Summary

Supergirlstar Helen Slater passes the woolly mullein of the Girl of Steel to Milly Alcock who is coif to appear as Kara Zor - El in James Gunn’sDC Universe . WithGunn ’s DC Universeactively being work on , Superman : Legacyis the first movie that is pass into production this year . However , David Corenswet ’s Superman wo n’t be the only Kryptonian featured in Chapter 1 , " Gods and Monsters , " as DC Studios have also find their unexampled Supergirl .

Now thatAlcock has been officially cast in the DC Universeas Kara intheSupergirl : Woman of Tomorrowmovie , one of the former Supergirl actresses has taken to social medium to congratulate her , withSlaterbeing the first one to share a odorous substance on Instagram .

With 2024 mark precisely 40 yr since Slater’sSupergirlmovie was released in theaters , the actress congratulated"the lambent Milly Alcock , the next Supergirl,“while adding that"you will be AMAZING!“Slater actually reprise her version of Supergirl in 2023 during the multiverse sequence asa cameo inThe Flash moviewhile being de - older alongside a CGI Christopher Reeve ’s Superman , making the proverbial passing of the torch to Alcock all the more touching .

Sasha Calle as Supergirl in The Flash and Melissa Benoist as Supergirl in the Supergirl TV show

Since first come along in alive - activity in 1984 , Supergirl ’s suit have undergone several changes , some for the better , and others for the bad .

How Is The DC Universe Setting Up The New Supergirl?

When Alcock was initially cast as Kara , it was being cover that Supergirl was go to make her DC Universe debut inGunn’sSuperman : Legacy . While Gunn has late commented aboutSupergirl ’s rumor appearance inSuperman : Legacy , it was to state that he never said she was in the film . However , this scuttlebutt notably is n’t a debunking of the theme of Supergirl appearing in the movie either , and it would make sense to include her in this instalment - though even if she is abstracted , Clark Kent ’s story will inherently also set up her own , since the cousins are familiarly tie .

bet on what happens to her inSuperman : Legacy , the film might be directly setting up Kara forSupergirl : Woman of Tomorrow . Penned by Ana Nogueira , Supergirl : Woman of Tomorrowwill be an adaptation of the amusing playscript series by Tom King and Bilquis Evely , direct place in distance . King is also tie toSupergirl : Woman of Tomorrowas a DC Universe designer , as he is involved intemperately with Gunn and DC Studios ' piece of writing team .

With Supergirl mould , the next step forSupergirl : char of Tomorrowis to find a theatre director for the picture , with candidate likely to come forth in the dear time to come .

Bruce Wayne in his Batman costume in The Batman

sentence will tell if other Supergirl actresses will chime in about Alcock ’s casting , but it is still wonderful to see the first cinematic Girl of Steel show her bread and butter for the next generation . With this also being the first metre a DC movie franchise has both Superman and Supergirl at the same time together , it will be fun to see Clark and Kara ’s cousin dynamic on the big screen . Hopefully , more word onSupergirland her adventures in the DC Universe will issue sooner rather than by and by .

Source : Helen Slater / Instagram

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Helen Slater from the Supergirl movie in 1984 with DC Universe actress Milly Alcock from House of the Dragon

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