‘Supergirl’ Star Milly Alcock Accepts Comic Book Movie Criticisms From Ridley Scott & Martin Scorsese: “Not Every Film Is For Everyone”

It’s starting to sound like “Supergirl” actress Milly Alcock‘s time making the first season of “Game of Thrones” prequel/spinoff “The House of Dragon” has prepared her for fickle fans, backlash, and critical directors from within the film industry who have cast aspersions upon the comic book film genre.

“[‘House of Dragon’] definitely made me aware that simply existing as a woman in that space is something that people comment on,” Alcock told Vanity Fair (via Variety) in a recent interview. “We have become very comfortable having this weird ownership of women’s bodies. I can’t really stop them. I can only be myself.”

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When it comes to past negative comments/criticisms made by Ridley Scott (called superhero films “f***ing boring as s***”) and Martin Scorsese (he wrote an op-ed for The New York Times criticizing Marvel as “not cinema”) on the superhero genre, Alcock seems to be a little less defensive about that opinion than we’ve seen on the internet.

“I get it. They’ve been around for fucking ever, making phenomenal films,” Alcock said of the veteran filmmakers’ take on the genre. “Not every film is for everyone. The beauty of art is that you can be selective.”

It’s certainly a realistic position coming from the young actress and maybe one that should be considered when folks are sharing stream-of-consciousness opinions in interviews. You also cannot please everyone. And over time, it’ll be fun to see if those perceptions change or not. With Scorsese, he might see the “Star Wars” projects differently than superhero projects, as he’s now playing an alien fry cook in “The Mandalorian & Grogu” that arrives in May, which was a little shocking to see come together.

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That said, the superhero genre isn’t slowing down on Scott and Scorsese’s accounts, as “Supergirl” is set to debut in theaters this June as the next big DCU event film leading into James Gunn‘s “Man of Tomorrow” (will feature Aaron Pierre‘s John Stewart from “Lanterns“) and the summer pic introduces audiences to Jason Momoa‘s iteration of Lobo (may end up having a larger part in that newly minted cinematic universe).