Supergirl is out next summer and we finally have our first official trailer. It’s still just a “teaser,” so lots about the upcoming DC movie is still being kept close to the vest, but it nevertheless sets the stage for what to expect from the next chapter in James Gunn’s new comic book universe. It also includes a great quote that deftly sums up the difference between Kara and Clark.
“He sees the goodness in everyone, I see the truth,” Supergirl says when asked what distinguishes her from the Man of Steel. It puts the perfect period on a teaser that feels on the surface like DC’s take on Guardians of the Galaxy but is actually playing with some very different ideas. Out in theaters June 26, 2026, the movie will start with Supergirl off planet celebrating her 23rd birthday with Krypto. But she eventually takes a break from drinking her trauma away to help a mysterious woman named Ruthye Marye Knoll on her quest for revenge.
The events of the movie are based on the limited series Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow from a few years back by writer Tom King and artist Bilquis Evely. Largely praised at the time, it dives into Supergirl’s past and details an origin story where Kara and her family initially survive Krypton’s destruction in Argo City thanks to a special shield, only for remnants of the planetary collapse to eventually lead to the slow death of the remaining inhabitants due to radiation poisoning.
It contrasts with Superman’s backstory, who lost his original family but never directly experienced the cataclysmic event that took them. It was occurred as single event rather than a slow death. Whatever the precise version of events for Supergirl, the trailer is clearly setting up the reasons why Kara’s a nihilistic drunk unlike her endlessly hopeful and idealistic cousin.
Yes that’s a split-second look at Jason Momoa as Lobo
We don’t get much else in the initial teaser though we do catch a glimpse of Krem of the Yellow Hills, the person Ruthye Marye Knoll is hunting for revenge, and Lobo, though the latter’s face barely visible for more than a few frames. Jason Momoa certainly looks the part but we’ll see if he can play DC’s chaotic alien biker bad boy with the right balance of loud machismo and unhinged charisma or he’ll just be Aquaman again.
Visually, the movie looks kind of bland. Look, it’s only two minutes, but there’s a lot of vaguely sci-fi junkyard ruins and grey-brown space rocks here. The kinds of motifs that helped give Guardians of the Galaxy sense of clear identity don’t seem to be here, at least not at first glance. We’ll see if that comes through more in future trailers. Hopefully, the story director Craig Gillespie and script writer Ana Nogueira are telling here can deliver something that feels fresh and compelling either way.
