{"id":172018,"date":"2025-12-03T01:22:10","date_gmt":"2025-12-03T01:22:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/172018\/"},"modified":"2025-12-03T01:22:10","modified_gmt":"2025-12-03T01:22:10","slug":"supergirl-star-facing-jail-time-over-driving-incident","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/172018\/","title":{"rendered":"Supergirl Star Facing Jail Time Over Driving Incident"},"content":{"rendered":"

Actors facing the consequences of their actions is nothing new. A Supergirl <\/a>star has gotten himself in legal trouble in the Netherlands, per a new report.<\/p>\n

Per VRTNWS, “Actor Matthias Schoenaerts has been sentenced to 6 months in prison, a \u20ac4,000 fine and a one-year driving ban for driving without a valid licence. This was decided by the police court in Beringen. Schoenaerts was arrested last week in Pelt after allegedly refusing to take a breathalyzer test.” Schoenaerts is set to play Krem of the Yellow Hills<\/a> in the DC Universe’s Supergirl, per Deadline<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The report continues to specify the details of the arrest. “Police stopped Matthias Schoenaerts, who was riding on his motorbike, in Pelt (Limburg) on 5 and on 21 April 2024, while driving without a valid driving license. The actor had been banned from driving in Antwerp in September 2021 on account of drug use while driving and had to retake his compulsory ‘recovery tests’ and exams, but had failed to do so.”<\/p>\n

This isn’t the first time that Schoenaerts has been accused of causing traffic violations. It’s been noted that Schoenaerts has been convicted by police court 11 times. Schoenaerts has been “sentenced to six months’ imprisonment in absentia.” Additionally, VRTNWS has shared that the actor “will also receive a fine of \u20ac4,000, a one-year driving ban and will have to retake all his tests.” While Schoenaerts is responsible for serving time in prison, the news outlet did note that it might not happen immediately, and that he does have the ability to lodge an appeal.<\/p>\n

Schoenaerts was stopped by police a week prior to this incident, where it was claimed that “he was arrested in Pelt during a police check for allegedly refusing to take a breathalyzer test. Again, he was not in possession of a valid driving license and behaved in an uncooperative manner.<\/p>\n

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There has been no official statement issued by DC Studios co-presidents James Gunn and Peter Safran regarding Schoenaerts’ most recent arrests, nor how his arrest will impact Supergirl moving forward. With production officially wrapped,<\/a> it seems that Schoenaerts’ involvement in the movie remains to be unaffected. Based on Tom King’s 2022 comic book Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow<\/a>, Supergirl is to build upon the foundation of the DC Universe as the superhero movie studio fleshes out its “Gods and Monsters” phase.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhile celebrating her 21st birthday, Kara Zor-El travels across the galaxy with her dog Krypto, during which she meets the young Ruthye Marye Knoll and goes on a murderous quest for revenge,” the official synopsis reads. Milly Alcock will reprise the title role of Kara “Supergirl” Zor-El as she takes on the DC Universe’s next big bad. <\/p>\n

Supergirl soars into theaters on June 6, 2026.<\/p>\n

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Release Date<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tJune 26, 2026<\/p>\n

Director<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCraig Gillespie<\/p>\n

Writers<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAna Nogueira, Otto Binder, Tom King, Al Plastino<\/p>\n

Franchise(s)<\/p>\n

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Milly Alcock<\/p>\n

\n Kara Zor-El \/ Supergirl\n <\/p>\n

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Matthias Schoenaerts<\/p>\n

\n Krem of the Yellow Hills\n <\/p>\n

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Eve Ridley<\/p>\n

\n Ruthye Mary Knolle\n <\/p>\n

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