DC has released a brand new trailer for Supergirl.

More than forty years have passed since Kara Zor-El last soared across the big screen—but that drought is finally ending. This summer brings Supergirl, the second film in the newly launched DC Universe, following this year’s Superman (which featured a brief cameo by the Maid of Might, played by House of the Dragon breakout Milly Alcock). Inspired by the 2021 eight-issue limited series Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow by Tom King and Bilquis Evely, the film is set to hit theatres on June 26, 2026. Craig Gillespie (I, Tonya, Cruella) directs from a script by Ana Nogueira.

“The reasons are various, but the main one is when Ana Nogueira wrote the Woman of Tomorrow script, it was fantastic,” shares Gunn, when asked why DC Studios is following up Superman with a movie starring his cousin. “And at DC Studios, we care most about the writing. So, we just instantly greenlit the movie.”

“I remember when the graphic novel first came out,” he continues. “Peter and I were kind of talking about taking over DC, but hadn't decided yet, and I called Peter. I said, ‘Have you seen this book by Tom King, Woman of Tomorrow?’ I told him how great it was, what an interesting take it was on Supergirl. I said, ‘You know who would be great? If you've seen that little blonde girl in House of the Dragon, I think she would be great, because it's a rock-and-roll Supergirl.’

“The reasons are various, but the main one is when Ana Nogueira wrote the Woman of Tomorrow script, it was fantastic,” shares Gunn, when asked why DC Studios is following up Superman with a movie starring his cousin. “And at DC Studios, we care most about the writing. So, we just instantly greenlit the movie.”

“I remember when the graphic novel first came out,” he continues. “Peter and I were kind of talking about taking over DC, but hadn't decided yet, and I called Peter. I said, ‘Have you seen this book by Tom King, Woman of Tomorrow?’ I told him how great it was, what an interesting take it was on Supergirl. I said, ‘You know who would be great? If you've seen that little blonde girl in House of the Dragon, I think she would be great, because it's a rock-and-roll Supergirl.’

“It was the first time I've actually read a superhero script [where] for me I could understand the tone and what to do with it,” adds Gillespie. “I was all in. Milly had already been cast, and that combination—that script with Milly, with [DC Studios] overseeing it… Because the script goes to some very dark and hard places for the character, and I felt like [they] would double down on that. Milly, tonally, was perfect for it. She's got this vulnerability and this humor and this accessibility, but the strength and this seraphic nature that's built into her DNA, that was perfect. The whole combination.”

Supergirl, directed by Craig Gillespie and starring Milly Alcock, lands in theaters on June 26, 2026.