YOUNG AND RESTLESS Actress Sasha Calle Cast As DC's New SUPERGIRL; Will Debut In THE FLASH Film

YOUNG AND RESTLESS Actress Sasha Calle Cast As DC's New SUPERGIRL; Will Debut In THE FLASH Film

Breaking news off the Warner Bros. lot this evening, as it's being reporting that Latina actress Sasha Calle has been cast in Andy Muschietti's upcoming The Flash movie as none other than Supergirl!

By RohanPatel - Feb 19, 2021 10:02 AM EST
Filed Under: Supergirl
Source: Deadline

After an extensive casting search with 425 actresses across multiple countries, director Andy Muschietti (via Deadline) has announced that the Boston-born Colombian actress Sasha Calle (The Young and the Restless; Socially Awkward) has been cast as Kara Zor-El, a.k.a. Supergirl, in his highly-anticipated superhero movie, The Flash.

Muschietti, along with DC Films head honcho Walter Hamada and the producers, were all reportedly blown away by Calle's audition, praising her toughness and vulnerability as she brought this new Girl of Steel to life.

The director says, “I saw more than four hundred auditions. The US, Argentina, Brazil, Mexico, Colombia. The talent pool was truly amazing and it was very hard to make a decision, but we finally found an actress who was destined to play this role.

While none of the actresses were aware of the part they were reading for until very late in the process, the finalists did a chemistry read over Zoom with the film's leading man, Ezra Miller.

The 22-year-old Calle will now become the first Latina actress to portray the iconic character, following in the footsteps of Helen Slater, who played Supergirl in the 1984 movie, Laura Vandervoort, who played her on Smallville, and the fan-favorite Melissa Benoist, who currently plays her on The CW series that's set to finish up after this coming season.

She joins an all-star cast headlined by Miller and consisting of Kiersey Clemons as Iris West, Billy Crudup as Henry Allen, Ben Affleck as Bruce Wayne/Batman (2016), and Michael Keaton as Bruce Wayne/Batman (1989). 

The Flash is expected to begin shooting imminently, and the film is currently set to zip into theaters on November 4, 2022.

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Cbmfilmjunkie
Cbmfilmjunkie - 2/19/2021, 10:58 AM
Wow. This came out of no where.

... reminds me of the night I lost my virginity.
MyCoolYoung
MyCoolYoung - 2/19/2021, 11:06 AM
@Cbmfilmjunkie - it was over in a flash too?
soberchimera
soberchimera - 2/19/2021, 11:10 AM
@Cbmfilmjunkie - You lost it to Ezra Miller?
RolandD
RolandD - 2/19/2021, 11:54 AM
@Cbmfilmjunkie -
aresww3
aresww3 - 2/19/2021, 12:15 PM
@Cbmfilmjunkie -
Cbmfilmjunkie
Cbmfilmjunkie - 2/19/2021, 1:51 PM
@MyCoolYoung - That’s the general rule when losing it I think .. I hope.
Cbmfilmjunkie
Cbmfilmjunkie - 2/19/2021, 1:51 PM
@RolandD - Never caught this as a kid but hilarious as an adult
Cbmfilmjunkie
Cbmfilmjunkie - 2/19/2021, 1:52 PM
@soberchimera - 🤢
WruceBayne
WruceBayne - 2/19/2021, 3:14 PM
@MyCoolYoung - YOU, my friend have won the internet for the day with that zinger.
MyCoolYoung
MyCoolYoung - 2/19/2021, 4:41 PM
@WruceBayne -
TheWalkingCuban
TheWalkingCuban - 2/21/2021, 7:34 AM
@Waddles - When I saw him on John Wick, which ever part that was, I was like yes, the crazy guy from Brooklyn 99. We need more of him.
TheWalkingCuban
TheWalkingCuban - 2/21/2021, 3:42 PM
@Waddles - wow didn’t know him then so I can’t remember who he was
TheWalkingCuban
TheWalkingCuban - 2/22/2021, 4:43 AM
@Waddles - ah. In that case I really really don’t remember it very well. That show did not stick with me like the office, which makes sense so I only watched it once but the office 2 1/2 times
THEDARKKNIGHT1939
THEDARKKNIGHT1939 - 2/19/2021, 10:58 AM
Wtf
OmegaBlack13
OmegaBlack13 - 2/19/2021, 11:00 AM
I guess this kinda fits with the rumors of DC wanting to push forward with Supergirl in the movies. Didn’t see this coming at all though. So any chance of Cavill getting replaced by a Latino actor?
Dabs
Dabs - 2/19/2021, 11:12 AM
@OmegaBlack13 - Why does it matter if she's Latina? He's British himself.
OmegaBlack13
OmegaBlack13 - 2/19/2021, 12:00 PM
@Dabs - Because British is not a race????
OmegaBlack13
OmegaBlack13 - 2/19/2021, 12:00 PM
@TyrantBossMedia - Yeah I guess Alura could just be a non-white Kryptonian.
Battabing
Battabing - 2/19/2021, 12:27 PM
@TyrantBossMedia -
She was born in Boston, dude.
Also, Superman's mom was portrayed by an Israeli.
DTor91
DTor91 - 2/19/2021, 1:54 PM
@TyrantBossMedia - They’re playing Kryptonians, DUDE.

How did I know more of your foolishness would be on display here?
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