From the House Targaryen to the Kryptonian House of El, actress Milly Alcock, who played the young Princess Rhaenyra Targaryen in the Game of Thrones spinoff House of the Dragon has been cast as Supergirl for DC Studios. She’ll first appear in a small role, probably Superman: Legacy, before starring in Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow. That film will be based on the comic by Tom King. The news comes via Deadline. Alcock won the role over Emilia Jones and Meg Donnelly. The latter voiced Supergirl in DC animated films Legion of Superheroes and Crisis on Infinite Earths Part One.
DC has not confirmed that Supergirl’s first DCU appearance will be in Superman: Legacy. However, the tea leaves are all pointing that way. It’s the first DC film to go into production for James Gunn’s and Peter Safran’s new DC Studios. And it shoots later this year. Plus, it’s a Superman movie. Where better to introduce any member of the Man of Steel’s extended family than in that film? So if she didn’t appear in Superman: Legacy first, it would be surprising. The Supergirl in the Woman of Tomorrow celebrates her 21st birthday in that series, so at only 23, Alcock is the perfect age in real life to portray that version of the character.
The character of Superman’s cousin Kara Zor-El first appeared in 1959, during DC Comics’ Silver Age. She’s been a mainstay of the DC Universe ever since, in one form or another. Supergirl has appeared on the big screen twice before. First in the 1984 film Supergirl, played by Helen Slater, and then in last year’s The Flash, played by Sasha Calle. Of course, Melissa Benoist portrayed Kara Danvers on the CW Arrowverse series Supergirl for six seasons. We’re sure that Milly Alcock will bring her own spin to DC Comics’ iconic heroine.