James Gunn On Whether SUPERGIRL Will Visit Krypton; Teases Possibility Of DCU Role For Chris Pratt

James Gunn On Whether SUPERGIRL Will Visit Krypton; Teases Possibility Of DCU Role For Chris Pratt

DC Studios co-CEO and Superman director James Gunn has teased plans to explore Kara Zor-El's backstory on Krypton in the Woman of Tomorrow's upcoming movie, and again talks about Chris Pratt in the DCU.

By JoshWilding - Jun 30, 2025 05:06 AM EST
Source: ComicBook.com

Superman is the first DC Studios movie, and is expected to introduce Milly Alcock's Supergirl before she takes flight in next summer's Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow.

Making Supergirl the second DCU movie is an intriguing move on James Gunn's part, particularly as it keeps the action in the Man of Steel's corner of this world. Well, mostly. The Maiden of Might's big screen return is expected to be a largely cosmic affair, so does that mean we'll visit the new version of Krypton?

ComicBook.com caught up with Gunn and asked how much of Kara Zor-El's backstory on Krypton will be explored in her upcoming solo feature.

"[Flashbacks to Krypton are] always a possibility. But I think those things are really integral to the two characters and the differences between them, and that Clark really does have sort of this really happy childhood," the filmmaker explained. "I mean, he had parents who loved him in an easy-going upbringing, and it makes him the least dysfunctional of superheroes in so many ways."

"And Supergirl, especially the DCU Supergirl, she’s kind of a mess. I mean, she’s had real issues growing up," Gunn teased. "And it is based on the comic where she watched person after person after person dying in front of her as her piece of the planet disintegrated."

It feels like we'll have to see at least some of that, particularly as it would be far from a retread of what's been shown so many times in Superman movies (the story of a baby Kal-El being sent on a rocket to Earth is well-known to even non-fans, at this stage). 

In the same interview, Gunn was once again asked about the possibility of bringing Guardians of the Galaxy star Chris Pratt into the DCU. As of now, it doesn't sound like much has changed.

"Listen, Chris Pratt still one of my closest friends in the world and I am always looking for something for him. But also, the others, too," he explained. "I mean he and Pom [Klementieff] are the ones that I see the most, and I’m the closest with and [Michael] Rooker. So I’m always looking for stuff."

Marvel Studios has yet to make good on its promise of the Legendary Star-Lord's story continuing, though Pratt is expected to have a lead role in one or both of the upcoming Avengers movies. He may even appear in Vision, depending on what that leaked concept art was for

In Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow, Supergirl travels across the galaxy to celebrate her 21st birthday with Krypto the Superdog. Along the way, she meets a young woman named Ruthye and winds up on a murderous quest for revenge.

The cast includes Milly Alcock as Supergirl, Eve Ridley as Ruthye Marye Knoll, Matthias Schoenaerts as Krem of the Yellow Hills, Jason Momoa as Lobo, David Krumholtz as Zor-El, and Emily Beecham as Alura In-Ze. Craig Gillespie directs from a script by Ana Nogueira.

Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow arrives in theaters on June 26, 2026.

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AllsNotGood
AllsNotGood - 6/30/2025, 6:03 AM
All guardians are going to flip over for sure
GoldenBoy02
GoldenBoy02 - 6/30/2025, 6:06 AM
BOOSTER GOLD!!! Perfect fit.
Repian
Repian - 6/30/2025, 6:18 AM
Chris Pratt could be a surprising Harvey Bullock.
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DocSpock
DocSpock - 6/30/2025, 7:23 AM

Chris Pratt is Orion.

BruceWayng
BruceWayng - 6/30/2025, 8:12 AM
@DocSpock - never thought of him but that’s actually a great call. I always wanted Cole Houser aka Rip from Yellowstone. He’s the de facto pissed off redhead asshole but he’s getting up there in age so it’s probably too late for him
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DocSpock
DocSpock - 6/30/2025, 2:18 PM
@BruceWayng -

I would love to see the new gods and darkseid done right, but after Snyder and the DCFU crapped the bed, it may be a long time before it happens.
dragon316
dragon316 - 6/30/2025, 7:54 AM
What will supergirl want visit krypton for after witnessing it’s destruction there’s nothing left
CaptainFlapjaks
CaptainFlapjaks - 6/30/2025, 8:02 AM
Pom - catwoman/mercy graves/livewire
Chris Pratt - question/booster/harvey dent
Bautista - hugo strange/bibbo bibbowski
Zoe - zatanna/cheetah
Karen - poison ivy/mercy graves/lana lang/cheetah
Matador
Matador - 6/30/2025, 9:19 AM
@CaptainFlapjaks - Didn't Bautista want to be Bane for so long? And his still pushing for Gears of War movie to play Marcus Phoenix.
CaptainFlapjaks
CaptainFlapjaks - 6/30/2025, 9:49 AM
@Matador - yes but he definitely slimmed down and said he didnt want to be drax level big again so unless he changed his mind and is getting really massive again then unfortunately it might not happen
Matador
Matador - 6/30/2025, 10:15 AM
@CaptainFlapjaks - Guess he want's more intelligent roles.
Nolanite
Nolanite - 6/30/2025, 2:01 PM
@Matador - although he is definitely not intelligent, more of a meat head than anything else.

Nolanite out
Matador
Matador - 6/30/2025, 4:00 PM
@Nolanite - Soooooooo...what your saying...

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Forthas
Forthas - 6/30/2025, 8:41 AM
As president of Warner Brother's DC studio, James Gunn should be nominated for the American Ant-Cronyism Award. His leadership in that field is second to none!
TheVisionary25
TheVisionary25 - 6/30/2025, 9:28 AM
Given that we know David Krumholtz and Emily Beecham as Zor-EL and Alura who are Kara’s birth parents , I wouldn’t be surprised that we get flashbacks to her time on Krypton but we’ll see.

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Also , I think Pratt could play Thomas Blake/Catman well…

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He could bring some of that Terminal List darkness & grit that o thought he did good with there to this role!!.
CaptainFlapjaks
CaptainFlapjaks - 7/4/2025, 9:35 AM
@TheVisionary25 - yea time before the destruction of krypton is something we have not seen. Even the destruction from her perspective is something only really shown in the injustice games for the general public, which would help make her feel more jaded and hopeless like she is in the comic run.
ObserverIO
ObserverIO - 6/30/2025, 12:52 PM
Willow for Pom Klementieff!
BlackStar25
BlackStar25 - 7/1/2025, 12:09 AM
Wouldn't mind Pratt as Booster Gold

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