DC Studios has released the first official clip from Supergirl, offering fans their first extended look at Milly Alcock’s Kara Zor-El alongside David Corenswet’s Superman ahead of the film’s June 26 release.
The scene opens moments after Kara crash-lands on Earth in her escape pod accompanied by Krypto. As Superman attempts to welcome his cousin to her new home, he quickly discovers a communication problem: Kara is speaking Kryptonian, a language Clark Kent never learned.
Things become even more complicated when Krypto decides to greet Superman with a bite to the finger.
The playful exchange continues as Superman escorts Kara toward the Fortress of Solitude. At one glance, Kara delivers what may become the clip’s most-quoted line: “Why is he in his underwear?”
The preview ends with Superman informing Kara that her powers should arrive “right about… now.” Watch below:
The film marks the second major theatrical release in James Gunn and Peter Safran’s rebooted DC Universe following this summer’s Superman. While Corenswet’s Man of Steel appears in a supporting role, Supergirl shifts the spotlight to a very different Kryptonian story.
Unlike Clark, who was raised by loving parents on Earth from infancy, Kara endured years of tragedy before arriving on the planet. Speaking about the character when the project was first announced, Gunn described this version of Supergirl as significantly tougher than audiences may expect.
“In our series we see the difference between Superman who was sent to Earth and raised by loving parents from the time he was an infant, versus Supergirl who was raised on a rock, a chip off Krypton, and watched everyone around her die and be killed in terrible ways for the first 14 years of her life,” Gunn explained. “She’s much more hardcore. She’s not exactly the Supergirl we’re used to seeing.”
Based on Tom King and Bilquis Evely’s acclaimed comic Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow, the film follows Kara as she reluctantly joins forces with a young alien named Ruthye to pursue a dangerous enemy across the cosmos.
DC and Warner Bros. also released several character posters:
The cast includes Milly Alcock, Matthias Schoenaerts, Eve Ridley, David Krumholtz, Emily Beecham, and Jason Momoa, who makes his DCU debut as intergalactic bounty hunter Lobo.
Tickets for Supergirl are now on sale. Early tracking suggests the film could open to approximately $55 million domestically, following the strong launch of Superman earlier this summer.
Supergirl flies into theaters June 26.
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