DCU find its new Supergirl in a House of the Dragon star, while Marvel loses yet another big name from Thunderbolts
Today’s superhero news in sound effects: it’s a woo for the DCU and a boo for the MCU
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Today’s superhero news brings us two very different stories from two distinct cinematic universes. The new DC Universe has found itsSupergirl, but theMarvelCinematic Universe has lost another key cast member from a currently undisclosed role in its upcomingThunderboltsmovie.
Let’s start with the bad news first. Ayo Edebiri (pictured above), one of the brightest stars in the Emmy Award winningThe Bear, will no longer be appearing in the forthcomingThunderboltsin an undisclosed role alongsideThe Winter Soldier, Ghost, Taskmasterand other MCU anti-heroes.
The film has been described as the MCU equivalent of DC’sSuicide Squad. But Edebiri isn’t first star to exit the project,Steven Yeun left earlier this month, also from an undisclosed role. His departure was due to “time passing and things shifting,“Varietyreports, and Edebiri’s departure is believed to be due to scheduling conflicts.
That’s the bad news. Now for some super news.
The DCU has found its Supergirl
As roles go, being Supergirl in the James Gunn and Peter Safran DC Universe is a pretty big one – and whileit was reportedly a tough choice, it’s gone to Milly Alcock, who you may have seen in the world ofGame of Thrones. Alcock played the young Princess Rhaenyra Targaryen in the first season ofHouse of the Dragon.
According toDeadlinein a story that was then shared on Instagram by Gunn himself, she beat stiff competition including Emilia Jones (Coda) and Meg Donnelly, who already plays the voice of Supergirl in a number of DC animated movies. “This is accurate,” Gunn wrote. “Milly is a fantastically talented young actor, and I’m incredibly excited about her being part of the DCU.”
There are unconfirmed rumors that this Supergirl will make her debut inSuperman Legacy, which is about to start shooting, but she’s definitely going to appear in a new DCU project before making her solo feature debut inSupergirl: Woman of Tomorrow, which is based on Tom King’s comic book series from 2022.
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As James Gunn said when the series was announced, “we see the difference between Superman who was sent to Earth and raised by loving parents from the time he was an infant, versus Supergirl who was raised on a rock, a chip off Krypton, and watched everyone around her die and be killed in terrible ways for the first 14 years of her life, and then came to Earth when she was a young girl”. According to Gunn, the new Supergirl is “much more hardcore; she’s not exactly the Supergirl we’re used to seeing”.
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