Of course, Supergirl can have pierced ears. James Gunn explains it again for those who forgot 'Superman'

DC Studios co-chief James Gunn took to societal media Monday to settee a statement erstwhile and for all: Of course, Supergirl tin person pierced ears.

“Supergirl,” the upcoming superhero movie starring Milly Alcock arsenic the past girl of Krypton, Kara Zor-El, has been the people of questioning from online detractors. One overblown gripe that immoderate person mentioned connected societal media aft zeroing successful connected Supergirl’s earlobes successful promotional images is however a superpowered alien exile known for her invulnerability and unbreakable tegument could person immoderate assemblage jewelry.

“As explained successful Superman, the aforesaid mode she gets drunk — she goes to a satellite with a reddish sun,” Gunn wrote connected Threads. “Not to notation she was raised connected a chunk of Krypton truthful didn’t adjacent acquisition ace powers until her teens.”

As the filmmaker mentions, Alcock’s iteration of Kara made her DC Universe debut successful his 2025 movie, “Superman.” After the intelligibly inebriated Girl of Steel crashes into her cousin’s Fortress of Solitude to prime up her dog, Krypto, Superman notes that Kara “likes to spell and enactment connected different planets ... with reddish suns.” This is because, arsenic Superman explains, Kryptonians person enhanced powerfulness connected Earth due to the fact that of its yellowish sun. This is besides Kryptonian lore that has been established successful comic books.

A precocious released “Supergirl” clip besides shows Superman archetypal gathering his relative aft her pod lands connected Earth. The footage shows Kara’s superpowers kicking successful for the archetypal time.

Directed by Craig Gillespie, “Supergirl” volition travel the eponymous Kryptonian arsenic she is celebrating her 23rd birthday. According to the film’s logline, Kara’s brushwood with “an unexpected and ruthless adversary” leads her to “reluctantly articulation forces with an improbable companion connected an epic, interstellar travel of vengeance and justice.”

The movie’s formed besides includes Matthias Schoenaerts, Eve Ridley, David Krumholtz, Emily Beecham, David Corenswet and Jason Momoa. “Supergirl” volition deed theaters June 26.