\u201cSupergirl\u201d has been unveiled to members of the film press, and it appears James Gunn\u2019s burgeoning DC Universe is staying on track with its second film outing. First reactions for the comic book tentpole are praising leading star Milly Alcock and the movie for shifting Gunn\u2019s DC world into \u201cMad Max\u201d territory.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt isn\u2019t a classic but it\u2019s fun and hits most of the targets it aims for,\u201d wrot<\/a>e<\/a> journalist<\/a> Simon Thompson. \u201cMilly Alcock is great as the titular heroine and Momoa\u2019s Lobo is a blast. Other big wins are the action, humor and when it leans into physical production.\u201d<\/p>\n More from Variety<\/p>\n Germain Lussier of Gizmodo and io9 called the movie \u201chighly enjoyable,\u201d noting: \u201cIt doesn\u2019t quite have the resonance of \u2018Superman,\u2019 but it acts as both a perfect companion and follow-up to that movie with better characters and more complex relationships. It\u2019s also incredibly emotional, which makes the action hit even harder.\u201d<\/p>\n Film journalist Mike Ryan said the movie <\/a>\u201clooks and plays more like a \u2018Mad Max\u2019 movie, with dirty worlds, gross villains and a self destructive hero.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cSupergirl\u201d continues the DC Universe after last summer\u2019s \u201cSuperman,\u201d which introduced David Corenswet as the Man of Steel and kicked off Gunn\u2019s franchise with solid reviews and a strong $618 million at the worldwide box office. Milly Alcock stars in the title role.<\/p>\n The film\u2019s logline reads, \u201cWhen 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.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cSupergirl\u201d is based on the comic series \u201cSupergirl: Woman of Tomorrow\u201d by Tom King and directed by Craig Gillespie. The supporting cast includes Matthias Schoenaerts as the lead villain, Krem of the Yellow Hills; Eve Ridley as Ruthye Marye Knoll, a girl who recruits Supergirl to bring Krem to justice for killing her father; David Krumholtz and Emily Beecham as Supergirl\u2019s parents; and Jason Momoa as the alien mercenary Lobo. Corenswet also pops up as Superman.<\/p>\n In a Variety cover story<\/a> last month, Alcock opened up about deciding to take on the superhero on the big screen. She explained: \u201cI looked at myself in the mirror, and I was like, \u2018Who am I to turn down this opportunity? I knew that it was what I needed to do, because it scared me. And I thought, \u2018Well, I get one big, bad, beautiful life. Why not fucking go for it?\u2019 Just fucking go for it! What are you, scared? Get over yourself.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cSupergirl\u201d opens in theaters July 26. Check out more first reactions below.<\/p>\n Best of Variety<\/p>\n Sign up for Variety’s Newsletter<\/a>. For the latest news, follow us on Facebook<\/a>, Twitter<\/a>, and Instagram<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\u201cSupergirl\u201d has been unveiled to members of the film press, and it appears James Gunn\u2019s burgeoning DC Universe…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":647545,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[948,96,218083,1155,20947,117088,198996,9954,2839,218082,9409,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-647544","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-movies","tag-dc-universe","tag-entertainment","tag-germain-lussier","tag-james-gunn","tag-jason-momoa","tag-kara-zor-el","tag-mad-max","tag-milly-alcock","tag-movies","tag-simon-thompson","tag-supergirl","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/647544","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=647544"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/647544\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/647545"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=647544"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=647544"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=647544"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}