First Glance: “Supergirl”

DC Studios has released the first trailer for “Supergirl”, the second feature film in James Gunn’s DC Universe. It follows on the heels of the frustrating yet mostly popular “Superman”, which ended with an awkward cameo of Milly Alcock’s Kara Zor-El, aka Supergirl. Though not written or directed by Gunn, the new trailer shows a movie that’s following his brand to a tee. The angsty attitude, a lazy needle drop, desperate toilet humor, more shameless deconstruction – typical Gunn traits that fans will love and detractors will hate.

It’s hard to know what to expect from “Supergirl”. The trailer portrays Kara as a liquored-up party girl who runs afoul of some unsavory characters while jaunting around in space. We see her share some moments with her CGI dog Krypto and she talks about her home world of Krypton, which Gunn casually ruined in his Superman movie. About the only exciting bit is a two-second glimpse of Jason Momoa as Lobo. The rest looks like a typical James Gunn movie, even if he isn’t seated in the director’s chair.

“Supergirl” releases exclusively in theaters on June 26th. Check out the trailer below and let me know if you’ll be seeing it or taking a pass.

10 thoughts on “First Glance: “Supergirl”

  1. I like a lot of what James Gunn gets to the screen, and I see all the Marvel and DC films regardless, but this superhero trailer looks really uninteresting and unappealing to me.

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