Milly Alcock is entering the DC Universe as Supergirl this summer, and the fandom around comic book characters is fierce.
However, the DCU is not the first time Alcock has faced a passionate fandom, as she previously played a young Rhaenyra Targaryen in House of the Dragon, the Game of Thrones spinoff on HBO.
“It definitely made me aware that simply existing as a woman in that space is something that people comment on,” she said in an interview with Vanity Fair. “We have become very comfortable having this weird ownership of women’s bodies. I can’t really stop them. I can only be myself.”
Alcock was also asked about filmmakers like Martin Scorsese and Ridley Scott playing down the superhero genre.
“I get it. They’ve been around for fucking ever making phenomenal films,” she said. “Not every film is for everyone. The beauty of art is that you can be selective.”
Based on Tom King’s 2022 comic book series Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow, which Bilquis Evely illustrated, Ana Nogueira adapted the comic book for the big screen. In the comic, Supergirl and young alien girl Knolle travel across the galaxy to hunt Krem of the Yellow Hill after he kills Knolle’s father in cold blood.
Supergirl is set to open in theaters on June 26. The film stars Alcock in the titular role, co-starring with Matthias Schoenaerts as Krem of the Yellow Hills, Eve Ridley as Ruthye Marye Knoll, David Krumholtz as Zor-El, Emily Beecham as Alura In-Ze, and Jason Momoa as Lobo.
