Supergirl
Kara Zor-El, aka Supergirl, joins forces with an unlikely companion on an interstellar journey of vengeance and justice when an unexpected adversary strikes too close to home. -IMDB.com
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"If we’re going to connect to Kara as an audience, we need to know who she is. Kara may not fully know who she is, but the audience should – especially as our hero."
Stepping Out of Superman’s Shadow
Sure, it’s a bird… it’s a plane… it’s Superman (2025), but what of Kara? She’s probably watching her cousin’s hero shenanigans from the comfort of her local bar on whatever planet she happens to be in at that moment. She’s likely got snacks, cold beer, a hyperactive dog and a healthy dose of trauma. Kara Zor-El is a hero in her own right though without that pesky “people pleasing” gene Kal-El seems to have. When a threat hits too close to home, Supergirl decides to jump in and goes on a journey to self-discovery and finding a place called home. Craig Gillespie directs the second James Gunn DCU film, and the first film for DC, Supergirl (2026) and it’s thrilling, hilarious and inspires the heroes – willing and reluctant – in all of us.
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