One of the most exciting upcoming superhero movies in my eyes is the DCU’s Supergirl, which will fully introduce Milly Alcock’s superheroine after her somewhat polarizing cameo at the end of James Gunn’s Superman. We’ll still be waiting until the middle of the 2026 movie schedule to see it, but the blockbuster flick’s screenwriter shared a hint or two about what fans can expect to see, by way of admitting what she didn’t quite understand about the character before signing on.
Actress-turned-screenwriter Ana Nogueira is no stranger to projects with strong female characters, as some of her biggest roles were in Vampire Diaries, The Blacklist and HIghtown. So in that way, it was pretty fitting that she was given the reigns to one of DC’s most beloved heroes. On the other hand, she wasn’t exactly a comic book scholar before taking the gig, and there was one aspect about Supergirl that she previously hadn’t fully understood, and it’s easy to see why. Speaking with Variety, Nogueira said:
