Ever since she smashed her way into the Fortress of Solitude at the end of this year’s Superman, DC fans have been chomping at the bit to learn more about Milly Alcock’s big-screen incarnation of Kara Zor-El. Set to fly its way into Australian cinemas on June 25, 2026, Supergirl marks the second installment in the DCU’s unfolding Kryptonian saga and the character’s first solo movie since the 1984 outing starring Helen Slater.

Ahead of the movie’s recent trailer release, we were fortunate to get an early glimpse of Kara’s messy intergalactic shenanigans and participate in a press conference with Alcock, director Craig Gillespie and DC Studios boss James Gunn. But before we launch into what they had to say about Supergirl’s exciting new trailer, be sure to check it out below:

When she first stumbled into her cousin’s Antarctic abode in Superman, it was clear that Alcock’s Supergirl would be a very different version of the character from those brought to life by the likes of Slater, Laura Vandervoort, Melissa Benoist, and Sasha Calle.

With Alcock describing her as “messy” and “deeply flawed,” the Aussie actor and House of the Dragon star is tackling a version of Kara inspired heavily by Tom King’s 2021 Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow. Deeply affected by the destruction of her homeworld, and the traumatic deaths of her loved ones, this Supergirl’s darker origins offer audiences a very different kind of Kryptonian hero compared to her more hopeful and well-known cousin.

As for landing the role, Alcock recalls that while she was confident that her “life would change” during her original screentest, she did not find out that she had officially secured it until Gunn sent her a copy of the Deadline article announcing the decision.

James Gunn (left), with Milly Alcock and director Craig Gillespie

For Gunn, however, there was no doubt who he wanted for the role, and reveals that after reading King’s comic, even before a Supergirl script had been completed, he suggested to DC Studios co-CEO Peter Safran that the “little girl from House of the Dragon” would be the perfect fit.

While Gunn may have laid the groundwork for Supergirl with his own Kryptonian film, it is to Gillespie that the task falls to helm the second film in the freshly revamped DCU. No stranger to telling compelling tales of rebellious women, Gillespie is known for his work on 2021’s Cruella for Disney and the critically acclaimed 2017 Tonya Harding biopic, I, Tonya.

Immediately following Gunn, however, brings with it a whole new set of challenges, not least of which is the distinct shift in tone from this year’s bombastic debut of David Corenswet’s big blue boy scout. Explaining that Gunn had suggested that “each movie in the DCU is like its own, separate graphic novel,” he was not compelled to replicate Gunn’s own filmmaking sensibilities, and was instead able to give full weight to the incredible screenplay penned by The Vampire Diaries star Ana Nogueira.

Now tasked with rewriting the DCU’s introduction of a freshly rebooted Wonder Woman, both Gunn and Gillespie were effusive in their praise of Nogueira’s script, which the former credits with making it an easy decision to greenlight Supergirl as the DCU’s second feature film. Insisting that “story always comes first,” Nogueira is quickly becoming a hot commodity within the ranks of DC Studios and has also been linked to a potential Teen Titans movie.

Whether it be the hotly anticipated return of Krypto, the undeniable appeal of Alcock’s deeply flawed Kryptonian heroine, or the blink and you’ll miss it glimpse of Jason Momoa’s Lobo, the new Supergirl trailer promises an out-of-this-world adventure of a very different kind. Be sure to watch it more than once and see what other hints you might glean about the DCU’s next big screen outing.