A new rumor claims that Sasha Calle will not be reprising her role as Supergirl and that James Gunn and the DC are looking for a white actress to portray the character in the DC Universe moving forward.
Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow #7 (2022), DC
First, scooper Daniel RPK claimed that Sasha Calle would not portray Supergirl in the DCU. Not only did he claim Calle was out, but he also shared that the character of Supergirl will have a cameo in Superman: Legacy.
According to Daniel RPK, Supergirl will appear in ‘SUPERMAN: LEGACY’ and they are currently casting the character.
Sasha Calle will not portray Supergirl in the DCU. pic.twitter.com/LCu500RqDY
— Home of DCU (@homeofdcu) December 8, 2023
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Following this rumor, the moderators on the DCEUleaks subreddit shared additional details.
First, they detailed that Gunn and DC Studios are looking for a “white actress.” Second, they noted they are looking for an actress between the ages of 18 and 25. Third, they reiterated Daniel RPK’s claim that Supergirl’s role in Superman: Legacy would be “Limited to a cameo.”
Finally, the moderators claimed, “Casting won’t be finalized until a director for Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow comes onboard.”
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The Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow film was announced back at the end of January.
DC Studios CEO James Gunn detailed the film would be based off Tom King’s comic book series Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow, and that it would be turned into a “big, science fiction, epic film.”
He shared, “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.”
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Back in November, Deadline’s Justin Kroll reported that Gunn and co-CEO Peter Safran tapped Ana Nogueira to write the script for the film.
On top of this news, Kroll claimed, “the project is a standalone film that will follow Kara Zor-El, the cousin of Superman.” That’s an interesting tidbit given Gunn announced the film was indeed part of the DC Universe slate as noted in above video. He did not indicate it would be separate from the DCU such as Matt Reeves’ The Batman.
Nogueira’s only writing credit on IMDb is a short called We Win from 2018. Along with Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow, she’s also writing an adaptation of Mothers, Lock Up Your Daughters. She did recently pen the Off-Broadway play Which Way To The Stage.
Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow #8 Cover by Bilquis Evely (2022), DC
What do you make of these latest rumors regarding Supergirl?
