It's just been revealed when Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow will be touching down in theaters. The film, which will mark the second movie set in the DCU, will be hitting the big screen about one year after Superman.
Per Variety, Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow has been set to debut in movie theaters on June 26, 2026. The movie getting its release date follows the previous casting of its lead star. Milly Alcock, who rose to fame with her role in the first season of the hit Game of Thrones spinoff series House of the Dragon, is playing the DCU's Supergirl. There has been speculation that she could first debut as the character in Superman or another DCU project, potentially a small-screen series on Max, before leading her own film.
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The film takes inspiration from the comic book of the same name by Tom King and Bilquis Evely. Reportedly, the movie "takes Supergirl away from Earth as she travels through the cosmos with her trusty canine, Krypto the Superdog, in order to escape a life stuck perpetually under the shadow of her cousin, Superman. She encounters an alien girl named Ruthye, who is bent on revenge for the death of her father, and recruits Supergirl to help her."
The Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow movie was first announced by James Gunn and DC Studios co-chief Peter Safran in January 2023. Later, the project would reveal Ana Nogueira (The Vampire Diaries) as its writer and Craig Gillespie (Cruella) as its director. Alcock's casting was announced in January 2024, and Gunn later confirmed that she was his first choice for the role after catching her performance in Season 1 of House of the Dragon.
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"Strangely, Milly was the FIRST person I brought up to Peter [Safran] for this role, well over a year ago, when I had only read the comics," Gunn said on social media after the casting was revealed. "I was watching House of the Dragon & thought she might have the edge, grace & authenticity we needed for the DCU’s Supergirl. And now here we are. Life is wild sometimes."
Milly Alcock Is the New Supergirl
On the big screen, the role of the live-action Woman of Tomorrow was previously played by Helen Slater in Supergirl and Sasha Calle in The Flash. Small-screen versions of Supergirl include incarnations played by Laura Vandervoort in Smallville and Melissa Benois in the Arrowverse series Supergirl.
Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow will hit theaters on June 26, 2026.
Source: Variety
DCU
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- Created by
- James Gunn , Peter Safran
- First Film
- Superman (2025)
- Upcoming Films
- Superman (2025) , The Authority , The Brave and the Bold , Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow , Swamp Thing (DCU)
- First TV Show
- Creature Commandos
- Upcoming TV Shows
- Creature Commandos , Waller , Lanterns , Paradise Lost , Booster Gold , Peacemaker
- Cast
- David Corenswet , Rachel Brosnahan , Nicholas Hoult , Milly Alcock , Edi Gathegi , Nathan Fillion , Isabela Merced , Anthony Carrigan , Viola Davis , John Cena , Xolo Mariduena
- Current Series
- My Adventures With Superman , Harley Quinn , The Penguin
- Where to watch
- Max