The next big DC movie has officially entered the chat, and this one from the Superman franchise is coming in hot.
A new look at ‘Supergirl,’ the next upcoming move from the Superman franchise, has finally dropped, giving fans fresh footage of Milly Alcock’s Kara Zor-El. The trailer also gives us a quick but telling moment with David Corenswet’s Superman and a louder tease of Jason Momoa’s wild-card anti-hero Lobo. Between the space action, the emotional stakes, and Krypto being thrown into danger, DC is clearly trying to show that this is not just another shiny superhero launch. It is darker, scrappier, and a lot more personal.
Kara had already stirred buzz with her brief 2025 ‘Superman’ appearance. While she was only on screen for a moment, her character’s vibe was instantly clear. She is not a sweet, spotless cousin following Clark’s lead, for sure. Milly Alcock’s Kara came off as harder to read, more chaotic, and far less interested in playing by Earth’s rules.
Supergirl’s New Mission Gets Very Personal
The trailer opens with Superman checking in on his cousin. Clark is seen sending Kara a video message, asking when she plans to come back to Earth. He tells her, ‘I’m worried that you’re not gonna find your stride here if you keep going off-world all the time, Kara. I’m worried you’re not gonna find your people.
Her answer says a lot about where this movie is headed.
‘Yeah, well, that’s the thing, Clark. I have no people,’ Kara says, before turning her attention to Krypto. She adds, ‘Home is wherever you are, buddy.’
That bond becomes the emotional core of the trailer when Kara’s beloved superdog is poisoned by Krem of the Yellow Hills, played by Matthias Schoenaerts. She is then told Krypto only has three days to live, kicking off a race-against-time story that looks bigger, stranger, and far more intense than fans may have expected.
Jason Momoa’s Lobo Brings the Chaos
Jason Momoa’s long-awaited DC return as the foul-mouthed, fan-favorite anti-hero is one of the trailer’s biggest crowd-pleasers. His chemistry with Alcock looks loud and chaotic in exactly the way DC fans hoped. It also helps push ‘Supergirl’ away from the clean-cut hero formula.
Director Craig Gillespie has already described the film as ‘really an anti-hero story,’ saying Kara comes into it with ‘a lot of demons, a lot of baggage.’ James Gunn also made clear this version of Supergirl is not meant to be flawless, saying, ‘So many times female superheroes are so perfect. She’s not that at all.’ That may be the real hook here. ‘Supergirl’ is not selling Kara as a symbol first. It is selling her as messy, wounded, and ready to fight.
Based on Tom King and Bilquis Evely’s 2021 to 2022 comic series ‘Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow’, the film also stars Eve Ridley, David Krumholtz, Emily Beecham and Ferdinand Kingsley.
‘Supergirl’ hits theaters and IMAX on June 26, 2026. After that, DC with Warner Bros. rolls straight into ‘Lanterns’ in August and ‘Clayface’ in October.
