Following Superman, Supergirl: Girl of Tomorrow will act because the second movie in James Gunn and Peter Safran’s DC Universe. However, it wasn’t at all times meant to take the slot, and right here’s the way it bought chosen forward of different introduced DC tasks.
Supergirl’s ‘unimaginable script’ allowed it to turn out to be DCU’s second film
Whereas speaking concerning the growth of Supergirl: Girl of Tomorrow, Gunn revealed the Milly Alcock-led outing wasn’t at all times going to comply with Superman straight. However, the standard of its script, written by Ana Nogueira, sped issues up. Moreover, Craig Gillespie additionally hopped on as director pretty shortly.
Right here’s what James Gunn advised Omelete.com:
“I didn’t essentially know that Supergirl can be the second film we have been going to make, however Ana wrote an unimaginable script, after which we employed an unimaginable director, and we’re going to do that film after Superman as a result of he was the most suitable choice.”
Gunn additionally confirmed that different movies had been written too. However, since Supergirl: Girl of Tomorrow’s script appeared full, it was fast-tracked. He continued:
“Different motion pictures have been written, however they haven’t been nearly as good as this one. So we’re going to maintain going with that. All the pieces needs to be good. High quality comes first in each undertaking we do. And that’s extra essential than telling a grandiose mega-narrative.”
Whereas Gunn didn’t affirm what these different motion pictures have been, followers do have the confirmed line-up for the primary three DCU motion pictures already. Ranging from Superman on July 11, 2025, Supergirl: Girl of Tomorrow will comply with it on June 26, 2026.
The third DCU film is anticipated to be Clayface, popping out on September 11, 2026. After that, Dynamic Duo has its launch date scheduled for June 30, 2028. Whether or not another movie from DCU’s Gods and Monsters chapter will get slotted between Clayface and Dynamic Duo stays to be seen.
Initially reported by Vansh Mehra on SuperHeroHype.