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Sasha Calle is DC’s new Supergirl!

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The Young and the Restless actress Sasha Calle is set to become Supergirl. She will play Kara Zor-El, the cousin of Superman in The Flash movie directed by Andy Muschietti. “Been doing a lot of flashbacks lately but today is about a Flash forward. #TheFlashMovie @sashacalle,” posted Muschietti on Instagram which happens to include the use of the John Williams Superman score for the Richard Donner and Christopher Reeve movies (watch below). The link is Here. Calle beat out 425 actresses who auditioned for the role, with Muschietti, The Flash…

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Supergirl’s Last Season on the CW

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The CW announced that its Melissa Benoist-led Arrow spin-off Supergirl will conclude with its upcoming sixth season. The final season, which is slated to return to production later this month in Vancouver, will consist of 20 episodes and premiere in 2021. The new season of Supergirl is not part of The CW’s “fall” schedule in January; it will arrive whenever midseason 2021 is for the network. The production is delayed because Benoist is on maternity leave. She remarked: “To say it has been an honor portraying this iconic character would…

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Script For Supergirl Movie is Coming

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A “Supergirl” film is in the early stages at Warner Bros. and DC Entertainment, according to Deadline Hollywood. “22 Jump Street” writer Oren Uziel will pen the script, but no producer is attached yet. Oren Uziel is a writer and producer, also known for The Cloverfield Paradox (2018), and Shimmer Lake (2017). Supergirl’s first appearance was in “Action Comics #252” from writer Otto Binder and illustrator Al Plastino. It followed Kara Zor-El, who was born and raised in Argo City – a fragment of KRYPTON that survived destruction. As interesting…

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Supergirl Series Coming Back

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Supergirl Rebirth series, which was canceled earlier this year, is returning with issue #21 in August. The series will be led by a new creative team of writer Marc Andreyko and artist Kevin Maguire. The story will follow Supergirl going on a cosmic quest to learn more about new villain Rogol Zaar and will be tied directly to Brian Michael Bendis weekly Man of Steel mini-series. Supergirl will also be sporting four new costumes, which you can check out below in the image gallery. Supergirls New Costumes – Hit Arrow…

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Last night premiered Crisis on Earth-X on the CW

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Last night premiered Crisis on Earth-X beginning with Supergirl. If you missed it then catch up and view the rest of the crossover. Crisis on Earth-X is the name of the upcoming 4 part crossover event between Supergirl, Arrow, The Flash and DC’s Legends of Tomorrow. The crossover will air over two nights from November 27th to November 28th, 2017. The episodes that are involved in the crossover are: “Crisis on Earth-X, Part 1” (Supergirl) “Crisis on Earth-X, Part 2” (Arrow) “Crisis on Earth-X, Part 3” (The Flash) “Crisis on…

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Supergirl in Justice League Movie?

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There have been several articles and YouTube videos about the possibility of Tessa Bonham Jones playing Supergirl in the upcoming Justice league on November 17th. They went to great lengths to scoop WB in what was strictly a guess based on the cast listing of Justice League on imdb.com. Here is a look at the list. She is listed as a “Young Girl” below in the page. As much as I would like for this to be true it is not, Tessa Bonham Jones herself came out on Twitter and…

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Kevin Smith Directs “Supergirl Lives”

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For the many television shows that rotate in new directors frequently, such as the case with The CW’s superhero shows, it is important that the directors stick with the style of the series. If they put too much of their stamp on the show, it sticks out like a sore thumb. Clerks and Mallrats filmmaker, Kevin Smith, knows the drills. He already got two well-received episodes of The Flash under his belt and took the same approach with his Supergirl episode—which airs this Monday. “Most people think of me like,…

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Supergirl’s James Olsen Revealed As Guardian

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Supergirl gets a new vigilante in the form of the Guardian, aka James Olsen, played by Mehcad Brooks. DC revealed a first look at the costume as well as details. “These next few episodes are going to make [James] realize that being a photographer is not enough for him, so he’s going to go on a pretty exciting career trajectory that we’re really pumped by. James is going to decide that he can no longer sit back and be a sidekick, so he’s going to decide to become a vigilante,”…

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Superman on Television and Movies

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Live action Superman on television and movies in the last 77 years has been played by nine actors. Kirk Alyn the first actor to play the DC Comics character Superman in live-action for the 1948 movie serial Superman and its 1950 sequel Atom Man vs. Superman. Alyn played Superman in the first Superman movie serial, released in 1948. The serial consisted of 15 episodes which recounted Superman’s arrival on Earth, getting a job as a reporter at the Daily Planet newspaper, and meeting Lois Lane and Jimmy Olsen. The main…

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Tyler Hoechlin Will Be More Classic Superman

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Posted by: Matt McGloin It’s probably safe to assume that the new Tyler Hoechlin Superman for Supergirl Season 2 won’t be snapping anyone’s neck, killing anybody or even meeting his maker. Zack Snyder can have that for the DCEU. Supergirl executive producer Andrew Kreiseberg fills in Collider what to expect from Tyler Hoechlin’s Superman. It’s learned they are going with a more classic route with the Man of Steel as their version is inspired by Christopher Reeve, Dean Cain and George Reeves and is more experienced than the Henry Cavill…

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Joss Whedon Rumored To Direct The Flash And Supergirl

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According to a new rumor, Joss Whedon is going to direct The Flash and Supergirl musical crossover episodes, which was announced yesterday. The rumor may have some merit as Whedon recently let it be known that he is a big fan of The Flash series, and Grant Gustin also recently said he wants Joss Whedon to direct an episode of The Flash. Whedon also previously directed musical episodes for Buffy and Glee; the latter saw both Grant Gustin and Melissa Benoist star in the series.   The villain of The…

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Supergirl – First Look TV

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It’s not a bird. It’s not a plane. It’s not a man. It’s Supergirl. In the new drama from the world of DC Comics, Superman’s cousin, Kara Zor-El, embraces her superhuman abilities and becomes the hero she was always meant to be. This Fall on CBS. CBS has officially released their trailer for Supergirl. Starring Melissa Benoist as Superman’s Kryptonian cousin, the series follows the iconic heroine as she makes her public debut as a fully-fledged superhero. She’ll star alongside Golden Globe winner Calista Flockhart as Cat Grant and Mehcad…

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Breaking News: Supergirl is Cast! TV Show

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We may not be Kryptonian, but we still feel like we’re flying after this announcement.  Melissa Benoist has landed the title role in Supergirl, the new series in development by Berlanti Productions, Warner Bros. and DC Entertainment. Telling the story of Kara Zor-el, who escaped the destruction of her home planet before arriving on Earth, the show will deal with the 24-year-old Supergirl as she begins to embrace the powers our yellow sun provides her and gradually becomes the hero she’s destined to be.  Benoist is known for her role…

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‘H’EL’ is back Plus Krypton Returns Crossover

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H’El is back for Villains Month in September, and this time around, readers will get some answers about the mysterious villain’s powers and past, as well as getting a glimpse of the New 52 version of Krypton. And the September story will lead directly into the next Super-books crossover in November, titled “Krypton Returns.” The crossover, which promises to send the Super-characters back to Krypton, will start in Action Comics Annual #2 in October, then cross through Superboy #25, Supergirl #25 and Superman #25. Although the story spins out of…

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