Summer Glau To Voice Supergirl

Summer Glau To Voice Supergirl

The girl with all the geek cred in the world will provide the voice for Supe's little cousin Kara in the upcoming animated movie Batman/Superman: Apocalypse..

By MarkCassidy - Jun 29, 2010 04:06 AM EST
Filed Under: Animated Features
Source: TV Guide

According to Seattle Tv Guide, Glau(Serenity, Firefly, Sarah Connor Chronicles ) will provide the voice for Supergirl in the latest DC animated movie from Warner Bros.

Glau plays Superman's cousin Kara, a mysterious survivor of the doomed planet Krypton who shows up on Earth. Tim Daly and Kevin Conroy reprise their roles as Superman and Batman, respectively, from the characters' animated series in the '90s and a previous DC movie, last year's Superman/Batman: Public Enemies.

The new film is base don Jeff Loeb's 2004 run which dealt with Supergirl's arrival to Earth and her coming to terms with her new found powers. Here are some quotes from Executive Producer Bruce Timm..


"I thought in the comic that Jeph Loeb had done a really good job of sticking to the basics of the origin story, but putting enough twists on it to give it a fresh feel.

Early on in the story she just wants to fit in. Unlike most people who suddenly attain superpowers, she's terrified of them. She doesn't want to shoot lasers out of her eyes and be able to lift buildings with her pinky.

It was a fun part for her(Glau) to play because it wasn't one-note, She could be young and bratty, like a typical teenager, and then show a little bit more maturity, then get feisty, then scared. She's got quite a gamut of emotions to act out."


Glau is actually the fifth member of Serenity's crew to voice an animated DC character after Nathan Fillion, Adam Baldwin, Gina Torres and Morena Baccarin! If only a few of these guys got busy playing some super heroes in live action.

Superman/Batman: Apocalypse is out September 28 on DVD and Blu-ray,

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LEEE777
LEEE777 - 6/29/2010, 4:35 AM
I thought I commented on this?

Anyways great news, looking forward to this one a lot!
antz1104
antz1104 - 6/29/2010, 4:53 AM
This is gonna be cool, she was the only good thing about Terminator The sarah connor chronicles.
Shaman
Shaman - 6/29/2010, 4:59 AM
Can't wait for this to get done!!! :))
LEEE777
LEEE777 - 6/29/2010, 4:59 AM
ANTZ @ I liked The Terminator The Sarah Connor Chronicles, for a [frick]ing TV series, it was really good!
antz1104
antz1104 - 6/29/2010, 5:35 AM
I liked it alot too LEEE but I'm still miffed about the ending. COP OUT!!!!!!
THEMRTERRIFIC
THEMRTERRIFIC - 6/29/2010, 5:37 AM
Nice Find!
longbowhunter
longbowhunter - 6/29/2010, 5:47 AM
I think Glau will be a good fit. I loved Loeb's Supergirl stories.
LEEE777
LEEE777 - 6/29/2010, 5:56 AM
Ohh cool @ ANTZ, an totally agree dude! :)
MatchesMalone
MatchesMalone - 6/29/2010, 5:57 AM
Awesome news. I love Summer Glau. She should do justice to Kara Zor-El.
InstigatorGIRL
InstigatorGIRL - 6/29/2010, 6:02 AM
I don't like Summer Glau (Long story)... but I must admit she is a good choice, voice wise, for Kara. Now I just wanna know who's voicing Darkseid.

@LEEE Yeah someone did this article yesterday but this seems to have replaced it.
ManThing
ManThing - 6/29/2010, 6:05 AM
mmmmmm Summer
antz1104
antz1104 - 6/29/2010, 6:05 AM
Get Michael Ironside to voice Darkseid again, he did an AWESOME job.
MatchesMalone
MatchesMalone - 6/29/2010, 6:07 AM
@antz-Definitely. :)
EditNinja
EditNinja - 6/29/2010, 6:17 AM
Enigmatic hot alien girl with incredible powers?
Should be a walk in the park for Summer Glau.
dancingmonkey08
dancingmonkey08 - 6/29/2010, 6:29 AM
very nice, Summer Glau is so badass (see her battle against the Reavers in Serenity to see what I mean), not to mention hot as hell

MarkCassidy
MarkCassidy - 6/29/2010, 6:37 AM
I never saw this article! Was it by any chance a copy paste job/horrendous grammar/no content?

I actually wasn't crazy about Public Enemies. It was ok, too much action. I know that should be a good thing, but you need a bit more dialog between the characters for it to flow I think. Hopefully this one is better.
ManThing
ManThing - 6/29/2010, 6:52 AM
@ Danclingmonkey: yes.

@ Teabag: I don't think her face is flat. Maybe it's not just excessively beautiful but she just has this sort of physical grace that makes her sexy to me.

Plus like a lot of Firefly fans I have this wierd crush on River Tam. lol Is that insane
MarkCassidy
MarkCassidy - 6/29/2010, 7:14 AM
Yeah why not, I'd have to see her with blond hair but as far as acting ability goes she'd be great. Supergirl would probably be better played by a beach/bimbo type though..looks wise I mean.
thegreek
thegreek - 6/29/2010, 7:25 AM
Johan- I was just about to say the same thing for her to play Super Girl in a live action movie why not...
ROMACK
ROMACK - 6/29/2010, 7:30 AM
Sweet! I love Summer Glau.......I mean ya know not in like a crazy, stalker love. I just mean keeping a lock of her hair in my pocket and stealing her trash so I can sleep on it and get her scent kind of love. Ya know? .....just like everybody else!
superotherside
superotherside - 6/29/2010, 7:33 AM
i hope that this one is good loved superman/batman: public enemies, in fact i'd almost say that's my favorite animated feature hope this one is on par with the first one! ;)

and when a live action Justice league movie comes out lets hope it lives up to some of the animated features standards!

batman superman Pictures, Images and Photos
ManThing
ManThing - 6/29/2010, 7:41 AM
lol @ ROMACK: Sure buddy. Sure. LMAO j/k
armageddon
armageddon - 6/29/2010, 7:43 AM
give me some summer love :p awesome news
GUNSMITH
GUNSMITH - 6/29/2010, 7:44 AM
SHE SHOULD PLAY X23 IN A TV SERIES, HER BEING THE STAR...KINDA LIKE A DARK ANGEL-ISH TYPE SHOW WITH TONS OF CAMEOS OF MARVEL CHARACTERS...CMON LOEB GIVE US FANS WHAT WE WANT, WE WANT GLAU....
ROMACK
ROMACK - 6/29/2010, 7:46 AM
Antz@ I was thinking the same thing. Ironside has a great voice! He would have made a great DeathStroke back in the day as well.
TheDARKestKNIGHT
TheDARKestKNIGHT - 6/29/2010, 7:53 AM
Stoked about this movie...this was my favorite Superman/Batman story arc.....I wonder if we'll finally get to hear what the kryptonian language sounds like since a pivotal moment in the story was when Supe's and Kara discover their relationship to each other through kryptonian dialogue in the batcave.
ROMACK
ROMACK - 6/29/2010, 8:14 AM
Tab@ You are absolutley right. My girl Summer was born to play X-23. Brunettes have more fun anyway!
loganoneil
loganoneil - 6/29/2010, 8:15 AM
Ror - um, WTF? Blacksad already posted this yesterday... and for some strange reason, his article is gone now. Hmmmmm.....
MarkCassidy
MarkCassidy - 6/29/2010, 8:24 AM
haha, just come right out and accuse me why doncha! Dude I already said I didn't see any other article when I posted this, if you don't believe me, TOUGH! Who's Blacksad anyway? Any article deletion only occurs when the author receives an email, so who ever they are will know who deleted it and why.

superman7
superman7 - 6/29/2010, 8:30 AM
Theres also a picture of the art style!!!!

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SSOOOOOOO EXCITED!
ROMACK
ROMACK - 6/29/2010, 8:32 AM
I didn't see this posted yesterday. I was on CBM almost all day yesterday.

Ror@ Great article Buddy. Summer Glau is awesome.
Upupandaway
Upupandaway - 6/29/2010, 8:43 AM
I think Summer Glau is beautiful. I have a thing for dancers. This movie, along with the Red Hood, are looking good. Although, DC has never had a huge problem in their animation department.
SupermanReturns2006
SupermanReturns2006 - 6/29/2010, 9:18 AM
I hope she takes her identity as Linda Lang as Lana's Niece
KickUrBooty
KickUrBooty - 6/29/2010, 9:40 AM
I really enjoy watching Summer's acting work but am not sure how well she will handle the Supergirl voice work. The jury is still out until September.
loganoneil
loganoneil - 6/29/2010, 9:44 AM
LMAO! Just bustin' yer' chops, ror...
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