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Milly Alcock and Meg Donnelly
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Supergirl’s quest is one step closer to completion.
Screen tests for the role took place yesterday, according to several sources, and the field has now been narrowed to two actresses.
Milly Alcock, best known for her work on HBO game of Thrones cleave Dragon House like Princess Rhaenyra Targaryen and Meg Donnelly, who starred in the hit Disney Channel musical franchise. Zombies and who voices the character in recent and current DC animated films, both tested in Atlanta, according to sources. DC Studios bosses James Gunn and Peter Safran were present.
Supergirl is a key part of Gunn and Safran’s plans as they put together their agenda for DC Studios. Warner Bros. Discovery hired the duo in late 2022 to reset the path of Warner films centered on DC Comics characters.
Supergirl, who would headline her own movie, Supergirl: the woman of tomorrow after being featured in Gunn’s own Superman film, Superman: legacyis a key component of that plan.
The feature, still in development, is related to a comic book miniseries written by Tom King that was published in 2021 and 2022 and sought to redefine the character as more than just a female version of Superman.
“Superman is a boy sent to Earth and raised by loving parents, while Supergirl in this story is a character raised on a piece of Krypton,” Gunn explained in a video posted to social media when the roster was revealed in January. 2023. “She watched everyone around her die in some terrible way, so she’s a much more jaded character.”
Actress and playwright Ana Nogueira writes the script. The project currently has no director. In the comics, Supergirl (also known as Kara Zor-El) is the cousin of Superman, who in Legacy He will be played by David Corenswet. Sasha Calle played the character in last summer’s film. The flash, but Gunn and co. They go in a different direction.
The search for Supergirl has been an ongoing process. Other actors who had been in the mix previously included Cailee Spaeny, the star of priscillaand Emilia Jones, the star of CODA.