Well it’s notMan of Steel 2, but Warner Bros. is officially developing aSupergirlmovie. The news comes via Deadline, who reports thatOren Uziel—whose credits range from22 Jump StreettoThe Cloverfield Paradoxto writing and directing the Netflix filmShimmer Lake—is working on the script. Beyond that, there’s really not much else. This is a project that is in the very early stages, and doesn’t even have a producer yet, but clearly Warner Bros. and DC are interested enough in bringingSupergirlto the big screen to get the ball rolling.
Deadline notes that the idea here could be reflective of the rumors that Warner Bros. and DC are looking “to create a new template for future Superman movies.”Man of Steelkicked this whole shebang off withZack Snyder’sBatman Begins-esque take on Superman, which was followed by what was essentially a “First Draft” of the DCEU. After the disappointment ofJustice Leagueand critical shellacking ofBatman v SupermanandSuicide Squad, Warner Bros. opted to change course, oust Snyder, and plot a new path forward.
That new course is being spearheaded by executiveWalter Hamada, whose new slate of DC movies includesShazam!and the female-frontedBirds of PreystarringMargot Robbie, as well as the standaloneThe JokerstarringJoaquin Phoenix. These are all in addition toAquamanandThe Flash, which began development while Snyder was still steering the ship, as well as next year’s sequelWonder Woman 1984.
Through it all, however, fans have been clamoring forMan of Steel 2. The first Superman movie wasn’t the smashing box office success that Warner Bros. was hoping for, hence the entrance of Batman in the follow-up as opposed to a traditional sequel. There have been rumblings thatMatthew Vaughn(Kingsman) may directMan of Steel 2, but news of theSupergirlmovie could mean this project might happen first, withHenry Cavill’s Superman (or a new, different Superman—but hopefully not) making some sort of appearance that would then lead into a new Superman movie.
Supergirlis already a hit on the small screen, with theGreg Berlanti-produced TV series adaptation heading into its fourth season. Warner Bros. Pictures, however, has thus far been wholly unconcerned with the successful CW-verse DC Comics shows, basically letting them do their thing while crafting its own separate movie adaptations, likeEzra Miller’s Flash.
Warner Bros. is also developing aBatgirlmovie, as well asMatt Reeves’ upcomingThe Batman, so the two most iconic DC heroes may be making way for their female counterparts to get to the screen first. Or perhaps we getSupergirl, thenThe Batman, thenBatgirl. Or maybeThe Batmanactually does get off the ground first. At this point there’s a lot unknown and no guarantee any of these developing projects will actually get made, but the prospect of aSupergirlmovie is definitely exciting.
Then, of course, comes the casting. Who should play Supergirl in the film? Sound off in the comments below.
