Debut Supergirl Trailer Has Big Guardians of the Galaxy Vibes — and a Very Brief Look at Jason Momoa's Lobo

DC Studios has released the debut Supergirl movie trailer, which has large Guardians of the Galaxy vibes and offers a precise little look astatine Jason Momoa’s Lobo.

The trailer kicks disconnected with a hungover Supergirl, played by House of the Dragon prima Milly Alcock, waking up successful a messy flat arsenic Krypto the Superdog — past seen causing havoc successful Superman — urinates connected a transcript of The Daily Planet. Given Krypto is urinating straight connected a representation of a heroic-looking Superman connected the Planet’s beforehand page, we tin infer that Supergirl is simply a precise antithetic movie from the outset, and Supergirl herself is thing similar her cousin.

Next, a rickety spaceship lands connected immoderate alien satellite to prime Supergirl up. We spot Kara Zor-El celebrating her 23rd day by getting drunk successful immoderate alien bar. There’s a flashback to the demolition of Krypton, which Kara witnessed archetypal hand. Eve Ridley’s Ruthye Marye Knoll — Supergirl’s sidekick — asks what it was like.

Kara ends up connected different alien planet, this 1 packed with goons who look hopeless to termination her. Supergirl fights her mode retired of occupation alongside Ruthye Marye Knoll. There are shots of much spaceships, a precise bittersweet Kara stroking an unusually downbeat Krypto, and a blink and you’ll miss it look astatine Jason Momoa’s Lobo, cigar lighting up his look successful a azygous shot. There’s precise small to spell connected here, but from what we tin spot Momoa — who played Aquaman successful the Zack Snyder’s DCEU — is perfectly formed arsenic Lobo. We past spot Supergirl suit up for much overpowered action, flying into the entity and beating up scores of atrocious guys.

And that’s that. Check retired IGN's article, Supergirl: Who's Who successful the New DC Movie Trailer, to find retired more.

IGN attended a property league successful which DC Studios co-CEO James Gunn, Milly Alcock, and manager Craig Gillespie talked enthusiastically astir Supergirl, owed retired June 26, 2026. During the conference, Gunn insisted Supergirl was a wholly antithetic determination than Superman, earlier Gillespie confirmed it takes spot wholly successful space.

“They are truthful antithetic successful tone,” Gillespie said. “And to beryllium capable to truly thin into it and clasp it… and plus… are we allowed to accidental this? The full movie takes spot successful outer space.”

Gunn added: “The outer abstraction thing's a large portion of it due to the fact that it is simply a abstraction fantasy.”

Supergirl is heavy inspired by Tom King and Bilquis Evely's comic, Woman of Tomorrow, which features a precise antithetic Supergirl than audiences are possibly accustomed to. In July, Gunn said the DC Universe mentation of Supergirl is “a full mess.”

As revealed successful this summer’s DCU kickstarter Superman, Supergirl got drunk connected a satellite bathed successful the airy of a reddish prima (it’s intolerable for Superman oregon immoderate Kryptonian to get drunk connected Earth owed to the empowering effects of our yellowish sun). But beyond this, intelligibly Supergirl is suffering from intelligence wellness issues that are driving her to drink, the effect of a precise antithetic upbringing compared to her cousin’s.

“I mean, I deliberation arsenic we learn, she's had a wholly antithetic inheritance from Superman,” Gunn continued. “A overmuch much hard background. He's had this fantastic upbringing by these 2 parents that loved him and were precise healthy. And her inheritance was overmuch antithetic than that. And she's ended up antithetic than her cousin.”

“In our story, we person Superman who was sent to Earth and raised by incredibly loving parents,” Gunn has explained. “Kara was connected Krypton. She was connected a portion of Krypton that drifted distant from the satellite and she lived determination for the archetypal 14 years of her beingness successful a horrible concern wherever she watched everyone astir her die. So, she’s a overmuch harsher and much f***ed up Supergirl than you’ve been utilized to frankincense far.”

Recently, Gunn has called Supergirl a “space fantasy” — and said it volition person a antithetic code than Superman. It’s much similar Gunn’s ain Guardians of the Galaxy, he’s said. For more, cheque retired IGN’s article, Superman Introduces the Girl of Steel: Here's Why This Version of Supergirl Is So Different.

Supergirl besides promises to proceed the House of El subplot from Superman arsenic she celebrates her 21st day by traveling crossed the postulation with her dog, Krypto (last seen being a precise atrocious lad successful Superman). We cognize Lobo is successful the movie, played by Jason Momoa, but not overmuch else.

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