SUPERGIRL Is "Not Anyone's Sidekick" On New Promo Posters For The Next DCU Movie

SUPERGIRL Is "Not Anyone's Sidekick" On New Promo Posters For The Next DCU Movie

Some more promo art for DC Studios' Supergirl has been shared online, giving us another look at the DCU's Woman of Tomorrow (Milly Alcock) alongside Krypto the Superdog...

By MarkCassidy - Jan 08, 2026 12:01 PM EST
Filed Under: Supergirl

Following yesterday's new official image of Milly Alcock as Supergirl (you can check out a 4K version below), we have some new promo posters featuring the House of the Dragon star as the DCU's Woman of Tomorrow.

The artwork spotlights Kara Zor-El alongside Krypto, with the tagline ""She's not anyone's sidekick." The others posters feature the Supergirl logo, Krypto's paw-print, the space-taxi we see Kara waiting for in the trailer, and an alien emoji.

A couple of test-screenings for Supergirl are believed to have taken place just before Christmas, and based on some of the reactions, it sounds like the movie is shaping up to be good, but not great. Of course, this is why test-screenings are held, so the studio still has time to make any changes James Gunn and director Craig Gillespie deem necessary to improve the film.

"When an unexpected and ruthless enemy threatens, Kara Zor-El is forced, against her will, to team up with an unlikely companion. Together, they embark on an epic cosmic journey where revenge and justice are at stake – and where Kara must confront her origins to find her own path as a hero. Alcock is joined by Matthias Schoenaerts, Eve Ridley, David Krumholtz, Emily Beecham and Jason Momoa in key roles. Peter Safran and James Gunn are producing the film for DC Studios."

Supergirl Woman of Tomorrow will also star Eve Ridley as Ruthye Mary Knolle andMatthias Schoenaerts (The Old Guard) as the villainous Krem of the Yellow Hills. The latest casting additions were David Krumholtz and Emily Beecham as Kara's parents, Zor-El and Alura.

Warner Bros. announced that our new Girl of Steel will take flight on June 26, 2026.

This take on Kara Zor-El a said to be a "less earnest and more edgy version of the iconic superheroine" as Gunn looks to move away from "previous depictions of the Girl of Steel, particularly the long-running CBS/CW series fronted by Melissa Benoist."

Gunn and Peter Safran announced the Supergirl reboot during their studio press day in January of last year, when the "Gods and Monsters" DCU slate was revealed. The project will be at least partially based on King’s acclaimed comic book series of the same name from 2022.

Said Gunn at the time, “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, and then came to Earth when she was a young girl. She’s much more hardcore, she’s not exactly the Supergirl we’re used to seeing.”

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lazlodaytona
lazlodaytona - 1/8/2026, 12:47 PM
This is gonna be a rip-roaring, crazy-fun adventure flick with a lot of badassary. I believe it'll surprise a lot of people.
lazlodaytona
lazlodaytona - 1/8/2026, 12:47 PM
Oh, and FIRST Mo-Freakers!
DocSpock
DocSpock - 1/8/2026, 12:55 PM
@lazlodaytona -

I think you may be right. But I doubt the movie will top 350M. The story sounds great, but drunk Supergirl and Krypto whizzing on Superman on the paper are not encouraging at all.
slickrickdesigns
slickrickdesigns - 1/8/2026, 1:03 PM
@lazlodaytona - it’ll most likely be Guardians of the Galaxy Vol.6.
TheVisionary25
TheVisionary25 - 1/8/2026, 12:47 PM
Cool!!.

I wouldn’t be surprised if someone mistakes Kara in the film as Superman’s “sidekick” and thus receives an ass whopping that shows that she’s anything but that.

Anyway , the movie seems good so looking forward to it!!.

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kylo0607
kylo0607 - 1/8/2026, 12:50 PM
This is gonna be a cheap rip-off of Guardians of the Galaxy that will look and feel like a straight to DVD B-movie.

I believe it won't surprise anyone.
FireCanon
FireCanon - 1/8/2026, 12:51 PM
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I can't remember if sexuality is woke or not right now. Sometimes it's a women's liberation thing. Then it swings back into a male gaze thing. They can never decide. Either way, I miss when Supergirl was allowed to be flirty and likable.
slickrickdesigns
slickrickdesigns - 1/8/2026, 1:01 PM
@WalletsEmpty - nowadays it’s empowering for women to dress slutty but it’s toxic masculinity to observe and enjoy that sluttyness… if you’re a guy.
TheFinestSmack
TheFinestSmack - 1/8/2026, 1:58 PM
@slickrickdesigns - But what is guy though? Do they know anymore? 😂
slickrickdesigns
slickrickdesigns - 1/8/2026, 2:15 PM
@TheFinestSmack - that’s a whole nother spectrum of crap I don’t understand.
WalletsClosed
WalletsClosed - 1/8/2026, 11:04 PM
@WalletsEmpty - Supergirl has never been that way apart from typical 2000s DC nonsense
slickrickdesigns
slickrickdesigns - 1/8/2026, 12:57 PM
Are the feMCU complainers ok with Supergirl being a BossBetch?
FireCanon
FireCanon - 1/8/2026, 1:07 PM
@slickrickdesigns - More like Fem-She-Uterus! Amirite?
FireCanon
FireCanon - 1/8/2026, 1:06 PM
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RockReigns
RockReigns - 1/8/2026, 1:14 PM
@WalletsEmpty - only you would find a woman and be like “let’s make her a man.”

Gay ass lmao
PS118
PS118 - 1/8/2026, 1:17 PM
@RockReigns - 😂
FireCanon
FireCanon - 1/8/2026, 1:21 PM
@RockReigns - Is there something wrong with that?
FireCanon
FireCanon - 1/8/2026, 1:27 PM
Woke flopped so hard they're using homosexuality as an insult again lol
Patient2670
Patient2670 - 1/8/2026, 3:13 PM
@WalletsEmpty - If that were true, then the people actually "using homosexuality as an insult", wouldn't have to.
TheFinestSmack
TheFinestSmack - 1/8/2026, 4:39 PM
@WalletsEmpty - welcome back, Val Kilmer!
soberchimera
soberchimera - 1/8/2026, 1:31 PM
"She's not anyone's sidekick."
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Lisa89
Lisa89 - 1/8/2026, 1:52 PM
@soberchimera - User Comment Image
soberchimera
soberchimera - 1/8/2026, 2:27 PM
@Lisa89 - Defending a subpar poster with a lame tagline is a bizarre cause to take up.
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Lisa89
Lisa89 - 1/8/2026, 2:47 PM
@soberchimera - Defending what now?
MaxPaint
MaxPaint - 1/8/2026, 1:54 PM
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Batmangina
Batmangina - 1/8/2026, 2:07 PM
This breaks even at best. SHAZAM and Aquaman were the LAST of the DC Mohicans to surprise at the box office and their sequels ate giant donkey dicks.

The GUNNIVERSE isn't as cooked as the MCU but it's getting close.
Lokiwasright
Lokiwasright - 1/8/2026, 4:03 PM
Supergirl is her dogs side kick. She has to pick up it poop and feed the thing.
OriginalGusto1
OriginalGusto1 - 1/8/2026, 6:50 PM
Judging by these pics...She's not anyone's girlfriend either.
OriginalGusto1
OriginalGusto1 - 1/8/2026, 6:51 PM
Or, anyone you wanna sit across from while eating. Yikes.
TheOtherOn
TheOtherOn - 1/8/2026, 7:39 PM
@OriginalGusto1 - Imagine having a "Fleshlight" made of steel... Rather than silicon. 😬 ⛔
OriginalGusto1
OriginalGusto1 - 1/8/2026, 7:43 PM
@TheOtherOn - HAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!!!!!!
TheOtherOn
TheOtherOn - 1/8/2026, 7:35 PM
I mean, they are not wrong. That character was CREATED because of Superman, of course, but she's totally NOT anyone's "sidekick" 😏 😎
BillyBatson1000
BillyBatson1000 - 1/8/2026, 7:54 PM
I hope there's not a promotional tie-in shampoo product.

Those guys are going to lose money.
ThouBear8
ThouBear8 - 1/8/2026, 8:37 PM
I hope that tagline makes more sense in the movie, because Supergirl has now appeared in multiple movies & had her own show, none of which depicted her as anyone's sidekick.

I feel like this would make way more sense for the Batgirl movie that WB shelved or if Dick Grayson got his own movie or something. Just a bizarre choice for a Supergirl movie.

I think it's particularly odd since the original tagline "Look Out" (riffing on Superman's "Look Up") was really good.
Twinkie
Twinkie - 1/9/2026, 12:20 AM
she is ugly therefore i will not be watching this.

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