Overview
- Milly Alcock said on the Raiders of the Lost Podcast Sunday that roughly 16 meters of fabric from Christopher Reeve’s 1978 Superman cape were found and incorporated into her Supergirl costume.
- The disclosure comes as Warner Bros. prepares Supergirl for a June 26 theatrical and IMAX opening, with the film adapted from Tom King’s 2022 Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow and scripted by Ana Nogueira.
- The movie stars Milly Alcock as Kara Zor-El alongside Jason Momoa as Lobo, Eve Ridley as Ruthye Mary Knolle, and Matthias Schoenaerts as Krem.
- Studio choices announced earlier in the rollout — including a reported 1 hour 47–48 minute runtime, a PG‑13 rating, and heavy merchandising — have set high commercial expectations for the DCU relaunch.
- The use of Reeve’s cape material is being framed as an intentional legacy gesture that aims to connect longtime fans to the new era and could shape early audience sentiment when Supergirl opens next week.