DC Studios is positioning Supergirl as an emotionally resonant origin story about finding belonging — with family themes, a heroic canine companion, and Milly Alcock's vulnerable performance leading the charge.
This is DC playing it safe after Superman's $618M success — they're banking on emotional stakes and a cute dog to hook audiences before hitting them with the action. The Lobo tease is pure fan-service bait.
Supergirl opens June 26 in theaters and IMAX. The trailer confirms Krypto is poisoned by villain Krem of the Yellow Hills with only three days to live. James Gunn's Superman grossed over $618M worldwide last summer.
The trailer delivers exactly what DC needs right now: heart, hype, and a clear reason to show up Opening Weekend. But let's see if Milly Alcock can actually carry a solo film — the pressure is enormous.
Warner Bros. and DC have dropped the full trailer for Supergirl, and it's giving us everything we wanted plus one major gut punch. The new footage opens with a heart-wrenching conversation between Superman (David Corenswet) and his cousin Kara (Milly Alcock), where Clark tries to check in on his isolated relative — and gets shut down hard.
"Hey, I was just touching base to see when you think you might be coming back," Superman says, clearly worried. "I'm just worried that you're not going to find your stride here if you keep going off world all the time, Kara. I'm worried you're not going to find your people."
Yikes. That's cold. But Supergirl's response hits even harder: "Yeah, well, that's the thing, Clark. I have no people." She later reveals that "home is wherever" her beloved Krypto the Superdog is — a touching moment that'll have dog lovers reaching for tissues.
Of course, because this is a superhero movie and nothing can be nice for more than five minutes, Krypto gets poisoned by the henchmen of villain Krem of the Yellow Hills (Matthias Schoenaerts), leaving our heroine with exactly three days to save her four-legged best friend. That's not just a plot device — that's emotional terrorism, and I am here for it.
The trailer also gives us a fresh look at Jason Momoa's Lobo, the antihero who's been teased since before Superman even dropped. And we meet Ruthye Marye Knoll (Eve Ridley), a young woman whose father was killed by Krem and company — Supergirl gives her some wisdom about revenge not erasing pain, but somehow I doubt that'll stop the bloodshed.
DC Studios clearly wants to build on the momentum from James Gunn's Superman, which raked in over $618M worldwide last summer. Supergirl hits theaters and IMAX on June 26, and if the trailer is any indication, they're betting big on emotional stakes paired with the action. Directed by Craig Gillespie with a screenplay by Ana Nogueira, this could either launch a new franchise or become another footnote in DC's rocky history. Either way, we're watching.
