Warner Bros. has set a June 26, 2026 release date for its highly-anticipated Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow, which has House of the Dragon's Milly Alcock starring.
The film was announced as part of of James Gunn's new DC universe in January 2023, the first film being the Superman project he is directing, arriving July 11, 2025.
Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow will be the second film in his DC Studios slate, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
It was revealed back in early April that Craig Gillespie (I, Tonya) will direct Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow, from a script by Ana Nogueira.
As of now, there are no other films slated for release that weekend, though Toy Story 5 is currently set to debut a week earlier on June 19, 2026.
Warner Bros. has set a June 26, 2026 release date for its highly-anticipated Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow, which has House of the Dragon's Milly Alcock starring
Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow will be the second film in his DC Studios slate, according to The Hollywood Reporter
Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow will be based on the 2021 eight-issue comic book mini-series of the same name by writer Tom King and artist Bliquis Evely.
That comic book series offers a much different type of origin story for Kara Zor-El, the cousin of Superman.
The story follows about Kara's quest through space along her trusty companion Krypto the Superdog, and is said to be far different from the CW Supergirl series.
The comics are told from the perspective of Ruthye, an alien girl who meet Kara and seeks justice for the death of her father.
When announcing the first films in his slate as DC Studios President back in January 2023, James Gunn teased a bit of the Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow story.
'We will see the difference between Superman, who was sent to Earth and raised by loving parents from the time he was an infant, versus Supergirl, raised on a rock, a chip off of Krypton, and who watched everyone around her die and be killed in terrible ways for the first 14 years of her life and then come to Earth,' Gunn said.
Gunn also teased this, 'is a very different type of Supergirl,' adding she is, 'much more hardcore,' during the January announcement.
Sasha Calle had most recently played Supergirl in The Flash, though that film was produced under the previous regime before Gunn and Peter Safran took over.
When announcing the first films in his slate as DC Studios President back in January 2023, James Gunn teased a bit of the Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow story
The film was announced as part of of James Gunn 's new DC universe in January 2023, the first film being the Superman project he is directing, arriving July 11, 2025
Alcock is best known for playing the young Rhaenyra Targaryen in the first season of HBO's Game of Thrones prequel series House of the Dragon
While there will be some characters from the previous regime returning such as Xolo Mariduena as Blue Beetle and John Cena as The Peacemaker, most other characters will be re-cast, like David Corenswet taking over Superman following Henry Cavill.
When Alcock was cast as Kara Zor-El back in January, there was speculation that she could have a cameo as Supergirl in Gunn's new Superman, though that has not been confirmed.
Now with the 2026 release date confirmed, and shooting set for this fall - with Superman production starting in late February and expected to run until early August - it's possible Alcock may film a cameo and be introduced in Superman.
Alcock is best known for playing the young Rhaenyra Targaryen in the first season of HBO's Game of Thrones prequel series House of the Dragon.
