DC Studios has just released a new trailer for Supergirlsecond feature film of the new DCU set up by James Gunn After Superman. Carried by Milly Alcock and produced by Craig Gillespiethe film adapts the acclaimed comic Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrowbut clearly pushing all sliders towards black.
No more Superman-style light icon, this Supergirl drags his traumas and his rage into a space odyssey that resembles more of an alcoholic intergalactic western than a classic superhero film. Between a dying dog, a thirst for revenge and closely watched cameos, this trailer asks a direct question: do these radical choices really serve Kara Zor-El or do they betray the project?
Supergirl trailer: why is this new trailer shocking with its dark tone?
From the first seconds, the new trailer sets a broken Kara, haunted by the destruction of Krypton, far from the cornfields of Kansas. The montage aligns spatial wandering, violent fights and close-ups of an empty heroine, taking refuge in bottles. The punk and grunge tone announced by Craig Gillespie translates visually into a dirty, noisy, almost suffocating universe.
The narrative engine is brutal: the pirate Krem des Collines Ocres shoot CryptoKara’s dog, with a poison that only leaves him a few days to live. The trailer hammers home this countdown, with Kara having three days to find Krem and obtain an antidote. Add the young Ruthye Mary Knollan alien girl who has come to seek revenge for the death of her father, and everything resembles a tense intergalactic road trip, closer to a vendetta film than a family blockbuster.
Supergirl trailer: a punk odyssey where every creative choice is debated
The trailer assumes a Kara Zor-El in the midst of post-traumatic stress syndrome, this anxiety disorder that follows an extreme shock. She drinks, hits, explodes at the slightest provocation. We are very far from Clark Kent’s solar cousin seen in the series or the animation, which risks disconcerting part of the public, even if it is faithful to the soul of Woman of Tomorrowalready much more melancholy than classic comics.
The other choice that gets people talking is the arrival of Jason Momoa in Lobo. Recast after having been Aquaman, the actor appears here as a loud-mouthed bounty hunter, perched on his space motorcycle. Energetic, funny, it promises to lighten the mood a little, but also confuses the readability of the DCU for the general public. Add to this the suspicions of reassembly to inflate the presence of Superman embodied by David Corenswetand we wonder if Supergirl will really be entitled to her own film, or to a disguised extension of Metropolis.
Supergirl trailer: release date, casting, what awaits fans at the cinema
Behind the scenes, the project has already experienced several shocks: waltz of composers, Ramin Djawadi has Junkie XL before landing at Claudia Sarneechoes of mixed test screenings and rumors of multiple edits. All this is taking place while the takeover of Warner by Paramount, for around 110 billion dollars (or around 102 billion euros), leaves doubt about the stability of the DCU piloted by James Gunn.
On paper, the technical sheet remains solid: scenario ofAna Nogueira, Milly Alcock in Kara, Matthias Schoenaerts in Krem, Eve Ridley in Ruthye, David Krumholtz in Zor-El and Jason Momoa in Lobo. Scheduled after Superman, Supergirl saw its French release slip from June 24 to July 1, 2026a change in calendar which also questions the studio’s confidence. It remains to be seen whether this dark, almost nihilistic portrait of Kara Zor-El will seduce spectators or make them miss the brighter superhero that many expected.