“Truth. Justice. Whatever.” That’s the defiant tagline stamped across the first poster for “Supergirl,” and it sets the tone instantly: this is not your cousin’s Kryptonian. Cut to Blondie’s “Call Me” and loaded with attitude, the new teaser positions Kara Zor-El as a plucky, sharp-elbowed, punk-rock superheroine — less gleaming symbol of hope, more cosmic malcontent trying to blast her way out of everyone’s expectations.
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Arriving next summer as the second film in the DCU’s Chapter 1: “Gods and Monsters,” following “Superman,” the movie marks a major relaunch for the character after decades of uneven live-action treatment. Her last theatrical solo outing was 1984’s “Supergirl,” starring Helen Slater, which was critically drubbed; more recently, Kara anchored the long-running CW series “Supergirl” from 2015 to 2021. This new film is determined to break from that more earnest lineage.
Directed by Craig Gillespie (“I, Tonya”) and based on the “Woman of Tomorrow” comic miniseries by Tom King, “Supergirl” leans hard into a darker, more volatile version of Kara. Screenwriter Ana Nogueira has been upfront about embracing the character’s trauma, telling Variety she could never fully buy into a relentlessly sunny Supergirl given what Kara has survived.
“She watched Krypton completely be destroyed… I was always like, ‘I can’t get my head around the version of the character that is so sunny,’” Nogueira said, adding that King’s “rougher and grittier and edgier and funnier” take finally clicked for her. “When I read it, I was like, ‘There she is.’”
The film stars Milly Alcock as Kara Zor-El, with Matthias Schoenaerts, Eve Ridley, David Krumholtz, and Emily Beecham in key roles. “Supergirl” was originally created by Otto Binder and Al Plastino. Producers are James Gunn and Peter Safran, with Nigel Gostelow, Chantal Nong Vo, and Lars P. Winther serving as executive producers.
Story-wise, this “Supergirl” follows Kara as she celebrates her 21st birthday by traveling across the galaxy with her dog Krypto. Along the way, she meets Ruthye Marye Knoll and witnesses a tragedy that launches her on what’s described as a “murderous quest for revenge.” A reported synopsis adds that when an unexpected and ruthless enemy emerges, Kara is forced, against her will, to team up with an unlikely companion. Their cosmic journey becomes a crucible where revenge and justice are at stake — and where Kara must confront her origins to carve out her own path as a hero.
Between the “Truth. Justice. Whatever.” tagline, the Blondie needle drop, and the scrappy edge on display, every signal suggests this Supergirl won’t be content to stand in Superman’s shadow. She’s here to kick the door in.
Warner Bros. Pictures will release “Supergirl” in theaters on June 26, 2026. Watch the trailer below.
