James Gunn Teases Supergirl's 'Big' Role in Superman Sequel Man of Tomorrow

Milly Alcock’s Supergirl volition proceed to butt heads with her cousin, Superman, successful adjacent year’s DC Universe sequel, Man of Tomorrow, James Gunn has teased.

Supergirl’s quality successful Man of Tomorrow was already confirmed, but speaking to extratv astatine the premiere of the Supergirl movie, DC Studios co-CEO James Gunn said her narration with Superman volition beryllium explored further successful the 2027 film.

“I've liked a batch of the iterations of Supergirl. Helen Slater was great, each of them truly person been large versions. But I bash deliberation that this Supergirl is isolated due to the fact that she's not truthful overmuch similar Superman,” Gunn explained.

“She's very, precise antithetic from her cousin, which puts them astatine odds, which is simply a large portion of this movie [Supergirl]. And past an adjacent bigger portion of Man of Tomorrow, which we're filming now.”

Gunn was asked astir Supergirl’s engagement with Man of Tomorrow, and portion helium kept his cards adjacent to his chest, helium did suggest fans volition spot her amusement up successful a important mode that goes beyond a cameo.

“Milly’s got a large relation successful that 1 [Man of Tomorrow]. I consciousness atrocious for her due to the fact that she's flying astir the world, coming to set, shooting with me, coming back, having to bash much press, flying back. So, it's hard. It's hard. But she’s a trooper,” helium said.

Supergirl appeared successful cameo signifier astatine the extremity of past year’s Superman, drunk and dishevelled successful beforehand of a disapproving Kal-El. Her intelligence issues owed to her pugnacious upbringing are astatine the bosom of the Supergirl film, wherever she struggles to judge leader presumption rather truthful readily arsenic her cousin.

Supergirl takes spot aft the events of Superman and sees her brushwood different galactic characters similar Lobo, played by Jason Momoa. As for Man of Tomorrow, each we truly cognize astir the movie is that Superman and supervillain Lex Luthor person to enactment unneurotic somewhat to combat the menace of Brainiac. But we tin besides expect to spot the main formed from Superman return. With Supergirl’s involvement, could we spot the Justice League yet instrumentality shape?

Last month, DC Studios co-CEO Peter Safran said Supergirl is "a large portion of what we’re doing," truthful possibly we’ll spot the quality look successful galore much DCU movies to come. “I deliberation they're conscionable going to beryllium truly surprised,” Gunn said this week of what helium expects fans to instrumentality distant from Man of Tomorrow.

Elsewhere successful the DCU, we person confirmed merchandise dates for HBO amusement Lanterns, the Clayface movie, and the aforementioned Man of Tomorrow. The Jimmy Olsen / Gorilla Grodd HBO amusement starts filming this year.

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