A new report claims that the upcoming Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow film will see Supergirl go “on a murderous quest for revenge.”
Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow #7 Cover by Nicola Scott (2022), DC
This new report comes from Variety’s Tatiana Siegel who shared, “In the new iteration, Supergirl travels across the galaxy to celebrate her 21st birthday with Krypto the Superdog.”
She added, “Along the way, she meets a young woman named Ruthye and winds up on a murderous quest for revenge.”
Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow #1 Cover B by Gary Frank (2021), DC Comics
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It also comes in the wake of James Gunn confirming Supergirl will be played by House of the Dragon actress Milly Alcock. Alcock played Rhaenyra Targaryen in the HBO drama.
Gunn wrote on Threads, “In case you missed this exciting news yesterday. Strangely, Milly was the FIRST person I brought up to Peter for this role, well over a year ago, when I had only read the comics. I was watching House of the Dragon & thought she might have the edge, grace & authenticity we needed for the DCU’s Supergirl. And now here we are. Life is wild sometimes.”
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Interestingly, TheWrap article that Gunn links to also asserts that Alcock will play Supergirl in Superman: Legacy as well as Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow.
Umberto Gonzalez states, “Clark Kent isn’t the only Kryptonian appearing in Warner Bros.’ highly anticipated superhero reboot Superman: Legacy as House of the Dragon actress Milly Alcock is in talks to play Supergirl in the film from writer-director James Gunn. Production gets underway in March.”
Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow #8 Cover by Bilquis Evely (2022), DC
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As for the idea of Supergirl going on a murderous rampage, this appears to be Tom King’s influence as Gunn previously revealed last January that the film would adapt King’s Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow comic book.
Gunn said at the time, “One of my favorite comic book series from last year was Tom King’s run on Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow. So, we’re going to turn that into a big, science fiction, epic film.”
He added, “Now, Superman is a guy who was sent to Earth and raised by loving parents, whereas Supergirl in this story, she is a character who was raised on a chunk of Krypton. She watched everybody around her perish in some terrible way so she’s a much more jaded character.”
In the first issue of Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow, Supergirl does indeed meet a woman by the name of Ruthye Marye Knoll who recruits her to hunt down and kill Krem of the Yellow, who killed her father.
Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow #1 (2021), DC Comics
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By the end of the story, Ruthye has tracked down Krem of the Yellow Hills, but is unable to execute him. Instead, he was imprisoned in the Phantom Zone for over three centuries, where he eventually began “working hard at making up for what he’d done. Like, he had a different heart. Like he was a different man.”
Supergirl eventually frees him and upon being freed he begs forgiveness from Ruthye saying, “You…Ruthye Marye Knoll. I… I have thought of nothing but you and your…I’m so…so sorry,. Please…Forgive me. I beg you…Forgive me… Forgive me…Forgive me….”
Ruthye, now an elderly woman, then murders him with her cane with Supergirl clearly acting as an accessory.
Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow #8 (2022), DC Comics
What do you make of a film depicting Supergirl going on a murderous quest for revenge?
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Sounds like a fun movie to watch 🙄 /s