Supergirl (2026)

June 24, 2026 (US) • Action, Adventure, Science Fiction • 108m

Overview

When an unexpected and ruthless adversary strikes too close to home, Kara Zor-El, aka Supergirl, reluctantly joins forces with an unlikely companion on an epic, interstellar journey of vengeance and justice.

Director

Craig Gillespie

Writer

Ana Nogueira

Top Billed

Milly Alcock

Keywords

galaxy hero superhero villain based on comic space female protagonist heroine solitude supervillain dc universe (dcu) cliché pretentious

Where to watch

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Top Billed Cast

Milly Alcock

Supergirl / Kara Zor-El

Eve Ridley

Ruthye

Matthias Schoenaerts

Krem

Jason Momoa

Lobo

David Krumholtz

Zor-El

Emily Beecham

Alura In-Ze

David Corenswet

Superman

Kadiff Kirwan

Bomar Vran

Thalissa Teixeira

Mareck Vran

Ferdinand Kingsley

Elias Knoll

Emily Piggford

Delilah Knoll

Diarmaid Murtagh

Drom Baxton

Clara Rosager

Blue Sklarian Raider

Alice Hewkin

Red Sklarian Raider

Heather Agyepong

Purple Sklarian Raider

Wil Coban

Brute

George Montague

Hideous Alien Double

Bruce Lennox

Emond Knoll

Audrey Brisson-Jutras

Lumpy Alien

Avye Leventis

Lumpy Alien

Leo Bill

Big Furry Gremlin

Keeley Forsyth

Healer

Asha Soetan

Sarna Vran

Naomi Wirthner

Doctor

Imogen Turner

Young Kara

Paul Hunter

Wormhole Bus Driver

Charlie Rawes

Hookah Smoking Alien / Massive Man

Craig Binning

Screeching Alien

Luke Rollason

Rest Stop Clerk

Adam Young

Bilqui Criminal

Winnie Ama

Evely Band Singer

Henry Tozer

Evely Band Pianist

Jordan Coulson

Skeevy Dude

James Eeles

Wiry Criminal

Tom Godwin

Sleeping Prisoner

Shaun Mason

Brigand Underling

Dean Nolan

Brigand Superior

Daniel Scott-Smith

Peeing Brigand

Audrey Kattan

Caged Bride

Florisa Kamara

Harpoon Bride

Seth Rogen

Lloyd (voice) (uncredited)

Crew

Ana Nogueira

Writer

James Gunn

Producer

Peter Safran

Producer

Craig Gillespie

Director

Anna B. Sheppard

Costume Design

Geoffrey Baumann

Visual Effects Supervisor

Neil Lamont

Production Design

Tara Ilsley

Art Direction

Chantal Nong Vo

Executive Producer

Lars P. Winther

Executive Producer

Nicole Rowley

Visual Effects Producer

Rob Hardy

Director of Photography

Lee Walters

Gaffer

Paul Corbould

Special Effects Supervisor

Lucy Bevan

Casting

Chris Munro

Production Sound Mixer

Trayan Milenov-Troy

Fight Choreographer

Alex Abelman

Carpenter

Phil Hawley

Painter

Vincent Jenkins

Concept Artist

Eva Kuntz

Concept Artist

Christopher Vincent

Concept Artist

Jeremy Braben

Aerial Director of Photography

Katie Brydon

Casting Associate

Sydney Shircliff

Casting Associate

Michael Melchiorre

Visual Effects Supervisor

James M. Spencer

Art Direction

Jo Beckett

Script Supervisor

Sam Phillips

Key Grip

Mary Vernieu

Casting

Alex Oakley

First Assistant Director

Alastair Bullock

Supervising Art Director

Peter Swords King

Makeup Designer

Peter Swords King

Hair Designer

Kristyan Mallett

Prosthetic Designer

Florian Robin

Stunt Coordinator

Bogdan Kumšackij

Stunts

Laura Swift

Stunts

Tatiana S. Riegel

Editor

Phil Arntz

Aerial Director of Photography

Nigel Gostelow

Executive Producer

Stephane Naze

Visual Effects Supervisor

Loïc Mireault

Animation Supervisor

Kevin Sears

CG Supervisor

Malcolm Humphreys

Visual Effects Supervisor

Ben Krolick

Animation Supervisor

Jordan Harding

Visual Effects Producer

Lee Briggs

Executive Visual Effects Producer

Rob Inch

Stunt Coordinator

Jean-Baptiste Godin

Compositing Supervisor

Jerry Siegel

Characters

Joe Shuster

Characters

Claudia Sarne

Original Music Composer

Michael Mooney

Costume Design

Susan Jacobs

Music Supervisor

Benjamin Loch

Visual Effects Supervisor

Kat Mann

Executive Visual Effects Producer

Massimo Meo

Visual Effects Producer

Dan Hogg

Visual Effects Producer

Bret Howe

Casting

Fred Raskin

Editor

Fabricio de Vasconcellos Baessa Antonio

Visual Effects Supervisor

Jaume Creus

Compositing Supervisor

James Friend

Additional Director of Photography

Lee Sandales

Set Decoration

Luke Ballard

Compositing Supervisor

Patrik Marek

CG Supervisor

Pete Chiappetta

Executive Producer

Andrew Lary

Executive Producer

Anthony Tittanegro

Executive Producer

Miguel Perez Senent

CG Supervisor

Christian Waite

CG Supervisor

Otto Binder

Thanks

Keith Giffen

Thanks

Alan Grant

Thanks

Paul Levitz

Thanks

Al Plastino

Thanks

Roger Slifer

Thanks

Curt Swan

Thanks

Tom King

Thanks

James Boyle

Supervising Sound Editor

James Boyle

Sound Designer

Bilquis Evely

Thanks

Chad Hudson

Executive Visual Effects Producer

Hannes Poser

Visual Effects Supervisor

Kristen Gregory

Visual Effects Producer

James Gunn

Editor

Matt Curtis

Title Designer

Marissa Labog

Stunt Double

Chelsea Mather

Stunts

Sarah Lochlan

Stunts

Kim McGarrity

Stunts

Maureen Lavoyer

Stunt Double

Kim Fardy

Stunt Double

Nilly Cetin

Stunt Double

Katy Bullock

Stunts

Jessica Barfoot

Stunts

Nina Armstrong

Stunts

Russell Balogh

Stunts

Peter Alberti

Stunts

Lucy Cork

Stunts

Noelia Gil Cristobal

Stunts

Rick English

Stunts

Mélissa Humler

Stunts

Gyula Tóth

Stunt Double

Zara Treherne

Stunts

Vasil Yordanov

Stunts

Reviews

Manuel São Bento

⭐ 6/10

June 24, 2026

Check out my full review @ https://www.manuelsbento.com/supergirl-2026-a-fierce-gritty-cosmic-awakening-hampered-by-familiar-trimmings/

Rating: B-

SUPERGIRL is a beautifully gritty, visually striking cosmic adventure anchored by a powerhouse performance from Milly Alcock, who perfectly captures the raw vulnerability and fierce strength of Kara Zor-El. While the film shines brightest when diving into the somber depths of survivor's guilt and… read the rest.

Brent Marchant

⭐ 3/10

June 25, 2026

When one watches a movie and leaves the theater wondering who the picture was supposed to be made for, it doesn’t bode well for the film. Unfortunately, that’s very much the case for one of this summer’s most anticipated blockbusters, the latest effort from director Craig Gillespie. So why the confusion over the target audience? It’s simple: this action-adventure superhero release is all over the map, an offering that decidedly feels like it was put together by committee (and probably a marketing/product development committee at that). The picture includes a little of this, a little of that, and, ultimately, a whole lot of nothing. “Supergirl” plays like yet another cookie-cutter release in this genre, except that it also can’t really decide what it wants to be. From what I could tell, this is supposed to be an introduction/origin story (told in flashbacks) about Kara Zor-El (better known as the film’s title character) (Milly Alcock), a refugee from the doomed planet Krypton. She makes her way to Earth with her beloved pooch, Krypto, where she makes contact with her cousin, Kal-El (aka Clark Kent), better known to the residents of his adopted world as Superman (David Corenswet), subject of a 2025 release by the same name. However, despite the reunion with her cousin and living on a planet whose yellow sun has imbued her with an array of fantastic superpowers, our heroine laments the loss of her home world and subsequently leaves Earth to roam the galaxy with her unruly canine sidekick in search of a new home, answers and herself. She spends much of her time hanging out in dive bars, usually three sheets to the solar wind, and in the company of unsavory characters when not cleaning up the messes created by her dog. Her odyssey eventually leads to a chance off-world encounter with a zealous, articulate would-be teenage warrior, Ruthye Knoll (Eve Ridley), who seeks revenge against the evil Krem (Matthias Schoenaerts), a marauding villain who murdered her family in cold blood. But, given Ruthye’s limited combat experience, she needs help in taking him on, so Kara comes to her rescue but pays a big price for doing so – Krypto is shot with a poison arrow and only has three days to live. Consequently, Kara and Ruthye team up to exact revenge against Krem and to procure from him an antidote to save the pup’s life. Sadly, though, the execution of this adventure leaves much to be desired. For starters, the narrative is simplistic and not particularly compelling, meandering from fight scene to fight scene with action that’s pretty generic, punctuated with some incredibly cheesy special effects and trite cinematography. The story is often derivative, too, tapping many other movie franchises to move the picture forward, including elements reminiscent of the “Star Wars,” “Road Warrior” and “John Wick” films. Furthermore, several brief appearances by Superman and by Jason Momoa as Lobo, one of Kara’s colorful brawling allies, serve as little more than shameless visual marketing plugs for the respective existing and upcoming cinematic franchises of these characters. But perhaps the biggest problem is the character development, especially that of Supergirl herself. She’s definitely not someone made for kids, what with her frequently inebriated behavior, salty language, repeated graphically violent encounters and questionable cohorts, but she’s also not someone who’s going to appeal much to adults, either (and it doesn’t help that Alcock seems wrong for the part and that her character development is wildly uneven at times). And all of this leads back to the question I rhetorically asked at the beginning: Who is this movie supposed to be made for? I’ll admit I found Schoenaerts to be a surprisingly convincing villain. I also thought the idea of taking Supergirl’s character in an unexpectedly dark direction to be an inspired (albeit risky) choice. But the clumsy handling of this decision (among many others) undermines whatever value it may have otherwise added. In short, there’s nothing especially “super” about this release, something that the creators should have more consciously borne in mind when bringing this project to life in light of its title.

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RoyMcKenzie

⭐ 1/10

June 27, 2026

A frustrating mess of a movie that never figures out what it wants to be or who it’s for. The story is paper‑thin and strangely unfocused, drifting from one generic fight scene to the next without any real emotional weight or clear narrative purpose. For a supposed origin film, it does a poor job making Kara Zor‑El feel compelling, coherent, or even particularly likable.

Milly Alcock’s take on Supergirl is part of the problem. Instead of giving us a hero with depth or charisma, the film leans into a moody, often inebriated drifter who spends more time sulking in space dive bars and cleaning up after her chaotic dog than actually growing as a character. The attempt to make her “edgy” ends up making her feel shallow and oddly off putting. It doesn’t help that Alcock has publicly gone out of her way to antagonize the very demographic most likely to show up for this movie 13 to 17 year old boys. It’s hard to get invested in a character when the actor seems to hold a visible contempt for a big portion of the fans.

Visually, the movie has its moments, it occasionally looks slick and colorful—but that only underscores how empty it is underneath. It borrows ideas and vibes from better franchises, as Brent Marchant indicated (you can see traces of “Star Wars,” “Mad Max,” and “John Wick” all over it), yet never builds an identity of its own. The cameos from Superman and Lobo feel less like organic storytelling and more like clumsy ads for other projects.

The biggest issue is that Supergirl herself is written in a way that alienates almost everyone. She’s too foul‑mouthed, violent, and hard drinking for kids, but too thinly sketched and erratic to resonate with adults. The film flirts with an interesting darker angle for the character, then bungles it with inconsistent writing and tonal whiplash. By the end, you’re left asking the same question over and over: Who was this movie actually made for?

There are tiny bright spots—a surprisingly solid villain turn and the occasional cool visual—but they’re buried under weak storytelling, uneven characterization, and a lead performance that never clicks. For a film called “Supergirl,” there’s nothing particularly super about it, and even less reason to care about where this version of the character goes next.

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UnkleBubbie

⭐ 10/10

June 28, 2026

The online manosphere was attacking this movie online well before it was ever released in theaters. Feels like there is probably significant crossover with the people who bemoaned Barbie & The Little Mermaid. It's an action packed movie with a lot of heart. If this same plot was a Superman movie the dude-bros would be praising it... Don't listen to the chatter. Embrace your individuality and check it out for yourself.

CinemaSerf

⭐ 6/10

June 30, 2026

"Kara" (Milly Alcock) is an unfulfilled soul who revels in a bottle and a battle in equal measure - despite the more restraining attempts at influence from her more famously caped cousin (David Corenswet). That explains why she isn't so very interested in getting involved with "Ruthye" (Eve Ridley) who is on a quest to avenge her murdered family at the hands of the mighty "Krem" (Matthias Schoenaerts). It seems, though, that try as she might she … read the rest.