James Gunn has the titanic task of building a DC universe on par with Marvel’s. Or at least try. There is still a long way to go, but it seems that little by little things are settling down. Now we know that we already have a recognized face to give life to Supergirl in the new DC. It will be, if nothing changes, Milly Alcock, the actress who gives life to another of Warner’s great universes, that of Game of Thrones, through its spin-off, The House of the Dragon.
At the moment there are no specific plans for Milly Alcock, but according to THR, I will appear in one of the DC movies before having my own solo film. It seems that, given the role he is going to play in the new universe, it would be logical that his first appearance would occur in James Gunn’s next film, Superman: Legacywhich is expected to begin filming this year.
However, it may also be that in addition to a minor appearance in Legacy, as Zor-el, Superman’s cousin, he will also have his solo film for next year, since rumors suggest that Supergirl would begin filming in the fall, as soon as Warner has a director to develop the script that Ana Nogueira is working on.
Warner seems quite interested in keeping the current cast of its series and films for other productions, and not looking outside the home. Milly Alcock is one of the key stars in the first season of HBO’s House of the Dragon, the Game of Thrones spin-off, playing Rhaenyra Targaryen. But it is not the first for HBO, nor for Game of Thrones, to take center stage in another major production from the house.
Milly Alcock: from Game of Thrones to the DC Universe
Bella Ramsey, who also had an important role in the HBO series, is the protagonist of one of the most relevant productions of Warner and HBO itself, The Last of Us, playing the main role for which a How many seasons ahead.
Be that as it may, according to Gunn, it was not just her starring role in The House of Dragon that led Alcock to be Supergirl: it was her impressive auditions for the role: “Yes, I met her for the first time in House of the Dragon.” , but I was impressed by her varied auditions and screen tests for #Supergirl,” the director wrote on Instagram.
Now it remains to be seen if the public receives the new DC universe in the same way that the director expects, at a time when it seems, due to the fall of Marvel, that superheroes are beginning to be an overly exploited formula.