DC’s Supergirl movie isn’t called Woman of Tomorrow anymore

Supergirl’s dropping the cape... okay, not literally. But she is dropping the subtitle. James Gunn recently revealed that Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow will now go by the sleeker, sassier Supergirl. Why? Because, in his words, he’s “sick of the superhero title, colon, other-name thing.” Fair. The story still pulls from Tom King’s lush graphic novel, with Milly Alcock stepping into Kara Zor-El’s boots. Directed by Craig Gillespie and written by Ana Nogueira, this cosmic coming-of-age flick hits theaters next year, now with less punctuation and more punch.

This revelation was made by Gunn in a recent interview with Rolling Stone, where he also opened up on the last-minute change in Superman's title, as he said,

“Legacy” was really — we do something called a premortem. A premortem is you get together with your group that’s doing the project. It’s usually about a couple months before shooting, and you go, hypothetically, “If it’s an epic disaster, what are the things that we’re doing today that are going to cause it to be an epic disaster? Everyone here can speak freely.""

Gunn further added,

"The things you find on other productions are the things that people are whispering. “Oh, God, I don’t know why they cast that actor — he doesn’t fit the role.” Or, “The production designer’s never on time.” One of the things I brought up was, it was called Superman: Legacy. Even though I was the one that gave it that title, I just wasn’t sure. First of all, I’m sick of the superhero title, colon, other-name thing. And then also it seemed to be looking back when we’re looking forward, even though it does have to do with legacy in the movie itself. And everybody was like, “Oh, yeah, no, change it.”"

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James Gunn’s Supergirl isn’t just a reboot; it’s a cosmic punch to the status quo. This reimagined take is part of DC Studios’ Chapter One: Gods and Monsters. Behind the scenes, I, Tonya director Craig Gillespie and screenwriter Ana Nogueira are steering the ship, while House of the Dragon’s Milly Alcock takes flight as Kara Zor-El, and Gunn couldn’t be more obsessed with her “edge, grace, and authenticity.”

Announcing her as DC's new caped heroine, Gunn had taken to Threads where he praised the actress and announced,

“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.”

Adapted from Tom King and Bilquis Evely’s brutal and beautiful Woman of Tomorrow, the story throws us into a darker, more jaded Kara who actually remembers Krypton’s end and doesn’t have Clark’s privilege of growing up on Earth. She’s 21, angrier than ever, teaming up with Krypto the Superdog to hunt Krem of the Yellow Hills played by Matthias Schoenaerts, avenge Ruthye’s father, and square off against freaking Lobo played by Jason Momoa.