the Woman of Tomorrow comic.

The reviews are in for Supergirl, and the new film is the first DCU movie to get a rotten score on Rotten Tomatoes.

That's a feat that took the MCU 13 years and 26 movies: it wasn't until 2021's Eternals that the Rotten Tomatoes score dipped below fresh.

Supergirl currently stands at a rotten score of 57% with 151 reviews. That might change if more reviews come in, of course, but it seems unlikely to cross the 60% fresh threshold, since most reviews are likely live by now (Supergirl previously moved up to a fresh score after debuting in the rotten zone, but dipped back down soon after).

Our own Supergirl review awards the movie 3.5 stars, and our verdict reads: "Superman's messier younger cousin in every way, Supergirl earns its Guardians of the Galaxy and Mad Max comparisons with a surprisingly dark (and sometimes downright gross) space adventure about revenge and finding your home."

Supergirl is only the second DCU movie, so this is an unfortunate milestone to hit so early. Superman stands at a healthier 83%, while Creature Commandos is at 95%, and Peacemaker season 2 is at 94%.

The film stars Milly Alcock as Kara Zor-El, who teams up with youngster Ruthye on a quest to save her dog Krypto after he is poisoned by the sadistic brigand Krem.

But, the future still looks bright for Kara. She's confirmed to appear in Man of Tomorrow, a sort-of-sequel to Superman, and she has another confirmed appearance after that, too.

"So we have Man of Tomorrow, and we already know what the next movie's going to be after that, and she's a big part of that," executive producer Lars P. Winther shared recently.

Supergirl is in UK cinemas now and US theaters from June 26. For more, check out our guide on how to watch the DC movies in order.

The second movie in DCU Chapter One is finally here. But, although Supergirl is a standalone movie, it does technically follow on from last year's Superman. But does it set up the Superman sequel Man of Tomorrow?

Starring Milly Alcock as Kara Zor-El, the new movie picks up around a year after Superman, as Supergirl celebrates her 23rd birthday with more partying. But the hero is soon pulled out of her rut when tragedy strikes too close to home, putting her dog Krypto in grave danger. She must join forces with unlikely companions Jason Momoa's Lobo and Eve Ridley's Ruthye for an interstellar journey of vengeance and justice.

This isn't the first time we have seen Alcock take flight, as the star made her Supergirl debut in Superman, and David Coresnwet returns the favour by making a cameo or two in the new movie. But Superman didn't really set up Supergirl, so does the new movie follow suit? Below, we break down if and how Supergirl sets up Man of Tomorrow. For more, check out our Supergirl review and Supergirl ending explained.

Does Supergirl set up Man of Tomorrow?

Technically speaking, no, Supergirl doesn't really set up Man of Tomorrow in the traditional sense. There is no Supergirl post-credits scene teasing how the Superman sequel starts. Plus, the movie takes place over just three days around Supergirl's 23rd birthday, which would be September 2026 on the DCU timeline. Thanks to James Gunn confirming Man of Tomorrow's timeline, we know it will take place more or less in the present time, in Summer 2027. So, anything could happen in the 10-month gap. However, Supergirl will appear in Man of Tomorrow.

The movie does set up Supergirl's future. Supergirl ends with Kara returning to Earth with Krypto, where she tells her cousin Clark Kent that she is going to stay for a while. Earlier in the movie, we see that Kara didn't take too well to life in Metropolis when she first landed from her home planet, Krypton. After that, she went off on her own into space. But her intergalactic journey hunting Krem must have changed her tune.

In an interview with The Hollywood Reporter, Supergirl executive producer Lars P. Winther all but confirmed Supergirl will still be earthside in Man of Tomorrow. "Man of Tomorrow, which is what we’re shooting now, [Alcock] is in that movie," said Winther. "[Supergirl] ends a particular way, and you see where she’s going to end up. She’s done her wild ways, and now she’s going to try to get back in with her cousin and be more on Earth again. That’s where she is in Man of Tomorrow. It’s all more Earth-based."

Now that Supergirl is on Earth, she can help her cousin fight Brainiac in the upcoming sequel. After all, at the end of the movie, Kent tells Kara that he could have used her help on the "last one." We presume the "one" he is referring to is Lex Luthor.

Supergirl is out in cinemas in the UK, and hits US theatres on June 26. For more, check out our guide on how to watch DC movies in order, and keep up with upcoming DC movies and shows.

Supergirl is now out in theaters and given the trend of superhero movies these days, you'll likely be wondering whether or not there is a Supergirl post-credits scene.

This will especially be the case after Superman featured two different stings at the end of its run last year. Well, if you're looking for answers then you're in the right place as below we get into all the details you need to know below.

Not only this, but we have split this guide across spoiler-free and spoiler-heavy sections. This means if you're just about to head to a screening, you'll know whether you need to stick around to the end or not. If you've seen the latest DCU movie as well, then you can skip right ahead to our spoiler section where we get into details about the ending of the movie.

Does Supergirl have a post-credits scene?

No, Supergirl does not have a post-credits scene. Unlike Superman, which had a mid-credits and a post-credits sting, the Milly Alcock-led film ends when the credits roll. You're more than welcome to sit through the whole credits though as if you do, you'll be treated to Claudia Sarne's wonderful score.

Why doesn't Supergirl have a post-credits scene?

This is the million-dollar question. It's not quite clear why Supergirl doesn't have a post-credits scene, as it was teased prior to release that it would. Only one month ago director Craig Gillespie confirmed that Supergirl would have a post-credits scene. Speaking to Collider, he did suggest that the film would have one post-credit scene but said he couldn't "tease" its contents.

There have also been some reports that Supergirl did have a post-credits scene during test screenings, but this was removed before the final cut. However, there has been no confirmation on that either way as of yet.

One possibility is that the events of the post-credits scene might have actually worked their way into the main runtime of the movie. This could be the case as the movie's final scene could also have worked as a post-credits scene.

What happens at the end of Supergirl? *SPOILERS*

Given there is no post-credits scene, it's worth diving into the movie's ending a little bit. After celebrating her birthday with Ruthye, Kara Zor-El heads back to Metropolis where she reunites with her cousin, Kal-El – or Clark Kent. She's brought Krypto along with her and has decided that she's keen to stay awhile.

While this doesn't directly set up the events of Superman sequel Man of Tomorrow, we do know that Alcock's Supergirl will be involved in that movie. Therefore, the pair teaming up to fight crime across Earth seems to be where the sequel could begin.

Take a deeper dive into what happens in our Supergirl ending explained.

Supergirl is out in UK cinemas now and arrives in US theaters on June 26. For more, check out our Supergirl review as well as our breakdown of how to watch the DC movies in order and all the upcoming DC movies and shows you need to know about.

Supergirl writer Ana Noguiera has revealed that DCU co-president James Gunn got involved with Superman's appearance in the new DC movie.

"He is protective of Superman," Noguiera confirmed, when asked by Brandon Davis if that was the case. "There is like a couple things in other moments where he was like, 'He wouldn't say that to her.' And I was like, 'Okay cool.' But, mostly we had the same idea."

It makes sense that Gunn would be protective over Kal-El, since he wrote and directed the 2025 film that launched the theatrical side of the DCU.

Superman appears briefly in Supergirl, and he'll next be seen in 2027's Man of Tomorrow. In that film, he'll be forced to team up with his nemesis Lex Luthor in a battle against Braniac.

Supergirl is also set to appear in Man of Tomorrow, and, by the sounds of things, she might be at odds with her cousin Superman.

"I do think that this Supergirl is apart because she's not so much like Superman. She's very, very different from her cousin, which puts them at odds, which is a big part of this movie, and then an even bigger part of Man of Tomorrow, which we're filming now," Gunn has previously teased of the movie.

Supergirl sees Kara Zor-El on a mission to save her dog Krypto from a deadly poison administered by the brigand Krem, while her young companion Ruthye seeks revenge on the same man for slaughtering her family.

The film is in UK cinemas now and US theaters this June 26. In the meantime, check out our Supergirl review for our spoiler-free verdict on the film, or our guides on all the upcoming DC movies and how to watch the DC movies in order.

Supergirl crash-landed in 2025's Superman, and now she's back with her own solo film: a suitably grittier, edgier, and rougher second entry in the DCU that puts Milly Alcock's Kara Zor-El on a quest through space to save her dog, Krypto, from a vicious poison.

The trouble begins when sadistic brigand Krem (a near-unrecognizable Matthias Schoenaerts) callously shoots Krypto with a poisoned dart, after slaughtering the family of Ruthye (Eve Ridley), setting the youngster on a revenge mission that leads to her path crossing with Kara's. Since we saw her reclaim Krypto in Superman, Kara has been drinking her way across the galaxy, enjoying the benefits of a red sun (which strips her of her powers), and ignoring calls from her cousin, one Clark Kent, urging her to return to Earth so she can find her feet on the planet.

But when Krypto is critically injured, Kara shifts into gear: the dog isn't just an adorable companion, but her only real link to the family she was forced to leave behind on her dead home planet of Krypton. What follows is a surprisingly dark – and often gross – adventure to save Krypto and stop Krem, with the bond between Ruthye and Kara, two young girls who lost their family too young, at its heart.

Girl of Steel

Tonally, Supergirl is very different to Superman. The DCU has been unafraid to mix it up with its projects, and that ethos continues here – Superman was all about hope and optimism, while Supergirl peels open the galaxy's seedy underbelly. In fact, a surprising amount of the plot revolves around young girls being abducted into sexual slavery, which brings Mad Max: Fury Road to mind (the girls are even called "the brides" by the brigands). Kara encounters more foes than friends on her quest, including tech pirates who hijack a space bus to rob everyone onboard and strip it for parts, and countless brawlers in bars.

There's also a certain gross-out element to the film: Krypto pees on a newspaper article about Superman, Kara and Ruthye eat popcorn that's actually the excrement of an alien creature, and at one point, Kara is forced to make herself chug milk and vomit when she inadvertently drinks poison.

While DC Studios co-president James Gunn doesn't direct – I, Tonya and Cruella's Craig Gillespie is at the helm – the film does recall Guardians of the Galaxy, too: the irreverent tone, messy protagonist, and frequent needle drops all seem to owe something to the Gunn MCU trilogy, though Supergirl has more bite to it.

Kara is indeed a mess, beginning the film as a mix of perpetually drunk or hungover, convinced it's not her problem to help Ruthye get her revenge. She hasn't truly embraced being Supergirl like Clark Kent has embraced being Superman, made most obvious by the fact her iconic suit is lying abandoned on the floor of her spaceship. As the film goes on, flashbacks to Krypton reveal that Kara is this way because she wasn't ready to leave her home. Consequently, she can't find her place on Earth, despite Clark's advice.

But Kara does slowly begin to embrace her role as a protector, which involves getting back to a yellow sun and powering up. The film does a great job at making us understand Kara's pain, with the well-placed flashbacks giving context to some of her quirks, like her penchant for listening to music or her love for Krypto. Still, it feels like a long time until we see Kara truly using her powers, and even longer until she really lets loose without some kind of impairment, be that poison or Kryptonite.

The action is fun if a tad frenetic, and it's certainly satisfying to watch Kara stomp her way through bad guys. The bond between her and young Ruthye flourishes naturally, too, and it makes for an effective heart to the film: the duo has a lot in common, and they genuinely need each other on their journey, both practically and emotionally.

Ridley stands out as her perfectly precocious Ruthye, an earnest, balancing counterpoint to Kara's more cynical worldview. Alcock completely embodies Kara, too, whether that's the drunken, stumbling version of the Girl of Steel or the more determined, heroic version of her waiting in the wings, bringing the grit and sadness of a young girl forced to abandon her entire way of life for an alien land, as well as the sly humor of a 23-year-old trying to have a good time anyway.

This duo is more than enough to carry the film, so it's a little confusing why Jason Momoa's Lobo is included, in a change to Tom King and Bilquis Evely's source material. Momoa is plenty of fun as the cigar-chomping, growling anti-hero, but he's given a throwaway introduction and barely any plot relevance, which leaves him feeling like an entirely unnecessary addition to the film.

A cameo that does work, however, is David Corenswet's Superman. His screen time is very brief, but he is, once again, the quintessential Big Blue for those few minutes on screen, with his smiling optimism butting up against Kara's polar opposite attitude – a dynamic that seems ripe with potential for Man of Tomorrow and beyond.

Woman of Tomorrow

As the second DCU film, Supergirl feels somewhat oddly placed. More of a character study than a big blockbuster, the film does suffer from coming after last year's stellar Superman, which set the bar high for the new DC era. That film also felt like more of an event than its new younger sibling (or cousin); perhaps Supergirl will work well as a middle chapter between Superman and Man of Tomorrow, but that remains to be seen.

With Clayface coming later this year, though, the DCU is doubling down on its commitment to an eclectic mix of projects and tones, so Supergirl appears to be just one thread of a – hopefully – rich tapestry in the making.

Just like its protagonist, Supergirl is rough around the edges, but holds plenty of promise for the future. With two more DCU appearances confirmed, it seems this is only the beginning for Alcock's Kara. Up, up, and away…

While you wait for Supergirl, check out our guide to all the upcoming DC movies and shows, or how to watch the DC movies in order.

DC fans won't have to wait too long to see Milly Alcock after Supergirl, as DC producer Lars P. Winther says she will play a big role in the next DCU film after Man of Tomorrow.

"So we have Man of Tomorrow, and we already know what the next movie’s going to be after that, and she’s a big part of that," said Wither to The Hollywood Reporter.

Winther didn't confirm which project is due to be released after the Superman sequel. However, DC boss James Gunn has already announced a stack of DCU Chapter One: Gods and Monsters movies that are yet to be dated, including The Brave and the Bold, Swamp Thing, The Authority, and a Wonder Woman feature. Who knows, maybe we will get a superwoman squad, and Alcock can help Diana Prince take down a DC comic book villain.

Before then, Alcock will return in Man of Tomorrow, and it sounds as though the new Supergirl movie somehow sets it up. "Man of Tomorrow, which is what we’re shooting now, [Alcock] is in that movie," confirmed Winther. "Without giving too much away, this movie ends a particular way, and you see where she’s going to end up. She’s done her wild ways, and now she’s going to try to get back in with her cousin and be more on Earth again. That’s where she is in Man of Tomorrow. It’s all more Earth-based."

Based on the Woman of Tomorrow comic book series, Supergirl finds Kara Zor-El in a rut, coping with her dark past by partying every night in space, with her only friend being her dog Kyrpto. However, when tragedy strikes too close to home, she must join forces with an unlikely companion for an interstellar journey of vengeance and justice. The movie also stars Jason Momoa as Lobo, Eve Ridley as Ruthye, and Matthias Schoenaerts as Krem.

The new movie includes a cameo from Superman star David Corenswet, but Supergirl director Craig Gillespie confirmed that "It is a standalone film." Winther added, "We’re trying to build our DCU and that Superman family… We are not just trying to do what the previous regime did and dig in about the same characters. We are trying to get some of the newer characters in. So we want to base it with Superman and felt that [Kara] was the next best character to build that story."

After Supergirl, the next DCU movie to hit screens will be Clayface in September 2026, followed by Man of Tomorrow in summer 2027.

Supergirl hits cinemas on June 26 in the US and on June 25 in the UK. For more, check out our guide on how to watch DC movies in order, and keep up with upcoming DC movies and shows.

The Batman 2 writer Mattson Tomlin says Disney turned down his idea for a sequel to the 1991 superhero movie The Rocketeer.

"Pitched a sequel with my pal JD Dillard to Disney last year that took place in real time," Tomlin tweeted. "100 harrowing minutes that would have really leaned into how viscerally insane it is to strap yourself to a rocket and save the world from fascists. Bummed it won’t see the light of day."

Directed by Joe Johnson, the movie stars Billy Campbell as a stunt pilot named Cliff Secord who finds a hidden rocket pack that lets him fly without needing an aircraft. This allows him to do heroic deeds with ease... which attracts the attention of the FBI and the Nazis who stole the technology in the first place. The cast includes Alan Arkin, Jennifer Connelly, Paul Sorvino, and Timothy Dalton.

At the time of release, the film received positive to mixed reviews and earned just a bit over its reported budget of $40 million. The Rocketeer was intended to become a trilogy, with Campbell and Connelly signing multi-picture deals, but was ultimately scrapped by Disney. A reboot was announced in 2012, and then again in 2016. In 2020, it was reported that JD Dillard would direct a sequel with Tomlin writing the screenplay... which was unfortunately scrapped. I think we'll get a theatrical rerelease at some point.

The Batman 2, starring Robert Pattinson, Jeffrey Wright, Andy Serkis, Scarlett Johansson, and Sebastian Stan, hits cinemas on October 1, 2027. For more, check out the rest of the upcoming DC movies in the works.

Supergirl is about to fly into theaters as one of the several new superhero movies arriving this year. However, according to its director, Craig Gillespie, the new DCU film will stand out and might even help tackle superhero fatigue.

Based on Tom King's 'Woman of Tomorrow' comics, this new version of the Supergirl story is pretty different from how Kara Zor-El has been presented on screen before. Milly Alcock's heroine is a bit of a wild child who loves partying and shirks away from responsibility, before her dog Krypto is put in danger and she must change her ways.

"I think there's talk of superhero fatigue and some stuff that's been formulaic in the past, and when I read this script, there was nothing that was formulaic in it," Gillespie tells GamesRadar+ about the new approach to the character.

"It was this incredibly complex character that Ana [Nogueira] had written based off of Tom King's novel, 'Woman of Tomorrow.' She's complex, she's flawed, she's an anti-hero that's rebellious, and she's been through trauma – and that's bizarrely such human traits that you can recognize within yourself.

"Instead of having this hero on a pedestal with perfect hair and makeup and everything in place, she's kind of a hot mess in the best way. To be able to tell that story and twist the genre in that way to make her more human, that's what was exciting to me."

Another stand-out part of Gillespie's vision for Supergirl is how much attention to detail is in each frame. The movie heads to several different alien planets and each one has been completely fleshed out with practical creatures, sets, and an incredible amount of care.

"I wanted these places to feel tactile, to feel dirty, dusty," he tells us of this approach. "I wanted to feel the poverty, the destruction, which meant that the amount of dirt and layers on the clothing and the sets and the graffiti, I mean, it was so much texture in there that I was excited about.

"Typically you don't really see those in sci-fi films, everything looks like it was brand new and just polished, and they just came from the laundromat every time. So to be able to really lean into that, that decay, was amazingly exciting but it was so much work."

Elsewhere, Gillespie also opened up to us about James Gunn's notes on a particular character and what Superman star David Corenswet brought when he turned up on set.

Supergirl is out in UK cinemas on June 25 and arrives in US theaters on June 26. For more, check out our breakdown of how to watch the DC movies in order and all the upcoming DC movies and shows you need to know about.

Supergirl may be based on the beloved comic book mini-series, Woman of Tomorrow by Tom King and Bilquis Evely, but there are some big differences in the adaptation. One of the biggest changes is villain Krem of the Yellow Hills, just referred to as Krem in the DCU movie, who looks very different from his comic book counterpart.

While in the novel, the Brigand looks pretty human, as we've seen from the Supergirl trailers, the movie went in a different direction. Krem is covered in facial piercings and loves leather, looking way more Mad Max than the original.

Speaking to GamesRadar+, the star behind the character, Matthias Schoenaerts, reveals that he loves the look, adding what he thinks of the big changes.

"That's the first thing that Craig showed me, because I, of course, I was familiar with the source material, and I was like, 'Okay, so how are we going to blend that in?,' and then he showed me his idea, and I was like, 'Wow, this is fantastic,'" the actor recalls. "It was pretty crazy to walk in, because, as magnificent as it looked, it wasn't the easiest to run in, for example, but it looked fantastic."

According to Schoenaerts, the revamped look was also one of several changes made from the comics. "I think that's a fun part of this movie, is that, of course, story-wise, it's very much related to the source material, but the writer and Craig [Gillespie, director] added new components and elements to it, so that it's still fresh," he adds. "Even though it's very close to the source material, and so people are going to have the satisfaction, they will still be surprised because it's brought to you with a new swing and a new flavor."

Coming from a long line of DC villains on screen, Krem stands apart in the new movie. The actor played him several different ways on set at the request of director Craig Gillespie to keep him unpredictable in the final cut.

"I've seen a lot of the films so I know what the legacy and the heritage is, and I'm like, 'Okay, I have to bring something new to the table,' and you want to be memorable," Schoenaerts explains.

"I wanted to make him funky and unpredictable, and then back and forth, I wanted to make him an unforgettable madman, your favorite romantic lead," he laughs. "That was what I had in my head, the nightmare romantic lead. I'm like, 'That's my guy.'"

He was a pretty intimidating presence on set too, according to actor Eve Ridley, who plays Ruthye, a young girl whose family is murdered by Krem. Filming those scenes was also the first time she met her co-star in person too.

"It was the worst, no, it was the best, but in a scary way," she tells us. "I am a huge horror fan, and I am proud to say that I love horrors, but this was a different kind of scary. This was like being in the horror movie, the center of it all.

"I was promised to see him out of prosthetics and everything, and out of costume, but did that happen? No. So, the first time I met him, it was my first day shooting and I just saw him walk on the set out of the shadows, this is a huge man with studs on his face and everything. It's the scariest thing I've ever seen in my life, but I mean, I didn't have to act."

Supergirl is out in UK cinemas on June 25 and arrives in US theaters on June 26. For more, check out our breakdown of how to watch the DC movies in order and all the upcoming DC movies and shows you need to know about.

Supergirl director Craig Gillespie has spoken about how DC Studios head James Gunn had given him free reign with directing the new DCU movie. However, it turns out that he did have some notes on one particular character: Krypto.

The super-dog featured heavily in Superman and is a huge part of Supergirl too as it follows Kara Zor-El having to go to extreme lengths to save her four-legged best friend. After he's poisoned by the evil Krem, she ends up teaming up with a young girl named Ruthye to find the antidote to save him.

"Krypto would be one of the things that James was the most articulate about," Gillespie tells GamesRadar+, adding that Gunn frequently said to him, "'Oh no, no, no, he wouldn't do that'."

The director adds: "Obviously, it's based on James's dog, so there was some stuff in the bar that you know, maybe where Krypto was paying too much attention, and it'd be like, 'No, I think you got to change that. He wouldn't actually care about that, or he wouldn't do that, or he'd never follow that rule.' I'm like, 'Oh, okay.' So we got some guidelines with Krypto."

It wasn't just Gunn who was involved in the movie either, as his co-CEO Peter Safran was also often on set, according to Krem actor Matthias Schoenaerts. However, it seems he was also pretty hands off with and didn't offer too much advice on bringing the Brigand alien to life.

"Peter was on set quite often," he tells us. "But he gave also a lot of freedom to Craig [Gillespie], so it was mostly Craig and the actors and the DP, Rob Hardy, that was kind of the trinity working [and] having conversations about what to do and how to do it."

Supergirl is out in UK cinemas on June 25 and arrives in US theaters on June 26. For more, check out our breakdown of how to watch the DC movies in order and all the upcoming DC movies and shows you need to know about.

Supergirl is set to star in her own movie very soon, but she'll also be returning in Man of Tomorrow, a sort-of-sequel to last summer's Superman.

Speaking at the Supergirl premiere, DC Studios co-president James Gunn has teased that Kara Zor-El's differences to her cousin Superman might cause some conflict in the upcoming film.

"I think it's very different. I think it's different in every way. It's based on a wonderful graphic novel by Tom King and Bilquis Evely. It's a Supergirl who's a hero like we've always known her, but she's haunted," Gunn told ExtraTV when asked how this take on Supergirl is different for the new DCU. "She's had a very, very, very difficult life, bringing up, on a chunk of rock outside of Krypton, and she's damaged because of it, and she's not really ready to accept the suit in a way that Superman was."

When the interviewer shared her thoughts that Milly Alcock's Supergirl is rougher than previous versions, Gunn explained: "I've liked a lot of the iterations of Supergirl. I think Helen Slater was great. All of them, really, have been great versions, but I do think that this Supergirl is apart because she's not so much like Superman. She's very, very different from her cousin, which puts them at odds, which is a big part of this movie, and then an even bigger part of Man of Tomorrow, which we're filming now."

Plus, Supergirl is going to have more than a cameo in the upcoming film. "Milly's got a big role in that one," Gunn teased.

Supergirl sees Alcock's Kara Zor-El go up against Matthias Schoenaerts's villainous Krem, after he poisons her dog Krypto. Man of Tomorrow, meanwhile, sees Supes and Lex Luthor forced to team up against Braniac. A set video has already shown Superman losing his cool with Lex, however, so it doesn't look like the partnership will be smooth sailing…

Supergirl arrives this June 26, while Man of Tomorrow hits theaters on July 9, 2027.

In the meantime, check out our guide to all the upcoming DC movies and shows for everything else the DCU has in store, or our guide to watching the DC movies in order for a marathon.

Supergirl may be first and foremost Kara Zor-El's introduction to the DCU, but her cousin Superman makes a few appearances too. The latest superhero movie, and the second in the new revamped franchise, stars Milly Alcock as Supergirl, who reluctantly teams up with a young girl on a mission of revenge when her dog Krypto is poisoned.

However, as well as focusing on their mission, the movie also dives deeper into Supergirl's backstory – and how she first met her cousin, Kal-El on Earth. David Corenswet reprises his role as Clark Kent in the film and, according to director Craig Gillespie, he improvised a lot of his dialogue.

"The wonderful thing with David, it was more that when he came in, he was so aware of his character," Gillespie tells GamesRadar+ of the Superman scenes. "You know, in that opening scene with him, where he meets Milly, was the first day of the shoot. It was the first day I was working with him, and it was wild to see him in his superhero outfit turn up, and he immediately started improvising."

He added that he improvised some of the funniest lines in the exchange, including some quips about Kara's bag and whether she was into bowling. "That was all improvised, and Milly's speaking in a different language, and then I threw out to Milly, 'Why don't you ask him why he's in his underwear?'," he laughs.

"They immediately got into this banter that was wonderful, and you could feel their dynamic out of the gate," Gillespie adds of their relationship in the movie. "It was just happening on the set in a way, it's like I think David was in such control of his character, so it was beautiful."

Supergirl is out in UK cinemas on June 25 and arrives in US theaters on June 26. For more, check out our breakdown of how to watch the DC movies in order and all the upcoming DC movies and shows you need to know about.

Soon, the second live-action movie in James Gunn's DCU will fly onto the big screen. But just because Supergirl introduces a new version of the Man of Steel's cousin, doesn't mean you have to go in blind.

Starring Milly Alcock as Kara Zor-El, the movie follows the young supe as she reluctantly joins forces with Jason Momoa's Lobo and sets off on an interstellar journey to seek justice against those who destroyed her home planet. The movie marks the second time we have seen Alcock suit as the hero after making a small cameo in last year's Superman, but will introduce a whole stack of new characters, too.

So, with this being the new Supergirl's first solo movie, do you need to do any DCU Chapter One homework before sitting down to watch the new movie? Well, kind of. Below, we break down which movies and TV shows you need to have seen before the big day, and a few extra titles to catch up on if you have time.

The DC movies and shows to watch before Supergirl

Superman

This won't come as a huge surprise, but it will be helpful to have seen Superman before going into Supergirl. Judging by the trailers, there doesn't seem to be a lot of crossover between the two movies, but Superman gives us an idea of the type of relationship the straight-edged hero has with his boundary-pushing cousin. Right at the end of Superman, Kara crash-lands on Earth to pick up her dog, Krypto. The supe was partying on nearby planets, while her canine had been causing trouble on Earth.

Straight away, we can see that Kara doesn't share the same moral compass as her older kin. But we have a feeling she might buck up her ideas in her titular movie, as she is forced to step up and protect what she loves most. David Coresnwet's Superman will make an appearance in the new movie, as the Supergirl trailer shows him checking up on his cousin and giving her some stern advice.

Superman also gives us the chance to get to know Krypto before Supergirl. The new movie goes back to when the pup was first given to Kara, as well as giving us a deeper look at his relationship with his even more chaotic owner.

Optional viewing

Past Supergirl movies and TV shows

When James Gunn and Peter Safran took over DC Studios, they completely wiped the slate clean, starting afresh with new actors and storylines. So, you really don't have to have seen any DC project before 2025's Superman. But if you would like to get to know other versions of Supergirl and perhaps compare them to Alcock's take on the hero, you can start with the first solo Supergirl movie released in 1984, starring Helen Slater.

Before Alcock, the last star to take flight as the hero was Sasha Calle in the 2023 movie The Flash. Calle was supposed to take on her own solo movie after that, but the project was scrapped when Gunn arrived. However, Supergirl writer Ana Nogueira, who was also writing the DCEU Supergirl movie, says that the two movies are "completely different," and that "nothing carried over from the DCEU project to the DCU movie.

In terms of television, we have seen many iterations of the young supe over the years. However, the most notable is CBS's Supergirl series, which ran from 2015 to 2025 as part of the Arrowverse. The show follows Melissa Benoist's Supergirl as she flees the newly destroyed Krypton and lands on Earth to protect National City. However, we don't see the new film following the same premise. The DCU's Supergirl is mostly set in space, and Alcock's hero has vengeance on her mind, leaving being an Earthly hero to her cousin.

Supergirl hits cinemas on June 26 in the US and on June 25 in the UK. For more, check out our guide on how to watch DC movies in order, and keep up with upcoming DC movies and shows.

Supergirl seemingly won't be the first DCU bomb, but it's not expected to beat The Flash's US opening weekend either.

According to the National Research Group and as reported by Puck News' Matthew Belloni, "Pre-release tracking for SUPERGIRL has come down again, now sitting at $51M domestic for the 3-day opening."

It's not all doom and gloom for the Man of Steel's cousin, however – as there's more leeway for Supergirl to succeed given its smaller scaler. As Belloni notes, "SUPERMAN debuted to $125M last summer on much larger production and marketing budget."

Still, a $51 million weekend opening in the US pales in comparison to even The Flash's $55 million in 2023. That movie, the last DCEU entry, was roundly criticized for its abundance of fan service, bland, flat action sequences, and arriving at a time where the cinematic universe was set to be rebooted.

Supergirl is all set to be the second mainline DCU film in James Gunn and Peter Safran's fledgling DCU. After last year's Superman (bookended by Creature Commandos and Peacemaker season 2) got the cinematic universe off to a solid start, it's now the time for Kara to step up – and the early signs are promising from critics.

The first Supergirl reactions are overwhelmingly positive, with those attending early press screenings comparing it favorably to Mad Max and Guardians of the Galaxy.

Following Supergirl, Clayface is injecting a dose of body horror into the DCU. The Batman 2, a non-DCU 'Elseworlds' project, opens in cinemas next October.

For more, check out the upcoming DC movies in the works. Then let's unravel the confusing DCU and DCEU situation with a look at how to watch the DC movies in order.

The first Supergirl reactions are here and, honestly, we weren't expecting so many comparisons to Mad Max.

Still, you'll be pleased to know that there's plenty of positive sentiment towards the upcoming DCU movie, the first not written or directed by James Gunn.

Our own deputy entertainment editor Fay Watson was a fan of Supergirl – with plenty of praise for lead Milly Alcock. She wrote on Twitter, "Supergirl is the film I wish I'd had as a teenager who loved superhero movies. Milly Alcock is perfect, bringing humour, heart, and incredible drunk acting. Really loved Craig Gillespie's vision of this world. Mad Max vibes for sure, but #Supergirl is something all of its own."

Writer Mike Ryan stated, "SUPERGIRL is not at all what I was expecting. I, too, assumed 'superhero space movie with needle drops' would have a similar tone to GOTG or even Superman. Instead it looks and plays more like a Mad Max movie, with dirty worlds, gross villains and a self destructive hero."

ComicBook's Chris Killian also felt the Mad Max influence, writing, "If you threw GOTG, True Grit, and Mad Max into a DC blender, you’d get #Supergirl - a grimy, funny, yet surprisingly somber space adventure. Milly shines, especially when we get into Kara’s tragic backstory, but Jason Momoa is having the fraggin’ time of his life as Lobo."

CBR's Sean O'Connell was also part of the positive feeling surrounding Supergirl. He wrote, "Had a lot of fun with SUPERGIRL, which helps expand the current DC Universe by taking a hard left turn away from James Gunn's SUPERMAN and doing its own thing. Much like Tom King and Bilquis Evely's book, it's episodic, edgy and vengeful."

Others, though, weren't so keen. Mama Geeky's Tessa Smith – a self-proclaimed fan of the source material – described the spacefaring DCU adventure as a "mixed bag" and that "some adaptation choices and a bland villain keep it from greatness."

Another wrote, "Fans of the comic might be expecting a different movie, but I think audiences will heavily resonate with this regardless."

See more Supergirl reactions for yourself down below.

Supergirl flies into cinemas on June 25 in the UK and June 26 in the US.

For more, check out our complete guide to DCU Chapter One, plus a look ahead to all the upcoming DC movies currently in the works.

A Jimmy Olsen TV show is on the way as part of the DCU – but it turns out it existed before the DCU was even a thing.

On Instagram, Gunn wrote in response to a fan asking if it was true that the Jimmy show had been turned into a Gorilla Grodd show: "It didn't become anything. It is what it's always been, including pitching it as part of the package before I even started at DC."

In a separate post on Threads, Gunn confirmed the show would combine both characters: "It's both a Jimmy Olsen AND a Gorilla Grodd show. And it's one of my favorite projects. We start filming soon."

Back in 2025, it was reported by Variety that the show would be titled DC Crime and would be a true crime-style documentary series presented by Jimmy, with Gorilla Grodd as the focus of the first season. However, Gunn debunked the title on Threads: "Just FYI there has never been a project titled "DC Crime" in development, not even as a working title. I don't know where that came from but it's weird."

In the DCU, Jimmy Olsen is played by Skyler Gisondo, and the "reluctant rizz god" was a breakout hit from Superman.

We'll see Jimmy Olsen again in next year's Superman: Man of Tomorrow, which sees Supes forced to team up with Lex Luthor against Braniac.

Next up for DC is Supergirl, which arrives this June 26. In the meantime, check out our guide to all the upcoming DC movies and TV shows.

The Batman 2 director Matt Reeves has deployed yet another behind-the-scenes image from production, but DC fans are convinced this one is pointing towards the identity of the sequel's villains.

On Twitter, Reeves posted a Batman Funko Pop next to a suspiciously large digital clock spelling out the time 8:12 AM. See it for yourself below.

Immediately, conspiracy theorists jumped on the time to deduce what it all could mean. One prevailing idea is it's a devilishly clever Easter egg referencing Batman issues #8-#12 from Scott Snyder's acclaimed modern Batman comics run.

Not long into Snyder's stint, the shadowy Court of Owls – a powerful group pulling Gotham's strings for centuries – were introduced. They have long been rumored to be a part of Reeves' more grim, grounded Bat-verse, but the swathe of casting announcements so far have (understandably) neglected to mention any ties to the feathered protectors.

But that's not all. Others have taken 8:12 as a nod to Detective Comics #812, an issue taking place in the final third of the City of Crime arc.

There, Batman contends against a drug ring and the misappropriated funds of the Gotham Waterfront Project. Perfect fodder, then, for Robert Pattinson's Caped Crusader to help step up and save the day.

Franchise newcomer Sebastian Stan has already teased he has "many roles" in The Batman sequel. Meanwhile, Penguin actor Colin Farrell has described the script's contents as "terrifying."

So, in Matt Reeves we trust, even if he's turned into The Riddler for a brief moment.

The Batman 2, starring Robert Pattinson, Jeffrey Wright, Andy Serkis, Scarlett Johansson, and Sebastian Stan, hits cinemas on October 1, 2027.

For more, check out the rest of the upcoming DC movies in the works.

Supergirl will look very different from Superman – and that's by design, according to director Craig Gillespie. The upcoming DC Studios movie will be the second film in the revamped comic book world under James Gunn and Peter Safran. However, despite being very closely linked to Superman, and even starring the Man of Steel himself, it will have a very different feel to last summer's blockbuster.

Speaking to SFX in its new issue, which features House of the Dragon season 3 on the cover, the director said these differences were something that DC Studios CEO Gunn really encouraged.

"I came in with around 120 pages of images of what I thought this movie should be," Gillespie explained. "I started out with thousands of images, and by the time I’d narrowed it down, there was a narrative to it, and something that was very exciting and tactile and messy.

"I showed all of that to James, and then I asked him, 'How much do you want me to be in your world, coming off of Superman?' He said, 'Not at all. I’m approaching all of these films like they’re their own graphic novels, and every graphic novel has its own illustrator and its own writer that make it distinctive, so this is your version.' That answer, for a filmmaker, is amazing!"

Milly Alcock's Supergirl was first introduced in 2025's Superman, appearing briefly in a cameo at the end to pick up Krypto from her cousin. However, the new movie is more focused on telling Kara Zor-El's story, taking her off-planet where she meets a young woman named Ruthye.

When Krypto is poisoned by the same person who killed Ruthye's family, the pair team up to find Krem of the Yellow Hills and bring him to justice. Matthias Schoenaerts plays Krem, Eve Ridley stars as Ruthye, and Jason Momoa joins the new DCU as Lobo.

Supergirl flies into theaters on June 26. For more upcoming superhero movies, check out our guide to all the new DC movies and shows on the way.

Even though Supergirl writer Ana Nogueira also penned the script for the cancelled DCEU Supergirl movie starring Sasha Calle, the screenwriter says she started completely from scratch when approaching the DCU project.

"Completely different," said Nogueira to CBR when asked if she used any of the DCEU Supergirl script for the upcoming movie. "No, honestly. Nothing carried over. Isn't that crazy? It was really brand new. I think the only thing that was helpful was because of all that I knew so much about the character. I knew so much. But even the destruction of Krypton was different. The Woman of Tomorrow [comic] was really the guiding light."

After making her debut as Supergirl in the 2023 DCEU movie The Flash, Calle had signed a multi-movie deal and was expected to star in her own solo film. However, when James Gunn and Peter Safran took over as the new co-heads of DC Studios, the duo wiped the slate clean and set out to restart the universe, which meant recasting all characters. DCEU Superman star Henry Cavill was replaced by David Corenswet, and Supergirl's Calle by House of the Dragon star Milly Alcock.

The new Supergirl is based on the hero from the DC comic series The Woman of Tomorrow. In the comics, Supergirl is sent to Earth to join her cousin Superman after her planet is destroyed. However, one day she is approached by someone seeking revenge on those who destroyed her life. The new movie follows a similar premise, and introduces Lobo, played by Jason Momoa.

From that description, we can already see how Alcock's hero differs from Calle's hardened, alternative take on the character. Rather than landing on Earth as a baby, Calle's Kara Zor-El was imprisoned in Siberia. She joined the DCEU after Barry Allen and Bruce Wayne broke her out of detainment to help fight General Zod. Not much is known about the DCEU Supergirl movie, other than it would've been a spin-off to The Flash.

Gunn's DCU Chapter One: Gods and Monsters is set to bring a whole stack of new incarnations to the screen. After Supergirl, Aaron Pierre and Kyle Chandler will suit up as the glowing green heroes in Lanterns, Tom Rhys Harries will shapeshift into Batman villain Clayface, and Corenswet's Superman will save the day once again in Man of Tomorrow.

Supergirl hits cinemas on June 26, 2026. For more, check out our guide on how to watch DC movies in order, and keep up with upcoming DC movies and shows.

Colin Farrell has revealed his villain is only in two scenes in The Batman 2. The Penguin actor shared his involvement in the Matt Reeves-directed sequel, which he also called "dark" and "terrifying".

Speaking to ScreenRant, Farrell was asked if he'd been able to read the whole script yet for the upcoming DC movie. "Sure. Yeah, the whole thing," he replied. "We haven't gone to that place yet where somebody arrives with a titanium briefcase chained to their wrist and seven pages of only my scenes. I got to read from the first to last page, and it's really magnificent."

Farrell went on to add: "I just think Matt Reeves is brilliant and he wrote, not only tonally, a really kind of dark and at times terrifying piece, and not only psychologically weighty and nuanced, but really feeling. It's a really... There's moments in it. It's full of feeling. I just think he wrote kind of a contemporary genre masterpiece, really. I'm only in two scenes, which is great because it means I can enjoy the rest of the film. Honestly, man, it's so good. I'm so excited about it."

The last time we saw Farrell's Penguin was in his HBO Max spin-off show. That ended with Oz Cobb becoming the king of Gotham's underworld. He kills his assistant Vic, sends Sofia to Arkham Asylum, and the last shot sees him dancing in his apartment as the Bat-Signal shines behind him.

It'll be interesting to see how this plays out in The Batman 2, especially if Farrell has very few scenes. While plot details have not been revealed yet, we do know that the second movie will feature a new villain in Sebastian Stan's Harvey Dent. He's joining the cast alongside Scarlett Johansson and Charles Dance, appearing opposite Robert Pattinson's Bruce Wayne.

The Batman 2 releases on October 1, 2027. For more, check out our guides to upcoming DC movies and TV shows on the way.

Whatever your opinion on James Gunn, there's no doubting he's always ready and willing to answer questions on social media about his upcoming DCU projects – even if they're ridiculous.

After one Threads user pointed out that Milly Alcock's Supergirl having ear piercings is at odds with having bulletproof skin, Gunn replied, "As explained in Superman, the same way she gets drunk – she goes to a planet with a red sun. Not to mention she was raised on a chunk of Krypton so didn't even experience super powers until her teens."

So, that answers that. No Kryptonian ear piercer, no intricate use of heat vision, just a plain, old-fashioned piercing on a planet with a red sun – weakening Kara's powers.

A reminder, then, that the canon explanation for how Superman shaves in the comics is even more outlandish: he uses a mirror and heat vision to get the job done. We wouldn't want to be his barber, that's for sure.

Whatever your opinion on Supergirl's choice of accessories, there's no doubt that star Milly Alcock understands the assignment while getting set to appear as Kara in her first standalone movie. Because, as we'll soon discover, she's a flawed hero who is worlds away from the upstanding righteousness of her cousin Superman.

"You don't have to be perfect in order to come to some sort of internal self-resolution. I think that we're kind of thrusted upon this narrative, especially women, that you have to be perfect," Alcock explained during a virtual press conference attended by GamesRadar+ late last year. "I think that Kara is someone who so beautifully leans into her flaws. I think that's really, really special."

While early box office tracking isn't looking too hot, Supergirl is set to roar into cinemas on June 26 as part of DCU Chapter One.

For more on what DC Studios is cooking up, head on over to our guide to upcoming DC movies.

As the upcoming Superman sequel Man of Tomorrow continues filming, the leaked set pictures keep flooding in, featuring a deep-cut weapon hiding in the background.

The first image, which has since been posted on Reddit, shows David Corenswet suited up as Superman, but it looks like he has just been in a fight of sorts, as the hero has patches of his suit burned, revealing his skin underneath. The rest of the images shed a bit more light on the situation, and it looks like the injuries were caused by none other than Superman baddie Lex Luthor, wearing his green and purple Warsuit, and holding a rather peculiar-looking gun.

However, that gun is rather special. It is the Nuclear Kryptonite Ray-Gun. First introduced in DC Comics in 1962, the Nuclear Kryptonite Ray-Gun was created to harm Superman, targeting his biggest weaknesses with its Green Kryptonite rays. The gun was invented by Lex Luthor, who drew up plans for the weapon in a 1961 comic.

What is most exciting is that this is the first time the gun has appeared on screen. The weapon did appear in the DC animated series Justice League Action, built by Luthor to destroy Superman, but it has never been brought to life in live-action. There was mention of a weapon that could destroy Superman in both Smallville and Superman & Lois, but we never saw the actual Nuclear Kryptonite Ray-Gun with our eyes.

By the looks of the leaked images, it seems as though Nicholas Hoult's DCU villain Luthor could have built the weapon in the upcoming sequel, too, as it echoes the style of his warsuit. However, we don't think the duo will be at odds for long, as the movie will see Luthor and Clark Kent join forces against a new enemy, Braniac. Man of Tomorrow is part of James Gunn's DCU Chapter One, which continues next month with Supergirl.

For more, check out our guide on how to watch the DC movies in order, and keep up with new superhero movies heading your way.

The next DC blockbuster, Supergirl, is on track to have a decent opening weekend – though it will come in lower than its predecessor Superman, if the predictions prove true.

That's according to figures from Deadline, which reports Supergirl is tracking for a domestic opening weekend of $55 million and above. However, the publication notes that pre-sales aren't fully accounted for in the tracking just yet.

Superman, meanwhile, drew a $125 million domestic opening weekend ($220 million worldwide) and ended its run at $354.2 million domestic and $618.7 million globally.

As for this year's blockbusters, that puts Supergirl below The Mandalorian and Grogu's $98.1 million domestic opening (this is the four day Memorial Weekend figure: the three day figure is $81.7 million). The Super Mario Galaxy Movie holds the crown for biggest opening weekend of the year with $190 million domestically (five day) and $130 million domestically (opening weekend) for a global total of $372.5 million.

Next is The Devil Wears Prada 2 ($76.7 domestic, $233.6 million global), then Michael ($97.2 million domestic, $218.8 million global), then The Mandalorian and Grogu ($98.1 domestic, $165 million global), China's Pegasus 2 ($150 million in China, $160 million worldwide), then Project Hail Mary ($80.6 million domestic, $141 million worldwide).

Supergirl stars Milly Alcock as Kara Zor-El, with Jason Momoa as Lobo, and David Corenswet as Superman.

The film arrives this June 26, and it will be followed by Lanterns this August 16.

While you wait, check out our guide to all the upcoming DC movies for everything else that's on the way.

More Man of Tomorrow leaks are here, and this team Superman is laying the superpowered smackdown on Lex Luthor.

The clip, which you can see below, comes from James Nobbe on Facebook and features David Corenswet's Kryptonian pummelling Nicholas Hoult's bald supervillain. Ironically, it looks like the '1A' move from Superman's evil clone in the 2025 original. Not even Lex's warsuit is saving him here.

James Gunn, though, will likely be none too pleased at how someone has managed to sneak a video from set – especially as this appears to come at a climactic moment in the Superman sequel.

Previously, there had been a glimpse of Brainiac's lines in the movie, with the intergalactic collector demanding Lex Luthor and, failing that, promising to raze Metropolis to the ground.

The director and DC Studios boss, though, has revealed a sprinkling of more official looks at Man of Tomorrow.

Already, we have a brief taste of Brainiac's logo and an image showing off Lex Luthor's warsuit – which is completely practical.

"[Nicholas Hoult] can move incredibly well. It's unbelievably mobile," Gunn revealed in a post on his favorite social media platform Threads.

Superman sequel Man of Tomorrow arrives next July and features Lars Eidinger as Brainiac alongside a host of familiar DC names, including David Corenswet, Nicholas Hoult, Rachel Brosnahan, Isabela Merced, and Aaron Pierre.

Supergirl is next up in the DCU later in June, with Clayface following on October 23.

For more, check out the latest on DCU Chapter One. Then read our guide on how to watch the DC movies in order – including the previous DCEU slate.

A new leak has spilled out from the set of Superman sequel Man of Tomorrow – and it spells trouble for Lex Luthor and the citizens of Metropolis.

As reported by ComicBook.com, a video from the outskirts of the set in Georgia appears to show Brainiac's demands to the good people of the iconic DC city.

"Attention, citizens of Metropolis: I am your overlord. If you do not hand over Lex Luthor, I will blow up the city," a stand-in for what is surely Lars Eidinger's Brainiac announces during one terse moment.

While the context of the scene – and its placement in Man of Tomorrow is unclear – it paints a picture of the extraterrestrial DC supervillain having his sights firmly set on Nicholas Hoult's Lex Luthor rather than David Corenswet's Superman.

Thankfully for Lex, he has an ace up his sleeve in the shape of his warsuit, which was paraded on social media by director James Gunn and is completely practical.

That's not to say Superman and Brainiac won't cross paths. Far from it. After all, the pair have a storied, momentous history dating back to Brainiac's DC Comics debut in 1958's Action Comics #242.

James Gunn has even pointed out why the pair are, philosophically at least, diametric opposites from each other.

"Brainiac is what happens when intelligence loses ALL connection to humanity. And Superman is as human as anyone, so… I get why they have beef," Gunn wrote on Twitter in a post celebrating the anniversary of Brainiac's debut.

Man of Tomorrow, which is currently filming, opens in cinemas on July 9, 2027.

For more, check out our guide to DCU Chapter One and a look at how to watch the DC movies in order.

Well, this is unfortunate. An official piece of Supergirl artwork seemingly features an unlikely – and accidental – Star Wars crossover.

The piece from Bilquis Evely, which you can see below, is a beautifully rendered composition of the cast of DC's Supergirl, closely matching the artist's work on the Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow comic.

However, an alien in the background bears a striking resemblance to something from a galaxy far, far away.

Now, even those with the Jedi Archives tucked away in their brain might not recognize it, but some fans have pointed out that The Last Jedi alien Lexo Sooger is almost a carbon copy of the alien found in the Supergirl art – right down to the hanging necklace.

Before anyone cries foul, it appears that Evely may have crossed wires with their references. A snapshot of the actual alien from Supergirl shows there is a similarity, but it's unclear how or why the Canto Bight creature made it in instead.

As you may have guessed from the piece, Supergirl is going to be the DCU's most (literally) out of this world adventure yet.

Starring Milly Alcock as Kara Zor-El, Superman's cousin will embark on a revenge quest among the stars, with a young girl in tow and the ticking clock of a poisoned Krypto weighing heavy on the Kryptonian's conscience.

Alcock has teased that Supergirl will be a more flawed female figure than fans are used to seeing in comic book movies, saying at a virtual press conference attended by GamesRadar+: ""You don't have to be perfect in order to come to some sort of internal self-resolution. I think that we're kind of thrusted upon this narrative, especially women, that you have to be perfect… I think that Kara is someone who so beautifully leans into her flaws. I think that's really, really special."

Supergirl, starring Milly Alcock, Jason Momoa, Eve Ridley, and Matthias Schoenaerts opens in cinemas on June 26.

For more, check out the upcoming DC movies on the way very soon.

Supergirl director Craig Gillespie recalls "debating stuff" with DC boss James Gunn during the upcoming superhero movie's four-day editing session.

Despite their clashes, though, the filmmaker insisted in a set report from Empire that "it was great to have more of a director than a studio head" to bounce ideas off in post-production. "You can just roll the sleeves up and have a healthy debate," he explained to the magazine. "It would get into the tiniest things... music choices... that sort of push and pull."

Gosh knows Gunn is passionate about his needle drops, too. Given the trailers' quippy tone and the movie's space setting, Supergirl is already being likened to Gunn's Guardians of the Galaxy. "I don't think I can avoid it," Gillespie added of the comparisons. "We're in that arena, but it's a space I've always played in. There's only so many space movies. And we're in the superhero universe, with that dance of humor and darkness and drama, which I love."

Milly Alcock's Supergirl made her DCU debut right at the end of Superman, where she drunkenly dropped into Kal-El's Fortress of Solitude and fussed over Krypto the Superdog, before making a swift exit.

Gillespie's follow-up centers solely on the blonde, boozy Kryptonian, and is loosely based on Tom King and Bilquis Evely's eight-issue Woman of Tomorrow run. First released in June 2021, the comic is told from the perspective of an alien girl named Ruby, who meets the titular Kara Zor-El after her father is killed by Krem of the Yellow Hills. The Old Guard's Matthias Schoenaerts is set to play the latter on the big screen.

Supergirl releases on June 26. While we wait, check out our guide to DCU Chapter One or our picks of the best superhero movies of all time.

Jason Momoa will soon make his debut in James Gunn's DCU as Lobo in Supergirl, but according to the star, his character may have already crossed paths with Superman.

"He got in my way a couple of times," said Momoa of David Corenswet's hero. "I gave him sāsā, but we respect each other... some of the times," added the star in an interview with Fandango. Now, it is not clear whether that is just Momoa's personal theory or if Gunn has shed some light on Lobo's past. But it sounds as though the antihero may meet up with the Man of Steel one day on screen, as Momoa teased, "We'll see what the future holds."

This isn't the first time Momoa has dabbled with DC comics material. The star previously played Aquaman in the DCEU, showing up in Zack Snyder's Justice League before taking on two titular features. However, since Gunn's DCU starts the universe over from scratch, Momoa has the chance to take on a brand new character. First introduced in the '80s, Lobo is an alien bounty hunter from the planet Czarnia with a dark past, but it looks like he will see the light in the upcoming feature.

Like many of the characters in Supergirl, this is the first time we have seen Momoa's Lobo on screen, as it is only the second feature film in Gunn's DCU. But with that, we don't really know a whole lot about Lobo or his past with a certain caped hero. In the comics, Superman and Lobo met when the mercenary was hired to hunt Supes down, but over time, the duo has been known to join forces against mutual threats.

It is not clear whether the characters in the DCU will adapt the same past, but that does line up with Momoa's comments. It doesn't look like the pair will have any scenes together in the upcoming movie, but Superman will show up in Supergirl, as we saw in the Supergirl trailer. However, it seems as though he will only appear in a flashback when his cousin lands from the newly destroyed planet Krypton, then later via video call whenever Supergirl needs advice, whether it is wanted or not.

Supergirl had already shared the screen with Clark Kent in DCU Chapter One: Gods and Monsters movie Superman. The party girl made an entrance right at the end of the film when she came to collect her dog, Krypto. When asked what Supergirl thinks of her straight-edged family member, star Milly Alcock said, "I think he's really sweet. I think he's really endearing. And then I think he's also too stubborn. He's too naive," adding, "He's a nerd. He's a dork. They butt heads."

Supergirl lands in theaters on June 26, 2026. For more, check out our guides on how to watch the DC movies in order, and keep up with upcoming DC movies and TV shows.

Popcorn buckets have been in vogue ever since Dune's sandworm monstrosity launched an industry of copycats.

While Supergirl will surely go down that same route, it's at least kicking off its merchandise marketing with something a little different: a KFC Krypto bucket.

No, we don't understand the connection either, but the puppy-shaped vessel arrives on June 10 and comes with a limit of "2 per guest", presumably to stop scalpers from filling their boots and selling it online.

Supergirl, starring Milly Alcock as Kara Zor-El, sees Superman's cousin embarking on a revenge quest among the cosmos – with the murderous Krem of the Yellow Hills (Matthias Schoenaerts) in her (laser) sights.

Krypto has been a focal point of the marketing so far, with a Super Bowl-adjacent TV spot putting the focus on Kara meeting Krypto as a puppy on the doomed planet of Krypton.

Obviously, both made it off that world. Krypto even factors into the events of Superman, with David Corenswet's DC hero 'looking after' the dog while Kara was off-world. The more recent Supergirl teasers have revealed the lovable – occasionally naughty – pooch is in mortal danger, however.

Supergirl will be followed next year by Superman sequel Man of Tomorrow, which is now filming. Director James Gunn has unveiled a first look at Lex Luthor's warsuit, while also confirming that the film takes place roughly two years after the events of Superman.

Elsewhere in the DCU, body horror Clayface makes its mark in cinemas this October. Given the recent twin successes of Obsession and Backrooms, we wouldn't rule out the Tom Rhys Harries-starring movie as another surprise hit.

For more, check out our guide on how to watch the DC movies in order.

Robert Pattinson says he kept agreeing to do more movies because The Batman 2 kept getting delayed. The actor, who is starring in five different films in 2026 alone, says he kept signing on for new parts as he waited for the Matt Reeves sequel to be ready.

"I'm like, 'Well, I'll do another movie in between,'" Pattinson said in an interview with GQ about the production of Part II getting pushed back. "And then I ended up doing fucking a lot of movies."

The actor appeared in The Drama opposite Zendaya earlier this year, and now has four more films, which are scheduled for the rest of the year. First up is The Odyssey, which is out in July where he plays the villainous Antinous, before he appears in Dune 3 in December as Scytale.

He's also got a movie called Primetime, which tells the origins of the story To Catch a Predator and will be out in September. Then there's a Netflix thriller called Here Comes the Flood with Denzel Washington and Daisy Edgar-Jones.

The Batman 2 is also finally ready to begin production, with filming set for this month. Alongside most of the returning cast, the sequel will also star Scarlett Johansson, Sebastian Stan, and Charles Dance.

During the interview with GQ, Pattinson revealed that he'd been back in the gym getting ready to reprise the comic book character, especially after criticism he had on the first film. "‘You didn’t work out at all,' I worked out every fucking day," the Tenet actor recalls of what audiences said. "Even after that, I still look like I didn’t work out. I worked out twice a day at, like, three o’clock in the morning."

The Batman 2 hits theaters on October 1, 2027. For more upcoming superhero movies, read our guide to all the new DC movies and shows on the way.

James Gunn has confirmed when the upcoming Superman sequel Man of Tomorrow is set, giving us some much-needed clarity on the DCU timeline.

When a fan asked the DC Studio head, "How long after Superman (2025) will Man of Tomorrow take place?" Gunn replied on Instagram Threads, "Basically real time." He later clarified, "Real time like summer 2027," meaning the time between the two movies hitting the big screen in Summer 2025 and Summer 2027 is more or less the same amount of time that has passed in Metropolis.

This pretty much falls in line with how the DCU Chapter One: Gods and Monsters timeline has panned out so far. Each title released so far seems to take place after its predecessor. The live-action portion of the new DCU kicked off with the first Superman movie, followed by Peacemaker season 2, which we know is set about one month after. Next up is Supergirl, where it gets a little confusing as the Supergirl trailer includes shots of Krypto as a puppy, younger than he was in the 2025 movie Superman, as the film will feature flashbacks.

However, back in March, Gunn confirmed via Threads that Supergirl will take place "between Superman and Man of Tomorrow." Hopefully, Supergirl fills in some gaps between the first and second Superman movies, as we are wondering what the Man of Steel has been up to since we saw him last. Alas, the time jump does explain the change in the relationship between Superman and Nicholas Hoult's Lex Luthor, as the sequel will see the pair join forces against a new enemy.

The last time we saw Luthor, he was being put into the back of a police car after Superman uncovered his evil plans. But in the sequel, it seems as though the Luthor Corp head will have a change of heart as a new villain, Braniac, comes on the scene. As filming continues on Man of Tomorrow, Gunn treated fans to the first look at Luthor in his Warsuit, which looks pretty comic-book accurate. Set pictures of David Corenswet's Superman have also been leaked, featuring a few tweaks to the hero's get-up.

Man of Tomorrow releases in theaters on July 9, 2027. For more on the DCU, check out our guide to the other upcoming DC movies and shows, or get up to speed with our rundown on how to watch the DC movies in order.

Superman is getting a slightly new look in the upcoming sequel Man of Tomorrow. David Corenswet has been spotted on set in Georgia in a series of videos. In one he can be seen lifting something above his head, which we're betting will be switched out with CGI.

However, eagle-eyed fans have noticed another intriguing reveal from the first images (which you can see here). He seems to have a slightly new suit design. If you look closely, you can see that the suit looks tighter than in Superman as well as few details changing. The collar seems to be different with the cape placement moved higher and the iconic logo in the center looks a bit bigger too.

Granted, it's not a huge change to his suit, but it is interesting to see his look evolving in the DCU. Man of Tomorrow is a follow-up to Superman and sees Clark Kent forced to team up with Lex Luthor to battle new villain Brainiac.

Once again written and directed by James Gunn, the movie will see Corenswet, Nicholas Hoult, and Rachel Brosnahan all return as newcomer Lars Eidinger joins as Brainiac. Gunn also recently shared an official look at the film, showing a new image of Luthor's warsuit – and it looks pretty epic.

Before Man of Tomorrow hits our screens, we'll first see Corenswet back as Superman in the upcoming Supergirl movie. Starring Milly Alcock as the titular hero, the film acts as somewhat of an origin story for Kara Zor-El and hits theaters on June 26, 2026.

Man of Tomorrow releases on July 9, 2027. For more upcoming superhero movies, check out our breakdown of all the upcoming DC movies and shows on the way.

Superman follow-up Man of Tomorrow is currently filming, and James Gunn has dropped the first official photo from the new movie – a shot of Nicholas Hoult's Lex Luthor in a comics-accurate purple and green Warsuit.

The image features Lex standing in some sort of sandy void, and is labelled a 'fit check' by Gunn, meaning this is more likely to be a candid moment from a costume fitting than a frame from the movie itself. But, even still, it's impressive to think that a screen-accurate version of Lex's chunky Warsuit exists, and will seemingly be worn by Hoult in the movie. Let's hope it's easy to get out of for toilet breaks. Check out the image below.

When Gunn announced Man of Tomorrow back in September 2025, he did so with a series of comic artist-illustrated images of Lex in his famous Warsuit, alongside David Corenswet's Superman. So it's no surprise that the Warsuit will be part of the movie, but it wasn't known the extent to which the suit would be a practical build, until now.

The Warsuit allows Lex to go toe-to-toe with Supes, making him as strong as a Kryptonian in hand-to-hand combat. Though given Lex and Superman are set to form something of an enemies-to-friends alliance in Man of Tomorrow to take down an even bigger, Braniac-shaped threat, you'd hope that in-fighting between the pair will be kept to a minimum, for Metropolis' sake.

King of Threads, James Gunn, may be in the middle of production, but that hasn't stopped him taking to his social network of choice of late. Just last week, he explained the philosophical reason why Superman and Braniac "have beef" in the comics, which may be a big hint about what to expect from Man of Tomorrow.

Though not a straight sequel to Superman (according to Gunn), much of the cast from the first film is returning, including Skyler Gisondo as Jimmy Olsen, Rachel Brosnahan as Lois Lane, and the entire Justice Gang. We also know that Green Lantern John Stewart (Aaron Pierre) will pop up, as will newbie Adria Arjona, though we still don't know if she's playing Maxima or Wonder Woman.

Man of Tomorrow releases in theaters on July 9, 2027. For more, For more on the DCU, check out our guide to the other upcoming DC movies and shows, or get up to speed with our rundown on how to watch the DC movies in order.

James Gunn has explained why Superman and Braniac don't get along, and it could be setting up a pretty interesting premise for Supes sequel Man of Tomorrow.

Braniac will be the bad guy in the DC film, which will also see Supes and his arch-nemesis Lex Luthor forced to team up.

"Brainiac is what happens when intelligence loses ALL connection to humanity. And Superman is as human as anyone, so… I get why they have beef," Gunn wrote on Twitter. "Brainiac made his comic debut on this day in ACTION COMICS #242."

Superman makes a big speech about his own humanity to Lex Luthor during the Superman ending, so it looks like this will be a theme that carries into the quasi-sequel. Whether Lex acknowledges his foe's humanity or not remains to be seen, however…

Gunn has also previously teased that he has drawn heavily from the comics to bring Braniac to the screen. "Fun story but not really, no," he said when asked if Panic in the Sky, which features Braniac as the main villain, would be adapted in Man of Tomorrow. "More specifically: I read almost every Brainiac story to put Brainiac in MoT together and used bits and pieces I thought worked best. But PitS wasn't a key influence on the story."

David Corenswet and Nicholas Hoult will return as Superman and Lex Luthor respectively, while Lars Eidinger is Braniac. The rest of the cast includes Rachel Brosnahan as Lois Lane, Milly Alcock as Kara Zor-El, Aaron Pierre as Jon Stewart, and Matthew Lillard as a mystery character.

Man of Tomorrow arrives on July 9, 2027. While you wait, check out our guide to all the upcoming DC movies and shows for everything else that's on the way, including Supergirl and Lanterns.

The DC rumour mill has been churning around who is directing the upcoming Teen Titans movie, but studio boss James Gunn has stepped in to debunk the claims.

A number of platforms have been reporting that Euphoria creator Sam Levinson is in talks to direct DC's Teen Titans movie. "According to an insider, Sam Levinson (Euphoria) is in negotiations to direct the Teen Titans movie," wrote Geek Nation, and popular DC fan account GunnVerse later shared the news on Instagram.

However, Gunn has shut the rumors down. When asked about Levinson's involvement on Instagram Threads, Gunn replied, "No, it's not true. Not talking to any directors quite yet," adding, "This 'insider' isn't inside much," referring to Geek Nation's apparent inside scoop.

This isn't the first time Gunn has had to address rumours on his own social platforms. Just last year, Gunn took to Threads to let fans know, "Anything you've heard about that movie [Teen Titans] is made up or a guess. No one in the world knows anything about the concept for the story except four people."

However, fans are taking Gunn's statement as a win, as if the DC boss is talking about the project, it must still be happening. In fact, this is the first we have heard about the movie in months. The Teen Titans feature was announced in 2024, with Supergirl scribe attached to write the script. The movie has had few updates since, and is yet to find its director or cast.

It is not clear which version of the group the movie will focus on. Throughout time, Teen Titans has welcomed many heroes, including Wonder Girl, Kid Flash, and more. However, the Cartoon Network animated series Teen Titans Go!, which has so far run for eight seasons, and its '00s predecessor, the Teen Titans animated series, both follow Robin, Cyborg, Raven, Beast Boy, and Starfire. However, with decades of DC comics to sift through, Gunn has his pick of the litter.

Although it might be a while until we hear more about Teen Titans, Gunn's DCU Chapter One: Gods and Monsters is in full swing. Following on from last year's Superman, this year we will see Milly Alcock's Supergirl take flight in her own titular movie this summer, and a certain gloopy Batman villain will haunt the streets in the new horror movie Clayface, which will hit the big screen just in time for Halloween. On the small screen, we also have Lanterns to look forward to.

For more, check our list of all the upcoming DC movies, or check out our guide on how to watch the DC movies in order.

Sebastian Stan has teased his upcoming role in The Batman 2, and it has DC fans wondering if he's actually playing another character in the film.

Speaking to Deadline about the DC movie, Stan said he'll play "many roles in this one," and also indicated that he'll be filming in London over summer.

"I'm excited, I'm nervous and trying to keep surprising myself," he added, which Deadline says is "of taking on Two-Face and working with the hair and makeup teams who have devised how his disfigurement will look."

On Twitter, though, DC fans aren't convinced that Stan will actually be playing Harvey Dent. "what if he's actually playing Thomas Elliot" asks one person, referring to the real name of Hush, a Batman villain who gets plastic surgery to look like Bruce Wayne and embarks on a mission to ruin his life.

"Ok soooo.... either Hush or still Harvey Dent...." says someone else. "I think they're going to merge Harvey Dent and Hush into Two-Face and lean heavily on the split personality disorder," theorizes another fan. "So Sebastian Stan will be playing Harvey Dent but he'll also be playing Thomas Elliott as his other personality where he is Hush."

"Tommy Elliot incoming???????" guesses another person. "He gotta be playing Hush right?" says yet another fan.

It wouldn't be a massive shock if Harvey Dent appeared in the film – in the first Batman movie, when Bruce was learning about his parents' corruption, the words "HUSH MONEY" flashed up onscreen, which seems like a pretty big hint to us.

But, Stan might simply be referring to playing many different sides of Harvey Dent, which, again, wouldn't be a huge surprise, considering Two-Face and pre-villainy Harvey are completely different.

The Batman 2 arrives this October 1. In the meantime, check out our guide to all the upcoming DC movies and shows for everything else the DCU has in store.

Supergirl hits screens in exactly one month, and to mark the milestone, studio Warner Bros has released a new promo teasing a major Superman moment from the new DCU movie.

In the new 15-second TV spot, which you can watch below, we appear to see the moment when Kara Zor-El (Milly Alcock) meets her Kryptonian cousin, Kal-El (David Corenswet), for the first time after arriving on Earth. Cradling adorable puppy Krypto in her arms, and wearing a funky spacesuit, Supes pops the top off the Kryptonian capsule that Kara presumably uses to flee their dying home planet.

Pretty neat, huh? But that's not all. A new TBS sneak peek has also revealed another key Superman moment (hopefully they've saved some for the actual movie…). In this one, we see Kal-El hand Kara her familiar red and blue suit. "I know it's pretty colorful," Superman says. "But that's just so everyone knows we're good." A corny line? Sure, but perfectly in keeping with the DCU's take on Superman.

Superman's appearance in Supergirl was confirmed back in December by none other than Supergirl star Alcock, who revealed that her first day on set was opposite David Corenswet, for a scene almost entirely in Kryptonian. Supergirl, of course, is the second movie in James Gunn's DCU, following last summer's Superman, and sees party girl Kara Zor-El on a mission to save a gravely ill Krypto.

Recently, Gunn confirmed what we all suspected: that Supergirl will take place after she retrieves Krypto from Kal-El during the events of Superman, but before Man of Tomorrow. We also learned from DC Studios co-CEO Peter Safran that Supergirl will officially return in that Superman sort-of-sequel, alongside Aaron Pierre's Green Lantern John Stewart and Andor's Adria Arjona, who may be playing Maxima.

Supergirl kicks off a big year for DCU: Chapter One, with HBO's Lanterns, and horror feature Clayface to follow in 2026. Next year is the main event, however, with both Man of Tomorrow and Elseworlds title The Batman 2 set to release.

Supergirl releases in theaters on June 26. For more, check our list of all the upcoming DC movies, or check out our guide on how to watch the DC movies in order.

Milly Alcock might play Supergirl in the DCU, but she hasn't seen some significant female-led superhero films that came before her.

According to a new profile with Variety, Alcock hasn't seen Black Widow, Captain Marvel, or the DC movie Wonder Woman. "Which is probably not great," Alcock commented. "I should just lie!"

Captain Marvel was the first MCU movie with a sole female lead, while Wonder Woman was the first DCEU film to be female-led. Black Widow, meanwhile, was the first time Scarlett Johansson's Natasha Romanoff was given top billing.

Alcock made her DCU debut in last year's Superman, in a brief cameo that saw her crash land into the Fortress of Solitude to collect her dog, Krypto. She returns as the lead of this summer's Supergirl, and she'll be back in Superman: Man of Tomorrow, too.

"I never felt that there was superhero fatigue. I felt it was mediocre movie fatigue," DC Studios co-CEO Peter Safran has said. "You gotta try something new. You have to change the game a little bit. The essential story on which Supergirl is based is something cool and original and we haven't seen before."

Along with Alcock, Supergirl stars Jason Momoa as Lobo, David Corenswet as Superman, Matthias Schoenaerts as Krem of the Yellow Hills, and Eve Ridley as Ruthye Marye Knoll.

Supergirl arrives this June 26, and it will be followed by Lanterns on August 16. In the meantime, check out our guide to all the upcoming DC movies and shows for everything else the DCU has in store.