Craig Gillespie in Talks to Direct ‘Supergirl’ for DC

‘Cruella’s Craig Gillespie is in Talks to Direct DC Studios’ ‘Supergirl’

Milly Alcock is in place as Kora Zor-El, and this would mark the latest director hiring for James Gunn and Peter Safran’s DC Studios arm of Warner Bros.

(Left) Director Craig Gillespie on the set of 'Dumb Money.' Photo: Claire Folger. © 2023 CTMG, Inc. All Rights Reserved. (Right) DC Comics' Supergirl from writer Tom King's 'Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow.' Photo courtesy of DC.com.

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Craig Gillespie has entered talks to direct ‘Supergirl’.
Milly Alcock will star in the movie.
The film should be shooting later this year.

Things are moving –– or perhaps, given the main character, flying –– ahead for the ‘Supergirl’ movie. At least, if Deadline’s report ends up panning out.

Craig Gillespie, the director behind such movies as ‘I, Tonya’, ‘Cruella’ and, most recently, ‘Dumb Money’, is now in talks to direct the new take on Kara Zor-El for DC Studios.

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What is the plan for the Supergirl movie?

Milly Alcock in 'House of the Dragon.' Photo: Ollie Upton / HBO.

While nothing has been formally confirmed, it appears that the Supergirl character (with Milly Alcock of ‘House of the Dragon’ in the part, will first crop up in a cameo in James Gunn’s ‘Superman’.

She’ll then appear in her own movie, which was announced alongside the rest of Gunn and Safran’s plan for the first wave of their new movie/TV universe.

‘Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow’ will be a big-scale sci-fi film based on Tom King and Bilquis Evely’s comic run. It features a “darker, harsher” version of Kara Zor-El raised on a surviving chunk of Krypton who sees everyone around her die.

This is what Gunn said at the time of the announcement:

“This is a very different type of Supergirl. In our film, we see the difference between Superman, who was sent to Earth and raised by loving parents from, you know, the time he’s an infant, versus Supergirl, who was raised on a rock chip-off of 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 and is much more hardcore. She’s not exactly the Supergirl we’re used to seeing.”

It would seem that the ‘Woman of Tomorrow’ subtitle has dropped off, but that may return.

Who is making ‘Supergirl’?

DC Comics' Supergirl. Photo courtesy of DC.com.

Ana Nogueira has been adapting the comic book with some input from King. Aside from her (plus Gunn and Peter Safran producing and DC executive vice president Chantal Nong as executive producer), that’s it for the team so far.

Gillespie brings a lot of experience to the table –– he’s directed several movies with female characters at their heart and is also adept at balancing tone.

When will ‘Supergirl’ be in theaters?

Warner Bros. has yet to lock down a release date for the movie; which is not a bad idea since zero footage exists for it yet. But the plan for production is for ‘Supergirl’ to kick off shooting later this year once Gunn has completed work on ‘Superman’ and the studio’s focus can switch to the other ‘Super’-character.