DC is looking for a new Supergirl

Superman will make He returns to the big screen Next year he might take Supergirl with him. last year, when james gunn and Peter Safran revealed their ambitious agenda For the future of the DC Universe, that includes a movie called Superwoman: The woman of tomorrow, Based on the Tom King comics.Now, with that movie Slowly starting to take shapethe casting for the leading role has begun, and three names have been announced.

deadline reported that Dragon House star milly alcock, Locke and Keith Emilia Jones and Supergirl voice actress Meg Donnelly are expected to audition for Supergirl this month. The reason being, while her solo movie is still a long way off, the character will have a cameo in a previous movie, so someone has to be locked in. There’s no word yet on upcoming DC movies, but there’s only one going into production, and that’s Gunn Superman: Legacy.

According to industry insiders, Warner Bros. may still make an offer to a more established actress, but they also want to run those tests. the Vampire Diaries Alum Ana Nogueira Selected to write a screenplay The film was released late last year, but a director has not yet been confirmed.

Jones is probably the most famous of the bunch.And not just because she stars in a Netflix horror series Lucky Companybut because she starred in the Best Picture winner end. You may not immediately recognize Alcock, but you know her and her work.She played a younger version of Princess Rhaenyra Targaryen in the early series Dragon House. Donnelly is known for her roles in Disney Channel projects such as zombie and is leading supernatural exhibit Winchesters.Most interestingly, however, she’s already voiced Supergirl in the animated film Legion of Super-Heroes and upcoming Justice League: Crisis on Infinite Earths, Part One.

Sasha Calle, who plays Supergirl on Supergirl, was not mentioned in the deal story. flash last year.

Last year, when announcing the project, Gunn discussed the differences between Superman and Supergirl in his universe. “Superman was sent to Earth and raised by very loving parents, while Carol lived in a fragment of Krypton far away from Earth and spent the first 14 years of her life there,” Gunn said.[It was] It’s a horrific situation as she watches everyone around her die. So she’s a tougher, more fucked-up version of Supergirl. “

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