Warner Bros. Pictures today took a few minutes out from trying to decide who will own their library next year, to release a new theatrical poster for June’s Supergirl. The movie stars Milly Alcock as Kara Zor-El, the cousin of Superman last seen (briefly) in last summer’s Superman.
Superman and Peacemaker director James Gunn won’t direct this film, serving as producer and handing the reins to filmmaker Craig Gillespie, best known for his dramas like I, Tonya, Dumb Money, and the Disney event film Cruella.
Gunn announced earlier this week that the Supergirl teaser trailer was coming, releasing an incredibly brief first look and flying a number of high-profile fan journalists to see the trailer on the big screen. Earlier today, Warners started a countdown clock on a Times Square digital billboard, but ahead of the actual trailer, the studio dropped a new poster, which features the tagline “Truth. Justice. Whatever.”
In keeping with the initial teaser poster from over the summer, the Supergirl poster is playing against Superman’s sun-bathed, heroic look with a grungy, DIY look.
In Supergirl, the titular hero heads to space to celebrate her birthday, but gets wrapped up in tragedy and a quest for revenge. Jason Momoa co-stars as Lobo, an intergalactic bounty hunter who, despite being an antihero in the comics, has often been cast in other media as a Superman villain.
Lobo previously made his live-action debut in Krypton, in which the character was played by Emmett Scanlan, who previously appeared in Constantine and Guardians of the Galaxy. Supergirl has appeared in two prior live-action incarnations — one in 1984 (starring Helen Slater in the title role) and then on the small screen with Melissa Benoist as Kara.
The teaser trailer is expected along in less than an hour, giving fans their first look at Kara in action, as well as potentially Lobo, Ruthye, and other characters.
Supergirl is expected in theaters on June 26.
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