Confirmed: Milly Alcock Takes Flight Again as Supergirl in Man of Tomorrow

From cameo to cornerstone: after popping up in Superman, Milly Alcock will headline her own solo film before taking on a bigger role in the DCU sequel.

Supergirl Returns (and It’s Official Enough)

So, here’s the news nugget everyone’s after: Milly Alcock is jumping right back into the cape as Kara Zor-El, aka Supergirl, in the upcoming Man of Tomorrow. This was outed by Variety (they’re not often wrong on this sort of thing), and filming is apparently kicking off soon in Atlanta. Warner Bros. haven’t exactly piped up to confirm it, but Peter Safran, one half of the DC Studios overlords, has said Supergirl is, quote, "a major part of what we’re doing". So, take that as your semi-official green light.

If you remember, Milly got her DCU introduction with a fleeting cameo in Superman – a blink-and-you-miss-it thing at the end. Now she’s front and centre in her solo Supergirl film (that one’s directed by Craig Gillespie and written by Ana Nogueira), which is one of Warner Bros.’ tentpole jobs for next summer. It’s inspired by Tom King and Bilquis Evely’s 2021-2022 run Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow, which I’ll say now is much more cosmic road trip than spandex-punch-up.

Let’s Talk Man of Tomorrow: More Than Just Superman

The more we hear, the more it sounds like Man of Tomorrow is less a straightforward Superman sequel and more a full-on DC ensemble special – bordering on Justice League territory, frankly. Check this out:

• David Corenswet as Superman
• Nicholas Hoult as Lex Luthor (yes, those two are apparently teaming up – desperate times, etc.)
• Milly Alcock back as Supergirl
• Aaron Pierre as John Stewart (Green Lantern), after he turns up in Lanterns
• Edi Gathegi as Mister Terrific
• Isabela Merced as Hawkgirl
• Nathan Fillion as Guy Gardner (another Lantern, but less polite)
• Lars Eidinger as Brainiac – the big bad this time
• María Gabriela de Faría back as The Engineer
• Adria Arjona playing Maxima, alien queen
• Jason Momoa rumoured to be back as Lobo, after his first showing in Supergirl

The list could easily rival the guest list at a comic convention. It is, bluntly, a lot for what was supposedly a Superman follow-up. Smells a bit like those awkward early MCU films where they were falling over themselves to shoehorn in every possible hero going, except here there’s a twist.

Is This Actually a Superman Sequel?

Here’s the clever bit (or at least what Gunn and Safran hope is clever): by this point, Man of Tomorrow will be the seventh film in the new DCU run, not the second (like Batman v Superman was, for example). The key difference is that most of these characters have actually had a chance to turn up and do their thing in their own films, so it’s less of a confusing mess if you’re not a total DC nerd already.

James Gunn has been pretty clear that this isn’t 'just' a Superman film – he’s pitched it as more of an event, where all these different characters and story threads finally converge. It’s ambitious. Could work, or could be a frenzy, but at least it isn’t pretending to be something it’s not.

Quick Recap

Looking at the current DCU blueprint:

- 2026 brings Supergirl, Lanterns and Clayface, all setting up both new heroes and baddies.
- Man of Tomorrow in 2027 will gather pretty much every hero and villain introduced so far—plus a few extra.
- Milly Alcock’s Supergirl is being positioned as a flagship character, not just a supporting act.

It’s a big bet from DC, with all the usual questions about tone, direction, and whether they can actually stick the landing this time. Frankly, I’m intrigued – but also preparing for possible chaos. Never a dull moment with these lot.